After almost 2 weeks of hanging, mudding, sanding and priming drywall (none of which is much to look at or very interesting to watch progress), last weekend we finally began the assembly and installation of our cabinets.

So glad this phase is over


Thursday and Friday nights we primed and painted the room


Installed the flooring in about 3.5 hours Satuday


Assembly of the first cabinet


Took my time hanging the first cabinet but it was easier than I expected and we had no problems.


Arietta range hood waiting for installation


Installing doors on our island


The shorter 18" tall cabinet for over the fridge doesn't come in 24" depth. I was worried that the 24" tall one wouldn't leave enough clearance over the fridge hinges to allow the doors to open so I built the wall out 12" to mount the shallower cabinet. I don't think we'll miss the extra depth and we should be able to reach it's contents a little easier. Once the fridge is in place, you'll never see this framework anyway.


Pantry Wall Progress


Done except for sliding in the fridge


Moving on to the interior fittings