Sheetrock and Cabinets

Today we had the grand unveiling for our windows and doors - we removed the tape and plastic that covered them during the sheetrock texture application.

When we first started the project, I was planning to put in fiberglass or vinyl windows.  We did that for all of the bathrooms (wet areas).  I like the look of the sheetrock bullnose return going into the window.  It shows the depth of the 6" exterior walls and this allows us to not use any wood trim around the windows.

Somehow we were talked into wood windows during the project and it presented a unique set of challenges.  The casing was 4" to allow for sheetrock returns rather than wood trim.  Unfortunately the casing was too narrow to return the bullnose into it.  So we had to bring in Willie the trim carpenter to make custom pine strips around the window out of ripped 1"x4"s.  And then the interior sides of the window that will have sheetrock texture applied were made out of various widths of ripped plywood pieces (depending on each rough opening).  The plastic piece of bullnose had to be cut on the window side in order to stop at the pine reveal.  If it sounds complicated and time consuming, it was.

The following picture shows the window detail.  The piece of pine (reveal) touching the sheetrock texture (which is actually plywood on the inside of the window) is the one Willie installed.

After painting, the joint between sheetrock and wood will be caulked, hiding the imperfect line.   The next photo shows the upper windows which still need to have the plastic and painters tape removed.  It also shows the rough bottom edge of the windows - not a mistake - a wood sill will go there.

And the master bedroom:

The first of the cabinets arrived today.  In addition to kitchen and bathrooms, we had bookshelves made for one wall of Emily's office and a large unit made for the living room to house the TV and books.

Most of the cabinets are cherry.  The kids bathroom (below), Emily's office, and the utility room are paint grade pine:

The guest bathroom is walnut and has a more contemporary look.

All cabinets will be stained onsite.  We found a stain for the kitchen and master bath that gives a dark brown look with no red tones but shows the grain of the wood.  The wood window casings and doors will be stained something close to the dark brown hardwood floor (and kitchen cabinets).   The entertainment center will be a lighter shade as it (unlike the kitchen cabinets which rest on unchipped, unfilled travertine) will be on the dark hardwood floor.