Friday, May 25, 2012

Crowdsourcing the Tile Decisions

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We've been hemming and hawing over the tile decisions.  We've purchased four boxes of white subway tile and some mastic, along with...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

An Ode to Our Kitchen Sink

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Okay, so it's not an ode.  Senior English was a long time ago and I'm a terrible poet.  But, if I were a better poet, I would totall...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

It's like Christmas!

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The countertop installation crew came yesterday and stayed for a mere 45 minutes, but not before installing three lovely slabs of Azul Plati...
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Monday, May 7, 2012

That Awkward In-Between Stage

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So we've been patiently waiting for our countertops to be made.  We've been cooking on our stove, using our kitchen table as counter...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

We're Cooking!

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Excuse the brief blogging hiatus.  I've been too busy COOKING in my KITCHEN with my STOVE. Yes, that is a pasta pot.  Yes, there ...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Honeymoon Is Over

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I haven't posted in a few days because there has been nothing to report except general frustration.  After an initial spurt of work on M...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

This (Crooked) Old House, a.k.a. Why We're Glad We Hired the Pros

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Today John the Jobsite Manager returned and, all by himself, hung most of the cabinets before noon.  It wasn't quite as simple as it sou...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Wall Repair + Hauling

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There were two main parts to today's work - wall repair and hauling away all the junk from the old kitchen.  After a lovely Patriot'...
Monday, April 16, 2012

It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

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The crew from Home Depot filtered in and out over the course of the day on Patriot's Day to begin phase 1 of the "installation,...

Painting the Kitchen

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All right folks, the big moment is here(ish).  This is the part where we get to put our Humpty Dumpty kitchen back together again.  It's...