First I’d like to say that I’m not getting paid to do this review. I’ve seen the Omaha Steaks banners online and I’ve passed by the stores for years, but never tasted anything. I’ve heard from friends for years that their stuff is good and I just had a craving. So for Father’s Day I decided to order one of their special packages. What
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I was watching CNBC and they said the latest survey of people who expect their Home Value to increase are at a 2 year low. Are people accepting the current situation or are they denying it? I know C and I have accepted this fact and have continued to improve our home, not for value so much anymore, but more for personal enjoyment. We
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Just wanted to start out with a before picture as a reminder of what the space looked like before. I’m currently in the process of remodeling that built in wall unit on the left. I had to remove lots of drywall and metal. We are putting in 3 big pantry sized cabinets (like the ones we have in the kitchen and will include pull
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Since we tried to be eco friendly with our kitchen remodel we wanted to use all LED lights. Originally we were going to use this LED rope light for our under cabinet lighting, however, it was just a little too thick to get around the back of the Microwave hood. So instead of trashing it, we decided to use it as a under stair
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
