Final Kitchen Pictures
I'm sorry for taking so long to post the final pictures of the kitchen. You will probably appreciate the kitchen more knowing the pain and suffering we went through to remodel. Installation of the cabinets took about 3 days. We then had to wait three weeks for others to cut, polish, and install the granite. The granite installers wanted a perfect fit, and they refused to make measurements until after the cabinet installation. They put black dots all over the cabinets, took pictures, and used image processing to make a perfect fit. Here is an overall shot of the finished kitchen:

Celestine reupholstered the kitchen chairs using two cowhides bought at Tandy Leather. You can see some of the leather in the shot above. Here are several other shots of the kitchen from various angles. Here is a shot of the built-in Subzero refrigerator:

Notice the matching dishwasher that is on the left of the sink so that it does not interfere with the larger size Wolf stove. Also, notice the peninsula with maple corbels. Also, there is no broom in this picture since the broom is in the broom closet that is located left of the refridgerator.

Here is a different angle of the sink. We also decided to install a stainless steel pot rack to give us more space in the cupboards. This was Cel's extremely useful idea. She likes knowing what pots are available for cooking.

Here is a shot toward the stove. My friend Rob Sorensen and I installed the Subzero refrigerator, Vent-a-Hood exhaust, and the 48-inch Wolf stove. We had the stainless steel backsplash for the stove custom-made, and I installed it.

Here is a shot of the built-in, matching china hutch:

Notice the LCD TV next to the china hutch (for watching Oprah and other important TV shows during dinner preparations). The china hutch has a granite counter and matching granite backsplash. Taking pictures of big items in a small room is hard. Here is the china hutch from further away:

I also installed all of the cabinet hardware, which are rustic iron. You can see some of the hardware on the hutch. Here is a close-up of the sink with the 8" granite backsplash. We chose a Franke sink with a Grohe faucet called the LadyLux cafe:

On the right of the sink is a trash compactor. The cabinets are a natural rustic maple with a plantation brown glaze. You really need to see the kitchen in person to appreciate the detail, including the halogen lights, the hidden outlets, the full pull-out, blue motion technology drawers, the slide-out pantry, etc. When you come in May, we will give you another tour. In the mean time, Celestine has continued to repaint and update the bedrooms. I will try to post a few pictures in our next post!