The baking hutch is complete

That's it , the baking hutch is complete. Oh wait I have to complete the base trim , never ending.

I have just completed the job of sanding all the remaining base cabinet doors and drawers. It was a dreadful task , but I am so glad its over. On to priming and three coats of grey on everything. It's gonna be a late night.

Special thanks

 I have to do a little happy dance because everything in my kitchen is functional, as of today I have a kitchen sink and beautiful faucet. Thanks to Delta for generously donating this beautiful faucet to us for our kitchen.
I love it so much . We chose theVictorian style with single handle and pull down sprayer in chrome.

 And I should say a thanks to Durham Marble and Granite for making me the most beautiful counters , I am so very thrilled with them , they are gorgeous.

 It is so nice to have a big beautiful sink. I have to say a huge thanks to The Appliance Connection , they were here to help install the hood , gas range , fridge water line microwave electricity and island outlet and at the same time some much needed basement outlets and today they installed a single drain and the faucet which was in dozens of pieces , they are great to work with and they did a great job for a great price , I would recommend them highly and I would use them again and again . I asked them where they work , they said anywhere...for if you are in the GTA you may want to give these guys a call.

 Everything seems to look better on the new marble counter.

My husband and I spoke last night and we decided in order to create this area into what will look like a hutch and buffet more than kitchen cabinets we thought it best to continue with the bead board, so I tackled that today. This kitchen is in the final stretch. Tomorrow I will finish the last rows of tile and now I will sand a bunch of cabinet doors , boo.

The Marble is finally here

I was so looking forward to the installation of the marble and it was as interesting as I had thought it would be. Of course I wanted to see everything but I didn't want to get in anyone's way, I think I behaved. 

 What a before and after !!!! It was not easy for them to get this large run of counter out , it got a little damaged but I think there will be more than enough for our friends to use in their kitchen at least I hope so.

 The sink will set in place over the next couple of days , there is an epoxy holding it in place as well as the wood for now until it all sets.

 It is true it is so much brighter and lighter in here now . The feel of the marble is devine , it is heavenly.

 I will be going to pick up lots of felt pads tomorrow. We will use the laundry room sink until we get the kitchen sink hooked up .

 I love all the variation in the stone , there is so much to look at , veins, both grey and white and even a tiny sparkle. It has been sealed 4 times already but I will need to seal it monthly for the first year. Scratches can be easily sanded out with 220 sandpaper. It is honed.

 You can see in the right bottom corner the seam, the only seam in this very long run of counter , its clean and tiny and it doesn't bother me at all.

 This is my baking zone , I can see myself rolling out dough on occasion here, much easier on marble so I hear.

 Loving this deep large one bowl sink, we will need to have some plumbing done .

 I'm hoping to finish off the rest of the tiling , I am so glad I did so much of it ahead.

 I am going to get to the sanding of the lower cabinets ASAP, I can't wait for it all to be grey, light and airy.

I just need to pick out a fabulous tile for this area!!!!

The kitchen is in the final stretch now , a little plumbing , painting and grouting , we are so close , I love it so much already.