the dawn of civilization

we kicked off the weekend by applying an acid wash to the slate floor to remove the grout haze. that did wonders for the floor, but seeing the gold flecks in the slate catch the sun is a sight that cannot be seen in a photo. after sealing the floor, there was nothing stopping us from hooking up some appliances.

to install the refrigerator, jason had to crawl under the house to run the water line from the sink to refrigerator cabinet. once that was done, installing the fridge was a piece of cake. we now have an unlimited supply of cold water and ice cubes!



next up was the washer and dryer. when we moved into this house 14 months ago, we knew something would be done to the kitchen/laundry room so we decided to wait to buy a washer and dryer, which meant 14 months of going to the laundromat. this was an exciting day. after lori flexed her muscles and helped jason stack the dryer, all of the connections were made and we truly entered the civilized world.



here's the view from the laundry to the kitchen:



we also hung the last two pendants over the bar:



here's another close-up, the glass on these pendants is more interesting than those over the sink:



we also hung all of the curio doors:



here's the laundry sink base with doors and hardware (also note the faucet - it actually works now!):



a close-up of our hardware choice: