Week 24: Painting and the Arrival of the Kitchen Cabinets.

 
 
 
 

There is still more drywall work (sanding) and priming left to do, especially in the downstairs apartment, but the upstairs got to the point this week where the guys started painting. The goal was to get the living/kitchen area painted first so that the kitchen cabinets can be installed. The color for most of the walls downstairs is "cottage white." It is a bit darker than I thought, but I think it will work well. The kitchen cabinets were delivered so they can be installed next week while we wait for the rest of the exterior siding to be delivered. The cabinets are maple with a Shaker panel style. The prep work for the master bath shower was started this week as well.

I went shopping for wood flooring at Marden's because they have the best prices. I can get a nice select red oak right away because they have more than the quantity I need for the project. But I saw a very nice maple flooring that I might consider if they can find enough of it. The maple is lighter than the oak and has less grain. Both are about the same hardness rating. The price at Marden's is about 50% of what I can get anywhere else for wood from the same manufacturer. The flooring guys really know their stuff, too.