kitchen is done

The kitchen remodel is finally, officially finished, since we received the new table and chairs.



They were to deliver it a couple of weeks ago. There was bad weather in Indiana, so the delivery company canceled (after our delivery window), and said he'd reschedule the following week. We waited another week after that and called the manufacturer asking where it was. They answered on Sunday that it would be delivered on Tuesday. They arrived at noon, the beginning of the two-hour delivery window.

So I bolted the top on, and it was done. Solid oak construction, very heavy. The tabletop is thicker than the usual 3/4" wood that is used for most purposes. Bentwood chair backs, very comfortable. The only weird thing is the old table was about 3/4" lower than this one, which is the standard 30" height. The old chairs were 3/4" higher than the old ones (not sure what standard is), so there's 1-1/2 inches difference between old and new. I feel I am much closer to my food! I'm going to look into putting feet on the chairs, but I know I won't get more than 3/4" from them.

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