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Sep
4
2007
 1

IKEA Kitchens, Part 1: Using the Kitchen Designer


This four-part series discusses, diary-style, our experience with researching, measuring, purchasing, installing, and using an IKEA kitchen system with IKEA fixtures, Wilsonart Laminate countertops, Frigidaire appliances, and Rejuvenation hardware. Part 1 details the experience we had using IKEA's downloadable kitchen...


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Sep
11
2007
 0

IKEA Kitchens, Part 2: Purchasing Your IKEA Kitchen


This four-part series discusses, diary-style, our experience with researching, measuring, purchasing, installing, and using an IKEA kitchen system with IKEA fixtures, Wilsonart Laminate countertops, Frigidaire appliances, and Rejuvenation hardware. Part 1 details the experience we had using IKEA's downloadable kitchen...


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Sep
17
2007
 3

I can’t help it… It’s ad-tastic!


About a week ago, David and I stopped at a bookstore on our way out to breakfast. I figured I would pick up a copy of Atomic Ranch and possibly Dwell for us to thumb through, partly because we just plain love to look at house porn, and also because we've been trying to figure out our best bets for running Crestview Doors...


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Jan
14
2008
 3

IKEA Kitchens, Part 3: Installing Your IKEA Kitchen


This four-part series discusses, diary-style, our experience with researching, measuring, purchasing, installing, and using an IKEA kitchen system with IKEA fixtures, Wilsonart Laminate countertops, Frigidaire appliances, and Rejuvenation hardware. Part 1 details the experience we had using IKEA's downloadable kitchen...


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Jan
20
2008
 2

Battle of the Baking Goods


I love to cook, no lie. I don't feel like I get to enjoy it as much as I used to since I'm working so much lately (and coming home exhausted), but when I can I try to have fun in the kitchen. Over the years, I have slowly been upgrading my arsenal of cooking tools. It started with the array of colorful silicone spatulas...


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Apr
15
2009
 4

1950′s Paint Colors Revisited… by Sherwin Williams!


David picked up these groovy Sherwin Williams paint color palettes a while ago and I have been meaning to scan and post them. Of course, scanning means the colors are off a bit.  They are greyer for sure, the yellows not so yellow-y, in real life. The line is called the "Suburban Modern Preservation Palette"...


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