day 4 was a busy day. it was kent's first day on the job, he and weston pulled out the lower cabinets and closed off the plumbing. i loaded our rented dumpster with all the wood and scraps, and we even gave away the sink for free! kent said, "put it out on your sidewalk with a 'free' sign and it will be gone by lunchtime." i didn't believe him - at all. but, he was totally right. i didn't even have time to put a sign out! we carried it to the sidewalk and the next thing i knew, a guy drove up and asked what we were going to do with it!
kent got right to work and had weston for the day to help. together, they built and installed the upper framework for the cabinets.
kent built out a rough frame for the dishwasher - the only reconfiguring we did in the kitchen was to move the dishwasher next to the fridge (instead of where it was, leaving us with a blind corner where that stepladder is - we could never use that corner space or even have access to it), new sink and faucet, and adding a couple of new cabinets not previously there. i was thrilled to see things go up on the walls; little did i know, my jobs were just beginning... and my enthusiasm, which felt endless, would come to a swift halt once those paint cans came into play..
i had already stained the wood countertops so they would have time to set up before being installed. i know my husband, for one, thought i was jumping the gun tackling this (i think i started about a full week before building got started) but i knew better - i didn't want sawdust and dirt flying all over the stain once it was on! because i wanted them so dark, the stain really had to sit and saturate for quite a time. and because of that process, the drying literally took days. sure, i was crazy to put it on my brand new carpet (!) but i had lots of plastic and lots of reminders to my kids to stay off ;)
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