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My Before, During, and After Story, Part 3
This is the story of how we gutted our 1855 home’s kitchen and dining room. Read Part 1 and Part 2. I have thus far blogged about the kitchen renovation. Originally, gutting the kitchen was my only goal. In an old house, it is SO easy to get carried away with multiple projects, because there [...]
Continue reading...The Butcher Block Countertop Installation Experience
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Livvy Loves the Cabinets
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...The “Tweener” Stage
Monday, August 30, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Great Online Cabinet Store!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wowsa!!! I wish I had seen this site before I bought my cabinets a few weeks ago! It’s RTA Kitchen Cabinets. They’ve been featured on HGTV and and the DIY Network, but since I don’t watch TV, I didn’t know about them until now. RTA Cabinets is a “direct importer,” which means that they can [...]
Continue reading...First Cabinets Installed!
Monday, August 23, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Selecting Cabinets… I Think….
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Well, I’ve got *just* about everything accounted for now, except the big ticket items. The sink, dishwasher, and electrical supplies are in. I don’t have drywall yet– I’ll have to order it JUST before we install it. I just don’t have the room to store it anywhere. Here’s praying the cost doesn’t jump (again) in [...]
Continue reading...Kitchen Shelving To Replace Cabinets
Thursday, January 21, 2010
I’m not 100% sold on installing kitchen cabinets when we renovate this spring. They are so darned-tootin’ expensive. Even the least expensive I can find will cost me about $2000. That’s a good chunk of change, and I loathe to part with it. I like cabinets, but why are they so costly?? I’ve pretty much [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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