Cabinets!

Chris and I and our likely contractor are working through our final estimate, and it's pretty exciting! On Monday we met with a local custom cabinet shop, and we just got our drawings back from the cabinetmaker last night. It's so exciting to begin to see our plans take shape.

Here's the kitchen plan from above:

Isn't it beautiful? I just keep looking at all the little boxes and smiling. Feel free to do the same. When you're finished I'll explain what you're seeing!

Cabinet #8, in the bottom right corner, is our pantry - a 42" wide, floor to ceiling cabinet with roll-out trays. It's one of my favorite little boxes in the picture. Moving down the line, #7 is a set of drawers between the pantry and the dishwasher, and #11 is a wide upper cabinet above both. #6 is our sink base, and next to it is a pull-out trash drawer. Above that, #10 is another upper cabinet. In the corner, #5 is a lazy susan and #9 is an upper corner cabinet. #2, #3 and #4 frame in the microwave, and #1 is a pull-out spice rack next to the range. #12, hanging out all by himself in the corner, will be above the refrigerator.

Here's the window wall from the front (the window is between #10 and #11). The picture doesn't show it, but there will be a shelf over the window with little built-in wine cubbies to connect the two lines of cabinets.

The pantry cabinet, the cabinet above the fridge and all the lower cabinets will all have dark, shaker style doors, like this:

All the upper cabinets will be painted white with glass in the doors. We debated between going fancy with seeded glass, but in the end like the clean look of just plain old panes.

All the door and drawer fronts will be inset, rather than overlay, which means that the fronts fit into the frame when they're closed, rather than sitting on it. This is a bit of an upgrade, but gives it a very classic, traditional look. And as you know we're suckers for that!

And don't forget the bathroom! The picture below is our upstairs bathroom vanity, which will fit the space so exactly it will look completely built in. It's a pretty simple design - two sinks on the sides with a set of drawers in between. The doors and and drawers will be white shaker - in a style that goes along with everything going into the kitchen.

So, we're moving right along and loving it. Tomorrow will be another big day - I'm off work and have an other very exciting remodel-related appointment. You'll have to wait to read about it, but here's a hint.