It's Functional!

Earlier this week I asked Steve if we could get a functioning kitchen by Memorial Day weekend and he said, "Of course!" And voila, this morning I cooked eggs, potatoes, and bacon. Ahhhhh! Its starting to feel like the end is in sight.

Stove, sink (old one until the counters come in), and a dishwasher
All working and in one room!!

The area of the kitchen pictured below is one of the areas that I'm most excited about. It has a floor to ceiling pantry cupboard with pull out drawers on one side and the other side will be our "beverage station" with enough outlets for the coffee pot, teapot, and magic bullet. The side of the pantry will serve as operation central - calendars and tackboards to help us know where we are going day to day.

The pantry was a bugger to get in place. The angles and low clearance were such that it couldn't simply be stood up. The basement stairs were too narrow and the step from the sunroom wasn't right. After much head scratching, Justin and Steve were able to stand it up in the front entrance using the stair well for extra height. Steve then trimmed back the drywall on this random header, and slide the cabinet through the door into the kitchen which, if you remember, we only recently made flush with the ceiling. Phew!

With a little bit of of the trim in, this section is really coming together! Just the fact that we could cook in the large cast iron pan and then wash dishes - or rather put them in the dishwasher - was incredible. 

Next steps

Counters will be templated next week and installed in two weeks. This week we'll get the fridge moved in after trimming back the surround walls. We have another lengthy Lowes list - radiator covers, trim boards, lighting, flooring transitions, etc - that will unblock the next steps. And probably a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Yes, definitely cookies.