Day 9

Now things are really happening--the cabinets have arrived! Good thing we have a big garage. What do people do who don't have a garage to keep all these things? What would we have done, say, back in February, when there was a 7-foot pile of snow on the driveway? There would have been nowhere to park our cars.




Not only do we have cabinets, but by the end of the afternoon, the project lead had installed half a dozen of them. By himself. Seemed impossible to me, but he had a "procedure," and they look great.

And I mean, they look great. My nightmares about making the wrong choice and hating them once they got here--all gone. It's a wonderful feeling when your vision starts to take shape right before your eyes.

The cabinets are Medallion's Stockton style, with a White Sand finish over maple. They are very high quality, a bit spendy for our budget, but now I know it was worth it. They are a straight, simple style, but with just a little detail on both ends of the recessed panel. The White Sand gives them a warm, creamy look, with a touch of distressing to bring out the subtle grain of the maple. No more particle board with peeling laminate for this kitchen!