Very, very close

Its been a long and trying spring. This project has lagged on and on, never seeming to really come together. Building boats has many phases, but remodeling basically has two, dirty and clean. Couple that with a VERY tidy wife, and you end up with a need to get the project done. Working an additional 30-40 hrs a week on the kitchen outside of the regular job seemed to do the trick, as we are getting extremely close to finished.



As you can see, what a disaster. Though, notably, convenient to access! There seems to be just as many dishes as clamps, cups as tape measures, and ubiquitous sawdust.



What a difference a couple months of full time labor can make!






It is a little hard to remember where things are now, since you can't immediately see them.





We have managed to work this project for roughly 1/10th the cost of an average kitchen remodel using veneer, granite tile instead of full thickness solid surface countertops, purchasing (and storing for 2 years) a faucet at a discount, managing costs on the project, and doing all of the labor ourselves. Yes, hundreds of hours were invested, but it saved huge amounts of cash. I think most can agree that time seems to be more plentiful than money nowadays.

It also happens to be an exquisite day here in Nine Mile Falls, so I did the remodel/view shot as well:



Lastly for the truly committed readers that are woodworking buffs, this is what happens when you order up curly maple from a reputable source that enjoys grading wood:



Stay tuned, and by that I mean within the next week or two there will be a new project filling the blog week by week. The boat in question is in the works, so don't get too far from your computer!

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