As I’ve gone through the planning process, I had all kinds of ideas for my new fireplace. In the end, I compromised with my husband and wound up going more rustic than I had planned. Although I was happy with the results, I did feel the stone ended up a little darker than I would…
Well, we’re definitely moving along with our kitchen renovation progress! Although, I wish I could enjoy it more but the smell from the finished floors is still driving me insane! At least I can enjoy our new granite countertops! Yes, our white ice granite countertops are here! New White Ice Granite Countertops: As you may…
Throughout our renovation, I’ve had such a difficult time choosing a floor stain. Considering our choice will affect most of our first floor, this decision was not an easy one! So, after agonizing over hardwood floor stains, we narrowed it down to Minwax Early American vs. Provincial stain for our red oak floors. Finally, we…
Since we were changing our floors to hardwood, we thought it would also be a good time to give our fireplace a makeover! Here is our fireplace before and after transformation: BEFORE: Here is an unattractive ‘before’ picture from demo day…because we all know it’s much more dramatic having an ugly ‘before’! Otherwise, I might…
One of the hardest decisions in this whole kitchen renovation has been the granite. I always knew I wanted white cabinets with a stained wood island but I couldn’t picture what the counter tops would be like. Actually, that’s not true…I could picture marble in there but for our family and lifestyle (messy boys), I…
Well, things are moving along with our renovation progress and we are now looking at floor stains. Seriously, it’s all happening so fast that I barely have time to sit down and write! If you missed my last post, be sure to hop over and read all about our half wall situation. Now, let’s take a…