Before I start talking about the kitchen we ordered, I should say a few words about Chuck, our neighbor-cabinet guy. He’s local, he’s a small business, and he’s got tons of experience with custom cabinetry and historic restoration. He’ll be doing the trim for the interior of our entire house, for sure, as we want to match the original trim (which is so unique that a special knife will have to be created to cut it) in our ongoing quest to keep the addition from looking like an addition.
He’s also busy, so it stands to reason that we probably came to him a little too late to place the order for our kitchen rush job
In any case, we made the trek to Houston this weekend mostly to visit my parents who were down from Colorado on a business trip. It seemed like a good time to squeeze in a visit to IKEA so that we could place an order on site.

The cabinets won’t be an exact fit. We’ll have 9-ft ceilings in the kitchen, and I really didn’t want space inbetween the tops of the wall cabinets and the ceiling. I’m short. I can’t dust that high. But IKEA doesnt make 17in high cabinets to fit in that space. At some point, we will prolly need to have them made. That’s okay by me. It means we can (when we win the lottery) have some with sliding doors, a la Eichler.
The good news is that the feet on the IKEA cabinets are somewhat adjustable, meaning that I can have a few counters here, and a few there, that are just short enough for moi.
David will install the cabinets himself, but we’ll need to hire someone to do the countertops and backsplash. So, if you have any recommendations, we’re open! I’m going to drop by The Tile Guy today to see if they are able to order (and possibly install) the backsplash I’m currently coveting.