THE PANTRY IS GONE

Start date on the kitchen got delayed one week and actual start date was yesterday. I came home from prison to discover a very tall stranger in my house and the pantry was completely gone. The walls had the first coat of Spackle and "patch" on them.

Eric was right in his predictions. It is nothing short of amazing how much bigger that kitchen appears with the removal of that old pantry jutting into the middle of the space and how much lighter the kitchen appears now that the old pantry is not blocking the light from the French doors.

The picture is of the work in progress and not very glamorous. Today, the men are returning. The new cabinets will be delivered some time today, the microwave and cabinet above it will be raised four to five inches, and the cove and crown molding will be applied to the tops of the upper wall cabinets.

Clearly, the floor will have to be repaired before we can move the refrigerator over to it's proper place (where the old pantry used to be). Once the refrigerator is in its proper place, the new cabinets can be installed to the left of the refrigerator.