Dave, where are the photos of the car show?
I forgot about this thread. Thanks for the reminder!
This is a good place to post what's been taking up all of my time lately. My wife decided she wanted a new kitchen so I got to gut the old one and install new cabinets, new appliances and a new tile floor to replace the old vinyl one. I also built a pantry and fridge surround in place of the old eat in kitchen area. Lots of detail work yet to do, mostly trim work. Here's a few photos taken along the way. The first 3 were taken before I started.
Kitchen dining area.
Main kitchen area, note that there are cabinets along the right side above the counter. These cabinets were open underneath to the great room, however they really divided the areas.
Old location of the refrigerator. This limited the counter space on the left side of the sink and left no space for a dishwasher.
New pantry/fridge surround. Lots of thought and design went into packing as much storage space into this area as possible. The space behind the fridge will be accessible from the hallway and will have two pull out recycle bins with some fixed shelves above. The right side will have shallow shelves for canned goods. I'll be installing a bi-fold door with full access hardware. That's a display alcove on the right side. It will have a shoji screen covering the upper area to diffuse the light. I just finished the screen this weekend and will get that installed soon.
Walk in pantry. There will be drawers that will be mounted behind the fridge and will pull out into the pantry area. The drawers will be some of the drawers from the old cabinets with new full extension slides.
Display alcove with LED puck light. Just needs the shoji screen installed. I hope to get that done tonight. Makes a great night light and being LED it uses very little electricity.
Cook book shelf above the fridge.
New breakfast bar area. Note that the matching cherry cabinet panels are not yet installed on the back of the cabinets. Lots of trim yet to install as well.
Dry layout of the floor tile design.
Floor installed and grouted. Still need to install the toe kick trim.
Still need to install lots of trim also need to stain, finish and install the pantry door and finish up some details in the pantry. Lots of work but I'm happy with the results and I saved a bundle of cash doing all the work myself.
