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Sort of Stainless Steel Kitchen Backsplash

February 3, 2012 in DIY Life, Just Life

After posting pictures of the kitchen on the message boards of my local mom’s group, I had a few questions about the kitchen backsplash. Sigh, I still get that first-date feeling every time I walk in the room. Anyway– I can’t tell the backsplash story without starting with the countertops. Countertops aren’t cheap, but I got lucky one afternoon, getting a bunch of black granite tile for about $1.25 a square foot. I had leapt [...]

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Easy Home Upgrade: Repainting Kitchen Cabinets

February 3, 2012 in DIY Life, Just Life, Pinterest, Crafts, and Home Decor Projects

Phase 1: Collect Underpants. Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profit. I have had this nonsense from the Gnomes episode of Southpark going through my head for days. You’re welcome. Oh, and the actual point of the post, which is to tell everyone (in my best Australian sham-wow voice) that lives in the internet how YES, you CAN have a BRAND NEW KITCHEN for a the low, low price of $63.00 and many a few hours [...]

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Kitchen Remodel: Phase II

January 29, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, DIY Life, It's Easy Being Green, Just Life, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling

Remember the Phase I post from a few days ago? You wonder– is she actually done?! Done is often such a subjective word, don’t you think? It’s like perfect– can the pure meaning of those words exist in the world of paint or furniture placement? No, really– JB wants to know if done exists in someone else’s house. Ahem. So the answer is no, I’m not done. But I’ve met the first major milestone– a [...]

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Kitchen Remodel: Phase I

January 25, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, DIY Life, It's Easy Being Green, My Disorganized Mind, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling, Thoughts from a SAHM

Yes, it’s Phase I– of Version 4. This isn’t the first transformation for our kitchen and all the big ticket items (new floors, cabinets, appliances that aren’t brown) have long been paid for. But thus far, the total investment in Version 4 of Redesign That Kitchen is $56. $50 for low VOC Benjamin Moore paint + $6 for sponge rollers. Everything else (to include the materials for the building projects) existed down there in the [...]

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