April 21st, 2008
As you may have guessed by my lack of posting, the granite backsplash didn’t get done the weekend before last as it was supposed to. I guess the standard height of a granite backsplash is 4″ but we only had about 3.25″ under the window casings behind the sink. Jeff didn’t tell the granite guy […]
read more...April 11th, 2008
If you have to have an extravagant dinner at a castle, I highly recommend finding one where you can eat in front of a roaring fireplace with an amazing jazz ensemble playing in the background and a flourless chocolate cake with warm gooey insides for dessert.
One word: Heaven!
In other (house) news, we are finally, at […]
December 3rd, 2007
I’m pretty sure I’ve told you before how much I HATE fans. Well, I do, and none more than our kitchen fan. It was white, plastic and if you turned it on it would wobble violently creating the sense that it was about to detatch itself from the ceiling and decapitate you at any given […]
read more...November 30th, 2007
Yes, it’s been quite a while since we installed the floating floor in our Kitchen. And all this time there was a dirty little secret lurking beneath the floor cabinets.. Check it out:
Blech!
Last week, Jeff was in a particularly industrious mood (I think I was lounging on the couch) and after a few hours of […]
August 3rd, 2007
Part of the reason we’re not completely unpacked yet is that its much more fun to do the little things like hang curtains and art than say deal with this:
The Mess that is the Office
Speaking of office mess, did you find that the amount of paperwork needing to be filed increased like 100% after […]
July 26th, 2007
It has been a while since I posted a sneak peak of the kitchen cabinet doors installed, mostly because the kitchen was too much of a mess to photograph. But my sister’s visit on Tuesday gave me the perfect excuse to tidy up and snap some pics of the current state of the kitchen.
Now that […]
July 10th, 2007
Last night we put the cabinet doors up… and I’m very happy and more than a little relieved to report that the self closing hinges worked! The doors actually CLOSE. Hallelujah!
After painting the cabinets and installing the doors our kitchen looks like a tornado came through (and there’s still painter’s tape everywhere) so I […]
July 9th, 2007
This weekend included a mini-milestone, some shopping and a whole lot of frustration!
The shopping was a happy accident. I’ve had my eye on these white Hampton Bay wicker chairs at Home Depot for a few months now, but when they finally went on sale I could resist them no longer..
And the cute indoor/outdoor cushions were […]
read more...June 25th, 2007
Saturday was one of those days when after weeks of preparation and/or waiting, things finally came together in the kitchen.
Wait a minute, I’m getting ahead of myself because Friday night is when Jeff actually laid the floor. Yep, it only took him one evening…the first time anyway.
I say the “first time” because at midnight Friday […]
June 21st, 2007
I don’t have much to report today, yesterday was more of the same - painting cabinets. So I thought I’d take the time to post a picture of our pretty new stairs and landing!
As usual, I don’t have a great before picture, but you can see what this corner looked like before we touched it.
Check […]
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