Day Eighty Three to Ninety Four: Don't take it for granite.

They're here! They're here! Yes yes yes the counters are here!

Wow.

E left me a message on my voicemail at work saying, "these counters, they're SWEET!" Went on like that for about 10 minutes. I think she was caressing the countertops while she was leaving the message. Should I be jealous of countertops?

But, as with all parts of this project, there's a snafu. The beautiful handles we have on the cabinets are right under the countertop edge, which makes them difficult to grab to open. So now we need to figure out a different handle solution for those drawers/cabinets that are right under the countertop.

But those countertops... wow! Here are some more pics.

The plumbers were originally scheduled to come out on Thursday (in 3 days) but somehow we got lucky and there was an opening tomorrow afternoon. So in theory we could hear the hum of the dishwasher tomorrow night. Well, more than a hum, because the dishwasher sucks, but at least I won't be doing dishes in the basement. I hope.

So what's left? The sink cabinet doors, the kickplates on the bottom of the cabinets, some baseboard/door trim, some under-cabinet lighting, the breakfast bar. Then the rest of the house, of course. But running water in the kitchen will be a big step. We'll see what tomorrow brings.