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D&R Weekend

Happy New Year! I started mine off right with 48 hours of D&R madness. <br /><br />Saturday morning bright and early, we began replacing every single outlet receptacle and light switch in the house with the modern-style rectangle design. Long story short, something happened in the wiring along the way and it blew the breaker and we ended up staying up nearly all night trying to figure it out. <br /><br />That never panned out, so we called an electrician who came by at 7am Sunday. He couldn't find the short either so he had to rewire the entire circuit, which took half the day. Our little $100 project ended up costing us $450... but we're relieved it's finally over. Electricity = the suck.<br /><br />But at least Sunday I was able to accomplish something... with spray paint. My favorite thing in a can.<br /><br />Here it is, my first D&R project of the year!<br /><br />Fireplace mantle this morning:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/Mantlebefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/Mantlebefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/Mantlebefore2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/Mantlebefore2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Just in case you were wondering... starfish and seashell orbs are from a beach boutique in New Smyrna Beach; clear vase from a thrift store; sticks from my yard; lantern from World Market; buddha head from Garden Ridge. <br /><br />A fine setup, but I wasn't digging the extreme black vs white contrast. Plus, it's winter, and I love white, so off to the garage they go, along with some friends from the console table:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/boatvasebefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/boatvasebefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sailboats from Ebay; vase from a thrift store.<br /><br />Since it's spraypaint-everything-day, I figured I might as well spruce up these frames from our bedroom a bit:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/framesbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/framesbefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />(frames courtesy of the dollar store.... pictures via my printer). <br /><br />So off to the garage they went, and here they are in all their post-makeover glory:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/fireplaceafter3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Yeah, it's a lot of white. I'm second guessing my white sticks... what do you think? I might have to go stick hunting later and paint them a deep brown to break up all the white. But for now, I can roll with it.<br /><br />Here's how the shelf decor turned out:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/boatvaseafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/boatvaseafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'm pleased with the results. Not sure what I want to do with the vase yet, but it can chill with the boats for the time being. <br /><br />Oh, and I painted another lantern which sits atop the console table: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/lanternafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/lanternafter.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It's empty right now because I need to find a white pillar candle. The seashells came from our beach—I plan to build my collection inside the lanterns around the candle. <br /><br />Here's the frames:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/framesafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/framesafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'm quite excited about these. I'm going for a calming-casual-seabreeze feel for the room and these add a much needed pop of color. With the dark floors and dark dresser, I need to keep everything else light. I plan to refinish the mirror in the background with an antique/rustic white wash treatment. <br /><br />But I didn't stop the paint madness there. <br /><br />About a month ago I started painting all of our door handles oil rubbed bronze. I never found the time to finish them all, but today I finally got the job done. Whew! Here's what they all looked like before:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/doorhandlebefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/doorhandlebefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And after: <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/doorhandleafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/doorhandleafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is one of those small-scale, high-impact upgrades that I love doing. In our last house, we went and purchased all of the ORB handles, but once I found out they actually make a spraypaint for it, I figured I'd try it out before shelling out a few hundred bucks.<br /><br />Let me tell you.... this stuff is amazing.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/krylon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/jennasuedesign/Jacksonville%20Home/krylon.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br />Like, I want to go to bed with it amazing. I don't know how they created such a beautiful metallic wonder that holds up well and looks like the real deal, but they did, and for only $3 at Walmart! You'll notice in the background all of our fireplace tools... we did those as well. And our sliding glass door handles. We have rid our home of brass permanently! And it feels good. <br /><br />Now I'm going to go rest my achy body and attempt to scrub the paint out of my nails. Until next time...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1IlyUnlRavkF5BA0Qz_my3Yuo_eEhnH8mY9fszkrzmBRHpMe5NDZmZtHdyy0FjFJciU-thfATYOu-NNWJ_gPZ8bpLf9o1WY5MqRrAdMlrcKeO-6c1klIu4FOPTzn7ZswMlVV6R2g_cS/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1IlyUnlRavkF5BA0Qz_my3Yuo_eEhnH8mY9fszkrzmBRHpMe5NDZmZtHdyy0FjFJciU-thfATYOu-NNWJ_gPZ8bpLf9o1WY5MqRrAdMlrcKeO-6c1klIu4FOPTzn7ZswMlVV6R2g_cS/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

D&R Weekend

Happy New Year! I started mine off right with 48 hours of D&R madness. Saturday morning bright and early, we began replacing every singl...

5:41 PM

Let's get it started in here.

It's Christmas morning and I'm back in California, cuddled on a cozy couch overlooking pastel cloudy skies above miles of pine trees and blue mountains. Feeling happy and grateful to be home with family. The new year is only a few days away and I wanted to start it off right with a way to document and share everything going on in my world. Life has brought many changes this past year, and I'm overflowing with thoughts and ideas and this will be the perfect creative outlet to get it all sorted out. While I settle into a new life in Florida, 2011 will see the transformation of a new home (or two), a new side business, more photography, perhaps a new workplace, and lots of creativity and inspiration. <br /><br />Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1IlyUnlRavkF5BA0Qz_my3Yuo_eEhnH8mY9fszkrzmBRHpMe5NDZmZtHdyy0FjFJciU-thfATYOu-NNWJ_gPZ8bpLf9o1WY5MqRrAdMlrcKeO-6c1klIu4FOPTzn7ZswMlVV6R2g_cS/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1IlyUnlRavkF5BA0Qz_my3Yuo_eEhnH8mY9fszkrzmBRHpMe5NDZmZtHdyy0FjFJciU-thfATYOu-NNWJ_gPZ8bpLf9o1WY5MqRrAdMlrcKeO-6c1klIu4FOPTzn7ZswMlVV6R2g_cS/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

Let's get it started in here.

It's Christmas morning and I'm back in California, cuddled on a cozy couch overlooking pastel cloudy skies above miles of pine trees...

11:41 AM

What's in store for you

Welcome to my kitchen remodel blog! If you’re here hoping to get an idea of what’s involved in a kitchen renovation then you’re certainly in the right place. This project was my first attempt at having a kitchen remodeled and it was quite a learning experience. I hope this blog can help other first timers, or anyone out there looking for ideas on layout, cabinets, lighting and everything else that is involved in a kitchen remodel. This project was a collaboration between myself and <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/">Greentea Design</a>, a Toronto-based company that carries a very unique line of Asian-inspired cabinetry that I completely fell in love with. They were instrumental in the creation of what turned out to be my dream kitchen.<br /><br />I’d like to give a breakdown of what sort of topics I covered throughout the remodel process on this blog. To begin I explained how terrible the kitchen was when I moved in and included photos to demonstrate the extent of it’s horrid state.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNP5dgr8y9TFppmc1ruxiLprEMeaugmtavgLbGCLZDzba6f6MNsHgYxLqY4bJZObMQJK1T4IoEZqhXyBlH-D6pjlrptmh_SNHJQm1Ur23orVIqrSRsrtp6tDbFu3NZ6U64SOowQ1xjY/s1600-h/kitchen_movedin1.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244528417740358146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNP5dgr8y9TFppmc1ruxiLprEMeaugmtavgLbGCLZDzba6f6MNsHgYxLqY4bJZObMQJK1T4IoEZqhXyBlH-D6pjlrptmh_SNHJQm1Ur23orVIqrSRsrtp6tDbFu3NZ6U64SOowQ1xjY/s800/kitchen_movedin1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />I provided hand-drawn sketches to Greentea of the layout I wanted and they produced digital 3-dimensional images of what the kitchen would look like with the cabinets and all the fixtures I chose. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTXGgu1rpv1qAQfVpt8Uj8t3p8XxeVAiP7VqBSnSJyprpeIG7T6q9NGdU9MqgRRxLimffYxyOcBRE9difP2R1ZVgANMmDfOp-T3MG7ACTgUH9Utb5Tvp3qwyk5BlcJ3yv3ncefUo8VN0/s1600-h/3.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267939474525136754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTXGgu1rpv1qAQfVpt8Uj8t3p8XxeVAiP7VqBSnSJyprpeIG7T6q9NGdU9MqgRRxLimffYxyOcBRE9difP2R1ZVgANMmDfOp-T3MG7ACTgUH9Utb5Tvp3qwyk5BlcJ3yv3ncefUo8VN0/s800/3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />There were a few posts after this where I let readers in on all the purchases I had made for crucial kitchen elements like appliances, lighting, countertop, sink and plenty others. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZh08lu80com1gSv3WvJXD8HrYE-QR49dosvIyH9q0mY9dENz3taEDazj2N7FpKMnjcZ-N3Y_vKyG4LFhkLR0ykx2IDSPQQCXCRa0h7Y8mJzfMLh_PyQColvLhw0-TCIdEMJbPkqjxIs/s1600-h/sink.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256618197260661730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZh08lu80com1gSv3WvJXD8HrYE-QR49dosvIyH9q0mY9dENz3taEDazj2N7FpKMnjcZ-N3Y_vKyG4LFhkLR0ykx2IDSPQQCXCRa0h7Y8mJzfMLh_PyQColvLhw0-TCIdEMJbPkqjxIs/s800/sink.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />Demolition began, which was mainly executed by my boyfriend and I. That was a lot of fun (and work, but it was SO satisfying).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuGQiSE_o91uFrRpNStADuan_BiLhG4pB4hAhIiEmisjbi-8_6hvdHUQ1KoUdcS6w8UMuCI_Ju0DY70pPl8x_CcrTZefbdv7qW20i7iV3DWFwier0OQYTkwAZnNUzWwoW3sW84uvvYM/s1600-h/10.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264229263938549730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuGQiSE_o91uFrRpNStADuan_BiLhG4pB4hAhIiEmisjbi-8_6hvdHUQ1KoUdcS6w8UMuCI_Ju0DY70pPl8x_CcrTZefbdv7qW20i7iV3DWFwier0OQYTkwAZnNUzWwoW3sW84uvvYM/s800/10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The kitchen needed to be completely gutted (more so than I had anticipated) so there were a couple of posts explaining what needed to happen and how I had the space modified to accommodate the cabinets. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLk9WPbNvKu0EqRbR1Yq_ra6IMIZMN4MNLpYTcyr4_DLWChkRhJYS9OVaDZTdJEd6fnV_RNR2zkfJLE52B2luMI1dsQQhU82F7OacyvjTEIrjfI43D54soidgJnWZf7zSvnKBybn0l6E/s1600-h/8.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265629422247131666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLk9WPbNvKu0EqRbR1Yq_ra6IMIZMN4MNLpYTcyr4_DLWChkRhJYS9OVaDZTdJEd6fnV_RNR2zkfJLE52B2luMI1dsQQhU82F7OacyvjTEIrjfI43D54soidgJnWZf7zSvnKBybn0l6E/s800/8.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />The flooring was a bit of an odd choice, and I explained my selection and the process of getting the flooring done in time for the arrival of the cabinets.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Z1QxF2lBVHCGpF1nsRCj527-9mBenBsRRkcodBkZRHED58vjNZABn3tMutsiM1AVELcXeuouSbg1jvR3G-FBr2OGkyJw3BKWeJc-rQNgVwU7tTxbUzhb-4d4zSX0Nsta0kKcBdYM_c/s1600-h/grey2.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269439169717524530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Z1QxF2lBVHCGpF1nsRCj527-9mBenBsRRkcodBkZRHED58vjNZABn3tMutsiM1AVELcXeuouSbg1jvR3G-FBr2OGkyJw3BKWeJc-rQNgVwU7tTxbUzhb-4d4zSX0Nsta0kKcBdYM_c/s800/grey2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The cabinets arrived, to my delight, and with them came my amazement at how easy it is to “install” free-standing cabinetry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qsvZuCdHoS52nIq37rf4ydkdK_uFWSGuxejSDjYE4QJNTCRZLT_MZF44djN_E64GnWuJT41KVU5_B0pO3cPwzIp45_HTNffyYInB3TqldpOYJEyghCL8otw0m8K13dBPa2Szuiaes/s1600-h/kitchen.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270524993900051746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qsvZuCdHoS52nIq37rf4ydkdK_uFWSGuxejSDjYE4QJNTCRZLT_MZF44djN_E64GnWuJT41KVU5_B0pO3cPwzIp45_HTNffyYInB3TqldpOYJEyghCL8otw0m8K13dBPa2Szuiaes/s800/kitchen.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />I included a post about the installation of all the light fixtures I had selected earlier on in the process. This was one of my favourite stages as my previous kitchen was severely lacking adequate lighting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxJgWxqHUBkR0Xh3ryLscOJEvZGK9b6ayZJROx1RomseRT2h12mTwxjtqd96R0qBjKMofkTmFNZBwA5KGBkrEwcKl05SoPilUwthrCq8u-N9C_f61mBOv_AOS-jBz23octN1DXJOrXA/s1600-h/pendants_close.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274291561347476418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxJgWxqHUBkR0Xh3ryLscOJEvZGK9b6ayZJROx1RomseRT2h12mTwxjtqd96R0qBjKMofkTmFNZBwA5KGBkrEwcKl05SoPilUwthrCq8u-N9C_f61mBOv_AOS-jBz23octN1DXJOrXA/s800/pendants_close.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The countertop was installed and I was able to snap a few photos during this process. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE41GMj4q3hB_jVoTEeTasZtmAon5vIkvU6QZKnC8X91XArRXUmVM94Tir5dMwsVazdYkgfW0kcleFsPq4YLbES7K77uDsZfkdTH2hZ5-oVg1GjTHLsZ2WB4306OBYIkwWwRoRGN5NHs/s1600-h/5.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275681922888064962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE41GMj4q3hB_jVoTEeTasZtmAon5vIkvU6QZKnC8X91XArRXUmVM94Tir5dMwsVazdYkgfW0kcleFsPq4YLbES7K77uDsZfkdTH2hZ5-oVg1GjTHLsZ2WB4306OBYIkwWwRoRGN5NHs/s800/5.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />I then blogged about some of the finishing touches made to the kitchen (placement of accessories, the hatch that was created to access the basement…).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGG9jGmWsTvkc3q-mvL6DgS7eirHBQEp9KPRzx06smSVNrh-tRAWoih6xpl7JmJJSNw_JOxFpvEXE20nWFcGNJ0auXMQWB1ZgUMeFSi80mJqFeH6M2ziY2_YuPCRVPCx8Rv3nrk1sEEQ/s1600-h/phoebe.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278326141964537234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGG9jGmWsTvkc3q-mvL6DgS7eirHBQEp9KPRzx06smSVNrh-tRAWoih6xpl7JmJJSNw_JOxFpvEXE20nWFcGNJ0auXMQWB1ZgUMeFSi80mJqFeH6M2ziY2_YuPCRVPCx8Rv3nrk1sEEQ/s800/phoebe.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />In my last couple of posts I expressed my utter disbelief at how amazing the cabinetry was at allowing me to finally have an organized kitchen (with the help of 25 drawers!!). I also blogged about my delight at finding the perfect dining table (and explained why the first one that I had built didn’t work out).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxN67Tisrba0G7cx5JNzdAj1Spn4rlR0n7cVteyPi62aCLPQu4yuCqkXYKikaEIL9ly8BYmOwsb4v_UxOmWYCUMXSGqmiRl3OOChEAGyX_1sdvwT8DQ-8k8YeZz0MpDfop3rAlzYZmA/s1600-h/first_row_drawers_pantry.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291332589482925682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxN67Tisrba0G7cx5JNzdAj1Spn4rlR0n7cVteyPi62aCLPQu4yuCqkXYKikaEIL9ly8BYmOwsb4v_UxOmWYCUMXSGqmiRl3OOChEAGyX_1sdvwT8DQ-8k8YeZz0MpDfop3rAlzYZmA/s800/first_row_drawers_pantry.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />For photos of the final product.....well, come see for yourself in the many posts below. ;)

What's in store for you

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A new addition to the kitchen

<span style="font-style: italic;">This blog chronicles my entire kitchen renovation from start to finish. Greentea Design has provided me with their solid wood <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/kitchen-cabinets.html" target="blank">kitchen cabinets</a>, and I'm taking care of the rest.<br /><br />If you'd like to be brought up to date, check out the archive in the sidebar for previous posts. I recently bought a new dining table and took some new photos of the kitchen to show it in the space.</span><br /><br />During the kitchen renovation, I wanted a dining table built because I needed something narrower than an average size table, and it needed to fit 6 people. My boyfriend and I were initially going to build it, but my contractor offered so we took him up on it. The table turned out to be pretty disastrous. The wood of the top ended up warping and splitting, and the pedestal base was completely non-functional for such a long table. In the end, I ended up picking up a couple cheap table legs at Ikea and adding those on, particularly for instances when some of my porkier cats would launch onto it from the countertop. Here is a photo of the table:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxBeYrYboyrJiRKA_G1xJFj88KLrG4KHKnP_wpfTj57uVM2GE-7PhmI6niEkpIsxhmpnXJMip-9mi5pGwoDgjnn_G_eijoxOEVKEGOqZ91SW1rCfJ8mVQhEowKfI6qXCQ4y4CWmVRTKQ/s1600-h/before.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359925214340493426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxBeYrYboyrJiRKA_G1xJFj88KLrG4KHKnP_wpfTj57uVM2GE-7PhmI6niEkpIsxhmpnXJMip-9mi5pGwoDgjnn_G_eijoxOEVKEGOqZ91SW1rCfJ8mVQhEowKfI6qXCQ4y4CWmVRTKQ/s800/before.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />I've been looking for a table on and off for several months now and have had no luck, up until a couple Fridays ago when I took my boyfriend down to the Byward Market with me on a table hunt. We were in <a href="http://stacaro.com" target="blank">Stacaro</a>, my new favourite store, when Jeff spotted a really cool desk. It was on sale at 40% off (floor model), and had a black steel base and a wood top, the same colour as my cabinets but a few shades darker. It came with a shelf attached to house a desktop computer, and we quickly discovered it could easily unscrew off. It was the perfect width (just shy of 3') and length. Here is a photo of it from their website:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl3P-SfRm7dT66_eWJGUCvVgX1kym5LtMIQEJ6aBU_o04PVRqkKCFQYu8Nv_3AFIbtsmEt_3twzRHHcDmdFLu0M7-BDo7a36wpHSU5HTXBR65H1xnz9H8px_2wvtkTNE15WWuA5OfNM4/s1600-h/stacaro.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359928318217917234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl3P-SfRm7dT66_eWJGUCvVgX1kym5LtMIQEJ6aBU_o04PVRqkKCFQYu8Nv_3AFIbtsmEt_3twzRHHcDmdFLu0M7-BDo7a36wpHSU5HTXBR65H1xnz9H8px_2wvtkTNE15WWuA5OfNM4/s800/stacaro.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />SOLD! It arrived last Monday and I finally got a chance to try it out with the shelf (decided it was too distracting and hid my Pantons) and find some things for a centrepiece. I love it. I am so happy to have something straight to eat off of, and I am no longer embarassed to have people over for a meal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpL89_kO2XLlCuuuhb4Ru3oR4CB8jMU5WzvZyEChMwvAjz77JeEA047bQPNNzIToMDCKzS0EVjuX54Bf7Wrbj0o8pW5z1NXAnPXsCcVW_8Pj0F1ewQlrdm774zMH5zKYzQXRapM_a2xQ/s1600-h/DSC_00010001_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359929119190498130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpL89_kO2XLlCuuuhb4Ru3oR4CB8jMU5WzvZyEChMwvAjz77JeEA047bQPNNzIToMDCKzS0EVjuX54Bf7Wrbj0o8pW5z1NXAnPXsCcVW_8Pj0F1ewQlrdm774zMH5zKYzQXRapM_a2xQ/s800/DSC_00010001_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd51s4nFY0zHGgu1Nnz_Zy6jD-Cx9nc4iI69eKwqIKThS5G7fATSVQLv6iYocCp8h9kT2502FOYv6Q-HwA2OxZHDoDQavJql50u2_BNOhCvmVx4Wz0mRJm-K-RuzGPmxTTBZnR0yqo1nY/s1600-h/DSC_0063_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359929113586048498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd51s4nFY0zHGgu1Nnz_Zy6jD-Cx9nc4iI69eKwqIKThS5G7fATSVQLv6iYocCp8h9kT2502FOYv6Q-HwA2OxZHDoDQavJql50u2_BNOhCvmVx4Wz0mRJm-K-RuzGPmxTTBZnR0yqo1nY/s800/DSC_0063_b.jpg" style="display:block; 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A new addition to the kitchen

This blog chronicles my entire kitchen renovation from start to finish. Greentea Design has provided me with their solid wood kitchen cabine...

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My dream kitchen

<span style="font-style: italic;">This blog chronicles my entire kitchen renovation from start to finish. Greentea Design has provided me with their solid wood <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/kitchen-cabinets.html" target="blank">kitchen cabinets</a>, and I'm taking care of the rest.<br /><br />If you'd like to be brought up to date, check out the archive in the sidebar for previous posts. I posted recently some before and after photos, and for this final post I'd like to share some photos I took for Greentea, the interview they have added to their website about my renovation, and a video tour of the kitchen.</span><br /><br />My kitchen is complete, and I am ecstatic at the result. I can finally say that I have my dream kitchen. It is beyond my expectations, and every time I walk through my front door and see it, I can't help but smile. I am never going to want to sell this house. I can't imagine leaving this kitchen behind. I'd like to take this opportunity to again thank the folks at <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com" target="blank">Greentea Design</a>. They made this dream come true for me, and I am so grateful (and shocked) that they agreed to this partnership. It was alot of fun and hard work (on both our parts) and they were so patient and helpful throughout the whole process. I hope I can get in a trip to Toronto sometime soon so I can finally meet them and see their showroom. So thank you Greentea Design - you guys ROCK and I'm so proud to have a Greentea kitchen. <br /><br />To start this post off, I wanted to invite you to check out the interview Greentea did with me that is now published on their <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com" target="blank">website</a>. They've divided it into 3 parts - <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/kitchen-cabinets/kitchen-remodel.html" target="blank">Planning</a>, <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/kitchen-cabinets/kitchen-remodel-2.html" target="blank">Demolition and Installation</a>, and the <a href="http://www.greenteadesign.com/kitchen-cabinets/kitchen-remodel-3.html" target="blank">Finished Kitchen</a>. What an honour to have my renovation featured on their main page. Here are some photos they've included in the interview.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYID2mJ_Wvtr6auhb5OTrpwvBv-ne6rJwstefuJHpiKIlA_pFxgIX74tm4dOGoxX1RLHQLwI3M5cPN90KtiMBXmjKxCw0bzms-IVL7fqcV2rjJi98WXBlqtZRAV5wGQZTPe0XlULB-qA/s1600-h/site1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313938305434016034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYID2mJ_Wvtr6auhb5OTrpwvBv-ne6rJwstefuJHpiKIlA_pFxgIX74tm4dOGoxX1RLHQLwI3M5cPN90KtiMBXmjKxCw0bzms-IVL7fqcV2rjJi98WXBlqtZRAV5wGQZTPe0XlULB-qA/s800/site1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1of9WwFzOhvM6ZAT8Mq0He878FvEcPjTJbj3tKJ6R8AwLbdvf0X_9nACEoKQLreM2GKfZZZ-X9YBsmsi5cDMGLyiZGKT5cDVl7h8sVb-sJeFqTrHYngpYWmEvsnfKUALvwWnBr_hIvI/s1600-h/site2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313938294120376402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1of9WwFzOhvM6ZAT8Mq0He878FvEcPjTJbj3tKJ6R8AwLbdvf0X_9nACEoKQLreM2GKfZZZ-X9YBsmsi5cDMGLyiZGKT5cDVl7h8sVb-sJeFqTrHYngpYWmEvsnfKUALvwWnBr_hIvI/s800/site2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds5ILsq1rGPC9oqPnQ5PB7YKU2kc6iVwJ6heNvMyKSMts0NY9M2sMb_FM_b_at-Kvx9g3CnFKYYlO1TVzAlOeux4yALuN1pWb1V3T3bM-fx_hRg2Rr6chw_kQ_amAN2lwaZxnBRxoR2k/s1600-h/site3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313938293029137842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds5ILsq1rGPC9oqPnQ5PB7YKU2kc6iVwJ6heNvMyKSMts0NY9M2sMb_FM_b_at-Kvx9g3CnFKYYlO1TVzAlOeux4yALuN1pWb1V3T3bM-fx_hRg2Rr6chw_kQ_amAN2lwaZxnBRxoR2k/s800/site3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />I took some photos not too long ago for Greentea that really showcase the cabinetry so I thought I'd share some of them. (For the purpose of getting decent shots of the cabinets, the dining table and chairs were pushed into the living room).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4g0S6H4CEYNN7frtJ5PMQLQaFQBCZI8H2P3HgIddMkSti_PZOnlOViZn8qPGii4TS1xD3XsfzP13o2tJa7ZLDKHkJ1ncTSVGXqeFi52zWMv6ImTJX2pjkj4Hiwv7oghqsAA1N-k6YPE/s1600-h/pantry.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313940306122437442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4g0S6H4CEYNN7frtJ5PMQLQaFQBCZI8H2P3HgIddMkSti_PZOnlOViZn8qPGii4TS1xD3XsfzP13o2tJa7ZLDKHkJ1ncTSVGXqeFi52zWMv6ImTJX2pjkj4Hiwv7oghqsAA1N-k6YPE/s800/pantry.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><a name="final"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHhuM0Db9bkf2jGqke-vq0ZR6TuIJxrkttrJ1BWm4iQruKVWX3bzWs1LN5F-aKUr9Q4tlRzKE_tV0yr2i4-I3za7bk16sqwzi5Gdupi4YmI6lJHM4S4Twa4d6r_r2mQJpLUFVsXVGtsA/s1600-h/full+kitchen.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313940302944750130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHhuM0Db9bkf2jGqke-vq0ZR6TuIJxrkttrJ1BWm4iQruKVWX3bzWs1LN5F-aKUr9Q4tlRzKE_tV0yr2i4-I3za7bk16sqwzi5Gdupi4YmI6lJHM4S4Twa4d6r_r2mQJpLUFVsXVGtsA/s800/full+kitchen.jpg" style="display:block; 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I <span style="font-weight:bold;">really </span>do not like seeing myself on camera (I can't even bare to watch the whole clip), but I agreed to do this for Greentea. Pay no attention to the cats meowing and interrupting me, then jumping up onto the counter, and subsequently leaving a trail of footprints along the range. (GRRRRR)<br /><br /><div align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/78SZ0r8P7Jk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/78SZ0r8P7Jk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br />Thanks to all those who have followed along in this process. It's been quite an adventure, and I'm glad I had this opportunity to share it. I hope my mistakes and advice help those also venturing into the treacherous but exciting land of kitchen renovations.

My dream kitchen