#12 - Is it time to cook yet?

Now that my kitchen cabinets have arrived, I need them installed STAT!!  Originally, I was going to have my contractors install the cabinets since Home Depot's installation price was absurd, HOWEVER, we're running a little behind and I need things to get rolling.  SOOOOOO, I met up with Cesar from Home Depot and we set up a time for them to install the cabinets.  The good thing about Home Depot is that they always have deals and incentives going on.  Lucky for me, they were running a 10% off installation promotion.

Here is the plan:

Day 1 - Cabinet Inspection
Day 2 - Start Cabinet Install
Day 3 - Finish Cabinet Install

I LOVE THIS SCHEDULE!

The first thing Home Depot does is come over and open all the boxes to make sure everything is peachy.  Okay, story of my life, everything wasn't exactly peachy........ One cabinet was a little damaged AND I ordered 3 extra pieces of moulding.  Not a big deal.  The cabinet is a little busted but not visible and doesn't affect the function.  The microwave is going right under this so no one will ever know.

  

The mouldings *sigh* are a minor inconvenience.  Normally, a piece of moulding runs around $1.50-$2.50 a linear foot.  But the Martha Stewart crown moulding I ordered that goes with the kitchen cabinets are roughly $80 a piece.  I found out that these were ordered in error (Home Depot's fault) so they're letting me return them *whew*.  But dude, they're over 8 feet long, how the bleep am I going to return them??  That'll be a fun car ride ON THE FREEWAY!!  See, minor inconvenience. 

Anyhoo, 2 days of craziness later..................

THIS...

 

     

TURNED INTO THIS!!!!

   

 

   

It's already so light and airy.  IT'S NOT EVEN FINISHED YET!!

But here are some cool little details:

   

 Base corner cabinet solution: instead of a lazy Susan (which is super annoying and a space waster), I opted for strategically placed shelves so that I can reach every nook and cranny with ease.

 Upper corner cabinet solution: open shelving for easy access and maximum storage.

     

Before (left)  After (right)......nuff said.

      

World's tiniest drawer in between glass door cabinets and appliance cabinet.

 

 

A drawer within a drawer (left)  a secret toekick drawer for more storage (right)

Pull out mini pantry (left) tiered cutlery divider (right)

Now that all the cabinets are in place, I need to give Aegean Stoneworks a ring to come do the measurements for the countertops :).

 

 

#9 - Paint the town.................I dunno

Choosing paint colors.........not so fun.  I have a hard time picturing what colors will actually look like once they're up on the wall.  Who knows how many times I went to Home Depot for paint chips.  So, keeping with the theme of my house, I went straight to Martha Stewart AGAIN.  The cool thing about the Martha line is that she labels each color with a symbol:

If coordinating colors is not your forte, this color key system will help you out A LOT.  It makes creating color combinations super easy.  Just match 'moon' with 'moon' or 'apple' with 'apple'. 

My starting off point is the color of my kitchen cabinets (already selected).

Sharkey Gray

So the color key I will be using is this: 

I've already decided that my kitchen and living room area will be the same color so that I can create the look a one large flowing space.

Kitchen/Living Room choices:

Rainwater

River Mist

Stairway/Hall/Master Bedroom choices:

Bedford Gray

Driftwood Gray

Nimbus Cloud

Cement Gray

Winter's Day

Front Bedroom choices:

Araucana Teal

Geyser

Lagoon

 Back Bedroom choices:

Butterscotch

Punch

I purchased about one thousand paint samples and just slapped them on the walls.

          

 

 

  

   

   

It's like a crazy person lives here!!!