Working on the Cabinets

 Kristen and I worked some more on the middle unit of the stove cabinets. We first moved the whole thing up on top of the counter. You can see that Kristen has also put a first coat of paint on the inside of the cabinet. You can really start to see what it is going to look like. It is just resting on the two countertop sections. They still have to be taken out and finished and edged.

 

The front board was cut and put in place.

A shelf was built off the front board.

The top rail was put all the way around the top. The whole thing was created as one U shaped piece and placed on the top. You can also see that the brackets were added under the shelf. they don't actually carry any load so they are just screwed in place.

You can see what the side looks like with the top cap in place.

A piece of crown molding is then added that goes up to the shelf.

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Here is Kristen doing a great job filling in all of the nail holes that I put in.

And admiring her finished work.

 

We also started on the ceiling for the inside of the unit. You can see the large opening that is where the vent will attach. I will also need to place 4 lights up here for the range surface.

Sheet plywood was added to it and the hole was marked to cut out.

Here it is with the hole cut out. You can see we get some nice sunshine coming though on Sunday mornings.

This is what it looks like with the ceiling just resting in place. We are still having a hard time figuring out what tile we are going to use in this surround....

Side view with the hood unit in place.

This is what it looks like from a distance. We will start working on the top hood either this week or next weekend. As you can see we also need to start thinking about building the cabinet fronts and drawers.