Welcome back to the Kitchen Remodel!!  If you missed the beginning of the story, you can find it here, here, and here!  Exciting stuff, but THIS post is the MOST exciting!!  We are absolutely loving our new kitchen!

Our sink is flanked by dishwashers.  A dream...  They are always full and running.  Kind of like my boys.  Except they are never full.  They are always hungry and running.  

The window opens out to a brick patio for ease in serving lunch to the hungry swimmers outside.

My sink is Blanco Magnum large single bowl with apron and towel bar, windows are all by Marvin, countertop and backsplash are Caesarstone in London Grey.  It was important for me to carry the countertop up the backsplash for a clean, timeless look.  The faucet is WaterStone Annapolis Traditional Pulldown faucet.

I love having a clean and empty island. I can cook while the boys do their homework or just sit and have a snack.  

Six burner Kitchen-Aid range top, Ice Maker to the left, Sub-Zero fridge and freezer.

The island hides my KitchenAid mixer lift on the left and a huge trashcan on the right.

This is my hidden coffee bar, microwave, and cluttery desk area...  some day I will show you inside all the cabinets and drawers.  Each space was very carefully thought out.

New Windows and Paint in the family room completely lighten the "keeping room."

please look past all of the florals... Slips will come soon enough, but my husband says, "Wait!" :)

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All of my best,

Emily

We laid each cabinet out PIECE by PIECE.... This was a full time job for me as I was involved in every tiny aspect... down to how wide I wanted each "style."

So... here is a rookie mistake.  I thought I wanted a good 20" from the countertop to the hanging cabinets so I could put cute lamps or trays on my counters...  What I didn't plan on was the extra height from putting all of my electrical boxes in the bottoms of the cabinets so as not to disrupt the backsplash.  This made the "reach factor" VERY high... like 24-25" high.  I hated it.  To reach even the lowest cabinet shelf, I was going to need a step-stool.  My carpenter laughed when he came back the next day.  I explained my dilemma and we decided to just lower the cabinets and add extra moulding at the top, which actually worked out marvelously.  I LOVE the thickness of the extra moulding.

Before Lowering the Uppers:

Family Room After!!  

When the actual process began, I realized I needed to really hone in on correct measurements and a floor plan that worked in the space we had.  

Here is the beginning of the interior work:

Keeping it real... living amongst a remodel is an adventure!

  We were trying to construct the kitchen around the gas line and vent there in the middle of the floor.

So, now there is sheet rock and a sink cabinet!!!!!!  It is coming together!!  Looks like my drawing is going to need to be reworked...  Next time!  Come back soon!!

Another view of the house.  Dear husband is relocating the tree.  The "turtle box" got moved then thrown out.  Ruby, the Rat Terrier, is checking everything out.  

The youngest watching: