My Bloomington Kitchen Remodel...page 13

Day 20. Appliances from Clark Appliance in Indy arrived today...well, two of the three. Our Dacor Gas Range is on back order and will be about a week late. But the other two appliances arrived perfectly and look great.

The dishwasher is a Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawer. The two drawers operate independently so you can run small loads in just one drawer, or you can load pots and pans in one drawer on the regular setting and load the other drawer with china and crystal and run it on the delicate cycle. And it runs super quietly too.

The refrigerator is a Dacor built-in. Wider and less deep than a standard fridge, it blends into the cabinetry beautifully. Most folks always think of Sub Zero, but Dacor makes this similar model at a slightly lesser cost.

The painting is done and looks great. Now all we need is the new gas range and the counter tops to stop looking like Mariah Carey, in her title role of Glitter, has been rolling around in our kitchen. No disco ball needed.

They are coming back to work on removing the "glitterama" in the counter tops. My suggestion is that Silestone simply replace the counter tops with a better product, but they are determined to try to rebuild what is in place. And I am a patient guy...most of the time.