Category Archives: Kitchen

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

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

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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May the painting odds be ever in your favor

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

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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Hardware Decision 2011 – YOU DECIDE!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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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Appliances, countertops, fantasy football and the art of decision-making

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

We had three major tasks this past weekend. Each task involved way too many choices. At the end of the weekend, we were 2 for 3. Two decisions made, one decision not made. Come! Let’s look back… way back to … Continue reading →

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G’s Paula Deen-esqe perfect dye and wood staining recipe, y’all

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The 4 blocks of wood you see here are 4 sample combinations of wood dye and stain for the kitchen cabinets. G tested recipes for wood stain until he got just the right one to match the other woodwork in … Continue reading →

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The thoughts I’m thinking on Kitchen Cabinet Delivery Day

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

1. The cabinets are arriving today on 2 pallets via truck. How are G and I going to manage bringing them into the house? Brute strength? Tae Bo? Telekinesis? 2. Please don’t rain today, sky. 3. We need to finish … Continue reading →

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How to refinish & resurrect 100 year old floors – part 1 (the good part)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

G and I knew for years that under ugly cracked tile, and layers of linoleum, and layers of tarpaper, and layers of crud, there were original maple floors in our kitchen. The question was – after we excavated down to … Continue reading →

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