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After 4 days of prep, dying, sealing and cleaning, the ugly old grout looks pretty good! I will NEVER do it again. LOL.
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Before - Pantry and desk. It will be chopped to make 8 feet more counter space. Upper cabinets recessed and lower cabinets the same depth.
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To this! Except the countertop will be level and no desk. We don't use it and I will get storage where the chair goes. This is going to open the kitchen and make it look wider.
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Quartz Countertop Samples. Just beginning to make decisions. This will be a long process.
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Quartz: Silestone Blanco City. Finally decided on this one. It has flecks of mostly beige, gray and white. The flecks are small so it won't be too busy.
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The bamboo cabinets will be placed with the grain going horizontally. A modern look, all over the place on Houzz.
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Hardware samples from contractor. We are going with brushed stainless, simple and curved.
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Kohler, one big open white porcelain sink. It will be undermount and the countertop will cover all the holes. Purchased at Ferguson's.
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Day before, March 11, 2014. All our stuff is out except the essentials: coffee and wine!
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Temporary kitchen Part 5. Dishwashing station, in the bathroom. Yuck. I'm using the plastic tub in one of the sinks.
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My side of the gargage. Poor Corolla is parked on the driveway. The other side has the contractor's trailer for hauling away the old cabinets.
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Getting matching cabinets and canned lights in the laundry room too, since it is right off the kitchen.
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Day 6, March 17. No work was done over the weekend, except for me trying to throw together meals in 3 different rooms. Today the drywall mud/patches were done.
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Day 6. I finally found the secondary tile at Daltile. It is called Urban Putty and will be subway 3" x 6", not square like this. The backsplash will be from countertop to the bottom of the cabinets, 18" high and there are 28 lineal feet to cover.
