MA! THE MEATLOAF! WE GOT A KITCHEN!

As of this past Saturday we were 100% kitchenless. No cabinets, no appliances, no floor.
By Wednesday we have a 90% completed one! We ordered our cabinets on Saturday afternoon from Ikea. What a horrendous experience that was, although worth it to save $3500.00 and have the exact style of cabinets we wanted.

We also received our oven and fridge delivery on Saturday afternoon. Sears outlet! Go there! No pushy sales people and the deals are excellent.

Our floors are 100% finished as of Tuesday and that goes throughout the entire house. Finally!!

Ikea made the cabinet delivery on Sunday and we began to put them together. We were missing a couple pieces (SURPRISE!) but were able to put about 4 cabinets together. The next day Ashwood called and told us not to put anymore together and that they had to do it due to insurance issues and bc of our mortgage. Great! Less for me to do! So on Tuesday, John from Ashwood brought his crew in to build our cabinets. Poor guy...he was probably cursing us the entire time. See Ikea doesnt do words....they do pictures so the instructions were a ton of fun to figure out. But these guys are true professionals and got the job done with no complaints. I had to go back to Ikea on Tuesday night to grab some of the missing pieces. Another nightmare. I swear I lose a year off my life every time I walk into that place.

Anyway...yesterday we get an email from Ashwood with PICTURES of the cabinets UP! Whaaaat? We hauled ass off the train and headed over to the house. Its amazing! I looooove it.
We are still missing the door for the corner cabinet, the panel isnt on the dishwasher yet adnd the fridge isnt installed yet but its almost done!

We bought a ceiling fan & our faucet. The plumber is coming Friday to finish off the plumbing & hook up the stove since its gas.

I knew they would do an amazing job but it looks so much cooler (and bigger!) than I ever imagined. We definitely need some color in there on the walls. Too much white! We're still undecided on backsplash.

Check out the double apron sink & butcher block counters! Yummy!