no new pictures today. the floors are done, just need to put the base boards in. according to ups, the handles should be arriving on wednesday. the counter tops are supposed to be done soon and installation starts next thursday. this is the end of the fourth week, and the remodel was supposed to take 6-8 weeks, so still on schedule.

yet another crew of workers put in most of the floor today. they have about 2 foot strip left in the "big room" (kitchen/family room). have yet to do the dining room, and yes, we mustn't forget, the most important pantry!!!

they will be coming back tomorrow to finish up. then we wait for the counter tops to be done (another 9 working days?), before putting the remaining appliances in. i think there's some misunderstanding between the main crew and the floor crew about who's putting the baseboards in. all i know is that I'm not doing it!!!

no new pix today. the counter guy came to make the templates for the counter tops and backsplashes. that took a couple of hours to do!

the materials for the floors got delivered today; that will be installed on wednesday/thursday. then we just wait for the countertops, i guess, which will be about two weeks.

i ordered the handles for the cabinets and drawers (i decided to get all handles, no knobs). had to order 52 of them!!!

workers finished up the cabinets today. looks great! didn't realize i had to get handles for the cabinets/drawers; thought they had the "finger knotches" to use. i guess not. boy, that's a lot of handles i've gots to buy...

one appliance got put in, the convection microwave (that black spot in the picture between the fridge and stove openings). i need a stepstool, though. it's too high; i can't see into it to see if whatever i'm cooking is burning!!!

cabinets are almost all done! they started today, just have to finish putting up some of the doors and then the crown molding? bummers, they thought they might have been able to finish today, but i guess we had more cabinets than they thought. plus, the cabinet that goes in the family room didn't come yet, so that's for later.

in the second pic, bradley (blue shirt) is where the fridge goes, and aaron (near the center) is where the stove goes.

painting finished!!! pantry has been restored to its previous bright yellow. all is happy in the slater kitchen!!!

and if you notice, they painted all the wood around the fireplace a white color (matches the trim and ceilings). looks pretty good, a lot better than the original dark wood, i think.

the colors came out really nice for the kitchen/family room and the dining room. actually came out a little paler than the sample patch i did, but hey, i wanted to look for a paler color, but just gave up, so i'm happy! can't really tell in the pix, though.

i am just so sad right now... i went downstairs to see how far they're getting with the painting (they looked like they were packing it in for the day). they finished all the ceilings, the paneling above the fireplace, and the primer on the walls. all they have to do tomorrow is paint the walls with the right colors. BUT, THEY PAINTED MY PANTRY WHITE!!! ALL OF IT!!! arghhhh!!!! all that work, all for naught... sad, sad, sad... i am so sad...