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August 22, 2006
Turtle-like progress
Or, at least that's what it seems like some days. We really are making good progress, but so much of it is fiddly little stuff that, at times, it doesn't seem like we're doing all that much, even though we spent the whole day working. Now that I've finally got my portion of the office set up, I'll be able to post the numerous photos I've been hoarding.
Our kitchen cabinets have arrived, and are now occupying various rooms throughout the house. I never realized how much room cabinets can take up, but having to store our fully-assembled, boxed cabinets has remedied this. Our dining room and front porch have become a bit of an obstacle course, and will remain this way until likely some time in mid-October. You'd be hard pressed to fit more than four people around the table right now.
On the plus side, our cabinets are going to look fabulous. The original cabinets, while functional, were rather impractical, and in need of some significant repair due to extensive water damage. We've chosen to keep the original footprint of the cabinetry, but expand it just a bit so that we can actually wash dishes side-by-side without getting constantly jabbed by each others' elbows!
We ended up unpacking the one set of drawers that made it as far as the kitchen--was it ever heavy! So, now we're at least able to see what the new cabinets will look like, which enables me to pick a couple of colours for the kitchen. I can hardly wait until these are installed!
Posted by plainstext at August 22, 2006 09:47 AM
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