Quick update

This weekend I worked on some of the small bits that are still not finished like painting some door trim, caulking baseboard gaps, shelving in the closet, etc. Nothing too exciting just those last minute details.

This week I will try to get the penninsula finished up, but I will be really busy at work so I'm not sure how much I will be able to get accomplished.

Looks like we will have to make another IKEA run to pick up some more drawer pulls and small bits that we are short. Maybe next weekend.

More pics soon.

Time off for some fun

Met my brother Dave, for a few days of skiing and boarding in Breckenridge this past weekend. He was in Denver for a medical conference, so I cashed in some frequent flier miles and flew out on Friday evening to meet him. We rolled into Breckenridge a bit after 1am.
Pat was great and really encouraged me to go. Even on Valentine weekend!


Dave


As you can see the weather was beautiful.

On the way up to Peak 9.


What a view!

This was my first time boarding in Colorado and it was a great experience. Definitely in another league than the corn fields of Ohio.

We have water!!

We finally have running water in the kitchen again. It's been just over seven months since we have had a functional sink in the kitchen.

The plumber came today and finished the connections to the sink, faucet, disposal and DW. He also made the connection to the gas cooktop as well. So we can now cook in the kitchen again! I still have detail work to finish up, but I was able to get alot done in the past week or so.
I fabricated and installed the stainless backsplash this past weekend. Eventually, I will tile the wall around the SS. I still haven't made a final decision on the tile yet. I'm considering glass tile or a subway tile. Color is another story too, but I don't expect to get to this until after we have our final countertop installed anyway.















Last week, I sealed the IKEA Numerar beech butcher block countertop with three coats of Waterlox (original formula). I hope three is enough because although it creates a beautiful finish the stuff really stinks. It has been curing for over a week and we can still smell it. If I had known it was so stinky, I would have used another finish. Anyway, I really like how it turned out. After if finishes curing (4 weeks or so), I want to sand/buff it to get it smoother. It seems to have raised the wood grain in some places.

I built the temporary countertop for the penninsula and the phone nook (not shown). I still have trimwork to finish on the penninsula. That's on the list for this week.


Also on the list is installing all the cabinet pulls, getting the microwave vent ductwork fabricated (it needs to be custom made), some detail work on the closet, and touchup painting. Then next week I take off for some snowboarding in Colorado with my brother....can't wait.