Issue #1: The floor between the dishwasher and the island was replaced with long planks not mimicking the pattern of the rest of this space.
Resolution #1: Jason (our lead carpenter) proposed taking a small tool and making divots in the wood to mimic where the pattern would fall, then staining them slightly darker than the wood to give the appearance of the pattern the rest of the flooring exhibits. We agreed that this sounded reasonable so he is going to give that the "old high school try" (his words) and we'll see how it goes. If that doesn't work, then we will have that flooring replaced. Since we plan to have the floor sanded down and re-stained and sealed in the future, all the divots will go away and this will become a non-issue. It will be a little obvious if you really study the floor that there is a section where the wood grain doesn't change, but keeping the illusion of the pattern will go a long way to resolving this situation.
Issue #2: The floor in the enlarged entry was laid with small pieces of the new hardwood and doesn't blend with the existing floor. Since there are still pieces of the original hardwood left, we were perplexed as to why this shortcut was taken.
Resolution #2: Have the flooring guys come back and replace the short, dark pieces with longer pieces of the original floor.
So, there you go. It was a great meeting and we were very pleased to be able to work together to come up with solutions that will make everyone happy in the long run.
And without further delay, here's the latest and greatest installation into the kitchen. The bottom cabinet opens up (I'll take a picture of that later) and gives a lot of storage for larger items above the refrigerator. So with this, all the cabinets are installed! YAY!!!! Next up...counters and trim.
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