Kitchen

Bar Stools – Take 2!

10.31.2011

I babbled on a while back about barstools and finally got so sick of having so much wood in the house, that I sold our other ones without a plan for replacements. Here is what we had – Ikea stools bought on a super one day sale for $19.99 each (they sell everyday for $59.99 [...]

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Dreaming of a Stove

10.28.2011

Our kitchen is nearing completion! Nearly 2 years to the day that we bought our house (October 30, 2009) we are coming to finish the very first project we started! I say this with much excitement as you can see with the exclamation marks, but the last thing that would really complete the kitchen would be a [...]

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Featured!

07.19.2011

While I was MIA from Blogland, I was featured on a blog I love to stalk! What an honor!  I was so excited that she had read my comments about our process and how we’ve been so happy with the results. NewlyWoodwards have been renovating two homes and I love seeing what they do – [...]

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A few additions…

05.04.2011

One day out shopping and I found a lamp shade in the clearance area of Anthro to cover the naked bulb in my cloffice. For $3.95, I’m positive there isn’t a better solution.  I’m dreaming of a fabulous light in that space, but for now I’m happy! I should also mention I’m looking at built in [...]

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Commitment Phobic: Art

05.03.2011

After having blank walls (only photos and printables get frames in our house) we’ve finally committed to a piece of art. It previously has been a huge stumbling block (like curtains and rugs) because are seems like something expensive that I have to love and that will work in our home for the long term [...]

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Yellow is the color of the Dutch

04.29.2011

I’ve recently started thinking again about what color to paint our dutch door. Since painting the wall next to it a dark charcoal blue (navy in some light) it was tricky. I didn’t want it just white because I love the dutch door and want it to be a focal point also, so I was debating [...]

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Living Room & Kitchen Progress

02.23.2011

It’s been two weeks since I impulsively started scraping our walls, and we now are proud to unveil newly plastered living room walls!  Our handyman finished on Monday and we are just waiting for the plaster to thoroughly dry before we prime and paint the walls. Right now, we have the TV mounted on the [...]

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Kitchen Progress

01.24.2011

After starting the kitchen October 30th, 2009, I am happy to report progress has been made!  WAHOO!  You may recall that half of our kitchen looked like this: We have not worked on the kitchen since June 2010 when my dad came to help us install butcher block countertops. We’ve actually just been loving having [...]

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My Cup Runneth Over

12.20.2010

Is your water dispenser slow in your fridge?  For a few months now, we’ve asked ourselves, “Why did no one mentioned how S.L.O.W. this fridge’s water dispenser is in the reviews?” I’d like to suggest that you check to make sure the water valve coming from the house is opened fully.  We used to ask ourselves [...]

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DIY Kitchen Remodel

11.05.2010

When we bought this house, we had no idea what we were getting into (this photo is the day of our home inspection while the previous tenant was moving out).  The night we got keys, we brought sleeping bags over to the house, planning a late night of choosing paint colors, but ended instead with us celebrating [...]

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