Anticipation

It hasn't even started and I'm ready for it to be over. Luckily, since I had gone through the design process with Schloegel that part was done. I had to make a few substitutions, but had a firm idea of what I was looking for.

The wood for the cabinets is cherry, with more brown tones than red tones in the finish. The counter tops will be granite in verde butterfly. The hardware is simple and in a bronze-y finish. It's funny that it never occurred to me to go with anything but a brushed nickel finish on the hardware because the hardware in my current kitchen is bronze-y.

Julie finally found me a cork in the color I had originally picked out. For whatever reason, we were having problems finding the brand that I was going to use with Schloegel, but Julie's supplier came through at last with the new samples.
The tile is copper slate with some glass tile accents.

I had purchased a stove and refrigerator three years ago in anticipation of remodeling. Unfortunately, the refrigerator I bought then is HUGE and didn't work well in the design so I am buying a counter-depth one. Since I've found that I don't care for the side-by-side anyway, it wasn't terribly hard to twist my arm for a new one, but so much for my master plan of spreading the costs out a bit. Ah well... I've got the new refrigerator, stove hood and microwave on order.

I purchased the sink online and I kind of wish that I'd gotten a black one instead of the color I did get. I thought from the photo that it was silver, but turned out to be more of a cream. It's pretty, but I wonder if it will stain, but sending it back will be such a pain (though not impossible, I guess). I'm still debating that and it will probably turn into a decision made defacto. The faucet and soap dispenser are the same ones that I originally chose, but I did find it online for quite a lot less than what it would have been at Fergusons. The disposal and airswitch is purchased.
I still need to pick out the light fixtures, but I think I am almost done with those kinds of items. With my short attention span it's no surprise that I'm already tired of the project!

Work was supposed to have started right after Thanksgiving, but when the contractor was here Monday, they said it would be "shortly after" Thanksgiving. This is already starting to make me nervous. I have told them that I really expected them to be done by Christmas. They didn't seem to think that would be a problem, but I am starting to have my doubts.