Like I said a few days ago, “The dishwasher is the only appliance that’s not stainless-looking. We can’t justify buying a new one until this one starts to break down, and we couldn’t order a stainless front panel for this model, so I bought some faux-stainless laminate. It self-adhesive and it really looks like steel paneling.” The product is called SoftMetal faux stainless steel film:
I promised to blog the results and give my opinion on the laminate.
We’ve been really busy since last weekend. After work on Monday, we filled the gaps in the floor with a cream-colored grout. After almost two years with a black and white floor that advertised every speck of dirt, we wanted to go with something a little more low maintenance. I had never done this before, so I was a little intimidated. It wasn’t so much the work that worried me as the time sensitivity. Thanks to a few YouTube tutorials, we managed to do an okay job:
Getting the grout haze up is a pain, but it goes away quickly if you wipe it with a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water.
Although the cabinets aren’t scheduled to be installed until the first week of July, we were told we could move the date up if we’re ready sooner. That date was always a conservative estimate. Our ideal plan is to have the bulk of the demolition work done by the end of Memorial Day weekend. This thing arrived on Friday to get the ball rolling.
