It is July 10, and we will move into the house--in a way--by Thursday. On the interior, they are still working on the sun porch. A company of three people working three different jobs in three places does tend to inch forward. On the exterior, there is still a fair amount of siding to go. At least we will be able to entertain my stepdaughter in some style when she arrives on Friday for few days.
My appliances--refrigerator, stove hood, and range--were delivered a couple of weeks ago, but the stove installation had to wait, since someone misunderstood that I wanted the hood to vent to the outside, not recirculate. That was a job for our contractor, who had to order a piece from the company in California--a $6 piece with $10 shipping. It came, he installed the hood, then we had to wait until the appliance company was back in our neck of the woods. That happened today. My Wolf dual-fuel range is now installed, but our contractor needs to rotate the electrical plug 90 degrees, so that the oven will go flush against the wall and engage the anti-tip device. At the moment, the oven is doing its one hour burn-off, and then it will be ready for use. It's time to read the manual!
For the refrigerator, I chose an Amana because I wanted one with the freezer on the bottom. I would have preferred the freezer have a door, but they are all made with a drawer now. My husband misses the door slots for cans of frozen juice.
I've not chosen a microwave yet. It will be a countertop. I'm looking at Sharp because they now make at least some where the light does not come on when the door is open, only when it is cooking or re-heating. That, and longer-life bulbs should keep my husband from leaving the door open and burning it out. If anyone has microwave recommendations, please post them here.
When I finally get the kitchen together, I will try to post those before and after pictures.
A member of the oven-installing team said that he was glad that someone had bought one of these ovens who is actually planning to USE it rather than having it for show. I told him yes--I'm a serious baker and both of us like to cook with gas.
Now that the oven is in place, we can get the freestanding bookcase and buffet into place. I've started playing with what goes into what cabinet, and where the shelves should go. I was nonplussed to learn that the cabinets only came with half shelves for the lower ones. I'm not yet sure how I feel about that. I may need to get more shelves for some of the upper cabinets; I'm surprised that there are so many different sizes, so they cannot be switched between. That may be because of the space in which we had to work.
When I finally get the kitchen together, I will try to post those before and after pictures.
