Once the cabinet bases were installed, things seemed to slow down a lot. 4th of July holiday coupled with the cabinetmaker's vacation halted a lot of the cabinet progress, but allowed for the applicance installs. We opted for 30" Frigidaire double convection ovens, a mid-grade dishwasher, and a fairly large refrigerator.

2nd story bath & Laundry updates

The base cabinets for the upstairs bathroom were set:


Laundry cabinets, countertop, and sink:

More kitchen updates

Kitchen countertops and sink installed.



Undercabinet puck lighting installed:

Return to H.E.L.L.

(that's Hoosier Elevated Ladder Lift for you common folk.)

As if the previous post to install that ceiling fan weren't enough, we tackled the task of the foyer light 20 feet up. This one was a bit harder because we didn't have a 6' downrod but our ingenious system did not disappoint (patent pending.)

Buried Gas Tank

I wasn't able to make it home in time to catch them in the action of installing the gas tank but the cap and regulator are visible.

Master bath vanity shells

Our his & hers vanities were also set in the master bath.

Henry Ford would be proud

With all of the baseboard and doors being painted, the garage area resembled an assembly line of sorts rather than a space to store vehicles.