Cabinets: If you have a good enough layout and solid wood cabinets, don’t go to the expense and headache of ripping out and starting anew. Paint ‘em and replace the old knobs with some sweet new hardware and you’re on your way to a new-to-you kitchen. Appliances: Shop for floor samples at high-end appliance stores [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Things I’ve Learned (or already knew, but confirmed) from Our Kitchen Renovation
Posted in Décor, Reinvent It on June 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
A Killer Kitchen, Before and After
Posted in Décor, Reinvent It, What Do You Want to Change? on June 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday, one of my friends commented what a shame it is that just when you get everything exactly how you want it in your home, it’s time to leave. Never were truer words spoken, particularly as it related to our kitchen. My husband and I had talked about redoing our kitchen since the moment we moved in…the [...]
Miss me?
Posted in Décor, Reinvent It on June 28, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Writing. Blogging. Creating. Designing. It’s been a looooong time. Miss me? Over the past six months, my family has had a *few* changes, causing me to take a little unexpected break from The Mudroom. Between the husbandlosinghisjob-goingbacktoworkfulltime-startingasidebusiness-husbandfindinganewjobanhourandahalfaway-puttingthehouseonthemarket-gettinganoffer-havingtheofferfallthrough-puttingthehousebackonthemarket-gettinganotheroffer-searchingforahouseinatownwithnoinventory-lookingintorentingforayear-finallyhavinganofferaccepted-researchingnewchildcareandschooloptions-finishingkindergarten-packingpackingpacking-movingclosingmovingagain-anddecidingthatmyhusband’sformercompanymayhavedoneusafavor-{breath}- eventhoughitdefinitelydidn’tfeellikeittwodaysbeforemybirthday, it’s been a little busy, y’know? Anyway, I have missed The Mudroom so very, very much, and [...]