It's amazing how scribe moulding with caulk to fill the gaps and fresh paint over top makes such a substantial difference in the look of kitchen cabinets. This is especially true with the pantry unit and other pieces around the refrigerator, which for the past few months looked out of place and not built in. The caulking process was a little more complex than with the crown moulding in the bedroom due to some of the substantial gaps between the scribe moulding or casing and the sometimes uneven wall. I small and simple tool courtesy of Peter makes edging the caulk simple and less messy - although I still get it all over me.
Some of the corners at the peninsula unit required some unique efforts to cover exposed unfinished cabinet frames and to transition between levels of flooring. This sort of trim work takes a lot of extra time, but gives a professional look to the result, which is totally worth it. There is still more of this trim work to finish up over the coming weekends, which will be combined with choosing a wall color for the kitchen. Something vibrant to offset the bright white cabinets and the neutral grey tile.
I started working on the built in cabinet and trim around the wine fridge. The company I purchased the cabinets from sent me two of the 96" by 24" white panels for the side of the refrigerator. I will use this and other left overs to make the wine fridge look built in. To the left of the fridge I installed one of the front trim pieces. Then I used the wood to create a very narrow cabinet frame. Eventually this will have rails hanging from each shelf to slide wine glasses into. The process was fairly tedious due to the space being such a tight fit for everything, but everything fits nicely.
