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If you’ve ever hosted friends while your house was mid-renovation, you know the specific blend of excitement and anxiety I’m feeling right now. We have three couples coming to stay with us at the cabin this weekend. What’s finished? The hanging of all of the drywall! Are the guest rooms 100% finished? Nope. But our… Continue reading Cured Counters, Drywall Wins, & Hosting in a Work-in-Progress
It’s been a hot minute since I wrote about our kitchen (no, it’s still not finished, but maybe this week…). Back in January, I wrote about how we saved the kitchen cabinets from the original cabin instead of buying new. But other than that, I’ve only mentioned parts of the kitchen in passing. It’s been… Continue reading We Chose Butcher Block Counters & How it’s Going
"Just buy stock cabinets. It will be so much easier." That’s what our experienced reno friends told us. "You need to think of the cost of your time and the materials to refinish them." Those were great words of advice from seasoned veterans. And we searched, tried to envision layouts, used cabinet design software, and… Continue reading The $5,000 Savings: Why We Saved Cabinets Instead of Buying New