Giddy

If there was a word to describe both Darrel and I on Saturday it would be giddy. We decided to put up one small section of the new kitchen cabinets and they are beee-u-ti-ful! Not only do they look light years better than the old cabinets, I cannot believe how much stuff we can put in them. I love that they go to the ceiling as I hate cleaning that dirty greasy gunge that collects on top of the cabinets.

I still love the yellow in our kitchen but we decided to make the walls a more neutral colour and bring in the yellow with accent pieces like the fruit bowl etc. I figured that once those tall cabinets were up we'd never be able to get to the wall above them so we better make it a colour that will stand the test of time.

Another awesome part of the day was that Darrel and I worked together so harmoniously, not one fight or argument during the whole day! We really have figured out how to work together as a team when doing projects like this as opposed to two people with separate plans/ideas who both want to be in charge. That used to get us into trouble. Hooray for improved communication skills! (These will be put more to the test I'm sure as we tackle the trickier parts of the job but I'm really proud of us.)

We have yet to put the valence piece along the bottom of the cabinet, that is why the side panels are longer than the cabinets themselves. Overall we are pretty impressed with the IKEA cabinets, they are fairly straightforward to put together and install. I will be tiling the backsplash from counter top to the bottom of the cabinets, so I didn't bother painting that area.

This week in the evenings we will build the remaining cabinets and on Saturday we will tackle the lower cabinets. The dishwasher is moving to the other side of the sink so there's some plumbing and electrical changes to happen. (I am going to stake leadership training so in reality Darrel will tackle it and I will waltz in a few hours later -bless him.)