tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21178980228431393792024-03-13T22:58:38.250-05:00houseSuzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-72472129923227927952012-01-26T18:06:00.008-06:002012-01-26T21:21:31.180-06:00The Kitchen is Finished!<div>I am so happy to finally post finished pictures of my new kitchen. I've been using the kitchen since the week before Christmas -- yes, much longer than we originally estimated. I thought I'd be back in the kitchen by Thanksgiving, and that was two weeks later than Ed originally estimated. But I guess kitchen renovation is like childbirth. Not that I want to start all over again, but cooking in my new kitchen now a days, I forget the aches and pains of renovation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ed delivered and installed the last cabinet -- the appliance garage that he built -- on Tuesday. And with that install, we considered the kitchen finished.</div><div><br /></div><div>I really like this kitchen. I have picked up only about 2 feet of counter space but by putting the microwave and the toaster oven up on shelves and building a garage for the appliances that I use all the time, I've gain the full depth of the counters. Also, I do not have a corner upper cabinet and this too adds space. The kitchen has some idiosyncratic details but I hope its design and basic shape could appeal to someone contemplating buying the house. Not that I am looking to move any time soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did not buy a new stove or refrigerator. Both of these appliances work well and I decided to keep them until one of them dies. I was worried that the white of the appliances would not go with the rest of my choices but I like it so much that I will have to consider whether my original plan to replace appliances with stainless steel still works. And who knows what color will be the in thing in a few years. The colors in the pictures are a bit more intense than in real life -- the cabinets are not quite that yellow and the green not that bright. In general, this room is serene and calm.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicx3HnTpHZneUekABMPWmD92Us0SkcclP1UeP6TWqv6O4NvuoLdn1GeC3sB4wJQ7ShilOHEAmb7n5ieADAN5KBYLdFfg1PKuv1ye8jwbTQdXCcpCvfKIqv9Vzsxq2e9qcqj-4qX_Fluf0/s1600/IMG_0260.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicx3HnTpHZneUekABMPWmD92Us0SkcclP1UeP6TWqv6O4NvuoLdn1GeC3sB4wJQ7ShilOHEAmb7n5ieADAN5KBYLdFfg1PKuv1ye8jwbTQdXCcpCvfKIqv9Vzsxq2e9qcqj-4qX_Fluf0/s320/IMG_0260.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702129447885714386" /></a>The drawers house pots on the left of the stove, and spices, storage plastic, and baking supplies on the right.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5d4soowTs8Ufd01DtzFqpB3hMPHiRt9y0-U-muMek0KZeOjiFletHACHgJqBtEooiK0LQpW9Iv6RCEfd44yXd7Gqn47_MshJFVFiN0_I3_96jgvNTssJajE_urvQmolqri4v1VyKqMQ/s1600/IMG_0262.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5d4soowTs8Ufd01DtzFqpB3hMPHiRt9y0-U-muMek0KZeOjiFletHACHgJqBtEooiK0LQpW9Iv6RCEfd44yXd7Gqn47_MshJFVFiN0_I3_96jgvNTssJajE_urvQmolqri4v1VyKqMQ/s320/IMG_0262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702129437336827522" /></a>I couldn't get the whole sink side together. So, here is the corner to the sink. I love the shelving!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExUX0hZtN8Jq4eSIkC1gl6xOKUu576XG12Dl6oneItiY7ybWWixRPLDoHJqeOqwU0MYjXXqJ1L3h6DPTkf9ZWrHisIg6nsSTCajz2k3n2e2T87VCaST394QWWQ9TCeE2PzdgA1Xc4hDw/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExUX0hZtN8Jq4eSIkC1gl6xOKUu576XG12Dl6oneItiY7ybWWixRPLDoHJqeOqwU0MYjXXqJ1L3h6DPTkf9ZWrHisIg6nsSTCajz2k3n2e2T87VCaST394QWWQ9TCeE2PzdgA1Xc4hDw/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702129436072652418" /></a>And from the sink to the end of the kitchen. The dishwasher is on the left of the sink and there are built in trash and recycling bins on the right of the sink.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnkBRBpFI9c2kWxiiLXxdwKpfh8H9RwQKfmtgM5APRiNt89_HgYEqU0RDMMPXILf-3SUBRHcq5C9Bj9xnzk_JH0S8vT8RhDrSrjstnQLpV9fXnV24n482WQgUiCjD8Rz53B1kMCq_UWM/s1600/IMG_0264.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnkBRBpFI9c2kWxiiLXxdwKpfh8H9RwQKfmtgM5APRiNt89_HgYEqU0RDMMPXILf-3SUBRHcq5C9Bj9xnzk_JH0S8vT8RhDrSrjstnQLpV9fXnV24n482WQgUiCjD8Rz53B1kMCq_UWM/s320/IMG_0264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702129431599876946" /></a>This was an unused space prior to renovation. The cabinet above the frig is big enough for all of my trays, my cookie sheets, baking pans, pie plates, and glass baking dishes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwL3ut9YwhONrEJOT5IIdVqBs1KgUOjV9eaAmN72LNDKM13ECaoAPS1yQuUE1_pCgAS8h8B2ZHYJlDFu63_-c_ac7MLHItLrx1OmbONJUTYXFzEKz3gE4ZeBh4APztyIVtaU6sYFUUO0/s1600/IMG_0265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwL3ut9YwhONrEJOT5IIdVqBs1KgUOjV9eaAmN72LNDKM13ECaoAPS1yQuUE1_pCgAS8h8B2ZHYJlDFu63_-c_ac7MLHItLrx1OmbONJUTYXFzEKz3gE4ZeBh4APztyIVtaU6sYFUUO0/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702127867936539410" /></a>This is back around to the stove wall. The door has been white and painted with far too many layers. I love it refinished and if it didn't cost so much, I would have every door in the house dipped and restained!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx-XPrcH7ZZ9fj3JS3HmK_GrnaqI0DIoG4VEwta0UuTMZOXUQB56xl-EwnI237Z8eKPF0y5HJ0QlND_7tbXTlqvQG3yZd1wXVIa0OUce831l1IV5eqgZKGGzAqImvSaWYfDRCYFhf91U/s1600/IMG_0266.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx-XPrcH7ZZ9fj3JS3HmK_GrnaqI0DIoG4VEwta0UuTMZOXUQB56xl-EwnI237Z8eKPF0y5HJ0QlND_7tbXTlqvQG3yZd1wXVIa0OUce831l1IV5eqgZKGGzAqImvSaWYfDRCYFhf91U/s320/IMG_0266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702127859999092114" /></a>Now, for my favorite parts of the kitchen. My favorite is the kitchen dinosaur that Julia drew for me. I put it over the stove and have to smile every time I see it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXbCkRhD89eKlmOFsB94BJkt4Wvfd-EZ6rc5rECugEZmOBxCA7sa4BF0rNoQxkURPcEZgklHOATybnnHyIp37PGS7PtNeELY05VRawE6AjwJgJCHBhl0NWzQJa_KLzVqI_J6jMSnOc7k/s1600/IMG_0267.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXbCkRhD89eKlmOFsB94BJkt4Wvfd-EZ6rc5rECugEZmOBxCA7sa4BF0rNoQxkURPcEZgklHOATybnnHyIp37PGS7PtNeELY05VRawE6AjwJgJCHBhl0NWzQJa_KLzVqI_J6jMSnOc7k/s320/IMG_0267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702127858009483842" /></a>The little wine rack and the appliance garage under the glassed cabinet were built by Ed. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsraUdb3ryB5hwE_fwlgzuJpG3g9_p-QcOaeOLJWJjJSpa0fOttjt3tWJvSz3C4Vzcck3WPPZFHyLmVSTEehO_EvY2L1JXxuR8zQ5iFCzTOZ2-N8AGFfdQCCE0GEnmU5ocyow8oLgsRI/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsraUdb3ryB5hwE_fwlgzuJpG3g9_p-QcOaeOLJWJjJSpa0fOttjt3tWJvSz3C4Vzcck3WPPZFHyLmVSTEehO_EvY2L1JXxuR8zQ5iFCzTOZ2-N8AGFfdQCCE0GEnmU5ocyow8oLgsRI/s320/IMG_0268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702122888528140578" /></a>These shelves are strong and ever so useful. It will take awhile before I get the right blend of usefulness and prettiness in the arrangement of dishes, but for now I can reach for everything.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX_jfOqVg92TfhgDgiutgBxCmDvDmJjUKOKVuWAQ7I31f7BrhAYe5mUj5i_kGarRl1X7iHj_QHwm_8XpvRxWgt4O39PEl8PcDhN8Px-7SHkkkMNhM01HKII4Ya_z8MS7DOgdqJOe8EBE/s1600/IMG_0269.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX_jfOqVg92TfhgDgiutgBxCmDvDmJjUKOKVuWAQ7I31f7BrhAYe5mUj5i_kGarRl1X7iHj_QHwm_8XpvRxWgt4O39PEl8PcDhN8Px-7SHkkkMNhM01HKII4Ya_z8MS7DOgdqJOe8EBE/s320/IMG_0269.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702122883861465442" /></a>This had been planned as a coffee station, but I seem to have given up coffee in favor of tea since the summer, and this space works very well. The cabinet houses teas and lots of cups and the new tea pot that Cheshire gave me for my birthday.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL30M29TkIgQMKhYSeodPxHdbAac3YajU1MGlf-l1I3thsquAm5AXuLeTz2GTvV41UVwmIEwu4WXQ0wGzD7aKolgqtAbv9B8JPW6Nr5NRoSpI59nADoilIyH_WqwaXpFX85m_QAV65PuY/s1600/IMG_0270.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL30M29TkIgQMKhYSeodPxHdbAac3YajU1MGlf-l1I3thsquAm5AXuLeTz2GTvV41UVwmIEwu4WXQ0wGzD7aKolgqtAbv9B8JPW6Nr5NRoSpI59nADoilIyH_WqwaXpFX85m_QAV65PuY/s320/IMG_0270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702122878867162018" /></a>Beneath the tea station, is a cabinet without a door which was designed to fit the dog's crate. This is a small house and there was not good place for the crate. Since we moved in, the crate has sat in the back hall. It wasn't so bad but it was drafty and just not a part of the house. I swear Latkah likes this better, as evidenced by her napping. I did buy a door and knob for this cabinet, in light of the possibility that the next owner of the house may not have a tiny dog.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBeWol3fn1CutljzbilHsse07dCbJoJCzMkC5phUq4S-rzoS9vQXTd9hELPDI32RJd2Z8rPgzx6mAGEsWyNLOq1QAmRJhrj3oXNz9zKUz-h8awkFNxFRi7W2q8jgOFfKrAq4RU3VN1qc/s1600/IMG_0272.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBeWol3fn1CutljzbilHsse07dCbJoJCzMkC5phUq4S-rzoS9vQXTd9hELPDI32RJd2Z8rPgzx6mAGEsWyNLOq1QAmRJhrj3oXNz9zKUz-h8awkFNxFRi7W2q8jgOFfKrAq4RU3VN1qc/s320/IMG_0272.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702096991444339282" /></a>And this is the pull down table for Julia to eat her breakfast, thereby staying in the same room that I am as I rush around making breakfast and packing school lunch. It has also come in handy to hang out in the kitchen doing home work or coloring while I am cooking. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ph2BprksOq-koianoR24m_SgKYiDM9CVn5k5PcaVqbBJNJ2J6uIjGZ22eggJR6MT5sbR_PdN9eBWizfj2J1NBcnh3hgSqrnvxR7i4HgHJo_bEOg2Y9utrwjvvIRDX2RpWZKt3tleGrM/s1600/IMG_0273.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ph2BprksOq-koianoR24m_SgKYiDM9CVn5k5PcaVqbBJNJ2J6uIjGZ22eggJR6MT5sbR_PdN9eBWizfj2J1NBcnh3hgSqrnvxR7i4HgHJo_bEOg2Y9utrwjvvIRDX2RpWZKt3tleGrM/s320/IMG_0273.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702096984424491890" /></a>And it folds up and practically disappears.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDTj-Gpeyvfzal31pA7279eFQQpX9tiHxvLu7DxacKy8HI9bkanwDZEM_bWTmWaE9uAIn7iSJuXHwvV-1_A-GwP8ZEHkP8dMAaVZWLbxg-H9BII09ib45xwjKQeL7OZw1yTXei5leoPw/s1600/IMG_0274.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDTj-Gpeyvfzal31pA7279eFQQpX9tiHxvLu7DxacKy8HI9bkanwDZEM_bWTmWaE9uAIn7iSJuXHwvV-1_A-GwP8ZEHkP8dMAaVZWLbxg-H9BII09ib45xwjKQeL7OZw1yTXei5leoPw/s320/IMG_0274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702096987943541266" /></a>And the chairs hang in the back hall and take up very little space.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-60962220485932781092011-12-13T04:20:00.008-06:002011-12-13T04:36:22.799-06:00<div>Frig moved back into the kitchen yesterday. Ed will be doing on trim work today, running a water line to the frig, and putting in a new thermostat. The last has nothing to do with my kitchen but needed nonetheless. More moving in on Wednesday. It all looks so sterile right now.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt0cn4_j-_lalYR8U3elk3MldMCvT2oUlDZZuvnne4Tfh3GMpqqs0adXNE-yX3_G4drc-hdiAaZ6EEMkwZvjj3RVnbnhiv1mMuuJHiAKo2G2_2YRc887t8hE4pFKf9Mh_dX1XxVcRaUs/s1600/DSCN1320.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt0cn4_j-_lalYR8U3elk3MldMCvT2oUlDZZuvnne4Tfh3GMpqqs0adXNE-yX3_G4drc-hdiAaZ6EEMkwZvjj3RVnbnhiv1mMuuJHiAKo2G2_2YRc887t8hE4pFKf9Mh_dX1XxVcRaUs/s320/DSCN1320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685558663341303586" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPrvld_BwOjcjNPCyWIDSBv-ossbdESyrJxTeVXmMVRVK45ZQAsLV5WHdP498UgL3Q24NufUNi_xp47rdTQJRACUsUKXcrlAJeE5QsOh_XRSmQMz9jpqr1uq5eVXP_SDc5brH9050ZGw/s1600/DSCN1321.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-w7uBMFRRjxytZE3InFx8KU4_80KKoAfjo4zpxT54rsujWj53aZP6_bIpaq7x80xUtd4aTjGrmCIKQ1H7nsQvoiwAkoPhNSWb-q5s_CUUKAOVDX98bzzU4XYUzd24G8VNwdOPhDo5Zs/s320/DSCN1237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671730391696702290" /></a>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-28935405605891629962011-11-05T23:05:00.000-05:002011-11-05T23:08:31.693-05:00November 1, 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0JI2Zjr_sCIZSxtmvTfY6PsU-8JVKcBsx7guw2we213YHx9UyLkS1rv3h-1pjOkVK_Ob32E2JRhZ3OGjkBYasqu7jhj-h-QfFMEFMC33yl8D8kU3uw0KeAsiwLg92We2zkGKBaoWQ9g/s1600/DSCN1233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0JI2Zjr_sCIZSxtmvTfY6PsU-8JVKcBsx7guw2we213YHx9UyLkS1rv3h-1pjOkVK_Ob32E2JRhZ3OGjkBYasqu7jhj-h-QfFMEFMC33yl8D8kU3uw0KeAsiwLg92We2zkGKBaoWQ9g/s320/DSCN1233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671729712680684786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-L-UZyK_NMoBoktUDeSPKT6dnKA3-bGW7A2Rx5cQTcvHMlOGGlqo8brnAOxN-FR0e8tljapJnPLf4lwtS4w8C2TZEB-yAvpSYN-qTTNK_D7fhrux4w6-5FSFaCKc36A-u_pf2b1LLmE/s1600/DSCN1232.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-L-UZyK_NMoBoktUDeSPKT6dnKA3-bGW7A2Rx5cQTcvHMlOGGlqo8brnAOxN-FR0e8tljapJnPLf4lwtS4w8C2TZEB-yAvpSYN-qTTNK_D7fhrux4w6-5FSFaCKc36A-u_pf2b1LLmE/s320/DSCN1232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671729706470705634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjIWZnUyTtUUOh8AxsdbhCPcrZ9y2pfDmIje6aOnPprbTV7Gy_iXzDk9DN5LuavXp0th_90WJqiEObnwOeU2PkDxAAsNwMyagshdmz9_9Idq-A2j_oG7MQ5lowxmKeMF1S2N6AkFYe5A/s1600/DSCN1234.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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And the first cabinet is in the room. Yahoo!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsUC_OtoU0q320u-F-wfG37tPo_w6mm9cM6xpc0-1zBbNTAMwzuQH6E9KM4x5JY9Dvc-Aj-CkF-j4xtmlOs6pOHT-j1gcxm-QvdbPQ_iwUnw9nTwzp1UjEf85uhNnCbXj57tQZzZDcLY/s1600/DSCN1221.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsUC_OtoU0q320u-F-wfG37tPo_w6mm9cM6xpc0-1zBbNTAMwzuQH6E9KM4x5JY9Dvc-Aj-CkF-j4xtmlOs6pOHT-j1gcxm-QvdbPQ_iwUnw9nTwzp1UjEf85uhNnCbXj57tQZzZDcLY/s320/DSCN1221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669848814416615026" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjm7ISdTBAe_E_sc3dw_ZzPoyjbLh0y7xXAMzb8mqkWqSilPtaRco-m4_tu_l-XlNP2xguNgSzwaxIZIUBIgZoz8qA5Ry3kNci0DpJkiBrX9RXzrX8MR9-snG9lY5R5dq-Kdge7ViB8Y/s1600/DSCN1220.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjm7ISdTBAe_E_sc3dw_ZzPoyjbLh0y7xXAMzb8mqkWqSilPtaRco-m4_tu_l-XlNP2xguNgSzwaxIZIUBIgZoz8qA5Ry3kNci0DpJkiBrX9RXzrX8MR9-snG9lY5R5dq-Kdge7ViB8Y/s320/DSCN1220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669848808140789506" /></a>This is the sample of the formica and the color of the painted pieces that Ed will build -- wine rack, dish shelves, and microwave shelf. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOV5amUi9u5PnEAqI6as-jArFHczAll_rKam9XBA9BgiUuxfoIy1dFirfJ3pZlEQhXoAH2pRGZcIgyOas59OA9fScgzFhnsHIGH67yJQmi3HfLR5oz184qWq-XzO4e7tl8z_vQuS829k/s1600/DSCN1222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOV5amUi9u5PnEAqI6as-jArFHczAll_rKam9XBA9BgiUuxfoIy1dFirfJ3pZlEQhXoAH2pRGZcIgyOas59OA9fScgzFhnsHIGH67yJQmi3HfLR5oz184qWq-XzO4e7tl8z_vQuS829k/s320/DSCN1222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669848803171658354" /></a>Today, the sink and faucet arrived. And I like them!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-19775023189899096722011-10-25T12:11:00.003-05:002011-10-25T12:16:11.353-05:00The hood and pendant lights<div><br /></div><a href="http://www.ventingdirect.com/imagebase/resized/x500/brilliabykobeimages/brillia_by_kobe_rax9430sf_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 753px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.ventingdirect.com/imagebase/resized/x500/brilliabykobeimages/brillia_by_kobe_rax9430sf_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The hood is ordered. Brillia is a brand created by Kobe for Costco. So, some of the benefits of the higher priced Kobe for at least $200 cheaper. And I needed that for my budget.<br /><a href="http://images.rejuvenation.com/2engine/2madetoorder.png?basepart=C750&fin1=BN&oalength=22&shade1_height=6.5&shade1=301CL10&vaulted=YES&switch_added=NO&lamping=INCANDESCENT&rot_view=x15y0z0&mag=300x380" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 380px;" src="http://images.rejuvenation.com/2engine/2madetoorder.png?basepart=C750&fin1=BN&oalength=22&shade1_height=6.5&shade1=301CL10&vaulted=YES&switch_added=NO&lamping=INCANDESCENT&rot_view=x15y0z0&mag=300x380" border="0" alt="" /></a>I just ordered two of these. One in front of each window. I added the vaulted option so that the light can swing away in front of the window if necessary.<div><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-46969436403914023302011-10-24T16:38:00.002-05:002011-10-24T16:40:10.642-05:00<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">My rather desperate plea on Gardenweb.com. Too many numbers and calculations. And i am having an impossible time figuring this one out. And it should have been ordered yesterday. The one bright spot is that I think this is the last technical decision I have to make regarding kitchen renovations.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The post:</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I posted a more general question about range hoods and got a short, terse reply. Now I understanding why!!! It is a crazy jungle out there!! Choosing a range hood has been really challenging for me. (I admit to wishing I just went along with my GC’s recommendation and did not look further) I need help. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Background: I am looking for a 30" stainless steel wall mounted chimney range hood. I am not changing out appliances with the renovation. My present gas stove has a cfm rating of 585. If I change out the stove in a few years, the gas stove I have my eye on has a rating of 920. The duct size is 6”. I cook a good deal but just for two and I do not cook much meat. Although we do eat fish which I usually do in the oven. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Challenge: Unfortunately, this is a budget renovation. I am looking to spend no more than $800 for a range hood and if I could get away with less than that, I would be very happy.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I don’t have a good read on any of these brands except for Broan and Kobe, but the Kobe doesn’t seem to be a “real” Kobe. I can’t afford a real Kobe.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Anyway, does anyone know if any of these brands or models are pure junk or are the real winner? Anecdotal evidence would be great. I know these are not the glamour work horses that are so often talked about on this board. If there are any other brands I should consider, please let me know. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Zephyr ZAN-E30A</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Zephyr ZSA-E30B (I like this one)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Zephyr BVE-E30AS</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Windster RA-14L30</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Windster RA-7730</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Windster RA-77B30</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Broan EW5830</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">XO Ventilation XOS30S</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">XO Ventilation XOB30S</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Cavaliere-Euro AP238-PSF-30</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Cavaliere-Euro SV218B2-30</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Cavaliere-Euro AP238-PS29-30</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Brillia by Kobe RAX9430SF-1</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Air King GRAN30SS</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Do I strike the tone of holding on to sanity by my fingernails? </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #353535"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Thanks for the help.</span></p>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-91056501058028680642011-10-23T20:18:00.001-05:002011-10-23T20:21:49.415-05:00October 21, 2011 the first mudding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yuGgir8PDOeIoSCVGTHP9JOmHusZEbghvzdOV50TjiebBjbXFNsCp-pE0zzL6KtJ9ZdUDn7ZOcwH-YHM45MZuxpEyafxc45OqmGN4N35RUXktrrIypL69ee-s6sQ891gebCKO3BnvWA/s1600/DSCN1214.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yuGgir8PDOeIoSCVGTHP9JOmHusZEbghvzdOV50TjiebBjbXFNsCp-pE0zzL6KtJ9ZdUDn7ZOcwH-YHM45MZuxpEyafxc45OqmGN4N35RUXktrrIypL69ee-s6sQ891gebCKO3BnvWA/s320/DSCN1214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666862597657189586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZOJzu1iS7R89GOIPU9T_bedhALqZiZAnBeru_zp1ugDkOtDwa6htbLDVKhe9h1jykHr5EGioXxeZVFjqVQ11TRdDNm8rOV3qaXCrGYtExxzpFvqWeYHYaIYCKMzlQRujBUANrb9oMpU/s1600/DSCN1216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZOJzu1iS7R89GOIPU9T_bedhALqZiZAnBeru_zp1ugDkOtDwa6htbLDVKhe9h1jykHr5EGioXxeZVFjqVQ11TRdDNm8rOV3qaXCrGYtExxzpFvqWeYHYaIYCKMzlQRujBUANrb9oMpU/s320/DSCN1216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666862593708588642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa3STmaok2znaS1paZ4eZkC4-TgPhCyT-H73yp2DO2l8sbRYbHrjFKHqb1ymHvYPUVAG4q-h9n96kITbquDcIG0ab4H6YoNoW9eW4ZDErv832BRgbRZlv1l1qXf19pgBPlyEJdHFeQzM/s1600/DSCN1217.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa3STmaok2znaS1paZ4eZkC4-TgPhCyT-H73yp2DO2l8sbRYbHrjFKHqb1ymHvYPUVAG4q-h9n96kITbquDcIG0ab4H6YoNoW9eW4ZDErv832BRgbRZlv1l1qXf19pgBPlyEJdHFeQzM/s320/DSCN1217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666862591762152802" /></a>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-59646429908997932472011-10-23T12:41:00.001-05:002011-10-23T12:47:46.835-05:00October 19, 2011<div>Dry wall!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4bCmx1QBAwaUoGbERVGeN_GRQ7ln5wXHzinjTeNjee78o2ULDeT6UulA6fgXyFUNNrm5MubojvIkQr3K6QdnAJCG0nD2mbkogbOHREfNUALO297zQ8DJlAzGQmMmQ6L7logRAYwZk14/s1600/DSCN1204.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4bCmx1QBAwaUoGbERVGeN_GRQ7ln5wXHzinjTeNjee78o2ULDeT6UulA6fgXyFUNNrm5MubojvIkQr3K6QdnAJCG0nD2mbkogbOHREfNUALO297zQ8DJlAzGQmMmQ6L7logRAYwZk14/s320/DSCN1204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666744588019546546" /></a>Wasps' nest corner again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NwToSkogPlvS_GgdLu3j4eq7qfgc6LUqBGc1-UxIffej30vtKu11uU3_s_GSiMb1Ck_WD_Y6vyJIMez3QeEYPezQMLAfInEPoaL2G1AxOtA31yLFrUOt3RwDZkD6HF7gq307g08uRTQ/s1600/DSCN1205.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NwToSkogPlvS_GgdLu3j4eq7qfgc6LUqBGc1-UxIffej30vtKu11uU3_s_GSiMb1Ck_WD_Y6vyJIMez3QeEYPezQMLAfInEPoaL2G1AxOtA31yLFrUOt3RwDZkD6HF7gq307g08uRTQ/s320/DSCN1205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666744576269112834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJapAk1_8ruzBGZYtfjwdQTagHIAUL12LgKaVxtOYrqMUf380yN50ddAev_gUF6_C8rWGpj1rYwtB4USgHetEJPKgPIArtiA7DRsyHpanRf-spEuzUPQ_qXKd_Im0kvh0TWGABiL14Do/s1600/DSCN1203.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJapAk1_8ruzBGZYtfjwdQTagHIAUL12LgKaVxtOYrqMUf380yN50ddAev_gUF6_C8rWGpj1rYwtB4USgHetEJPKgPIArtiA7DRsyHpanRf-spEuzUPQ_qXKd_Im0kvh0TWGABiL14Do/s320/DSCN1203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666744578404397378" /></a>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-91819632694094588782011-10-23T12:34:00.002-05:002011-10-23T12:41:21.164-05:00October 18, 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgOPI0XAzdFzmkR7xLdXYScBBhg2Qugu-Dteax9IMtIYzZTk0rJ9za1o0WHBuUP_xl1fwGtR0hZs96ZixVf1G_ptJra0DtjOOEK16mnHiEppDaan2mWW1p48wnkEEsB_HD7FToXL5XVg/s1600/DSCN1198.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgOPI0XAzdFzmkR7xLdXYScBBhg2Qugu-Dteax9IMtIYzZTk0rJ9za1o0WHBuUP_xl1fwGtR0hZs96ZixVf1G_ptJra0DtjOOEK16mnHiEppDaan2mWW1p48wnkEEsB_HD7FToXL5XVg/s320/DSCN1198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666742865704649090" /></a>The insulation was blown in and almost immediately the room felt warmer and quieter. I wish I could do this to the bedrooms. I can't but good to remember for future projects. The blowing in was very quick although Ed prepared for it for hours. It did smell, not awful but a definite chemical smell. The windows stayed open for the rest of the day until we went to sleep, and the next day, and by the third day, the smell was gone. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5q0RrrIM2QXZ05SOcYZzd3THRsTH3K98CiJVGZc12mc3uBJjt0roEJ8qQH610TyKPKBLRqr7x8_JsQEepCFxAIB6IG6t-ztumVxI3UN5mJJdwCtmDydloDeznDZcQOxbeZ4LgKtT_lg/s1600/DSCN1199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5q0RrrIM2QXZ05SOcYZzd3THRsTH3K98CiJVGZc12mc3uBJjt0roEJ8qQH610TyKPKBLRqr7x8_JsQEepCFxAIB6IG6t-ztumVxI3UN5mJJdwCtmDydloDeznDZcQOxbeZ4LgKtT_lg/s320/DSCN1199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666742861322253362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH8eLg8F8KSm3WjzxsX1mNaFQjOPPwHZK0sTQNRfPhjq_vwvEpGG3Lc6OwId-cv_Um1Sx7L22MkwEUJjK6M4ScmKT57mS6dOa-KsKtXb_HRrkV2-ez0xjcZiNsBjDU2NN5xbtdZGdX50/s1600/DSCN1201.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH8eLg8F8KSm3WjzxsX1mNaFQjOPPwHZK0sTQNRfPhjq_vwvEpGG3Lc6OwId-cv_Um1Sx7L22MkwEUJjK6M4ScmKT57mS6dOa-KsKtXb_HRrkV2-ez0xjcZiNsBjDU2NN5xbtdZGdX50/s320/DSCN1201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666742856524378770" /></a>So, now this ceiling corner where the wasps' nest was gets a special picture. This is the last picture with the exposed beams. Yahoo!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-63876599360408485212011-10-23T09:47:00.003-05:002011-10-23T09:50:49.038-05:00Sink and faucet order<a href="http://cdn.nationalbuildersupply.com/images/images_consolidated/delta-4153-ss-dst.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://cdn.nationalbuildersupply.com/images/images_consolidated/delta-4153-ss-dst.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal bold 146.5%/normal arial; "><span id="ctl00_cphBodyContainer_rZoneProducts_Body_Main_ctl06_rRule_ctl00_ctl00_lblDisplayName">Delta Linden Single Handle PullOut Kitchen Faucet 4153-SS-DST Stainless</span></h1></span><a href="http://cdn.nationalbuildersupply.com/images/images_consolidated/kohler-k-3373-4-na.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="http://cdn.nationalbuildersupply.com/images/images_consolidated/kohler-k-3373-4-na.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://cdn.nationalbuildersupply.com/images/images_consolidated/kohler-k-3373-4-na.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:medium;">Kohler Verse Self-Rimming Stainless Steel 22": 33" Kitchen Sink K-3373-4-NA</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span id="ctl00_cphBodyContainer_rZoneProducts_Body_Main_ctl06_rRule_ctl00_ctl00_lblDisplayName"><br /></span></div><div><span id="ctl00_cphBodyContainer_rZoneProducts_Body_Main_ctl06_rRule_ctl00_ctl00_lblDisplayName"><br /></span></div></span>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-30105553356283073052011-10-17T10:33:00.002-05:002011-10-17T10:36:38.134-05:00Sink ordering and resourcehttp://bestkitchensink.org/ -- very good resource for finding out about stainless steel sinks<div>http://www.faucetdirect.com -- good online source for sink and faucet</div><div>http://www.nationalbuildersupply.com -- another online supply house</div><div>http://www.galaxytoolsupply.com/ -- one more</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-42477855884985596422011-10-16T22:35:00.002-05:002011-10-16T22:44:36.029-05:00After day 5<div>The kitchen is clean down to the studs. Every nail and screw is pulled out of wood and some of the walls have been reinforced and re-supported. The electrician put in a lot of new wiring. Lots of what I had was pretty old and it seems that the mice has chewed threw wire covering almost to bare wire. Now it is all new and ready for another inspector.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcxD_KMBWsaHuQ62VLsuRb14V6ONy5paLnHj8JGJ-f7pM6yTnfequYxOoF8C09ffamiYZG3_m5Q_spUolY2ZdXL6FQGId15lWzYAAC1jB7letVKCl7EEi-AJtQeAdFDfOvLbjsqLLxDQ/s1600/DSCN1172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcxD_KMBWsaHuQ62VLsuRb14V6ONy5paLnHj8JGJ-f7pM6yTnfequYxOoF8C09ffamiYZG3_m5Q_spUolY2ZdXL6FQGId15lWzYAAC1jB7letVKCl7EEi-AJtQeAdFDfOvLbjsqLLxDQ/s320/DSCN1172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664300662856278738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR0W2e-ARj1EGQoIWGmqucaDvjV8-n4vzINyF4S9-15EISp_9CcSu0kI2hV19PpTBdpUG9s3aeZo3dJFb1CoHqbwLhsR-HrY2ZsL64SA5zEDK9nXfd6xowOZYe60ZlFgsz_x1D6X-Xj4/s1600/DSCN1173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR0W2e-ARj1EGQoIWGmqucaDvjV8-n4vzINyF4S9-15EISp_9CcSu0kI2hV19PpTBdpUG9s3aeZo3dJFb1CoHqbwLhsR-HrY2ZsL64SA5zEDK9nXfd6xowOZYe60ZlFgsz_x1D6X-Xj4/s320/DSCN1173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664300660497086834" /></a>Door leading to the dining room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4fr5fgFnuiBoIzV6VHTF3mdkB3676eXVS8mB23oU5kmGpSbUDVoQ1vXYp0M9PPUi5iiqF7ceBiGCOWxIzDgIMdus5erLliaouitNXA6eND_nUafI7lTeCZy54EVzI9oj8UWtsJJxB2I/s1600/DSCN1179.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4fr5fgFnuiBoIzV6VHTF3mdkB3676eXVS8mB23oU5kmGpSbUDVoQ1vXYp0M9PPUi5iiqF7ceBiGCOWxIzDgIMdus5erLliaouitNXA6eND_nUafI7lTeCZy54EVzI9oj8UWtsJJxB2I/s320/DSCN1179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664300651323608962" /></a>Door leading to the back hall.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEHeama7gIWg-7dGNxwHiLRLto8_7gAycuInfeI1wH5rVfK0VYbxMKQotvOq4W10GCv6vFBwcd8VSJ7f9kz72ENCa4VnZGmexWRu78C9NTFcmp-O4G-isYE_fycwO4Liahc7GUaNQU6c/s1600/DSCN1175.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEHeama7gIWg-7dGNxwHiLRLto8_7gAycuInfeI1wH5rVfK0VYbxMKQotvOq4W10GCv6vFBwcd8VSJ7f9kz72ENCa4VnZGmexWRu78C9NTFcmp-O4G-isYE_fycwO4Liahc7GUaNQU6c/s320/DSCN1175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664300647377648386" /></a>Cam lights and a new fan mounting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1T7jG7Pju2WFARQ6krkdn6iIfI7v-ScyYPHT2rCqpha5plv77shvW-r0JlhpbaPeUjkCuxbFdJuZptweLnowqZh4mfljNU1aOCnbaFgbq9vqvgvx-Bmau97m4YZ2kCl_RYCvnemGBHs/s1600/DSCN1177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1T7jG7Pju2WFARQ6krkdn6iIfI7v-ScyYPHT2rCqpha5plv77shvW-r0JlhpbaPeUjkCuxbFdJuZptweLnowqZh4mfljNU1aOCnbaFgbq9vqvgvx-Bmau97m4YZ2kCl_RYCvnemGBHs/s320/DSCN1177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664300648761547474" /></a>The corner where the wasps' nest was.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-1469270737074944302011-10-15T04:43:00.002-05:002011-10-15T04:54:14.753-05:00After day 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbddl2FEy8arFpdxy-3cf9z0d7-MXQTCq1CNnlyDmcwRsDlGkmLbjcUbUWaO9y_CVqjOSh33w5RqFJ_eGpW0bc3hGpNKIpLnp7I9PGLAAJtZcLvfeEqTiLpdRq6p5hHfV1ixaKum63Wvk/s1600/DSCN1170.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbddl2FEy8arFpdxy-3cf9z0d7-MXQTCq1CNnlyDmcwRsDlGkmLbjcUbUWaO9y_CVqjOSh33w5RqFJ_eGpW0bc3hGpNKIpLnp7I9PGLAAJtZcLvfeEqTiLpdRq6p5hHfV1ixaKum63Wvk/s320/DSCN1170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653809576647906" /></a>About of third of this insulation was a mouse nesting grounds. More evidence of mice was found in the insulation in the basement. Uck! And I am happy to be rid of it. It was old and no longer smelled. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeesndfTC8dhd51I0OQSFcmufLXzueZ6xR-ajbp9KIGB2VV1dMBd_UAUtdl-TaNnfjdSqmsElZjRNvlu4p4vwNEcKDVOgN_CMxcuBuiXRu-sFBXpg-8M850646OrxLQBGgcEt8vdeYu7c/s1600/DSCN1169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeesndfTC8dhd51I0OQSFcmufLXzueZ6xR-ajbp9KIGB2VV1dMBd_UAUtdl-TaNnfjdSqmsElZjRNvlu4p4vwNEcKDVOgN_CMxcuBuiXRu-sFBXpg-8M850646OrxLQBGgcEt8vdeYu7c/s320/DSCN1169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653799831397906" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hTm0r8q9jz85nhaGwR3Ectrdg6JyzCcFNkRpiyIECqOInm9oZ4sTCDERQ3ek9LKoVB9t0hsqpGU4owulxwcPJoAhLk7hZ7BqnpxdVv5NmwswRVHrbGy7aTiP-SP5PmA3FOyaoobIwjQ/s1600/DSCN1168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hTm0r8q9jz85nhaGwR3Ectrdg6JyzCcFNkRpiyIECqOInm9oZ4sTCDERQ3ek9LKoVB9t0hsqpGU4owulxwcPJoAhLk7hZ7BqnpxdVv5NmwswRVHrbGy7aTiP-SP5PmA3FOyaoobIwjQ/s320/DSCN1168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653795293301522" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScZCfzJobnupBpMuLANQaZOMA3G7nLwQLjN2PAv-MDrUfuci_zT1A59aWTxnWX29qY7pC3LogtDWU0SKlb2jiGQAbuLvmAsHAbc85hNwFIkcwV2Kn_BDVuvtEgrv1jMWa5U6lJRl8LXU/s1600/DSCN1166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScZCfzJobnupBpMuLANQaZOMA3G7nLwQLjN2PAv-MDrUfuci_zT1A59aWTxnWX29qY7pC3LogtDWU0SKlb2jiGQAbuLvmAsHAbc85hNwFIkcwV2Kn_BDVuvtEgrv1jMWa5U6lJRl8LXU/s320/DSCN1166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653223350991618" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWC2DO6dI9rfuBwL8pMxQcUDDBXvTkWA_bgNKBRndxk_CnWhkrSjIl1T-hRjG34ztd6mzDKQWeufdSNItmTs8qtNmJez9Zyi1oj2HhSmifS8qFGANEbjDbIr7kH9pElKAtuczduGpAqU/s1600/DSCN1165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWC2DO6dI9rfuBwL8pMxQcUDDBXvTkWA_bgNKBRndxk_CnWhkrSjIl1T-hRjG34ztd6mzDKQWeufdSNItmTs8qtNmJez9Zyi1oj2HhSmifS8qFGANEbjDbIr7kH9pElKAtuczduGpAqU/s320/DSCN1165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653215266960994" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HKsdXSAdKZGu0AUrjXIV4sE1K4jDHUoYZ12apzFHbLB32NGSLPdC9-jJFG27YckXSRH3sz8pnYU5hthyphenhyphenSRsY1KvDClOo1LN071mWBQaItjBPpLuLVKyfgez6fQDAmFIsd6PleC7ociM/s1600/DSCN1164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HKsdXSAdKZGu0AUrjXIV4sE1K4jDHUoYZ12apzFHbLB32NGSLPdC9-jJFG27YckXSRH3sz8pnYU5hthyphenhyphenSRsY1KvDClOo1LN071mWBQaItjBPpLuLVKyfgez6fQDAmFIsd6PleC7ociM/s320/DSCN1164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663653205430978898" /></a>Here is the old wasp's nest that was in one corner of the room. Empty now, but impressive.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-64535736627960322582011-10-15T04:38:00.002-05:002011-10-15T04:43:18.364-05:00After day 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMarkYCJUQ_-D9DOW7sppyEPmLzUlM2FDTWi5YleFZh8Ncd9244YHhO5i9-b4nhixHaFfNoU1Io7nwVbiqNNDW3BbluTJwELIrQE8EMXnr4CWVzRHlYN-496TzRNgdT5WuJhzeHwEzgcY/s1600/DSCN1163.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMarkYCJUQ_-D9DOW7sppyEPmLzUlM2FDTWi5YleFZh8Ncd9244YHhO5i9-b4nhixHaFfNoU1Io7nwVbiqNNDW3BbluTJwELIrQE8EMXnr4CWVzRHlYN-496TzRNgdT5WuJhzeHwEzgcY/s320/DSCN1163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663651891702429970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGlp51iPMjX1jfY6hj3wXh-2c-jxwuQvij14mVhx-jkbgQ0mSmxiXRqt4-bF4kdmSZcOWik27wXV9KMlD3rrosfI5ZTFJ0F7xdL8jus23xyifFeMfYibCqbQiZXpAcDVwN-vXj4QgXDs/s1600/DSCN1162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGlp51iPMjX1jfY6hj3wXh-2c-jxwuQvij14mVhx-jkbgQ0mSmxiXRqt4-bF4kdmSZcOWik27wXV9KMlD3rrosfI5ZTFJ0F7xdL8jus23xyifFeMfYibCqbQiZXpAcDVwN-vXj4QgXDs/s320/DSCN1162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663651883632258066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVQVHWeGYI7mi-_JM1Aj3fvzdQWhyphenhyphenau3DuSGuzRmcRovIaztNUfrlSCcnTUFUUi3AOaHJOv0T6dBSdW266cVtzCmRdPT6_G_SEL9jibpFOySz809daoaL5vSjHgIXhcFC5TI8cYcSgLg/s1600/DSCN1161.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVQVHWeGYI7mi-_JM1Aj3fvzdQWhyphenhyphenau3DuSGuzRmcRovIaztNUfrlSCcnTUFUUi3AOaHJOv0T6dBSdW266cVtzCmRdPT6_G_SEL9jibpFOySz809daoaL5vSjHgIXhcFC5TI8cYcSgLg/s320/DSCN1161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663651875326031618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnl1MBpcXfFS8hoRDA827zOXW309zgNe_kp_uELU5I-lXaFCxq32TW7Q-hm9ZRzs1itWJGa5MF8UkpksHmywSrBOIyErlQFRIUtZAF838nw-17ZMCUoGHOqFXW7kSfPAgK416cwgwdYM/s1600/DSCN1160.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnl1MBpcXfFS8hoRDA827zOXW309zgNe_kp_uELU5I-lXaFCxq32TW7Q-hm9ZRzs1itWJGa5MF8UkpksHmywSrBOIyErlQFRIUtZAF838nw-17ZMCUoGHOqFXW7kSfPAgK416cwgwdYM/s320/DSCN1160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663651872332883810" /></a>The kitchen without cabinets and appliances. I didn't take pictures of the painting that was done during the summer renovation. The lighter green is going back on the new walls.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-29933813203529252912011-10-15T04:34:00.000-05:002011-10-15T04:37:45.610-05:00Kitchen before renovation.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T92JpNVbZJC6kznOD_X2bdTXBFPpy_APsYMugCO8VwjHghTjmSw5Zf7LEGiylY5tUbeQUpOBhpcV823S1z82kTiuqMFVtpMMXle_gkx0qhUnPMbBpUlyUaQFgyYimpd2qX472b_5BJk/s1600/DSCN0833.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T92JpNVbZJC6kznOD_X2bdTXBFPpy_APsYMugCO8VwjHghTjmSw5Zf7LEGiylY5tUbeQUpOBhpcV823S1z82kTiuqMFVtpMMXle_gkx0qhUnPMbBpUlyUaQFgyYimpd2qX472b_5BJk/s320/DSCN0833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663650444504674194" /></a>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-9670755984069072292011-09-05T18:36:00.002-05:002011-09-05T18:46:05.095-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><table width="90%"><tbody><tr><td>I no longer remember the revision number on my kitchen design. When I first started reading this forum, I wondered about people posting design after design. I never thought I would do more than two or three. Well, I tweaked it so many times, I lost count. But I am getting closer. Close enough that I want to order cabinets within the next month. So does my contractor. If I was sure of everything, I would be more excited. This is nail bitting time! Any general comments on the design are very welcomed. (Pictures of the kitchen as it is can be found here: http://acrosstherubricon.blogspot.com/2010/02/kitchen-as-it-is.html)<p>Layout:</p><p><img src="webkit-fake-url://9724487D-49CB-40BA-97FA-EF02FBDC685B/image.tiff" /></p><p>Three of the four walls of the room:<img src="webkit-fake-url://1BE2AFD9-B7AA-4C89-9806-AC7E9954C2A2/image.tiff" /></p><p><img src="webkit-fake-url://8EA4FBBF-FF32-413F-90CF-FF6EB6179EEC/image.tiff" /></p><p>The stove wall. I wanted all the appliances that could be off the countertop to be sort of built in. The 15 inch box will <a href="http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg091935389753.html#" id="itxthook0" rel="nofollow" class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" style="float: none !important; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; font-family: inherit; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-width: 0.1em; "><span id="itxthook0w0" class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static; display: inline; white-space: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-weight: inherit; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;">house</span></a> the microwave.</p><p><img src="webkit-fake-url://2800B812-CDC4-434C-833A-1220F0501686/image.tiff" /></p><p>Design: I am thrilled to finally arrive at this version with the shelves along part of one wall and turning the corner. What are anyone’s experiences with this much shelving? Any negatives? I figure that this is a very cheap part of my design and I could always put in cabinets later. The windows are not going to change and I’ve designed cabinets/shelve units over and over and know my options.) I was thinking of painting the shelves the Creekside Green, the wall they are on is Soft Fern.</p><p>I am insecure on the long, china cabinet-like cabinet on the other end of the sink wall. Any thoughts? I need some sort of appliance garage (I hate that term) and that is the 18†cabinet underneath. Anyone have pictures of something like this.</p><p>Color, Color, Color: I still teeter between white or wood! When will it stop??! The floors are newly refinished oak, blond with nice wood graining. Three walls are Benjamin Moore’s Soft Fern; the fourth wall is Creekside Green. The molding and trim on the whole first <a href="http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg091935389753.html#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" style="float: none !important; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; font-family: inherit; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-width: 0.1em; "><span id="itxthook1w0" class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static; display: inline; white-space: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-weight: inherit; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;">floor</span></a> is Martha Stewart’s Glass of Milk. My question is whether I should try to match the Milk color for the cabinets or go with a clear maple. The style will be a shaker door with slab drawers.</p><p><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=Softfern.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/Softfern.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p>Soft Fern: wall color for three walls in kitchen.</p><p><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=Creeksidegreen.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/Creeksidegreen.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Creekside Green: color of accent wall in kitchen. Right now, this is the back door wall but it could be the sink wall since plaster walls will be coming down and sheet rock going up before cabinets go in. Shelving could be painted this color.<br /><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=GlassofMilk.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/GlassofMilk.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Glass of Milk: wood work on first floor, including kitchen is painted this color.<br /><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=Americanwoodmarkreadingmaple.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/Americanwoodmarkreadingmaple.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />I am not sure whether the cabinets should be the off white of Glass of Milk or a clear maple. Today, I am leaning towards the maple.<br /><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=3697BELUGA.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/3697BELUGA.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />This is the formica for the countertops.</p><p>Lighting: I have been dreaming of great lighting in a kitchen for a long time. The lighting I have now is awful -- a central light in the middle of the room attached to the ceiling fan and a very small light over the sink. The shadows and glare compete for dominance. Ok, I can see what I am doing, but really I want good light. I also dreamed about under cabinet lighting but as I’ve switched to a wall of shelves, I don’t know if that is an option. I need some suggestions for overall lighting, task lighting, and something pretty for mood.<br /><a href="http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/?action=view&current=PendantltRhonerejuvenation.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/zazutoo/PendantltRhonerejuvenation.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />This is the school house pendant light that I'l like to use in front of the windows.</p><p>Missing Element: One of things I wanted to have in the new kitchen was a place that my daughter could eat her breakfast. No matter how organized I try to be, in the mornings before school, she is eating in the dining room and I am rushing around the kitchen getting her lunch ready. There is no room in the kitchen as it is now designed for a table and I don’t see any way to rearrange cabinets and appliances to fit one in without sacrificing a lot of storage space which I also cannot do without. I was wondering whether a hinged table right behind the door to the back hall would be possible. The dining room has a simple chair rail, so a similar rail in the kitchen on one wall would not be out of place. I was thinking (very vaguely at this point) that a small table behind the door and two collapsable stools hung on the part of the wall near the frig. Whadda’ ya’ think? Any ideas about this or about any other place that an eating space might be carved out? And I’d love to see any pictures of a hinged table that is snuck into a space.</p><p>Finally, these are two inspiration photos: I do like the white cabinets and the green walls and shelves, but I am not sure whether to commit to white cabinets. Help!</p><p><img src="webkit-fake-url://405E4FAA-B075-4365-AFB6-B33892DFDCBF/image.tiff" /></p><p><img src="webkit-fake-url://B8DCA641-9274-4915-9941-BCA2D7C0E0BB/image.tiff" /></p><p>And this was the original picture I cut out of a paint book and hung by my stove three years ago. I still like the feeling of the colors and textures.<br /><img src="webkit-fake-url://16B5E91E-E2E8-4741-98A8-BE6AD2B87FC2/image.tiff" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-91974147628367110672011-04-01T20:06:00.008-05:002011-04-02T20:44:10.057-05:00Fiddling with design<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa_C20B9k0Rf2COYRqIAj8IB3bNNNRop4IL2Q4GVUH66MUTvyfql5IfKnaXPQFaGmlzxaAG-_lDDzU4bEfGY2vIEjjCkndGZuoGYrCs_n0Lz3fjcSIfyWGqq8MGRwiH09rg9KXmFk7Rc/s1600/First+floor+layout.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa_C20B9k0Rf2COYRqIAj8IB3bNNNRop4IL2Q4GVUH66MUTvyfql5IfKnaXPQFaGmlzxaAG-_lDDzU4bEfGY2vIEjjCkndGZuoGYrCs_n0Lz3fjcSIfyWGqq8MGRwiH09rg9KXmFk7Rc/s400/First+floor+layout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591164174986272194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjrrgGOLxIEtueN-Dyu0OKS3RJAMVGb896n_nCmYZ46kefw2y3Vl_OIUaHf0lI6x0a56JTLaDreBzQhgf2vkw5bwGrAzZpwKnXFVEWtmEXeMxsd6Fbmfi1abpajpnGAjbobv7JlE_g4k/s1600/Stove+Wall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjrrgGOLxIEtueN-Dyu0OKS3RJAMVGb896n_nCmYZ46kefw2y3Vl_OIUaHf0lI6x0a56JTLaDreBzQhgf2vkw5bwGrAzZpwKnXFVEWtmEXeMxsd6Fbmfi1abpajpnGAjbobv7JlE_g4k/s400/Stove+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591163326618376674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuKC65gyNtinKPuzocglsPm6tw_v8rw0a7KqzkP5X2W5DwJrANUSY7qr_8S2Y89rhp2Rh8IpAygEBzy3TUVYcuLBtg6gNRZNKh9o9GAE1bH3gwD4mmk0liNhnR5sQNnvAqkMjohKCrgw/s1600/Sink+Wall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuKC65gyNtinKPuzocglsPm6tw_v8rw0a7KqzkP5X2W5DwJrANUSY7qr_8S2Y89rhp2Rh8IpAygEBzy3TUVYcuLBtg6gNRZNKh9o9GAE1bH3gwD4mmk0liNhnR5sQNnvAqkMjohKCrgw/s400/Sink+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591163318957972322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC2IvFgTubQOOJq6meXBbR407jc0UInsuFss4dBHwli5VKgoIgmbkly3Fw1vbGx4TSrgBF4hrnQGaIs6nNu1BYzAbk0iV1O_xXlLEm8DXVIl0DigTbTt_SSAPWgR-_mNOhELJ8rDeb5E/s1600/Overview.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC2IvFgTubQOOJq6meXBbR407jc0UInsuFss4dBHwli5VKgoIgmbkly3Fw1vbGx4TSrgBF4hrnQGaIs6nNu1BYzAbk0iV1O_xXlLEm8DXVIl0DigTbTt_SSAPWgR-_mNOhELJ8rDeb5E/s400/Overview.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591163316530423298" /></a><div>I have shown the house plan to two kitchen designers and one sorely disappointed me and the other did a very adequate design with very little individual flare. And so, a few days ago, I took matters into my own hands and traced and "designed." I ran the sketches by my architect today to check for obvious mistakes. She didn't see any but she will put my design on her computer to see if the measurements check out. I think it is pretty close to what I want even though it has taken me a long time to come to this decision.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-71395502799101427662011-01-14T08:15:00.007-06:002011-02-24T23:13:26.129-06:00<div>I didn't get these plans until February 23. These are the first plans that the kitchen design at Pro build sent me. It too him a long time to get the plans to me and they are amazingly underwhelming. He did not use any of my ideas and frankly, this is the kitchen that I do not want. I am going to send him the list and see what he comes up with. Or, I guess it is time to find another designer.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJWwp_yXS5giZBJJTrTzi9yx9Po4BIxK60mdt4ncpFKSzo1n-_WVnFB2CJG12q1X75sPsYcw5vDhEf_UntqMR_riKY4b_SvODgM_AHqe0lqBXT7hS_yqJC4_a78ll8COTekh2rtn4o6o/s400/kitchen+layout+from+above.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577456664497000514" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedLYeZCGssU2I_SHhKz0jnGvJDkupdTPAK8-yxT7xxaC9q9MetgNPI0AWthysBuJ6Hu26X1YL2PIQ3it1U-nsMpSyQuExOEICqUS0PGSjZWWg1I6MGpxIBO9SpVumKJ3UJwoptS_T6G8/s1600/Wall+3+kitchen.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedLYeZCGssU2I_SHhKz0jnGvJDkupdTPAK8-yxT7xxaC9q9MetgNPI0AWthysBuJ6Hu26X1YL2PIQ3it1U-nsMpSyQuExOEICqUS0PGSjZWWg1I6MGpxIBO9SpVumKJ3UJwoptS_T6G8/s400/Wall+3+kitchen.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577456679164263538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4Ou1j8dN-OySvIrBeXuj5pJ6cim9ZDD7pVdSv-pAUnEGEas7oC4q1HYElINtWt2gFQnrRdC4ZTF-e8DTCU88hPA2CjTShQiNrkgX-9m1sGJwaQ5yzZHNi38MDaEjdICrtvwC-6_rTow/s1600/Wall+2+kitchen.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4Ou1j8dN-OySvIrBeXuj5pJ6cim9ZDD7pVdSv-pAUnEGEas7oC4q1HYElINtWt2gFQnrRdC4ZTF-e8DTCU88hPA2CjTShQiNrkgX-9m1sGJwaQ5yzZHNi38MDaEjdICrtvwC-6_rTow/s400/Wall+2+kitchen.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577456669227074834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7xupAULnfNzh4RvdaMFRY4QYLtWlrd8BR3weG3FmKVOvd4ilwRD9nU7H11Yv_cBrrDKXh3-Tl4DjcpgRuVFgDnCLO77HUiSBcXB0GyWQF8au1ULhttzk4IKs3g45JC5fyRwKU0xW5Ng/s1600/Wall+1+kitchen.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7xupAULnfNzh4RvdaMFRY4QYLtWlrd8BR3weG3FmKVOvd4ilwRD9nU7H11Yv_cBrrDKXh3-Tl4DjcpgRuVFgDnCLO77HUiSBcXB0GyWQF8au1ULhttzk4IKs3g45JC5fyRwKU0xW5Ng/s400/Wall+1+kitchen.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577456667196006402" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>A list of things not included in Jeff's original drawing.<div><br /></div><div>1. pull out garbage and re-cycle bin</div><div>2. shelves on wall 1 to the left of stove</div><div>3. use as many drawers for lower cabinets as possible</div><div>4. open shelves for microwave and toaster oven with drawers underneath</div><div>5. metal exhaust hood over stove</div><div>6. temporary shelving around old standard sized fridge (space for french door fridge)</div><div>7. one or two double hung 3 over 1 windows over sink that are counter height</div><div>8. "slot" in lower cabinets for a step stool</div><div>9. a cook book shelf</div><div><br /></div><div>I would also like to maximize counter space.</div><div><br /></div><div>The double pantry looks too monolithic and at the same time fussy with four doors. Could there be two wider single- door pantries with a small coffee station in the middle.</div><div><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-89962787074951007502011-01-12T10:29:00.004-06:002011-01-12T10:46:12.215-06:00<div>Apart from my rather off dream (which I am not sure how it got on this blog) I have been quiet about renovations.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Finally, I am looking at cabinets and working with a kitchen designer. I hope to post a first design next week or so but I wanted to remember and record my first (and pretty easy) choices.</div><div><br /></div><div>The was built in 1929, has lots of arches (Almost 1500 sq ft through out the house on two floors), and all the woodwork is painted white. The whole first floor is painted a grey/green which I will probably repeat (I wanted a deeper color than what is one my walls now, but that will come later). It is easy on the eyes and very calming for me. The floors are wood and will be stained a dark brown and refinished when the kitchen is redone. I decided to go with white (Pearl is the color) cabinets and chose Omega Cabinets, their semi-custom Dynasty line, with Marion inset doors and slab drawers. </div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j5dryeXzCSXEZb5NQOXTKpP5_2UPmy3FQpvOJB9R7XBiyKh4emtET01yqS_iV_xiB5iaz6inge523SHBgeJ82JlRz8bgK9adcx9YbBMM-X1eMeCtfel06YwkaQ_EYIFI8heAFnVIKdA/s1600/MarionSlab.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 65px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j5dryeXzCSXEZb5NQOXTKpP5_2UPmy3FQpvOJB9R7XBiyKh4emtET01yqS_iV_xiB5iaz6inge523SHBgeJ82JlRz8bgK9adcx9YbBMM-X1eMeCtfel06YwkaQ_EYIFI8heAFnVIKdA/s200/MarionSlab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561338028457612642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Basic door</span></div></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQcTBLT1_FmWMy7cAuVwvmZpP1zvYuBssHvZCWz4exY5OJ3G_QE_9pI5HZOu5lvkYrdZQ-ELO7hAQW1nxlvLvBi13BR_9aoBPATIPGlcx4iJdZLPGhvKAkr4pB0b174w8krtHgDqfYu4/s1600/Opaques.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQcTBLT1_FmWMy7cAuVwvmZpP1zvYuBssHvZCWz4exY5OJ3G_QE_9pI5HZOu5lvkYrdZQ-ELO7hAQW1nxlvLvBi13BR_9aoBPATIPGlcx4iJdZLPGhvKAkr4pB0b174w8krtHgDqfYu4/s200/Opaques.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561338021794041250" /></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQcTBLT1_FmWMy7cAuVwvmZpP1zvYuBssHvZCWz4exY5OJ3G_QE_9pI5HZOu5lvkYrdZQ-ELO7hAQW1nxlvLvBi13BR_9aoBPATIPGlcx4iJdZLPGhvKAkr4pB0b174w8krtHgDqfYu4/s1600/Opaques.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pearl is my color choice</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLTzBcD7bBCPu7ieLEWzPfVYOY6gdtf_G2PoBc0foPVUA6gplVvooQ1Ms9ZLa3oGbfudvhFS8FRA9NRU8A2iBj2f-c6xVhiR5SYQ39v8letpckDYbtqXiojmaAeLtqp3bkxEDd2PjAfw/s200/MPL_Marion_PRL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561341222097527186" /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are pearl cabinets with a dark floor and dark green counter top which generally gives the feeling of what I am going after. The soapstone would be black with green veins.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxAPdBQw-ifTKU_eZESNUGHYGKY8_7aOGMxxy9iZjryszMxvQcsvT4132kZtdr5GJffzgfFnuAhP8UttpmCeRYLGpmMGiiVCsP9JbM-Vh-lMa4uodhdMbmhGVs4r1HGHtX8hAUUqP6fY/s1600/1707.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxAPdBQw-ifTKU_eZESNUGHYGKY8_7aOGMxxy9iZjryszMxvQcsvT4132kZtdr5GJffzgfFnuAhP8UttpmCeRYLGpmMGiiVCsP9JbM-Vh-lMa4uodhdMbmhGVs4r1HGHtX8hAUUqP6fY/s200/1707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561338008518933922" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxAPdBQw-ifTKU_eZESNUGHYGKY8_7aOGMxxy9iZjryszMxvQcsvT4132kZtdr5GJffzgfFnuAhP8UttpmCeRYLGpmMGiiVCsP9JbM-Vh-lMa4uodhdMbmhGVs4r1HGHtX8hAUUqP6fY/s1600/1707.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.6px;"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Corian color that I like. I am looking only at light Corian shades because I hear the dark is hard to keep clean. Of course, if I can go with soap stone, it will be dark.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I plan to use a lot of bottom draws and wonder a bit about the look of slab drawers. I wanted to use soap stone but also looked a corian as an alternative.</span></div></div></span><br /></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-89097220360822891242010-11-12T07:21:00.002-06:002010-11-12T07:30:18.190-06:00I wanted to write about this dream as soon as Julia left for school. I read Tracy's comment from yesterday first and then felt a chill. There is much more in this life than we understand.<div><br /></div><div>First, the dream.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was in an apartment with David and Cheshire. Not one we ever lived in. Julia may have been there too although she was not active in the dream. It was a small apartment -- there is actually a dream apartment that I sometimes dream about, this was not the one, but it bore some resemblances. (And now, I am remembering that I've had a lot of place dreams lately. I don't retain them in the morning, but hotel rooms, apartments, lofts, houses. I can remember many of them this minute. Place?). </div><div><br /></div><div>In the dream, David was breaking up with me. He would not tell me why and Cheshire blamed me. I was pretty convinced that I was totally at fault, that I was a wicked and inadequate person. I had many of these dreams as a child and when I was very young I would ask my mother if I could come into bed with her. She was never in favor of that request.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I was considering packing up but then I realized that everything in this small apartment was David's and I wondered what had happened to my stuff. It was a relative short dream and I woke up quickly with that awful unloved and uncared for feeling. When David was alive I would ask him to hold me and we would sleep like that for the rest of the night. When I woke up from this dream, I remembered that as somehow took great comfort from the idea. When the alarm went off, I woke up still with the feeling that David would have held me and made my heard feel whole again. </div><div><br /></div><div>And so, Tracy, in a strange round about way, the dream did exactly as you wished. And this morning, I have a bit of peace.</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-58158062450582967742010-06-23T10:27:00.002-05:002010-06-23T10:32:11.765-05:00I had to tell AH that we cannot work with them. The "not less than" estimates are too much for us. In the meantime, last week, we interviewed an architect that we liked and found a contractor that I think we will work with. Amazingly, the architect charges a lower design fee than our AH designer. Of course, she is running a very small business and we get the benefit that she has no overhead. She also seems to get my aesthetic. I am not saying that AH didn't, but she did very quickly, including recognizing that my back hall was inspired by Susanka. I am hoping that she can come up with a more pleasing design. These days we are thinking about staying within the footprint of the house -- we flop back and forth on this. Today, we seem to agree. The challenge is still how to fit the bathroom in and we'll see how our architect does on this one. <div><br /></div><div>This is a journey all right.</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-79186683098177162642010-06-10T10:44:00.003-05:002010-06-10T11:28:44.769-05:00First estimatesLast Thursday, Mike, money arm of AH, emailed their initial bids on our project. Oy is the most appropriate title for this entry. Strangely, the estimates did not include some of what we have clearly communicated, and the range of estimates started with a version that we have absolutely no interest in -- like linoleum floor in the kitchen and cheap countertops. I also don't know if they are including new windows and all the built ins we want. So . . . . <div><br /></div><div>House renovation without touching the "garden room" will be not less than $85,000. If we can't incorporate the "garden room", I have no interest in this project!</div><div><br /></div><div>House renovation, including "garden room" and the stoop out back will be not less than $125,000.</div><div><br /></div><div>Addition and renovation will be not less than $168,000.</div><div><br /></div><div>This does not include appliances which will be between $10-20,000, and no allowance for furniture (I was giving myself $10,000), and then I planned to keep a bit in reserve ($20,000) just in case. Way beyond the chunk of money that we contemplated spending.</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-81349674707473061052010-05-28T17:14:00.003-05:002010-05-28T21:31:46.019-05:00Initial designs by Associated Housewrights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTBca2iRoN075DfFeaH5ltoxXyUR9tByYN7CaWVa2aOrVGXoOtso1kj0aSSc8NETxYAaA0fcWtItlOMXcLcxONvTaU6CBbvQyX9-7ElFLl4mowdDnMlw9fHwA7TNL6Oprb4HQSU_zAX0/s1600/Current+configuration+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTBca2iRoN075DfFeaH5ltoxXyUR9tByYN7CaWVa2aOrVGXoOtso1kj0aSSc8NETxYAaA0fcWtItlOMXcLcxONvTaU6CBbvQyX9-7ElFLl4mowdDnMlw9fHwA7TNL6Oprb4HQSU_zAX0/s320/Current+configuration+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509310320295970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the house as it is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkcVqL_RsW8lGxB6SfoMrLw_FpXMHnMTshG-T_pcSi48k959Jd4g52yJSn10eQ63_7XmU1Z5uDXwTvvrEi0gn0itsCYsZAuW5Yoy_tIphrR9N9jM3xjgJ0jkJ-EvlvYyRkyxQtbaE_tY/s1600/No+addition+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkcVqL_RsW8lGxB6SfoMrLw_FpXMHnMTshG-T_pcSi48k959Jd4g52yJSn10eQ63_7XmU1Z5uDXwTvvrEi0gn0itsCYsZAuW5Yoy_tIphrR9N9jM3xjgJ0jkJ-EvlvYyRkyxQtbaE_tY/s320/No+addition+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509295107436098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here, we have a bathroom, the kitchen is reduced but we have a penensula and the garden room is incorporated into the house.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNSY3ATmA_CQdvbHW03srk7DBx9BbgOM4ruBgGsIH6qMBl1ZW0RmiSim3zsNygiihYR2pBkzjpNTtLHWb-t3p8b2NiW88Zmt_kM33r7EnYzGqAMVGMVZ8QqO1v0TtORhCp9_JD6UN8qU/s1600/small+addition+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNSY3ATmA_CQdvbHW03srk7DBx9BbgOM4ruBgGsIH6qMBl1ZW0RmiSim3zsNygiihYR2pBkzjpNTtLHWb-t3p8b2NiW88Zmt_kM33r7EnYzGqAMVGMVZ8QqO1v0TtORhCp9_JD6UN8qU/s320/small+addition+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509286185099298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here we have an addition but it is not my favorite. I don't like the really big mud room.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU08lWb2QHGKX2cw-N9XKQghyphenhyphenyPfvg75OX2udoj6R-xPEljnFIi1yjPUEHmXVuolpdtZI0Np9zgMwmVv6_V52J61RjWvq_T1rMngOY7_J-yhlKUVdZCI8IN-WEm5joLB930P7h1sJobwI/s1600/big+addition+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU08lWb2QHGKX2cw-N9XKQghyphenhyphenyPfvg75OX2udoj6R-xPEljnFIi1yjPUEHmXVuolpdtZI0Np9zgMwmVv6_V52J61RjWvq_T1rMngOY7_J-yhlKUVdZCI8IN-WEm5joLB930P7h1sJobwI/s320/big+addition+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509276803098066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite . . . . but . . . . now we see what a preliminary budget will look like.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our designer is Matt Speer. He sent us 13 pages of designs a few days ago. Today, we met and eliminated all but three. He then sent us updates which I'll try to post here.</div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117898022843139379.post-62215139617444525922010-05-28T17:13:00.001-05:002010-05-28T17:14:45.183-05:00I wrote this for the Kitchen forum at Gardenweb.com. I am hoping some comments and critique. There are a lot of BTDT folks there.<div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Our house was built in 1929 and we have lived in it for three years. We have found it charming and inviting but we need to make better use of the first floor. We want to take out walls, reconfigure rooms, and possibly put on an addition. The addition part depends completely on the cost.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Remodel goals:</span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">A great cooking kitchen that two very bossy people can work in at the same time</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">new appliances, new cabinets, new countertop, new floor for the kitchen</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">an island or pennsula for breakfast seating and home work doing</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">a powder room (toilet and sink)</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">some storage on the first floor (right now, there is no closet or storage space)</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">a more flexible living room and dining room by taking out walls </span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">putting in a wall of bookcases/storage units</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">incorporating the “3-season” porch into the dining room (As it is uninsulated and unheated it is hardly a one season room in wisconsin)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Our family:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">At home right now, we are two adults and a nine year old daughter. We adults are both cooks. We love to cook, eat, entertain, and fool around in the kitchen. We have never had a wonderful kitchen and we so badly want one. I am sure our daughter will join us in the kitchen in a few years. Right now, we have a white board set up for her in the kitchen so she can draw while we cook.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The way the house it set up, we eat all of our meals in the dining room. We would continue to eat evening meals there, but would really like a counter and stools for weekday breakfast time.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Our daughter, Julia, is on the autism spectrum and she is in an intensive therapy program that brings therapists to our house 25 hours a week. We also love company and our house can have extra people dropping by at any time. This house has been kind of cramped for the dinner parties we like to throw and that is why flexibility is so important. If we can extend a table into the living room or the garden room, we can party!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Kitchen and Appliances:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We want a 36” range, preferably with two ovens, a dishwasher, a bottom freezer-french-door-refrigerator. We are looking at darker brown (A&C) cabinets with inset doors and lots of drawers on the bottom. I expect the appliances will be stainless with an “industrial” looking hood over the stove. I don’t want an appliance garage, but we have to have some place to put all the stuff we use.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We would give up the addition because of budget, and without the addition, we will have to give up increasing out counter space and storage (closet and other) space. Everything else is essential.</span></p></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381348178040472758noreply@blogger.com0