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Cooking & Baking

Melissa G

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3. The folks who built the house died in it

Reply to grasswire (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 10:36 PM

Jan 2012

on social security income. I had window units and old carpeting covering hard wood floors. My kitchen had disgusting indoor outdoor carpeting covering the funky linoleum. They were also smokers.

You don't want to know how bad this house was when I got it. My 5 year old thought I had lost my mind moving from our nice previous house to my new project. LOL!

The cabinets are a medium stain plywood. The kind that went with those black wrought iron look door and draw pulls. Nothing fancy, except a cute built in corner hutch in the dining room. Red brick with small front porch on 9 tenth of an acre.

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Redoing my Kitchen [View all] Melissa G Jan 2012 OP

I made a lot of use of the forums at garden web when I was designing my house Lucinda Jan 2012 #1

Thanks, Lucinda! Melissa G Jan 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #10

The Finished Kitchen Blog is good, too csziggy Jan 2012 #19

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) KennethSteven Mar 2012 #32

oooh, you have an authentic mid-century modern house grasswire Jan 2012 #2

The folks who built the house died in it Melissa G Jan 2012 #3

The people who had my place were also smokers Warpy Jan 2012 #14

Check out this link on hardwood floor stains Melissa G Jan 2012 #22

The refinishing guy said it wouldn't do much good Warpy Jan 2012 #24

Mine are coal black also. Melissa G Jan 2012 #25

I had neither the time nor the money to get them patched Warpy Jan 2012 #26

I can function in all sorts of weird kitchens Warpy Jan 2012 #4

I used to be of the same opinion about Melissa G Jan 2012 #6

If you have a bar area/island/peninsula separating you from another area Warpy Jan 2012 #9

Yeah, I have thought about that as a possible compromise, Melissa G Jan 2012 #12

I'm 5'6" and agree they're too high Warpy Jan 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #7

Thanks, I have to get my spouse to agree Melissa G Jan 2012 #8

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If you want to see what you can do with IKEA cabinets, go to IKEAfans.com csziggy Jan 2012 #20

Thanks, cziggy! Melissa G Jan 2012 #21

One thing to consider - the glues are much different now csziggy Jan 2012 #23

Thanks for houzz.com! supernova Jan 2012 #15

I'm 5' 0", and planning a new home. Standard counters too high for me, but kit. table height ... northoftheborder Jan 2012 #16

In general, custom is more expensive. Melissa G Jan 2012 #17

I need to check my arch. standards book for ideal northoftheborder Jan 2012 #29

Good to have a remodeling buddy to share info with! Melissa G Jan 2012 #18

Retro reno! Love the house you're in! LaydeeBug Jan 2012 #27

Great Links! Melissa G Jan 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #30

The couple who blog at Young House Love are in the process of beac Jan 2012 #31