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Kitchen Makeover with Custom Island
Building your own custom island may be the perfect way to create a workspace that doubles as a dining area. My husband and I recently updated my mom’s kitchen. We were in a bit of a dilemma on what to put in the large open space in the middle. A table and chairs would have been an option, but just didn’t feel right in the space. Her house is not an open concept house, so the kitchen definitely needed a comfortable space to hangout. The old kitchen originally had an island, but it was small and dated so it had to go. I think one of the biggest advantages of…
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Mini Kitchen Renovation
Recently we helped my good friend Leanne with a mini kitchen renovation. I say mini, because we only replaced the sink, facet, countertops, backsplash and painted the cabinets. This may sound like a lot, but it only took a weekend, and we worked within a relatively small budget. We have done a similar project at our lake house, where we poured concrete countertops, which was very cheap but labor intensive. The pic below is the before shot. There were Formica countertops on the counters and backsplash, as well as some odd faux granite particle board covering the back of the bottom counters. I’m a fan of painting old cabinets like…
