I’ve always loved seeing how houses and rooms are laid out. I think it’s fun to see how you can move walls/furniture around to get the most room out of space. Once we picked out cabinets and counters, we had to figure out how many and what sizes we needed, which meant it was time to design the kitchen layout! We had already decided we were adding a small addition to our kitchen so that it would be a full rectangle instead of the L-shape. We were also set on having a breakfast bar where ... Read More about How to design a kitchen layout
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Selecting kitchen and bathroom countertops, quartz versus granite
One of my favorite parts of the remodel was picking out our new kitchen cabinets and countertops. It was a fun break from all the renovation work going on. When we renovated our kitchen in our Cincinnati house, we picked cream-colored cabinets with brown trim and Venetian gold granite. We liked our Cincinnati kitchen a lot but wanted to go with a ‘white-white’ this time. I’ve always loved white kitchens. We looked at both granite and quartz options. There are a few main ... Read More about Selecting kitchen and bathroom countertops, quartz versus granite
Bathroom renovation begins
Next on our list of rooms to demo was the upstairs bathroom! The coral tile had to go. We planned to replace the shower tile, toilet, vanity and floor – and paint the walls. ... Read More about Bathroom renovation begins
The family room renovation begins: Good-bye, paneling
With the kitchen demo in full swing we were eager to jump into the family room renovation. That paneling was just so ugly! We started with the built-in entertainment stand along the back wall. Next up? The parquet floor. It was harder than it looked. The floor had been glued to the subfloor with some strong glue, and it was difficult to get up. We took crowbars and kept digging and scrapping until it was all gone. Whew! (Please excuse the poor quality of the cell phone photos below!) ... Read More about The family room renovation begins: Good-bye, paneling