Monday, January 31st, 2005

Compartmentalize Me

posted by Kristin | filed under Commentary | 3 Comments

The “open plan” built into all the new McMansions has its benefits, but I’m finding more and more reasons to love our compartmentalized old house.
When Darwin wants to watch TV in the living room, and I want to listen to the radio in the dining room, we can close the pocket doors and both be […]

Saturday, January 29th, 2005

Cabinets: The Ongoing Saga

posted by Kristin | filed under Uncategorized | 5 Comments

This trimming-the-doors thing is turning out to be a fiasco. One issue is that each hinge is slightly different, so you have to make sure you put the right hinges back on the side you measured them for. Also, the doors only needed to be shaved a total of 1/8 inch. Darwin shaved off the […]

Thursday, January 27th, 2005

And Now for this Announcement

posted by Kristin | filed under Kitchen | 4 Comments

I was hoping to have some more information on wood countertops by now. I called a custom cabinets shop in Eutaw, and they do make wood countertops. So that’s good to know. But the dude who knows about them hasn’t called me back yet, so I don’t know anything about types of wood, price, waiting […]

Tuesday, January 25th, 2005

Finally on the Same Page

posted by Kristin | filed under Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Last night we sat down and came up with a plan for the kitchen. Now, you might be thinking, “Hmmm, wouldn’t it have been better to make a plan BEFORE starting the work?”
Maybe you would be right, but that’s not the way I do things. I get impatient and charge forward, only to get […]

Monday, January 24th, 2005

*Cringing*

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I apologize to anyone who might’ve tried to read or comment on this site this weekend. I altered the template on Friday and was so thrilled with my new design. But apparently I got my source data from the wrong place (don’t remember what I did or what I was thinking) and ended up turning […]

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