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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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.
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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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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I know we’ve been talking about this for a while, but we are finally really knee-deep into the process of remodeling our kitchen. I’ll post about each step individually in more detail, but for now, I wanted to post a list of all the steps we’ve been taking and still need to complete in order to finish this entire project! It definitely takes a
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We are currently in the market for a contractor to install our new kitchen cabinets. We have looked up different contractors on Angie’s List and Craigslist. I prefer Angie’s List since it is legitimate. People need to pay for their listings. They are based on a rating system and are reviewed by customers. Anyone can place an ad on Craigslist and it’s up to
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