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10 Things About My New Kitchen I Am Thankful For

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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I’m taking my dear friend Carole’s suggestion. After a particularly harried day fussing over a plumbing cob job problem, Carole said, “Go get a cup of coffee and look at before and after pics of your kitchen and cheer yourself up…” Hey, who am I to pass up a cup of coffee?? So I did. [...]

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Organize Organize Organize

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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We have SO MUCH clutter. Ugh!!! Keys, papers, pens, doodads, doohickeys, thingamabobs… my new kitchen is starting to look like a tornado hit it! We’re still in the process of taking things out of storage and boxes, and finding places for everything. Today we went on a wild goose chase for the turkey roasting pan. [...]

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The Mudroom Problem

Monday, November 1, 2010

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Now that we are in the dregs of autumn, I see how desperately we need a mudroom. I realize that not all of you are from the Northeast– a mudroom is a vestibule or back room where you dump your coats and shoes and other outdoor items (such as umbrellas) before entering the main house. [...]

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Couldn’t Wait…

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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I hung my beautiful giant clock up in the kitchen. I had promised myself to wait until the kitchen was completely finished, as a means of motivating me to keep on keeping on with this endless project, but I just couldn’t wait. I couldn’t!! The clock was BEGGING me to go up on the wall. [...]

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New Kitchen: The Island Workhorse

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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Chuck from Secondary Roads noticed my island in the new kitchen. So I thought I’d mention it. The island is a big one, on great big casters. I cut a portion of the butcher block countertop slab to fit on it. Originally, I was going to use a simple table, sheesh maybe slap together wood [...]

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New Kitchen: The Beverage Center

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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While designing the kitchen, I had complete creative freedom. Of course, I did have some limits: the door here, the drains there, etc. But overall, I had an open space 12 x 23 feet to tinker with. Oddly enough, the floor plan I eventually ended up with strongly resembles the floor plan I originally sketched [...]

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I Love Wood Countertops

Thursday, September 23, 2010

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We’ve had a few curious guests drop in since we’ve started putting the house back together. Ever single person has commented on the gorgeous wood countertops (and even the photos of the counters receive praise from blog readers). I LOVE my butcher block countertop. I had read all the pros and cons– some folks giving [...]

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Moving In!

Friday, September 10, 2010

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We are ALMOST DONE. ALMOST. Oh my word, I was starting to wonder if I was ever, finally, going to be able to say that. It has been QUITE the wild 4-month ride. We are at the brink of exhaustion now. If I don’t take the kids for a vacation after this, I am a [...]

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The “Tweener” Stage

Monday, August 30, 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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