Extracting Broken Screws from Wood
Nothing ever seems to go as planned in renovation. Even something as simple as mounting a handle on our kitchen cabinet doors caused a flurry of curse words out of my mouth. This actually happened a year ago and I’m only just getting to writing it now, because heck, it was for a temporary kitchen … Continue reading
Painting Kitchen Cabinet Doors
Usually we have great experience with smooth brushwork with oil based paint — and I can go over some of the techniques in this post– however this summer when we started to paint our kitchen cabinet doors, there was a plot twist!!! I’m pretty certain the heat wave had a lot to do with it. … Continue reading
Renovating Our Interim Kitchen
In early June, we decided to take one step closer towards renovating our interim kitchen. Phase 3 of 5. It seems a lot of work to do when it’s just an interim kitchen, but all the work is not for nought – it’s all improvements towards the final dream kitchen. So, even if it’s only … Continue reading
HIGHLIGHTS FROM JAN-FEB : GARDEN LEVEL
It’s been a while since we’ve updated our post. We’ve been busy lately with the birth of our daughter, who came with the winter blizzard. Sorry for the gloss over, but here are a few highlights from the work done in the Garden Level in preparation for our daughter’s arrival. This is where we’ll be … Continue reading
JANUARY – AROUND THE CLOCK MAYHEM
January has been the month that feels like we’ve been homesteading. We’ve clocked in many late nights trying to get the garden level to a functional state, where we’ll be staying while we work on the rest of the renovation. Johnny has been doing the majority of these work himself. Me, at 8 months pregnant, … Continue reading
WEEKEND 7 – 2010: New Year, New Shift
With the New Year came the realization that we probably won’t finish upstairs before the baby arrives. Reaching full term now, I’m in that horrible state of the pregnancy, where it’s tiring, emotional and uncomfortable and I’m in a bit of a panic mode to settle and organize things to get ready for our … Continue reading
Our appliances have arrived!
I’ve been looking at turn of the century Manhattan kitchens. The Byron Company Collection Online from the Museum of the City of New York has a great collection of photos of New York taken between 1890 – 1942. These late 19th century kitchens were built around huge appliances. It might be a good approach for … Continue reading
Inspiration: Kitchen Lust
HANSEN KITCHENS My dear friend Sarah directed me to this site and now I can’t stop lusting over these kitchens. This line of delicious cabinetry is designed by Danish architect, Knud Kapper. www.hansenkitchen.com MENEGHINI REFRIGERATORS: THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL REFRIGERATOR This is an Italian brand refrigerator with the interior and mechanics designed by German company, … Continue reading
THIS OLD CRACK HOUSE 