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Granite and Pantry Pictures

When we were deciding what cabinets to get we originally wanted the ultra dark cabinets with white countertops. After much deliberation, we decided on a granite that would work with our cabinets. Well many granite’s would “work,” but we wanted what would “work” for us . Oh yeh sink is in too. We were really close to going with the brand that our granite
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Some Before and After Photos Of Remodel

I wanted to post a few more pictures because I kind of jumped ahead and skipped over some pictures I wanted to post earlier. Tip: Use Wax Paper to move heavy cabinetry or other objects over wood or laminate floors to prevent scratching of floors. Diapers work well too . In this before picture look at the top of the cabinets. We decided in
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IKEA Cabinets Installed Sort Of

We went with IKEA Adel Medium Brown cabinets with the new thinner handle Lansa handles. IKEA just changed over to the thinner model during our order. We opted for delivery service so we didn’t break our backs. Plus with C pregnant, it was going to be my back that was breaking. Let the pros handle it for a little more than a hundred bucks.
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Cabinet Demolition and Painted Wall

After researching kitchen installers, we chose to work with a man/woman team who had previous experience installing Ikea kitchens. If you need good Ikea kitchen cabinet installers at a good price in the South Florida Area, contact us and we’ll hook you up with them. Our cabinets arrived a day later than expected so on the first day our installers were only able to
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Popcorn Ceiling Removal and Drywall Demo

Here are a few pictures after the popcorn ceiling has been removed. Popcorn removal was definitely something that was on the fringe of our budget, but once we did it we knew we made the right choice. We interviewed with 4 different companies that specialize in popcorn removal and we found Renew Ceilings on Angies List for the South Florida area. They rated high
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New Appliances Installed

Happy Earth Day! The Earth Friendly and energy efficient appliances were installed about a month and a half ago and replaced older less efficient appliances. The dishwasher has a very high efficiency rating.


Menu of the Week: April 21

It has been a long five or six months without a meal plan. I was nauseas for the first 4 months of my pregnancy and the past month or so we’ve been working on our kitchen remodel. I finally have a working kitchen again and I have a great appetite. I also feel extremely guilty for totally copping out on any cooking for so
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Remodeling Our Kitchen

Some of you know we are remodeling our kitchen. What we’ve done and how we made some of our decisions. New stainless steel appliances. Sears is running a deal till early March that gives a 20% discount if you buy 3 appliances. Done. We already have the Kenmore Elite french door/bottom refridgerator with water/ice on the door. Its really a rebranded LG I think.
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Recycled Glass Countertops

Have you seen the look of recycled glass product countertops? I really love the look of these and considered it for our kitchen remodel, but we ended up with granite. However, we WILL be using recycled glass countertops in our downstairs bathroom remodel. Here are a couple of manufacturers that I like and am considering myself. Icestone – Recycled glass and concrete mixtures. Vetrazzo
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