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SORT OF DONE

The kitchen renovation is finished.

We do not have the new refrigerator yet but, since it is not a built-in, that will be a minor matter to complete (with a major impact of course).

The big thing with the kitchen is that you can hardly see what is old and new in the cabinets. He did almost perfect matching.

Oddly, with all that was done, the biggest impact fix is the replacement of door hinges. They are the 'European' style, flush mounts.

Many of them had gotten tired and really didn't work anymore. As a result, the doors depended on gravity to hold them in place and, if they were not quite plumb, they 'drifted' slowly to a balance position somewhere between closed and wide open.

Now, they snap to the closed position. Bang. Bang. Bang. That would be three doors closing.

We will have to be careful of the noise.

I had forgotten some compromises we made as a result of the old worn-out hinges. The trash under the sink got moved out because that door kept falling off. The trash bucket has returned to its rightful place.

I have a whole new cabinet (the former broom closet) for pots and pans and the less used appliances.

We moved all the cleaning gear into a closet in the garage. The closet held all kinds of shit that we (and the former owners) 'might need some day'. Well, we needed the space more. The shit is gone.

The new setup is pretty nice.

A touch of having a new kitchen with all the comforts of the old.

Next week, we are on to the new laundry setup.

Labels: appliances, rehab