Or in this case, the cabinetry, the one thing on which we had based all color and design choices…
\nFell out from under us.
\nTurns out there are some real problems that did not turn up, which we found out at the last moment, quality issues that are a no-go, hidden costs, and various other things we wish we’d known back when.
\nSo on the very day we were set to order cabinets, we have to go looking for a replacement that will fit in with our other choices, some of which are pieces we already have in-house.
\nThis involved, shall we say, a cost overrun, aka, some Alkaseltzer moments. We decided, well, this is once in a lifetime—let’s just do it.
\nIt still looks like a good choice this morning, after a two hour session ordering stuff and figuring out costs. That much we can say. We do love the alternative. But—aagh. As I sit here with no cabinets, a stove that is trully a free-range range (it’s frequently not where it was yesterday, as we work on the floor) and a fridge that is finally in fairly permanent position—no sink, no water, no drain in the kitchen—we hadda do something. It will take 4 to 6 weeks to get the cabinetry in. WE HOPE to make it by Christmas. Right now we only have paths through all the sacks and boxes in the living room…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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