You know I'm foggy from lack of sleep: I meant to write "peace"! ;)

Isn't that gorgeous!

I like the layout a lot.
I also like your cute little pendants.

I understand and hope you enjoy every accomplishment from now on, that is truly yours.

Beautiful! I would love some of the details when you have time to share them. Your floor is lovely. The overall feel is so very pleasing too. You made good choices. It would be a great place to have tea! Enjoy!

Looks like a wonderful place to feel at peace! Enjoy all the small tweaks and finishing up you'll be doing. Bravo, looks lovely.

It's beautiful! I can see why you're at "piece" :)

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Once I figure out where everything goes, there will be less counter clutter. :)

tea4all, this isn't an official kitchen "reveal", so I won't put all the details in, but here are the main things you can see from the photo: Plyboo Havana strand bamboo flooring, Starmark cabinets, Windsor windows, Pottery Barn Barnard pendants, and EcoSmart 4" LEDs for the recessed lights.

Ha ha, chiefy76! That probably was a Freudian slip, since my life has felt very fragmented since the reno started!

best of luck to you on the finishing touches to your kitchen! it is looking great already. i cannot wait for the final reveal and details!

It looks great. Not much more to finish; enjoy putting your touch on it.

Nothing like a manly man free zone at 5:30 in the morning!!! Looks gorgeous! Enjoy not having strange men in the house. The other things will get done eventually : )) A beautiful kitchen.

Lots of finishing touches, but I'm looking forward to the process! (Even though I've already made finishing mistakes that the GC's crew never would have!)

Just for fun, another shot of my sweet range (Capital Precision) and my Wall o' Stainless, which turned out to be not nearly as overwhelming as I'd thought:

Love your ceiling and the many cute personal touches you put in. Particularly the way you framed the vents up top for the frig/freezer and that awesome little alcove you have by the window. It'll get done... don't worry.

remodelfla, I totally stole the frig/freezer framing from phorbin (see link below). Funny thing about the ceiling: we lowered the ceiling to 8' in the kitchen/dining room (except the coffered area) for several reasons. So we effectively ADDED A SOFFIT!!! Certainly not in keeping with conventional wisdom, but I like it. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: phorbin's kitchen reveal

Wow! It looks finished to me and GORGEOUS! Enjoy your first cup of tea and all the other culinary delights to soon come from your new kitchen.

I too am at the point where the kitchen looks done, but I still need paint, one cabinet hung, a bit of tile, and a million more finishing touches. Yet, having come so far, I just want to enjoy for a while before I make any more decisions and follow up with the plumber, electrian, inspector #26, 27 and 28 (LOL!), the tile guy, etc. I can't even say I'm ABBS yet, but I'm enjoying the progress and the change in this old house.

Your kitchen looks great! Enjoy!

dilly, I'm excited for you that you're almost there too! SO nice to have a functional space finally, isn't it? Will you post pics, or are you waiting until you're ALL finished? In any case, congrats!

It's beautiful! Can't wait to see your finished product. Love your ceiling :)

fouramblues - looks very nice. Love the little splashes and hints of red that I'm noticing. I'm sure you are looking forward to everything being finished. Like your animal art next to the Wall o' Stainless too - out of curiosity, where did you get those?

Four-loving it!

Thanks, maggie - I was a little worried about creating a soffit!

andrea, the pops of red will magically turn to orange (or blue?) once my rather orange island top is in, but thanks! :) My daughter drew the "meat art", as we call it, thanks for noticing! Funny, all along I thought I wanted a more contemporary space, but my selections have added up to "refined farmhouse", a descriptor coined by my daughter. I couldn't be happier!

a2 - thanks!! Can't wait until my backordered Buckingham is in! I'm bummed that the thing I chose first (last August!) has suddenly become popular and so unavailable temporarily. Oh well. This kitchen has taught me a thing or two about waiting...

fouramblues, it's looking fantastic, well, it looks finished to me. :)
What was your alcove before? And, what are you using it for now? Just curious as I have a space similar.
I like how you separated the ref/freezer, it looks very nice.
I know you're not ready for details, but do you mind telling your cabinet color if you know?

Great kitchen. It's hard to put my finger on explaining this, but what I like is your sense of proportions: The different heights of the ceiling, the framing of the sink window with just the right size and distances of cabinets, the cosy feel of the nook window (as was pointed out already). Very natural. Everything belongs. Look forward to your finishes.

susied, here's a closer pic of my alcove:

Doesn't look like much right now, but finishing the walnut top will make all the difference, I think. Before it was part of the dining room, and now it's my command central. The old layout is in the thread below.

The perimeter cabinet color is a Starmark tinted varnish called "ivory cream", but I think that's a bad description. It's more of a pale putty, with a slight green undertone, than ivory or cream.

colorfast, thanks for the very kind words! But I can take no credit for the way the bones of the kitchen came together. GW helped me with appliance/sink placement and zones, and the architect did the rest. I got to pick the paint color. :)

Speaking of which, I'm just about to run to the paint store. DH took the day off to paint, so I'm getting the supplies. Can't wait to see the space with a little more color!

Here is a link that might be useful: My first kitchen post

Four - bummer that it is on back order. We must have gotten our Buckingham just in time - but maybe it was ours that caused the backlog - remember, the first slabs avalanched, so they had to snag more to template.....

Hang in there - I almost ordered my back splash today - so close - I called but the tile manager wasn't working today.

DId order our sun room table today - but have to let them know the final color, so making progress.