Last Stages of kitchen Reno

Well, it certainly is cold and keeping motivated is not easy, but we plug along.  Steve took New Years Eve, Tuesday off and installed the gas line to the new 6-burner gas stove.  Not an easy job as we had to go from the propane tank through the basement up to the stove, in the kitchen.  All day project, to say the least.

Next day we installed the stainless steel vent hood.  Can't have a gourmet kitchen without one of those.  Not an easy job either as we had to go up through the attic with the venting pipe.  Nothing in this reno is easy!

Yesterday, Saturday January 4th, while Derek and I shopped for more glass tile (accent for the back splash) Steve installed the three new shelves in the pantry cabinet that he built and prepped the back-splash area for tile.  He began installing the large white oblong tiles, that will be our overall back splash and Derek and I worked on the glass tile project.  Steve's idea was to paint, in reverse,  a Fleur de Lys on the back of the glass tile, so when installed, you will see it from behind the glass.  I chose the colors for him to do it like rusted iron, so it will match my island pendant lights that will hang in front of the viewing area.
Derek did an excellent job painting the Fleur, it is exactly how we pictured it would be, or maybe better.

Sunday, up early and after egg sandwiches we talked the tiling.  I assisted with tool finding and painted the last pantry cabinet in which Steve installed in the kitchen, on Saturday morning.  By 4:00 PM we had the pantry cabinet done and all the tile installed.  We are ready for grout.  That will be for another day.  Tile adhesive has to dry well.  The Fleur de Lys is outstanding.  Definitely a feature art piece for our kitchen.
Thank you Derek!