Cabinets & countertops.

Our friend Mike helped us move the granite counter-top after work on Friday night. Heavy stuff is all I have to say, well over 300 lbs from my calcs. Thanks for the muscles Mike :)

We finished the cabinets today. We need to find a matching piece of glass for the doors on the right side, and need to have a 30" countertop cut down to 15" for the cabinet base I shortened:



Here's a closeup of the granite, & the undermount sink. We still need to figure out how to finish the backsplash area. Likely some kind of tile or stone of some sort. Any idea's??



Southern Indiana actually got a decent amount of snow for a change, over a foot in a about 24 hours. We had lots of animals enjoying the yard this weekend, a few dogs & a deer or something that chewed under our lumber pile to get some fresh grass.

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Anonymous said…
Totally incredible! I just found your blog and read the entire thing. We have always wanted to do this. I see what an undertaking it is! We may be getting too old-59 and 63 at this point. We would love to do this for our retirement home. You've done beautiful work. Congratulations!
February 3, 2009 at 10:31 AM
J &J Log Home said…
Thanks for the comments!
I know some folks in that general age range that are building & almost finished with their log home.
Have a look at http://www.loghomebuilders.org/ if you like :)
February 3, 2009 at 10:06 PM
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