The kitchen

Here's an update on what's going on in the kitchen.


Here's a picture of the soon-to-be-kitchen. This room is to the right of the front door and has those incredible cranberry red stained glass windows. We think this wing was an addition to the main house in 1879 and was used as a dining room. It has a big crystal chandelier, too, which we'll use in the soon-to-be-kitchen.
In our quest to replace all the old wiring and plumbing, we had to tear out much of the walls. We also borrowed about two feet of floor space from the next room to make room for the fridge. It was pretty messy for awhile.

Here you can see the beginning signs of the kitchen's L-shaped island. The island will be home for the dishwasher, sink, and eating area.

And just when all the holes in the walls have been closed up, it's time to texture and prime the walls. Another messy job.

Then it was time to paint. We realized it was going to be easier to paint before the kitchen cabinets are hung because the ceilings are very high - 36" cabinets above, 24" cabinets above that, 6" of crown on top of that, then another 24" of wall space before you get to the 12" crown molding at the ceiling. We didn't want to be reaching over cabinets to paint the wall at the top. So, that meant we had to pick a color asap. I about had a stroke trying to make a decision on color! It had to be the right one the first time because we didn't want to paint it again. We ended up with this grayish green that looked good with the granite selection but I just wasn't sure it was the right color. But it was time to paint, so we painted.

The kitchen cabinets are from KraftMaid and arrived well before the room was ready. So they sat in their boxes stacked in the dining room for quite some time.


And here's what it looked like last weekend - the installer is almost done installing the cabinets. By today the cabinets should be done and the granite contractor should be arriving to measure for the granite countertops. See the gap on the wall between the upper cabinets? That's where the range hood will go. Our installer, Richard Bloom of WUD Cabinetry, also makes custom cabinets so we asked him to make a custom range hood that looks like a fireplace mantel.


Knowing the kitchen is the heart of the home and ends up being the central gathering place for friends, it was important to have a professional design. Our kitchen designer, Nancy McCall from Designs Galveston, provided countless hours of expertise to bring it all together. We can't wait to see the finished product. And you know what? That gray/green is growing on me!