Its complete...The Shively kitchen is open for guests :)

Yea Baby.  We are DUNZO. With the kitchen that is :)  We have finished the final few details and we LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it.  And hopefully, so will you!

There were a few loose ends to finalize...which we've been taking care of over the last month. 
1.  We decided to have our water tested:  We had been having really dark rust stains in our toilet, sink, tub & dishwasher...and I was having a hard time getting it clean.  We set up an appointment with "the water guys"...and they were here this morning....REPLACING our water softener.  Yupp..i said replacing.  We apparently have VERY hard water.... (water levels are suppose to be a "20"  and ours was "260".  EKK)
Sooo as of this morning...we have very SOFT water :)  You know your jealous.  So seriously...I'm excited about the soft water...no more yucky rust....but not so excited with the bill. grrr...the surprises with house flipping continue :)

2.  We had a few things go wrong with our cabinets:  They didn't measure correctly and didn't bring enough crown molding for the tops of our cabinets. So, when they returned with more molding...and hung it...we realized they had painted it the wrong shade.  So they had to do it ...again.  They brought the finished molding this week..installed it...and its perfect. 

(here is the molding...in the wrong shade)  :(

without....

Finished!! :)  wooohoo.



3.  OUR GRANITE WAS CRACKED.  AHHHHHHH!  After the install, we realized the granite was cracked..all the way through...right in front of our cook top.  The installers had to cut the granite once they arrived on site...because of a mis-measure...which is how we think the granite was cracked...and we didn't notice until they left.  So we had to have them un-install and then re-install and entire new section of granite.  They did it...thankfully...and for free (they better!!)  and it looks stellar. 

This picture was taken right before they cut it...and cracked it :(

Its Perfect!! We love the edge on it...and we think it matches our cabinets exactly!

We've had a great first month in our new house...and we are so blessed to have it as our home! Every flip has it setbacks...and we are well aware that "surprises" can pop up when you least expect them. 

So..here are some finished pictures of our brand spankin new kitchen....and were off to tackle the rest. 

Living the Blessed Life,

Annette

A kitchen worth waiting for!

So. That long awaited day...finally arrived.  Our kitchen was done, and they were scheduled to install.  Here is how that week went down:


1. Scheduled to install on the 13th of Dec...give or take a day
2. Cabinet guys called and asked if they could install early...if Adam would help them install
3. Called us Dec7th...and changed the install date to Dec 8th.
4.  Dec 8th....Cabinets arrive.....  HALLELUJAH!

Adam (and I) were so excited!!

We layed paper down...as our hard wood floors had only been curing for a day or so.  We didn't want all those

beautiful cabinets scratching our beautiful floors!

Adam took this picture of me as I saw the kitchen completed  for the first time.

 I was overwhelmed...it was sooo perfect!!

ONE HAPPY COUPLE~ in our NEW KITCHEN!

Lastly for my post today...I wanted to mention that hubster was SUPER thoughtful and

had the step stool,( in the picture below), painted the color of our cabinets to match.  He surprised

me by having them do that without me knowing....  He is one thoughtful hubster!

Our kitchen is finally installed....and our move in date was finally here.  What a crazy three months of projects...

and it was worth the wait!

Living the Blessed Life,

Annette