First of all, we moved back in to the house in early November! We wanted to be out of the trailer before winter set in, as the trailer doesn't heat efficiently. The kitchen is in working order, although we still have some trim work to finish. We are living in the two front bedrooms and bathroom. We use one room for sleeping and have the other set up as a living room. It's been quite comfortable compared to the trailer, but of course we are looking forward to getting everything else finished.
As I mentioned in a previous post, we put carpet down in the two front room as a temporary floor. Once we get a little further we will put real floors down (either hardwood or engineered).
In the meantime, I am enjoying my kitchen and ability to spread out a little! Here are a few pictures of what I'm really enjoying about the kitchen.
The sink: I cannot properly express how much I LOVE this sink! It's nice and deep, so water doesn't easily splash out of it, and it's one big compartment that I can fit just about anything in! All inconveniences of prior sinks are gone with this one! My daughter's little bathtub fits perfectly inside it too!
The awesome six burner plus grill range: I haven't run out of burner space yet, and the grill makes it easy to do delicious steaks inside in the winter... as long as I turn on the downdraft so my smoke detectors don't do off!!!
My amazing warming drawer: I've never had one of these before, but let me tell you it has been a lifesaver! Have you ever tried to cook breakfast, including eggs to order for more than just yourself only to discover that in order for everyone to sit down at eat together something ends up cold? Turn this baby on and put the bacon in it while you finish the eggs. Everything goes in here once it's done so it's all nice and warm when it's time to eat!
My not-so-empty pantry: When I emptied the trailer pantry, everything spread out to make this one look full! It still has plenty of room, but everything is accessible now instead of buried! (And no, it's not particularly organized right now!)
The spacious prep-space that is the island: I love it! We have plenty of other counter space too, but I love all this prep space! When it's time to fix dinner, I clear it off and fill it with whatever I am making. Something about islands just makes cooking easier, and I have so much room on this one I don't have to spill on to other areas while cooking!
So that's it for now. I'm sure I will have plenty to blog about soon enough now that the baby is more or less on a nap schedule so I can structure my time better! My goal is to post once a week about the house, so we'll see if I can keep up with it!
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