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Another edition of my DIY adventures in renovating my kitchen. Because I have champagne taste on a beer budget, not only were we doing the much of the labor ourselves but the customization so we could get the best bang for our buck. The cabinets I selected have the soft close doors and drawers and…
Most of my blog posts lately have been all about my kitchen. That’s pretty much going to continue for a few more weeks. It’s been an enormous undertaking. I knew it would be my biggest DIY project ever. I’ve been trying to squeeze in writing a few posts each week as it has progressed. Many…
I feel like I’ve been working on this kitchen for a year. But the truth is, it’s just been a tad longer than 2 months. We were only non-functional for about 3 weeks. Everything now is finishing touches, and all those little projects are about 90% finished. Yesterday, in an effort to check something off…
When IronFish and I began painting and working in our house, almost exactly 2 years ago, we started talking about board and batten in the dining room. Because the room had once been wall papered, and we removed a chair rail, the drywall was very scarred. After some serious work, we painted but still weren’t…
Electrical outlets aren’t exactly the most exciting part of a kitchen renovation, but they are rather important. While I planned several days for demo, tiling the floor, installing cabinets, having the counter tops installed, the electrical also had to be planned for. But instead of a set day, I had to plan on when electrical…
If you’ve been following along with my kitchen renovation, you know the counter tops are now installed. Once those were in place, I was able to take a little time off. My kids have been at my parents’ house. With the kitchen functional, it was time to bring them back home. While taking a few…
