Kitchen is Finally Done!

The last project keeping us down in the basement was the kitchen, and we've finally wrapped it up.

Everything in here has its own story behind it from having to figure out how to install drawer slides and lazy-susans, to how to cut and polish marble for the little glasses shelf,  to how to cut stainless steel

for the hood blower.

That one in particular was a mini adventure. After I'd tried everything I could think of over one weekend and given up, thinking instead I'd find a welder, I was at work on Monday morning and Marta called to tell me that she had it all cut out.

She'd used a metal blade on the angle grinder to cut it out. So imagine prego Marta outside, sparks flying everywhere, cutting a big hole in the back of our hood. Don't mess with her, that's how she rolls.

Santa will finally have an easier time finding our stockings.