Once we moved in I thought it would be much easier to find time to work on the house and frankly it was the opposite. I am the one who gets the kids ready for school, makes breakfast, packs the lunch and then take the to and from school and also makes dinner. All that takes up a fair bit of my day and by the time I'm finished with it all I don't have the energy to go back into the shop.
Despite that I've made some progress in fits and starts. My highest priority is to get the kitchen functional or perhaps more functional. It works but it's a pain to live without cabinets or drawers and the sort of things you take for granted.
I tested various stains as after the bath was done Judiaann and I both agreed that we wanted something darker for the cabinets so that it didn't just blend in with all the cedar or the maple floor. While there are some nice colors there we went with the lower right as it was the most "neutral" of the bunch and sat well with the other colors in the house.
The next step was to at least get the upper cabinets and range hood done. I used walnut on the ends but birch on the top, bottom, back and drawers to keep it light inside.
The range hood and the 3mm walnut edge banding I got were very frustrating to work with. In the end they turned out fine but I don't know if I'm going to continue with them or not.
Along the way I learned about putting dynamat on the sink to quiet the sound when you put in dishes and I have to say it's a brilliant trick. The sink sounds much more quiet and solid.
Next up was to put the back into the island counter as the kids were dropping a few too many snacks back there. The end was a compound angle that was tricky to get right but it worked out.
I also finally got around to putting the end cap on the counter to complete the waterfall.
Next up: drawers.
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