Our plumber/handyman, a friend of a friend named Shawn, came about 9:45am and finished just shy of 5pm today. He took out the old plumbing from the previous sink location and put all new plumbing in the new location with, of course, the proper venting through the roof which we were previously missing. This would have taken us days, including a lot of head scratching, so I am thankful it is over and done (sans the dishwasher but we need to pinpoint the precise location and he claims that will idiotproof).

Being fed up with Menards and Home Depot, their poorly made cabinets and their awful customer service, I finally started researching local cabinet makers and kitchen design centers with higher-quality, all-wood cabinetry. It’s worth a shot, though I fear I will fall in love with cabinets I can’t afford. TCN Cabinets visited the house today and has an “economical” line of inset cabinets that is exactly what I want. They are beautiful. There’s even a kitchen they did recently that has a very similar layout:

I am also looking forward to receiving an estimate from Amish Cabinets, which are hand made locally in a shop of about 15. That’s a step up from mass-produced, machine-assembled “furniture-grade” particleboard. But do we need to win the lottery to afford it? We’ll soon find out.