Kitchen update

We had a great trip to the beach a couple weeks ago. It was nice to take our minds off of the house and relax to the point where you forget which day it is. Willow wasn't the water dog she used to be, but she enjoyed rolling in the sand and chasing the sand piper birds. Their little legs can really move! And just because I thought you might like to see, here's a little video:

Don't these peaches look yummy? Well, they were the worst peaches I've ever had. I was so excited to stop at a road side stand, just like I used to do when I was a kid on trips to the Outer Banks, only to find out that every single one of those stinking peaches were mealy and not actually from a local farm but trucked in from a neighboring state. I guess I should have read the stickers before I was 10 miles down the road. I felt so gypped that I wanted to stop and throw the peaches at the people who ran the stand on the way home, but I guess that wouldn't be nice and quakerly of me.

So now it's back to house projects. We came back from the beach a day early and ventured back to IKEA to pick up our cabinet faces and additional base cabinets for the island. With Willy's help we spent last weekend putting everything together. We are just about finished but are missing one piece (a drawer divider) and we still need to attach the floor/kick plate pieces. We're pleased with how it turned out and think the overall look gives a nice contrast to all the wood in our house. Here's Todd and Willy attaching the base cabinets together for the island. We have some serious storage space now.We know of several people who will agree with Willy's shirt!Here's a composite image of our main room so you can get an idea of where our kitchen is. Don't worry, our beams are actually straight. :)Mmm...natural light and shadows. Something hard to resist!IKEA has it down when it comes to their kitchen systems. Todd's favorite part is the hydraulic pieces that attach to the door/drawer hinges. They slow down the doors and drawers so they don't slam which is a pretty nice feature, especially if you have kids.

Now it's on to the trim and doors!