Countertops and Shelving

Things have slowed down over the holidays, but there are a couple of new things to report on. First of all, countertops have been installed.

Countertops are in - I don't know how the installers deal
with that epoxy smell all day long.

They're apparently attached with epoxy, the smell of which was instantly headache-inducing, but that dissipated within a couple hours.

The other installation was custom walnut shelves on the wall above the island and in the powder room. We really like how these turned out.

There's also a working faucet in the powder room, which wasn't the case before - the original one was defective in several ways, and it took everyone (plumber, contractor, me) a while to figure that out. Pro tip: do not buy a $40 faucet from Amazon, no matter how good the reviews are.

Day 35

Sink goes into the powder room, and other fixtures
are on the way.

Day 32

Ok, this color is much better - trust us.

Day 30

Whoops. This paint color did not end up looking like we thought it would. As Betsy put it, "It's the color of the glow-in-the-dark stars you stick on the ceiling of a child's room." The name of this paint color? Moonglow. We should have known. Fortunately, our contractors are being patient with us while we regroup...

We tested it, and it does not glow in the dark.

Day 29

Transom window is in.

Day 21

Tiny powder room gains a transom window (or at least
the space for one).

Back Splash!

Day 18

Just a note that we are at the (scheduled) halfway point in this project.

Still a ways to go, but it's starting to look like a kitchen again.

Not much to look at on the inside yet, but the outside of
the powder room is really taking shape.

Day 14

Tiny powder room, now in 3D.

Day 7

Powder room above ground...

...Powder room below ground.

Day 2

Rendering of a tiny powder room in blue painter's tape.