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The Butcher Block Countertop Installation Experience

2. September 2010

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Well, that’s an SEO-laden title, isn’t it? :-p In a word: IT’S OVER. It was actually “not too bad.” The anxiety leading up to it was INTENSE, however. I am so glad it’s over. Of course, I have a small 4-foot area to do on the other side, and an island to build with the [...]

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Livvy Loves the Cabinets

1. September 2010

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She just loves new stuff. Let’s explore! Yeah, she’s looking for that fancy Hansgrohe faucet, eh? She has good taste. These photos were taken before we got our countertops up. We installed them yesterday. And I cut out the sink hole and IT LOOKS GREAT!!! Yippeeee!! I was quite nervous about the sinkhole– you only [...]

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The “Tweener” Stage

30. August 2010

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We’re in the “tweener” stage. That’s the “between” stage– after demolition but before the kitchen is fully operational. Here is where we are, as of today: Yay! In case we’ve forgotten from whence we’ve come, this is what it looked like four months ago: And this was after demolition: You can see Livvy in the [...]

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First Cabinets Installed!

23. August 2010

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Oh my word, this is a day that will stand in history. We got some cabinets up!!! AND we are 100% electrified now!!! See the ceiling fans? I can’t tell you how thrilling this is for us. We have endured over 3 years without electricity in parts of the house. And now we have switched [...]

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Backsplash Dilemmas

23. August 2010

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WE GOT THE FIRST SECTION OF CABINETS INSTALLED!!!! Woohoooo!!! This is a monumental day. Thanks to some VERY cool dudes who are swift with measuring tapes and miter saws, my kitchen is– for the first time in a decade— looking like a KITCHEN! I’ll have photos and more gory details later. I am currently in [...]

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