How Long Does It take to Reno a Kitchen: May 2013

We have been busy since our *almost* final inspection a few weeks ago.

Finishing baseboard

It took us days to get the baseboard on. But, the result was worth it. Baseboards sure finish a room beautifully.

We had quite an adventure using an electric planer for the first time to scribe the board to the floor. Of course, we were planing at night when it was hard to see what we were doing! Why did we keep doing that to ourselves? Next time, we'll just caulk the gap between the boards and the floor. Actually, we ended up doing a bit of that as we accidentally planed the board too much at one section. Sh%%t!

Then, there's this business of making the the corner looks, uh, good when the walls are not plumb and floor is not level.

But, I think we did a good job, especially D.

Before baseboard

after baseboard

Nice work, D!

Knobs and pulls, oh my!

Apparently, the doors and drawers need to be adjusted FIRST before the hardware go on them. Good to know this before we drill holes in our cabinetry!

Adjusting drawers is a PITA. Ask D. He knows this because he was the one who did it :)
I had no idea how tricky it was to make the drawers all line up horizontally and vertically, to each other and to the neighboring cabinets next to them. It was like an interlocking puzzle.

Before we put any hardware on, we put blue-tape on the doors and drawers to see where they will finally go:


See how the second drawer is off kilter from the top and bottom drawers?

Surprisingly, we didn't take too long a time (relatively speaking) deciding the hardware. We chose the Renovation Hardware Asbury pulls and their crystal knobs:

Choosing a new dishwasher

We are bummed because the GE monogram dishwasher which I love is steaming up the underside of our countertop!

So, we went shopping for a new dishwasher. That took a while.

The appliance store we bought our stove, fridge and dishwasher from is really a wonderful company to work with. Not only we got the best price from them, they also are willing to take the GE Monogram dishwasher back as it wasn't working out for us.

We finally chose the Miele G5775SFSC. It is supposedly built like a tank and will last about 20 years. We will be close to our 70's by the time it konks out.

D. put together the various dishwasher "finalists" in our space using Adobe Fireworks. He's such a genius!

(Excuse the plastic wrapping on the cabinets next to the sink base... The countertop above the lazy susan door had to be shaved off as it was 1/16" too thick and the door chaffed on the countertop edge.)