Day 18: Better than I'd imagined!

Cabinet installation finished today (with the exception of the one door that needs an adjustment), and I'm just going to share with you what I saw at the end (or almost the end -- you'll see that Mike was still doing some paint touch-ups when I took these):

The blue protective wrap will come off . . . eventually.

(I'm not ready to use it yet, anyhow.)

The whole thing is almost unbelievably gorgeous. Our contractor came by and was pleased as Punch. He said, "Do you see the finish on these cabinets? That's furniture-grade finish. There just aren't many who can give you a finish like this." It looks just great -- I hope the photos give you a sense of it. You wouldn't know you were in the same space at all!

And because life isn't hectic enough, apparently, look what came to visit for two days:

Hana

Dazzle

These two are enroute to Rhode Island from Alberta. They'll stay with us until Saturday morning, when I'll drive them to Syracuse. Guess they'll get to experience the plumber and the electrician tomorrow!