We met with our designer today and made some final decisions about the kitchen design. We had fun choosing the little details that will lend a French country flavor to our kitchen (corbels, appliques, furniture footing, etc.)
The final design will be a U-shaped kitchen with an expanded double over-the-sink window with room for my herbs and violets. There will also be a decorated valance to highlight this beautiful feature. The 3-d images look amazing, so I can just imagine how it will look when it comes to life. Thanks to our designer, this kitchen will have lots of counter space, pull-out spice drawers, a large pantry with pull-out trays, a corner lazy susan cabinet, corner lighted display cabinets, and hardwood cabinetry with full extension soft-close drawers, pull-out trays. We've designed everything down to the last detail to make this kitchen functional and easy on my back injury while still being beautiful--it's a custom kitchen for the way we cook and entertain.
Our design involves removing a wall and replacing it with a storage rich island separating the kitchen and dining room, and we are removing another window to make room for the stove to be the focal point of the room. We're also making sure that the look of the kitchen will be congruent to the classic look of our historic home.
We're very excited about this! We're starting to see our dreams come to fruition, and we're starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel we've been going through since 2006 when we decided to move. It's been a long road and seeing progress means so much to me. We have started to see that it was all worth it.
If we had bought a house in a higher price point, we would have had to live with whatever kitchen was in it as-is. This will truly be a personalized/customized kitchen that we will enjoy for the rest of our lives. I absoloutely love, love, love this house. I want to move in now!
We've been very humbled by our experience in moving so far. We sold our house before we bought another one. We waited way too long on a short sale to come through and needed to end up renting for what we thought we be about 8 weeks. 8 weeks turned into a year and a half. We moved because we needed more space, and the rental available to us that would allow our pets was smaller than our old place. We're so grateful to have found a roof over our head, and we have enjoyed our time here. We never unpacked anything but necessities, and it's been quite a challenge to live in tight quarters this long. I've learned so much though, and this experience will make the new place even sweeter because I know we will appreciate it more.
The next step is to choose the countertop stone and figure out what type of backsplash and flooring would look nice while respecting our budget. The official order of cabinet materials will be processed probably later this week. From that point it will be 6-8 weeks before work starts. There is a lot to do in the meantime, but with this added impetus of good things awaiting will surely fuel the work.
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