The Week Remodel Highlights

Uhm...much of the past week was the same as the weeks before.  

The remodel continues on the house:

A new back door---with the blinds built into the window:  (This technology was just coming out in 1998, but our builder discouraged us from getting one since people were having problems with them.  The door representative that we are working with said that those problems have been resolved and they should work for the next 20 years at least.---our goal for everything "to work for 20 years.")

They did put up two of the cabinet doors to see what was going to be needed to attach them to our old boxes:

I know that wood cabinets and specifically cherry are not "in trend" or everyone's favorite but I love the diversity of color and lines of wood.

Of course, I can't leave the green totally behind.  It has been the iconic feature of our kitchen.  So the color is being moved from the countertop (hear my children cheering...) to the island cabinets:

The painted drawers and cabinet doors won't be added until after the floors are done and the island is permanent mounted.

But you can see the green that will cover the island when it is done.  It is a personal taste for sure, but I love green and I have loved having green counters for over 25 years.  I couldn't imagine my kitchen without this cheerful color.  However, they don't make quartz this color so it had to move somewhere.

The pantry also got put together this week--

And the pieces for the magnetic showerhead also arrived and got installed.  So we are moved back into our master bathroom and closet which is nice.

Slow and steady wins the race.....