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Renovation

Tile vs. Hardwood Floors in the Kitchen
Decorating and Design | Tips

Tile vs. Hardwood Floors in the Kitchen

Since it’s been almost five years since we remodeled our kitchen, I’ve had time to form opinions about some of our design choices.  Today, I’d like to share my thoughts on tile vs. hardwood floors in the kitchen. *Please note that this post contains affiliate links.  If you make a purchase after clicking my links…

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Updating A 20 Year Old Master Bathroom (Plans)
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Updating A 20 Year Old Master Bathroom (Plans)

Since we have lived in our home for 20 years now, we decided it is time to update our master bathroom! Through the years, we have made a few cosmetic changes such as painting and adding plantation shutters… In fact, if you look at my bathroom from the angle above, it doesn’t look that bad. …

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Kitchen Before and After (from Each Angle)
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Kitchen Before and After (from Each Angle)

A few months ago, I was so excited to show you my new kitchen that I forgot to do a follow up post showing you the before and after from every angle. Let’s take a before and after tour of my kitchen… This is what my kitchen used to look like when you entered the…

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The Foyer – Before and After (and Deciding on Paint Color)
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The Foyer – Before and After (and Deciding on Paint Color)

During our recent kitchen renovation, we extended the wood floors into most of the downstairs including the foyer.  We couldn’t just leave the stairs the same light oak color so we stained them the same color as the new floors – (Minwax-Provincial).  We also painted the risers white and replaced the spindles with new white…

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My New White Kitchen Reveal (and Links to All the Renovation Details)
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My New White Kitchen Reveal (and Links to All the Renovation Details)

After months of planning and renovating, I present…my new white kitchen reveal!   We’ve been in our home for 16 years and decided it was time for an update. In case you haven’t seen the old kitchen, here is what it looked like before: This is that same kitchen angle now: Seriously, I am still…

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Subway Tile – How I Decided on the Pattern and Grout
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Subway Tile – How I Decided on the Pattern and Grout

Finally, we are getting to the end of this renovation!  This week, the guys came to install the white subway tile backsplash.  At that point, I still had a couple quick decisions to make.  Did I still think white subway tile with white grout was the way to go?  Did I want to change the…

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