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Hardware Decision 2011/2012 – THE RESULTS ARE IN(stalled)!

Posted on January 26, 2012

A few months ago, I asked you smart, intelligent, good looking people of the interwebz to help us in our kitchen cabinet hardware placement quest. And boy george did you come through. However, in all the in chaos of voting … Continue reading →

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My DIY horoscope: January 23, 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012

You have an enthusiastic outlook on life today, because you finally replaced a dark void in your home. Etsy trolling pays off. Remember that low wattage = freedom to be messier. If you accidentally eat sawdust today, just go with … Continue reading →

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May the painting odds be ever in your favor

Posted on January 3, 2012

Would you look at that. Here it is 2012 and I made all those promises in my last post about updating you more frequently about our progress, and then I go and get all caught up in a bunch of … Continue reading →

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What I did on my blog vacation

Posted on December 2, 2011

It’s been 4 weeks since G and I returned from a trip to Key Largo and I still can’t get that Beach Boys song where Uncle Jesse plays the bongos out of my head. And although the vacation was fantastic, … Continue reading →

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Did You Get Your Cabinetitis Shot?

Posted on November 2, 2011

You really should ask your doctor about getting the Cabinetitis shot. I think this year’s strain is the Candace Flu. Or maybe it’s a new strain of that nasty Norm Flu that went around a few years ago, when you … Continue reading →

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The Norwegians are Invading

Posted on October 19, 2011

G’s family is coming in from Norway this week. So grab your lingonberries, boil all your food, and get caught up on everything the band a-ha has done since that video where they turn into cartoons. There’s work to be … Continue reading →

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Hardware Decision 2011 – YOU DECIDE!

Posted on October 12, 2011

Here’s our cabinet hardware that arrived last week: We chose these knobs and bin pulls in a finish the web site called “antique nickel.” G and I had originally gone back and forth on what finish to choose. For a … Continue reading →

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Almost an ‘AFTER’ Shot – The Countertops with special guest: Stained cabinets!

Posted on October 7, 2011

So the countertops are installed. I love them. I Ann and Nancy Wilson them. I ‘Billy-Bob-Thorton-eating-the-prenup-in-Intolerable-Cruelty’ them. I fear they are looking around the house and thinking they are too good for us. In fact, G and I are afraid … Continue reading →

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Honed Carrara Marble Countertops: Stupidly genius? Brilliantly dumb?

Posted on October 4, 2011

Last night we left a plate of cannoli and a cup of espresso out for him. I couldn’t sleep a wink. I woke up this morning and tip-toed down the stairs, peeking around the corner. He had not yet arrived. … Continue reading →

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The Appliance Fairy

Posted on September 22, 2011

Oh hiiii there. How are you? Things have been a tad hectic around here. But a good hectic. The Appliance Fairy came this week. We put soggy frozen corn kernels* under our pillows and the next day she appeared. Granted, … Continue reading →

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