updates

I hadn't really intended to do any more updates, but we've had requests. So, here's how things are looking, here's what's been done, and what's still left.

What's done since the last report:

• 18" cabinet assembled and installed, with countertop
• toekicks
• ceiling painted
• baseboards painted
• "crooked" lamp straightened
• chairrail painted
• second window painted
• door trim painted
• pantry door removed, sanded, painted, restored
• open shelving added
• magnetic strip added for knives

What's still unfinished:

• tile backsplash—this takes some doing, since the old tile was mounted on about a half inch of concrete, and so I have to build up the drywall with patching plaster to match the depth at several points, and it takes a while for the plaster to dry. I'm doing the second, and hopefully last, coat of plaster today
• short baseboard to cut, paint and install
• crooked dishwasher
• countertop gap—this may be less of a problem than we had thought, and I'm going to wait until the tile is down before making any decisions about what to do with it
• I'd like to install a vapor/moisture barrier above the dishwasher, but I'll see what my options are

In the meantime, you can enjoy seeing what the kitchen looks like in its near-normal state, being used every day (in fact, now it's hard to find time to work on it when it isn't being used!)