Finally! And we mean finally! Â It’s been over 2 months since we moved in, for our first month, we lived with a bathroom, bedroom and I had my computer desk. Â About a month ago, we started to clean all of the construction materials out of the living room, and got that set up with our new couch and TV. Â We still have wallpaper to put up, a coffee table to purchase and some side tables etc, but that can wait. Â But seriously, 2 months with no kitchen, I never thought I would say that I’m fully tired of eating at restaurants or take out for every meal.. but I actually am!
This past weekend my dad and I put the finishing touches on the support for the bar area, and got the plumbing ready for the washer dryer. Â Speaking of which, while we were in Cuba in February my dad built us a nice custom cabinet around the washer dryer unit, it was a nice surprise to come home to! Â We also picked up these shelves/wine racks from Ikea for under the bar, that helped make bridging the support a little easier, and provided a bit more storage.
Then this morning, the granite finally arrived, the guys worked their magic and got each piece in it’s spot, and was it ever snug! Â They now measure granite with a point and shoot calibrated camera, and a series of “targets” that have bardcodes on them that they place all over your kitchen. Â They shoot all the photos, upload them to a rendering engine, and build a 3d model of your kitchen on a computer, and cut the granite based on that. Â I was a little skeptical at first, especially considering he didn’t even have a tape measurer with him, but the fit is so perfect it’s basically magic. Â Emerald Tile in Ottawa are the company responsible for doing our granite, they gave us a great price and amazing service, everyone we worked with there was so friendly and professional, highly recommended! Â If you’re looking for granite/tiles etc, their showroom on Sheffield road is very impressive.
Anyways that’s enough of a ramble, we’ve still got a ways to go with the baseboards, furniture, installing the taps, and a back splash, but here are some photos of where we’re at right now:
#1 by Cuz on March 31, 2011 - 12:48 pm
Damn, yo! They look amazing!
#2 by Paulette on April 3, 2011 - 11:13 am
Who did you get for the granite?
#3 by Andy on April 8, 2011 - 10:41 am
Brian
The place looks great.I hope you are satisfied with the granite.Let me know if yiou need anything else.Tlies, tops, backsplash etc…
All the best
Andy