Kitchen renovation: "Done"

I haven't posted in awhile because there really hasn't been anything significant going on. The stairs were stripped and stained to match the floor while we were away last weekend; however, the risers need to be touched up so I'm going to wait to post photos. The stairs themselves look awesome, though!

Except for a few items, the list from my last post has been completed. They fixed the downstairs toilet and installed a threshold/sweeper for the door from the house to the garage (these were holdovers from the last project). They replaced that cracked door panel. And a few other odds and ends.

We have been using the kitchen since July 11. I have cooked three meals in it so far (stuffed shells, meatloaf, and breaded chicken tenders, if anyone cares). I *think* I have figured the oven out now. ;-P We LOVE it. It's so beautiful. Of course, as with every renovation project, we have found a couple odds and ends (already) that we would've done differently, but it's nothing huge. :)

The custom pantry was installed on Wednesday and it is beautiful! The remaining trim work and pendant installation happened yesterday. (Yes, we finally picked pendants! J-Mav says they look like drizzled chocolate... he's right!)

There are a couple odds and ends going on today, and the paint touch-ups will happen next week. And then we will really be done and the lock-box that's been on our house since March so the contractors can get in while we aren't here will go away!

Still to do:
- Put the knobs on the pantry cabinet (happening today)
- Finish caulking around the pantry cabinet/counter (happening today)
- Fix/replace cracked/damaged pieces in the floor throughout the upstairs (happening today)
- Various paint touch-ups (happening next week)

Yay!