Country French for my mother…

I have been busy looking for ideas for my mother’s kitchen. Traditional Kitchen by New York Interior Designers & Decorators KARLA TRINCANELLO-CID – INTERIOR DECISIONS, INC. Source Houzz My mother cooks *all the time.* She…

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The kitchen–where it came from…

Last week I showed y’all the evolution of the living area, which, by the way, got a whole new seating arrangement yesterday. But more on that later:-) Today I wanted to share the different looks…

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Solving the backsplash issue…for now.

I mentioned a couple weeks ago I was trying to finish up some projects that needed finishing, and the kitchen backsplash was one of them. I had found this mixed mosaic tile last year at…

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Muslin and lace sink skirt and cafe curtains

There is something about spring that makes me want to get everything clean and fresh…especially in the kitchen.  I really wanted a new sink skirt and cafe curtains in the kitchen–and something different from the…

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Autumn styling in the kitchen

One of the *extras* that resulted from putting in the wormy chestnut countertops was trading a cabinet for open shelving, which I made from old wood I found here. I really am not missing the…

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Countertop making and the ongoing sink saga…

We got a great start preparing the wormy chestnut boards for my countertops today, despite the threat of rain. You can see part one, pulling off the boards, HERE. Luis got everything set up, and…

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Countertop progress…

Even though the weather looked like rain, we were able to take all the wormy chestnut boards we needed for the counters today before the sky opened up. It’s amazing how something that seems so…

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One thing leads to another

Look what UPS delivered to my doorstep! This beautiful Pfister “Cadenza” faucet…and so appropriately named for us since Luis and I are both musicians:-) Isn’t it gorgeous?? Well, that’s not my sink for sure.  This…

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