Kitchen - Week 18

The last cabinet finally arrived Monday morning.

And caused a collision between subs.

Nate, the tile guy, arrived to install the backsplash and the area behind the range. Of course, the last cabinet needed to be installed before the backsplash could be installed on that wall.

Not everyone played nice until everyone was reminded that it is a 16x20 room. I know it may seem hard to believe, but a cabinet can be installed in this corner while tile gets installed in the far corner of the room (25.6124 feet away for those of you who've forgotten your high school math...).

It's a big sandbox and you have to be nice to the other kids.

As far as I can tell, no blood was spilled in the tussle and a bunch of stuff got done. Except that there's not enough crown molding for the cabinets.

So again we wait on these d*mn things.

Sorry, I'm back in my happy place now...

Most of the knobs and pulls got installed.

They are an antique pewter color that coordinates with the exposed parts of the appliances. It took a bit to find what we were looking for, but they look fantastic!

And the faucet got half-installed.

Again, it's an antique pewter that will coordinate with the knobs and exposed appliance parts. It's not hooked up to the water supply, yet.

And the tile backsplash got installed, sealed and grouted.

We chose to pay homage to the subway tile of the period.  This has a couple of little twists though. It is not pure white, has a crackle finish, and is an unusual aspect ratio.

As well as the area behind the range.

Similarly, we wanted a bit of a visual statement here so went with an arabesque pattern with contrasting grout. There is sort of a "terra cotta" undertone that shows near the bevel, but the face of each tile is a mottled green.

And, as you can tell by all the light in the photos, today the electrician was on-site getting started.

Those with a good eye will note that the switches, outlets, and cover plates are the wrong color.  They need to be light almond rather than white...