Kitchen: Installing an Oven…oops!
March 5, 2012 by Aimee • 8 Comments
DIY Kitchen Makeover: Benefits of a Convection oven and tips for installing an oven the safe way, based on our “oops” experience! We ordered our appliances online for a totally splendid package price {along with the refrigerator, microwave oven, dishwasher, and stove top}. Because my …continue reading
Kitchen: Installing a Dishwasher
March 4, 2012 by Aimee • 3 Comments
DIY Kitchen Makeover: Installing a Dishwasher Replacing our dishwasher was real simple, the toughest part for us was making sure we had it level once installed. Our dishwasher was standard size, 24 inches wide…thankfully, we didn’t need to alter our cabinets for installation. We installed …continue reading
New Kitchen Appliances Arrived
February 19, 2012 by Aimee • 30 Comments
DIY Kitchen Makeover: YIPPEE! Our New Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances Arrived! Isn’t progress so misleading at times! Serious clutter often holds the promise of great things to come!!! We looked at every storefront in the area and every appliance outlet and every scratch and dent …continue reading
Basket Decor {West Elm Knockoff}
February 19, 2012 by Aimee • 11 Comments
I’d been LOVING this West Elm basket LOTS! So… When I saw this for a quarter at my favorite thrift store, I totally snatched it up and carried it closely as I scoured the store for other treasures!!! Crazy enough, this time I left the …continue reading
Kitchen: Farewell Vintage Appliances
February 16, 2012 by Aimee • 7 Comments
DIY Kitchen Makeover: Selling Vintage Appliances In order to design our kitchen, we needed to have a better idea on the size of appliances that would replace our vintage appliances. In almost every avenue of life, the word ‘vintage’ makes me squeal in delight, but …continue reading
Kitchen: Building a Cabinet Base
February 14, 2012 by Aimee • 6 Comments
DIY Kitchen Makeover: Building a Cabinet Base As you may remember, we moved from our comfy two story house, because we got an itching for a project home. We definitely found one! On the right side of the before picture above you can see that …continue reading
Kitchen: Granite, Back Splash & DIY Built-In {Two Story House}
January 27, 2012 by Aimee • 40 Comments
Kitchen Remodel Part Two {Granite, Back Splash and DIY Built-In } We did a ton of work getting these cabinets crisp white {read all about our two story Kitchen Remodel Part One {Adding a Cabinet, Painting Cabinets White and Installing Recessed Lights} here. Our two …continue reading
Kitchen: Painting Cabinets & Recessed Lights {Our Two Story}
January 3, 2012 by Aimee • 33 Comments
Remodel Part One {Painting Cabinets & Installing Recessed Lights} We’re completely remodeling our 1950s original ranch-style house {here’s a tour of the house when we purchased it, but we’ve been making progress so I’ll be updating some of these pics soon}. It’s a lot of …continue reading
