Our dishwasher has been flaky for the past six months, but it finally crapped out on us. The door had rusted into the controls, and replacing it would be costly. It was short notice, but we knew where to buy a new one. For the last ten years, Nason’s Appliances has always given us great deals, and they throw in delivery...
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The kitchen counters arrived this week. The installation crew showed up at around 8 AM and was out by 9:30. I stuck around to supervise but left for work shortly after they left. The counters look great though. We got the Corian brand of manufactured stone in the “Terra” color, which is brown with white and black flecks....
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Chrissy bought another ceiling fixture today, the same kind that we got before. It would have been great if the last one hadn’t crashed to the floor into a million sharp, tiny pieces. This time, however, I would be installing the new light with toggle bolts, which would insure that it would stay put for the indefinite...
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Before the cabinets arrived for the new kitchen, Chrissy and I had decided on a new ceiling fixture. We wanted to replace the one that was already there with the same type, only with an oak casing in the Arts and Crafts style. Chrissy picked it up from Lowes and I would install it over the weekend. I decided to do it the weekend...
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Chrissy got a call from DirectBuy today to let her know that the kitchen cabinets had arrived and were taking up space in their warehouse. She then called me at work to tell me to come home. She then called Glenn to tell him to drop everything and come install the cabinets. She then continued to call us both every ten minutes until...
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Chrissy and I finally got around to painting the kitchen and dining room. We had already decided on a “less bright” shade of yellow for the dining room, so Chrissy bought two gallons of wall paint, two gallons of primer, and a gallon of ceiling paint. We were up and ready for the day at 8 AM on Saturday morning. Our prep...
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The kitchen remodeling project is coming along. Uncle Marve moved the conduit that was behind the soffit and added some new outlets. Then, Glenn put up new drywall and started on the taping and mudding. We also installed a new back door, although we still might salvage the storm door. We might be able to start painting next...
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We loved tearing the house apart so much last time that we just had to do it again. Chrissy ordered new kitchen cabinets yesterday from Omega Cabinets, which Consumers Reports ranked as the best. However, we may not actually get the cabinets for another ten weeks because Omega custom builds all of their orders. So that makes today...
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