My new faucet and disposal were installed this evening and water has been restored to my kitchen...very big YAY! You don't realize just how inconvenient it is not having water in the kitchen...until you don't! My kitchen cabinets are empty, the drawers are removed...and it looks like a bomb went off in my house...we can't find ANYTHING...but I have water in the kitchen this evening...so life is good.
The granite was sealed yesterday so we haven't put anything on top of the granite yet...we could have started this evening but we are just too tired. We survived the fumes from the glue and adhesives used to attach the undermount sink and granite. It took our poor plumber several hours to connect my difficult (but beautiful) faucet this evening and do all the necessary work to make the new sink function -- the ginormous sink left him almost no room to work in the sink cabinet and attach the faucet. I just hope he is able to walk tomorrow! Just so you know, he's my hero! I really wanted THAT faucet...I was told by the granite installers that our plumber will hate us (for the lack of space he had to work with and the difficulty of installing this particular faucet). So far the granite installation has gone well...the plumbing has gone well. We still have backsplash to choose and install (I'm working on that)...and the appliances are on order. Other than cabinet hardware to change and painting to do...it's beginning to come together. I snapped a few photos so you can take a peek at our progress....please ignore the clutter. Everything is EVERYWHERE! Enjoy!
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| The sink and faucet are my favorite part! :-) |
14 comments:
Looking great! It's always exciting to have a new kitchen. Best of luck with the renovations.
Beautiful kitchen! ;0)
Looking good!!! I really like your granite too! Love the sink.
Are you keeping the cabinets white?
Your granite & sink & faucet look amazing, I can't imagine it helping you cook/bake any better you do such a wonderful job now. You are certainly my inspiration. And I just love how you share all your knowledge with us your admirers! Thanks so much & I hope you enjoy your kitchen for many many years.
Hugs, Sheila B
Hi Sami,
Thank you! I am very excited about it. Have been thinking about doing it for years...and was finally ready to do it. Thanks, again! :-)
Thanks, Anonymous! :-)
Hi Sylvia,
Thank you. I originally was thinking about changing the cabinets -- but my son (who is in the building industry) said that white cabinets are "back again". He said that is what they are putting in new homes here now. So...I will hold off on changing them for now. I do plan to update the hardware though. :-)
Thanks so much Sheila! I'm excited about it and have planned it in my head for a long time...so it's exciting to finally be able to do it. Thanks so much for your kind words and well wishes. It's my pleasure sharing my recipes with you! :-)
Hi GGC,
Your kitchen is spectacular already. It sounds like the trickiest part is done and it worked out perfectly ... and with 1/8" to spare! :-) Lovely!
Hi CyberSis,
Thanks! I am hoping the trickiest part is behind us...but I don't want to jinx anything...I'm sure there is still plenty that could go wrong! LOL ;-)
Your kitchen looks great! Would you mind telling me what brand of sink you chose? I am in the midst of remodeling my own kitchen and I love the depth of your sink!
Hi Liz,
It's a Kraus sink (German). I have the single bowl 16-gauge and it's 10-inches deep. It is a beautiful sink and much better made than some of the other "big name" sinks. Here a link to my sink (there are other double bowls, etc. as well.) http://www.kraususa.com/khu100-30-30-inch-undermount-single-bowl-16-gauge-stainless-steel-kitchen-sink.html
Hi! Thanks so much for letting me know about your sink! After some internet research, I too was leaning toward the single bowl Kraus, and am so glad to hear that you are pleased with yours. Thanks Again!
You are welcome Liz! :-)
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