Well we finally poured a little concrete to connect our two walks. The past owners had planted hedges and dug out this piece of concrete so that the hedge would grow across. They had 4 large dogs that would bark at the kids leaving school.
Well, we did away the hedge in the front and on the driveway side and went back to using the front gate. Now Brad and I are planning to do a tile mosaic of our address and some tropical plants. Brad also had a good idea of bringing the gate back behind the soon to be mosaic. I love that idea. Now we just have to get cracking with the tile work. Our friend Sandee offered up her tile stash. I need to finish our design and get to busting tile.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
What is in those cool new drawers
Well if you have been wondering what is in those new drawers you can now see.
I love my Ikea kitchen and I love how organized my drawers can be. I love my jadeite and I hope to find more over the years.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Hand-Me-Down Appliances
Well so far we have been blessed with getting newer "Free" hand-me-down-appliances. The first find was our dishwasher way back when we first moved in. I found it out on the sidewalk down the street. We just got it securely installed and put the side panels on. We also ordered the new panels that it needed below, from the Whirlpool site. They came fast and now it looks great. The second was this newer bright white gas stove from Hayden's Dad, Mike. It is newer and better looking than the old almond one. The third and last newer appliance was this vented microwave from my parents. They had an older one sitting in their garage and said "hey we will get it to you some how." Well it just so happened that Brad's parents were driving down to visit us so my parents brought it over to Brad's parents and then Brad's parents brought it down to us. And Brad got it installed tonight.
It looks great and it will be nice to have a fan above our stove. Before Brad installed it we looked up online what the proper height was for installing Microwaves above stoves. The manufacturer web site that we found said to install the top of the Microwave 30" from the top of the cooktop. Well that only left 15" between the stovetop and fan which seemed too low. So we got on Skype and called Mike and asked him what his was installed at. His was 37" from the top of the microwave to the top of the cooktop. So we went with that dim and installed it.
Chalkboard Door
Well recently Brad installed a new metal door that goes from the Kitchen to the garage that is to code, it replaced an old wood door. So upon installation I decided the door need to be painted with Chalkboard paint so we could draw on it, make grocery lists and whatever else was needed. So I went down to Home Depot bought chalkboard paint, and threw a few coats of paint on it. Then I found some cool Bistro Chalk Markers at PaperSource online so I ordered those up. So far we are enjoying it. I found the chalk markers don't wipe off as well as I would like. But they do work real well on my frosted glass doors too. So I use them there as well.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Kitchen Update
Well I am realizing how big and wonderful my kitchen is going to be.
We purchased a few more cabinets. The base cabinets on either side of the stove, along with 1 across from the stove.
The cabinet to the left of the stove is a large pull-out with trash and recycling. The cabinet to the right is the spice drawer I have always wanted, meaning all my spices actually fit in it. Along with the plastic bag and foils drawer and the bottom drawer is pots and pans.
Across from the stove is another 3 drawer cabinet. Housing silverware, leftovers glassware, bowls and pans. There will be 3 more of these where the table is for a total of 4. I will have so much space. I keep moving everything around to happy new locations.
Cabinets left to buy:
30" above - left of fridge
Over fridge cabinet
24" above to the right of stove
15" Pantry
24" Pantry
3-30" 3 drawer bases.
2 overhead lift open cabinets-optional
Brad installed 5/8" plywood on top of all the base cabinets. Which I immediately covered with white vinyl. So it feels cleaner. Since we will probably be living with no countertops for a long time.
I am just loving all the room.
Ginger has a new stool too. Which she loves since she is a natural cook. She helped make Ginger Mahi Mahi with me last night.
Brad installed a new metal door that goes from the kitchen to the garage. I immediately decided it needed to be painted chalkboard for notes, grocery lists and doodles...
I painted it last night I will get a photo up soon.
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