My
kitchen remodel is complete! The
finished product – new floor plan, range and materials – is usable and I
feel complete. Although it feels a bit
overly dramatic I must say this has been one long journey where the final
destination has often felt like a mirage; visible but a tad out of reach.
The
stops and starts to this project were due to things which are probably not that
uncommon: an issue involving the house
structure we couldn’t see until layers – in this case the tile – was pulled
back. That led to fixing the damage,
ordering new cabinets which weren’t planned for and then revising the
electrical (also not originally planned.)
For someone so used to having a game plan and sticking to it this turned me on my
head. There were days when I questioned why I’d
started this project in the first place.
Oh yeah…I bought a stove on eBay four years ago and it was time to get
it out of my garage.
The
stove came from a seller in Florida who shipped it to my garage in
California. I didn’t unpack or check it
until right before the remodel (I know, that is nuts.) There was a moment
where I panicked and thought “what if I said ‘Thermador’ and the guy heard
‘make sure it has a door’ and my stove was super cheap version brand x. Fortunately what I ordered was what I got: a 36 inch dual fuel Thermador with griddle in
the middle –at a killer price.
The
minute I fired up that grill I just knew
things were going to be okay. Better
than okay. It’s two months later and I
still can’t help but marvel at the novelty of making blueberry pancakes on a
Saturday while standing at the island in the center of the kitchen.
Although
my Kitchen Chronicles have seemingly come to an end, my culinary journey – and the
many meals to follow – has just begun.
Thermador 36 inch dual fuel range with griddle. Professional quality made for the home. LOVE. |