"Kitchen Update: Where's the Chaos?"

A general lack of chaos and some darned interesting characters.

That's how I'd describe our kitchen remodel so far.

I just haven't felt the stress everyone predicted. So that's good, right?

And to the credit of the company running the show Partners 4, Design.

Here's how it's looking so far.

Actually this...

...isn't the kitchen. It's the family room next to the kitchen. Part of the project was to make a few changes here while we were at it. It was the darkest room in the house. New hardwood floors and new lighting will brighten it up a lot.

In the kitchen, the lower cabinets have been installed. Can you find the refrigerator? I know. Camouflaged, right? But where will we put all our magnets now?

The tile...

...behind our old stove is in now.

It reminds me of the old mosaics I saw in Italy or Israel.

I love it.


The new microwave and ....

...a second full sized oven are in. I used to have a small second oven. The massive amounts of baking I do just got easier.

I mentioned to my daughter that the project the project was going more smoothly--I hope I didn't just jinx it--is going awfully smoothly.

That's because all the guys are so professional, my daughter said.

She has a point.

But just because they're professional doesn't mean that they're not colorful.

Just wait until you meet some of them.

I'll introduce you to them soon.

Including...

Santa, who worked on our fireplace.

And I'm not even kidding.