Cross “Install Granite Countertop” Off the List

Things got back to order at our house.  Yep, after a day of tweaking, Martin did it.  He managed to correct our crooked countertop by shaving off a piece of this cabinet in the front:

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It was sad to let that extra space go.  We’d custom built it to hold some of our plates that are now homeless and looking for a place to go.  But that’s how life is sometimes, right?

So no more sadness.  We’re back to doing dishes in the kitchen with our brand new sink instead of in the bathroom.  And the half-size washing machine is back to its original position of not being a food prep counter.  Things really are looking up.  (Even if we can’t stop looking DOWN at that beautiful countertop.)  Here’s a peek taken from between the table saw and the plastic curtain dividing our living room:

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Perfect, huh?  We picked out this granite countertop from the mom and pop shop down the street who sold us our oven/microwave combo.  We really wanted to get a recycled glass countertop or other recycled material, but we never managed to find anything in Germany.  I think you can get fined for not recycling, so we were pretty disappointed with our find in such an environmentally focused country.  (Great business startup idea anyone??)  

The only reason we could afford a granite countertop was because our kitchen was insanely small.   Plus the kitchen shop knocked 10% off the price for installing it ourselves.

So things are coming along.  We started sketching out some bathroom plans and hunting for environmentally friendly varnish.  And while we’ve got you on the topic, any countertop materials that you favor?  Do tell while I go wipe sawdust off of our new kitchen addition…

(Image by Katie for Making This Home)