I love it when a plan comes together!

Dad has been working very hard in his shop to make my kitchen cabinets, and his hard work really shows. They're so amazingly beautiful.

The drawer fronts are ready to be sanded and varnished. I asked for him to make grooves so I don't have to use knobs. I like having a smooth look when you look at the cabinet fronts, and I think this is going to be awesome. :)

I painted the insides of the cabinets and Mom varnished all of the cherry faceframes. These cabinets will be installed tomorrow. On top of the cabinets are the drawers which will also be installed in the cabinets tomorrow. Hooray!!!

Here's the first of the cabinets installed in the kitchen. The oven/microwave combo was purchased as part of a bundle of used stuff which included a dishwasher, two garbage disposals, a brushed steel kitchen sink, and a bathroom sink unit all for $275. Woo hoo! I think they look great, and they work! The woman who sold them to me wanted all stainless steel appliances, and they're only a couple of years old. The black appliances came standard in her tract house, and when she decided to revamp her kitchen, she sold everything to me on the cheap. I'm so happy! Oh, and in case you're wondering about the varnish, Mom only put it where it will show. The unvarnished areas of the cabinet will be covered by upper and lower cabinets which butt up against this one. I still have some touchup work to do to the paint in this room, but will be doing that today as well.

This is the view from my bedroom into the closet and hallway. No doors yet, but they're just waiting to be installed. :) Happy! By the end of the day today, the bedroom and closet will be butter-colored, and the hallway will be tan, like the kitchen.

This is the dining room, which is ready for paint. Mom and I will prime the walls and ceiling today, and then paint it Monday. Hooray!

The living room is in progress of being mudded and taped. I'm so excited to see it coming along! I think he'll be done in a couple more days, and this room will be ready for paint too. I won't have the floors done by the time I move in, but I will mop the floors, and perhaps paint them, then throw down some throw rugs until summer when we install the new hardwood floors. Happy, happy, happy again!!!