Posted on August 1, 2007 by carlae
Well folks we did it. What started on a sunny day in May, was completed on an overcast day in late July. Our kitchen is DONE!!!!! Below I’ve posted those ever popular BEFORE and AFTER photos. I’m going to go on record as saying this was not a painful process at all. Not once did [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2007 by carlae
As we all know, people like to ask questions just so they can answer the question themselves. I am guilty of this. I also talk over people and I am not a very good listener. Hmm, did you say something I was typing too loud. I am not however a busy body, I don’t really [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2007 by carlae
The End of our Project is nearing an end. We have a few sorta-big projects to finish this weekend and VIOLA’, we can rest the remainder of the summer. OR, we could actually pay attention to our garden and take notice of what’s happening there. I did spy some little green [...]
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Posted on July 17, 2007 by carlae
The other day Sweet Husband and I were travelling about the city looking for tile stores, because as you know, we love a project. Once we secured a store, we found some pretty tile, brought home some samples and immediately rejected them for a mirade of reasons. Too buttery, too dark, too splotchy, [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2007 by carlae
Today, Saturday June 30th, 2007th we finished the floors. They are layed out, grouted, and we don’t have to seal this type of flooring, which is actually called DuraCeramic. We were a bit intimidated at first, but after the first few rows of laying and grouting in places where we could experiment and [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2007 by carlae
UPDATE!!! All of the dry wall is up in the kitchen, that just leaves the laundry room, some taping, mudding, sanding, mudding, sanding,sanding, sanding, more sanding, cleaning up all the dust from sanding, putting in the floor, cabinets, countertops, tiling, restocking the shelves, turning the living room back into the living room and paying [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2007 by carlae
Well today is Friday June 22nd. Usually Fridays in our house are cause for celebration. It’s the end of a work week and we look forward to the short weekends, as do many of you. However, Friday, and it’s short weekend to follow, only remind us of how much we haven’t gotten accomplished on the [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2007 by carlae
We have a four day weekend and are embarking on the first phase of a kitchen remodel. I will keep you posted with lots of pictures and stuff. cool! There’s always the project you have to do in order to get to the project you want to do. Like move the water heater…so we did, [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2007 by carlae
HEY, look what showed up this morning, the sun. This is what happens with a little watering and some hard work. Yeah, I loves my garden.
Did I mention we are going to remodel the kitchen? Yes, you are right I will go on about that for a while, with photos. But first I have to [...]
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