On Saturday we finished most of the framing details inside our space including the new closet and bookshelf as well built two small half walls to divide the kitchen and porch space. Lastly, we put in all the ceiling trusses. Scott and I went back and forth quite a bit on what to do with the ceiling. Though we had the option of vaulting the kitchen ceiling, we decided to do a flat, 8ft. ceiling instead. Even though the vault would have been pretty majestic, it would have made can lights and insulation quite difficult. I was also fearful that having a gigantic vault would be a red flag for a remodel. As we only have 7 ½ ceilings in the rest of the house, we both felt that it might just become too disjointed from the rest of the space. In the end, we’re both very happy. By going with the flat ceiling, it also means that our cabinets will go all the way to the ceiling, which is the look I prefer.
However, perhaps the best part of the weekend was getting some big ticket shopping checked off our list. We purchased our kitchen cabinets on Friday. We found this overstock cabinet warehouse via craigslist. They furnished the best quote for the most upgraded cabinets (dovetail joints, full extension drawers, soft-close feature). Though it may seem kind of risky to go this route, as of right now, we feel really good with our decision (hopefully we’ll still be feeling good in about a month).
We also found the deal of a lifetime yesterday at Lumber Liquidators. We went in with a very specific budget and a flexible idea of what sort of flooring we were looking for. We first found an odd/damaged lot of a cappuccino colored engineered oak. Even though the color was a little darker than what we had envisioned, the price was right. When we went to order we discovered that they only had about half of the product that we needed. The gentlemen helping us really didn’t want us to leave empty handed so he began racking his brain for other items within our specified price range. He finally asked, “What do you think of Brazilian Walnut?” Of course, we both love the looks of walnut but the pricing was out of the question. Turns out, they had just received an “odd” lot of solid Brazilian walnut in the exact amount we needed. Even though the asking price is generally $5.69 sq/ft., the gentlemen sold us the lot for $1.99 sq/ft. We loaded it up and took it home same day. We bought enough to do our entire upper level, bedrooms included! This may be the best deal we’ll find during the course of the entire remodel. I couldn’t be happier.
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