We got the kitchen table reassembled, some furniture pulled out of storage for the living room, did I mention we have a toilet?
Some trim was installed on most of the cabinets at the bottom edge (we're missing one). We still need to do the top edges. Cover panels were installed around the dishwasher enclosure, the hole for the kitchen sink was cut out of the counter top, quarter round was added to all of the door sills (the flooring was a mess there and needed covering up), the filler panels were added to the gaps between cabinets, and some wall paint was added to the areas I didn't quite cover when guesstimating paint placement prior to the cabinets being installed.
We're still waiting forr our missing drawers (half of them are now in stock), the range hood, the upper trim, and two of the four sections of toe kick. And that's it? I think?
We're probably going to explore under-cabinet LED lighting this coming weekend.... And maybe trek to Ikea for more of our drawers. Hopefully by that time the rest of the water in the cottage will be hooked up (shower, vanity, kitchen sink).
I also managed to unpack 6 or so boxes from the back room into the kitchen. We lost some things to mold or mice after the bunky ceiling collapse, so there's some shopping and a whole lot of washing/disinfecting in my future.
Completely unpacking is currently gated by three things: pantry storage (missing drawers), bookshelves, and a linen cabinet solution. I'm looking at an IKEA pax wardrobe that will double as linen closet and broom closet for the latter. Enjoy this room full of boxes and a bed frame.
The septic and weeping bed are now covered in dirt and we're expecting final top soil and grass seed to go down this week. We had them install a water run off/drainage ditch to manage the grade/water concerns of our neighbor, but now the neighbor is complaining about the draining ditch/possible erosion, so they can go pound sand. Clearly they're not going to be placated, so why try. Eat dirt, you little squeak.
Our other neighbor again smoked us out by burning garbage and green leaves/branches. The Facebook group for the island was complaining because "someone was burning plastic" and there was just no wind, so the smoke settled over the island. I bet it was the Dingus next door they were complaining about.
Dingus in fine form:
Here's the view from my bed at the cottage.
Breathe.
We should have the cottage ready for use just in time for my work season to kick in to gear at the start of August. Awesome.
There's always next year!
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