Before and After

After a toss-and-turn, mostly sleepless night -- Rick because his years-ago-crushed-thumb would not stop throbbing and me because I could not turn off my mind-- we got up early to await the arrival of our new kitchen cabinets.

Michael promised to be here between 8:30 and 9:30.  At 9:30 he called and said that they were just leaving St. Petersburg and would be here in about 20 minutes.  Michael and Dave, his nephew who would be installing the cabinets, arrived at the promised time with a trailer full of cabinets.  Our excitement was abated a little when Michael told us that as he was picking up the cabinets, "they" (whomever THEY is) told him that one of the cabinets was still missing as was our crown moulding for the whole kitchen.  The missing cabinet was the upper cabinet located to the left of the refrigerator; happily, since it is an upper unit, its lack of appearance will not slow down the granite people from making templates for the countertop. (SIde note: we called them to come in on Wednesday, but they are so busy they will not be able to measure until Thursday.)

Our kitchen has undergone quite a transformation. Rather than writing about it all, I will let the pictures do the talking for us.

The 1960's kitchen in March 2011 when we bought Gladys.

We have certainly come a long way with the way it was to what it has become now.

The kitchen from June 2011 until yesterday. Our dishes, silverware
and pots and pans have rested on a baker's rack for the last year.

The kitchen as we woke up to it this morning.

The kitchen as it looks tonight. The "hole" between the
two cabinets to the right is where the stove will go,
and the refrigerator will go next to the pantry.


                                                        

Looking south in the new kitchen.  The dishwasher will fill
this hole next to the sink cabinet.

The other accomplishment of the day was that Rick finished putting the
drawer fronts on the vanity in the bathroom.  Gladys is starting to look
like a real house!