The big change this week: the countertop was installed! The space seems bigger to me with the countertop in, which doesn’t make sense. I think it’s because the room feels so open.

The countertop company spent a couple of hours here for the installation. They had equipment to get the heavy thing(s) off the truck and into the kitchen, then they placed it, and then there was a smelly process to joining the two countertop slabs. The cut line is visible only if you look for it. I was worried that it’d bother me but it doesn’t at all.

Once the countertop was in, tasks that were dependent upon it were completed. The backsplash was finished, the sink was installed along with the garbage disposal though the contractor didn’t have the brushed nickel-colored button for the switch so that remains, and the stovetop was installed.

We are now using the kitchen!

And in the laundry room: The triangle closet in the laundry room behind the stove cabinet was finished. The lower trim was done on the cabinets. The walls were painted.

I made what think was the last design decision for me – the color for the laundry butcherblock counters. They will be stained. I chose a darker stain that I envisioned because it looked nice next to the light teal glass tile for the backsplash.

The contractor needed to leave early for family issues but I felt like plenty of big things were accomplished.

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