I can hardly believe we're nearing the finish line! Now that Joe's initial estimation that we'd have the kitchen finished in 1 week has long since been shot (due to complications outside of our control....sort of), it's great to see that we really are almost finished. We put the second coat of paint on the walls last night, and touched up the ceiling this morning. While I'm working, Joe and a friend will start hanging the wall cabinets.
IKEA has what appears to be a great DIY system for hanging cabinets. You install a metal suspension rail, make sure it's flush and level, then hang the cabinets from the rail, clamp them together, and you're set! The verdict's still out if it's really as easy and convenient as it seems, but then again, everything else has been pretty simple. The rest of our cabinets are due to show up Monday, so we'll get everything hung that we can this weekend, then I'll assemble the last three and we'll get those up Monday night.
Once we get the cabinet boxes up, I'll post more pictures. For now, suffice it to say, things are really getting exciting! And best of all, once all the cabinets and appliances are back in the kitchen, we can clean!! No more construction and plaster dust on everything - I don't know what I'll do! :)
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