The House Project: Working on the Kitchen

Alrighty folks! Time for another update! Early in September, Bruce's Dad came over and the two of them were able get some work done in the kitchen! I came home from work a couple days in a row to survey the handiwork!

The lights over the kitchen are now working! Here we tuned on the main lights:

And here are just the ones over the island (only one of them has a bulb in it right now):

And of course all on at the same time!

They had help:

Bruce finished installing a switch:

The "help" was getting tired!

I photographed the newly installed switch. We originally had the traditional light switched, but recently decided to go ahead and update them to the flat switches.

The new kitchen design includes and island, and of course we decided we wanted power on the island for electrical outlets and lights in the glass-front cabinets. In order to accomplish this, Bruce had to bury a pipe in the slab to run the wire through. They already had it done by the time I got home from work, and the fresh cement was drying on top of it.

The chairs were in place to keep the dogs (and us) from accidentally stepping on the wet cement. Of course Scooter was interested, and at one point wanted to lick it. No big surprise there... he always wants to put his nose and tongue in the middle of whatever we are doing!

The dining room lights are working now too!

These are the light switches for the dining room. Yes there are three of them: one for the general dining room lights, one for a chandelier, and one for a single light between the dining room and the door to the Master bedroom. Why go through the trouble of a remodel and not give yourself lighting options?

More on the kitchen next time! I know we don't have walls yet, but as you can see there is still plenty to work on in the meantime!