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The kitchen is partially installed, and looking better every day. As of today, most of the cabinets are in. (Some doors and drawers looks a bit crooked, they’re not done yet.) This week the granite guy is coming to make … Continue reading
Our house is actually beginning to look like a house! The kitchen floor is laid and grouted (and filthy, too) and our kitchen installer started working this morning. Now the kitchen cabinets that were piled all around the house… (Yes, … Continue reading
…finally! We decided on the tile layout (bricked) today, and it’s looking great so far. Here’s what it looked like when I went over: This is the tile stacked (laid straight): We both like it better bricked (first picture). And … Continue reading
As we inch closer and closer to completion, the little things are starting to become important. Today we went to pick out grout for the tiles (they’re being laid later this week) and hardware for the kitchen cabinets. We want … Continue reading
Two steps forward, one step back… that’s the theme of this renovation. We’re actually getting somewhere now. The new HVAC system is installed, plumbing in the kitchen is ready, the gas meter is in, and the electric is done. We … Continue reading
When we opened the living room walls to fix the termite damage, we found yet another problem: woefully inadequate insulation. Now that’s fixed – we just put in high-quality spray foam insulation. Check it out: How cool is that? I … Continue reading
Well, at least something‘s running efficiently here. The kitchen sinks, faucets, and soap dispensers arrived today! I couldn’t believe it when the delivery guy brought them. I just got my shipping notification a couple of days ago! Thanks Quality Bath … Continue reading
We’re finally getting somewhere and it’s starting to feel like we’re getting unstuck! Our gas line was installed today: Now the heating and cooling guy is installing our new (energy-efficient) boiler. Once that’s in we can get it inspected and … Continue reading
Hi everyone, sorry for the long time without posting! Things were at a standstill with the house for the last few weeks – the termite damage needed fixing, the kitchen cabinets came in but they’re the wrong color, we had … Continue reading
So at the risk of sounding like Suzy Homemaker, I have a great new tip for cleaning! We have a bunch of cloudy glass and crystal vases and nothing that I’ve tried has gotten rid of the cloudiness. I finally … Continue reading