Kitchen install!!

So the kitchen is *FINALLY* being installed today and I got a quick glimpse of them during Marn's lunch hour and we love it! The counter is being measured tonight and the upper cabinets are going in tomorrow. The electrician is finishing his stuff on Monday to connect everything, and hopefully the counter and sink will be in on Tuesday/Wednesday? Here's a sneak peak, but the colour is a little off on these cellphone pics and they're of reduced quality. I'll get better pictures in later when it's done and maybe do up a post of the whole progression.

We can't wait until it's finished!!! We're SO DONE with chaos in the house!!

Teeth... again, again

So, my new crown is in, and has been for about 4 weeks now. I'm getting used to it more and more.  That might seem funny for someone who's never had "different teeth" in their mouth, but pretty much since I was a kid, I've had evolving front teeth in there.  From original short, to "capped", then broken, then capped again, to dentures, then crowns on the original teeth, back to dentures after those broke off not once but twice, and finally crowns again on implants x2.  Yah, that's a lot and it's been a bit pain in the ass my whole life.
So because of the bone damage (degradation over the years from dead teeth and damage), the implants/crowns could never be "perfect". I actually really, really liked them the first time before my wedding, but it wasn't to be...  So now I have a lisp.  yep.  Trying to "not give a shit" about it, but it really irks me, especially since all of the time, pain, and money involved to get me here. The other thing that irks me even more is that I don't love to look of it. I feel it's too long. It clangs on my bottom teeth when I talk and I'm always cognizant of it.
Perhaps I'm being overly picky, but I think I should be. They are/were not cheap. I think some of the problem is that the tooth beside the new crown is also very short making the crown seem that much longer.  Anyway, I *am* happy that they're in and hopefully done with for a long time.  I'm just not 100% thrilled with the results.  But 100% better than toothless....

All good

Met with the Dental Surgeon yesterday afternoon to check out the implant. Got an x-ray and came back good.  He did a torque test (to see if the implant moves or unscrews at all), not very fun, but didn't hurt too much and passed that - a little bit of gum tissue in the way, but not like the last tooth. So, next step is to get cast for a crown back at my regular dentist and off we go! I should try and call this week to set up an appointment.  I'm really looking forward to ditching this denture.....  =D

Toothy Assessment

Today I meet up with the dental surgeon for a (hopefully) final assessment of how the implant looks and how well it has taken.  Hopefully all good. I don't expect anything wrong with it. I haven't noticed anything "wrong" with it, and I haven't had any infections in it since it went in. Assuming that it's all good, I'll make an appointment with my dentist and get the permanent crown installed within the next month.  It would be great if I can get that installed before Florida in April.
SO looking forward to putting this behind me for now, and hopefully for good.  It's been such a LONG and EXPENSIVE process between both teeth.  Can you believe that the first one broke off almost exactly 4 years ago?  I was vacationing in BC visiting the Asbury's with Marn and Violet in March 2009.  Violet "broke" her first tooth on that trip too....

Anyway, if today is anything like the last time, I'm in for a very painful afternoon... (they told me it shouldn't have hurt, but the gums were falling back into the hole when they put the healing cap back on, pinching them)  :(  Trying not to think about it.

Kitchen Inspiration

Here's another/newer picture of the inspiration that we're going for.  Thinking 2-tone greys. dark below and light/white above... still mulling it over.

I sort of like the darker grey of the previous picture, but this one's really nice too.  We would also have hardwood instead of travertine tile like this pic.

kitchen design

This is what we're thinking about for the kitchen reno now.  Since the last post we were undecided about taking the wall down between the kitchen and dining room, but I think we've pretty much decided that we want an island.  So that means, this minor kitchen refresh has turned into a complete gut and redo, including removing that wall and making it completely open.  Something we hadn't planned on doing, but I think it's for the best long-term. We're already spending a decent amount of money, and we plan on being here for a long time, so better to do something we're completely happy with. No regrets.

3D Views with the wall down looking in from the dining room. Basic design is the same as with the wall up, but we lose some upper cabinet space.

View from inside the kitchen looking out, thinking about a wall cabinet on the other side of the dining room to make up for some of the lost cabinets in the kitchen. I'm not sure if it will make the dining room too small, though?

Marn is meeting with the cabinet maker and a friend to this morning to discuss if the wall can actually come down without problems. I believe that it can as there's nothing under the wall and it runs parallel to the floor joists.  A load bearing wall wouldn't be like that.