Kitchen cabinets are in!

So I haven't posted since before Christmas for obvious reasons.  Also my dad caught a bad cold and just didn't feel like working at the house a whole lot.  That being said, he is back at it and I've actually been able to go and help him out three days this week.  We've got all the kitchen cabinets in except the island.  We worked on that last night but didn't completely finish it yet.   The doors for the cabinets all still need to be made but those aren't a major priority right now.  Dad with the help of a friend, made crown molding for all the tops of the cabinets and boy do they look great!  I'm so excited to see the finished kitchen.  It's going to make some woman a very happy girl!  I'm a little envious for sure.  Here's some pictures!   The room is a bit crowded right now with some scaffolding in there but I managed to get some good angles of all the cabinets.

This is a pantry that hides nicely behind the door to the back porch.  It's directly across from the counter that will hold the sink so I am envisioning someone storing mostly food in this pantry.  Beside the pantry, Dad built a lovely bench under the window that is more than 5 feet long. I could lay down on it!  He made the top of the bench out of I think a desktop or counter top so it's all finished and can either be left as is or have some cushions made to go on it.   Under the bench will be drawers I think.  Unfortunately the picture of the bench is on my dad's camera which I don't have at the moment so you can just see it partially.

This is the other side of the bench, the first top cabinet has a spot where a microwave can go (where the drill is sitting).  The lower corner cabinet is huge and would be perfect for putting pots, pans, cookie sheets, and other baking pans. Someone had given dad an old entertainment centre that had some glass doors in it.  So for the upper corner cabinet we basically built it around those doors so it will have some lovely glass doors on it.  I actually sanded those doors down yesterday so that they will be all ready to be painted when the time comes.  The space where the broom is sitting is where the stove will go.  It's hard to see but dad also built a small cabinet that will go right in front of the brick chimney.

The other side of the chimney will go the refridgerator.  There was a cabinet built to go over top the fridge and also another large pantry beside the fridge for more food storage.  There's that scaffolding that is in the way but yet useful to build stuff on.  Plus Dad will be making more crown molding for the ceiling and the ceiling will need to have cracks and holes fixed in it so the scaffolding will need to stay until that's done.

Directly across the room from the wall with the chimney on it more cabinets!  The middle of this counter will be the sink, hence the reason for the higher middle cabinet. To the left of the sink will be a spot for a dishwasher to be installed. On the right, will just be another open cabinet. All the cabinets seen here were made from white melamine and faced with pine.  The cabinets will all be eventually painted white.   I don't have a picture of it yet but we built an island last night for the middle of the room.  The island itself is 2 feet by 4 feet and will have 5 drawers  plus a sliding drawer for a garbage can in it.  The counter top will most likely extend out another foot so that the top will be 3 x 4 and will have a nice bar like spot for sitting and eating.  I will try to get a picture of it next time I am over there.

I forgot to get a picture of it as well but see that little 2 foot space between the door to the bathroom/laundry room and the stairs?  Well there is another cabinet that will be installed in that space as well.  This cabinet is not the standard width of other cabinets and only sticks out about a foot.  This will be a great place to have a phone or a charging station.  It will have either a drawer and a cupboard under neath or just one cupboard with shelves in it.  Pictures for that next time!

Thanks for reading and sharing in our adventure!  More next time!!!!