Renovations almost always take longer than planned. It’s just a fact of renovating, especially in an old house. We were winding down in the kitchen, but things were still crazy. Being busy at work on top of renovating an entire house, we decided to have our contractor install the kitchen cabinet handles for us just to get it done and be one step closer to having the renovation complete. Well … he drilled holes in all (yep, all) 41 cabinet doors before checking how the cabinet ... Read More about How to fix it if your cabinet handles are installed wrong
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Tips for picking kitchen appliances
Time to pick kitchen appliances! We headed to Lowe’s (for approximately the 500th time during the renovation) to check out the options. We needed a fridge, stove and dishwasher. We had kept the original fridge to use in the basement for a beer fridge. We did this after our Cincinnati kitchen renovation, too, and I highly recommend it! The original stove was thrown out months ago (remember the kitchen demo?), and the previous owners hadn’t had a dishwasher. Reminder when ... Read More about Tips for picking kitchen appliances
What’s important when picking a kitchen faucet
The kitchen renovation was coming to an end! We needed a kitchen sink. We bought this beautiful silver Delta faucet. Some things to think about when picking a kitchen faucet: ... Read More about What’s important when picking a kitchen faucet
Picking a kitchen sink
Our wonderful counters have arrived! You can check out the beautiful counters here. We needed a kitchen sink. Like anything else in a renovation, there are so many choices! After a bit of searching, we found a winner! Here are some things we considered when looking at kitchen sink options: ... Read More about Picking a kitchen sink
Tips for picking carpet
Time to look at carpet! We wanted carpet for our bedrooms, hallway and stairs. We headed to Carpet Factory Outlet to check out their selection. They were awesome! The staff was friendly and helpful – and their prices were great, which is definitely important when your renovation budget has to cover just about every room in your house! If you’re in the Milwaukee area, I would definitely recommend them. ... Read More about Tips for picking carpet