Stained and Finished

Here's a little preview of what it will look like. The finish looks really nice on the cabinets. The drawers and open areas are taped off so it looks a bit strange, but this is the color of things to come. The countertop comes in one week, as opposed to June 16, which is what they told us yesterday, before we found another countertop company.

Cabinets In

They got the cabinets installed this week. Next comes the staining and finishing. They seem really tall and big- I guess that means lots of storage. It all looks really light now but we're worried it will be too dark when we're done. The best part is the soft-close drawers and pull-out shelves. They close themselves really slowly when you push them in!

kitchen progress

We're starting to feel like we see the light at the end of the tunnel. Here's a picture of the kitchen with the new trim around the windows. It will all be stained dark like the other woodwork in our house. Here's the best news, though - they start installing the cabinets tomorrow! Yahoo!

Woodpecker

Here's our new friend the woodpecker. He's been hanging out on the raspberry supports for several weeks now. He lets you get pretty close. This morning the woodpecker and the owl were both making noise. Haven't seen the owl but we hear him.

I'm sure Jim can tell me the scientific name of this particular woodpecker, he's very pretty with a bright red head and he's very industrious.