Archive for January, 2009

New kitchen cabinets, part two

Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Taking out the old old counter top and cabinets by the sink

Taking out the old old counter top and cabinets by the sink Once I had the cabinets assembled and installed on the side of the kitchen opposite the sink, I was ready to tackle the sink side. This meant we would be without a sink for awhile, which meant we couldn’t cook very much. Per [...]

Check out our crib!

Friday, January 30th, 2009
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new crib The crib arrived yesterday. As usual, upon Ellen’s suggestion, we ordered one off of the internet. We got a Dream On Me crib from Baby Cribs Plus. It is solid hardwood, was quite easy to put together, and seems very sturdy. And it was on sale, and they offered free shipping. The matching [...]

New garage door

Thursday, January 29th, 2009
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New garage door This is one project we decided not to tackle ourselves. The old garage door had a broken spring, so we haven’t been able to open it since we moved in to the new house. Home Depot was a having a special on garage doors, so we decided to take advantage of it. [...]

New kitchen cabinets, part one

Monday, January 26th, 2009
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Old kithen

Old kitchen One of the major projects on our new house was to put in new kitchen cabinets. We knew before buying the house that many of the lower kitchen cabinets (base cabinets) were damaged. Initially we thought we would try to buy some replacement parts, but as we realized that every base cabinet was [...]