We got a little work done on the kitchen this weekend, mostly Saturday during naps (since she takes 2 2 hour naps on Saturdays generally).

First I cut out the hole for the microwave to go, and then wired up the outlet.  We need to get some trim to trim out the bare edge of the cabinet and I think I want to in-set the outlet instead of just flush mounting it.  The microwave fits but it’s off-center due to the plug, if we inset the outlet even 3/4 of an inch (just cut out the back of the cabinet and drywall), the microwave will be centered nicely.  That’s for another day though.  That outlet isn’t yet hooked up to the panel box.

Microwave cutout and you can see where the crown ends.

Next up I installed the outlet on the end of the peninsula, this one is hooked to the panel box and I got the GFCI breaker installed for the kitchen now that the last outlet is in.

Outlet in the end of the cabinet, now I can use my mixer that is in that cabinet!

Ryan worked on crown molding.  He got the back hallway completed, he got the filler above the fridge all in and the first board up that will make the coffered ceiling in the diningroom so we can bring the crown all around the kitchen continuously.  We are actually short a piece of crown we have to pick up before we can finish.

Back hallway crown is done!

Here you can see the cabinets now go up to the ceiling, with the base piece for the crown installed. Ryan had to put a filler strip behind this piece because the bumpout on the left sticks out 1/2 inch from the cabinets and he wanted to run the crown straight across. Also you can see the flat board between the kitchen/diningroom. The crown will continue right across that and that will later be turned into part of the coferred ceiling.

I also did some various sanding of trim in the kitchen.  It’s slow boring work, but the window primer has been sanded so I can put the first coat of paint on the window trim whenever.  The back hallway door trim has been sanded, but I still have the basement door trim, the archway and the 3 doors going towards the bathroom.  Lots and lots of trim to sand before I can prime all of that!