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Finally on the Home-Stretch, Our Seventh Week of Kitchen Exile Keeps Up the Challenges
2010-09-01 19:25:28 ID=621:0
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We had a short respite last week (our sixth week of exile) with no contractors while we tried to organize ourselves and started to acclimate to the new kitchen cabinet arrangement and assigned organization. We waited patiently for all the remaining special orders that we needed to finish this project. By the end of the sixth week of kitchen exile, all the back orders came in. We felt so relieved that the worse was finally over and we celebrated that we were well on our way to the "home stretch," but little did we know what unexpected curve ball we would be thrown again!
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Our Kitchen Exile Endures its Fifth Week
2010-08-22 21:54:06 ID=620:0
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Our fifth week of kitchen exile, due to our kitchen remodel, has been a hard one. Aside from the expertly installed counters, our kitchen remodel has endured-and mostly overcome- the curve balls and errors of the kitchen installers ending with a flood.
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The Kitchen Remodel Begins its Fourth Week Since D-Day (Demolition Day)
2010-08-11 19:24:29 ID=619:0
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Starting our fourth week of Kitchen Exile, we were anxious to get the last of the cabinets installed, but had a big surprise!
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August - No Kitchen-Cooking Survival School
2010-08-11 19:41:57 ID=618:1
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Because of our kitchen remodel, and not having a kitchen to cook in, we'll have no new home-made recipe offerings this month. But, out of desperation, I HAVE learned a few tidbits about how to make do without a kitchen and still have healthy,home-cooked food, that I'll share with you.
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Living Through a Kitchen Remodel Installation Week-End
2010-08-08 22:47:45 ID=617:0
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The installation of the cabinets had so far gone pretty well except for some missing components. After five days of cabinet installation, there was still one more free-standing cabinet to be put in place. -But that would have to wait until the following Monday. (See previous Blog.)
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Living Through a Kitchen Remodel Installation Week
2010-08-06 17:26:38 ID=616:0
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When last I wrote, my spirits were soaring and my heart was light! My perfect kitchen cabinets were taking shape as they found their proper kitchen assignment. But just a few minutes after ending my last blog, I discovered that my "picture-perfect" kitchen had a lot of mistakes of omission, and my heart sank enough to give me a remodel "melt-down!"
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The Kitchen Remodel Saga Continues
2010-08-04 15:40:22 ID=615:0
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Working all weekend, my husband doing the painting while I steamed off the white mess on the saltillo tiles, worked until almost bedtime on the eve before the "glorious cabinet installation" began.
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D Day Plus 9 and 10 - The Mess Multiplies
2010-07-30 10:25:31 ID=614:0
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In its second week of destruction, the bare kitchen remodel was starting to show signs of renewal or "messy improvements." The drywall duo were finally able to texturize the walls and finish with a nice spraying of the ceiling. The drywall guys kept their promise of trying to clean up their mess on the saltillo tiles, but from their efforts, I gathered that their idea of "clean" and ours are totally different. I could see that I had a lot of clean-up ahead!
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