Kitchen stuff

We had some work done on our kitchen this fall-- new cabinets and a new countertop. Amazingly, it was pretty much finished before Thanksgiving (we had tempted fate by scheduling the work in the second half of November). Here is a shot of the semi-completed product:

 

We are still waiting for the cleanup and final coat of paint, however. Oddly, the guy we hired seems to have completely disappeared on us, even though there is only a tiny bit left to do. Home improvement is a mysterious process...