I *puffy heart* my kitchen

I really have no words.

Well, okay, maybe a few.

Here’s the wall between the kitchen and the living room:

A better view of the wall:

For that last cabinet on the right, it normally would come with only a single door (it’s narrower than the others), but that would ruin the lines of the whole wall (yes, I am that picky), so Jeff the Builder has given two Ikea cabinet doors to a carpenter and asked him to cut them down.  And THAT is why you want Jeff the Builder to build your house.  (Okay, one of many reasons.)

Moving along, here’s the back wall in two parts:

The gaps are for the stove (left) and the dishwasher (right).  Do you see my fancy sink?

Here’s the inside:

Here is the peninsula:

Since the backs of the cabinets are rough, we’ll be covering them with diamond steel later.  I know that sounds weird, but trust me, it’s going to kick ass.

Here’s the other side of the peninsula:

The folks at Ikea forgot to give Jeff the Builder the drawer parts.  No, I’m not kidding.

Changing subjects…

Someone left a comment yesterday expressing concern over our stairs.  No, they’re not completely open — they just look that way.  There are risers that come down a bit and then there’s a 4″-ish gap.  They’re safe and they completely meet code.  Plus, our girls are 8 and 10, so we can trust them (most of the time) not to do stupid stuff.

The stairs are being installed the first week of December, so I’ll post more photos then.

More soon!