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Paying the bill...

Posted Mar 28th, 09 at 10:20 pm by danielcastro

When I first started this project, a big uncertainty was the total cost--in terms of money, time and limbs. I did not think to measure the time I spent working on the project--in hindsight that would have been very interesting--and fortunately so far we have not paid with any missing limbs, but we...
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The Before and After

Posted Mar 14th, 09 at 10:11 am by danielcastro

Last weekend we finally finished up all of the major outstanding issues. We installed the rest of the door pulls, did some more painting and caulking, and cleaned up the giant mess of tools, paint and parts that had been cluttering the kitchen, living room and foyer for the past 4 months.
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Backsplash complete

Posted Feb 21st, 09 at 8:02 pm by danielcastro

First blog entry from our new MSI Wind. Love it!

We finally finished up the backsplash. We kept having small issues--a loose backboard, a crooked tile, etc. Anyway, we finished up all the grouting this morning and are pleased with the results.

We also finally cut the last...
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Our Colorful Backsplash

Posted Feb 5th, 09 at 9:57 pm by danielcastro

No you don't need to adjust your monitor--the accent tiles are dark gray and light gray.

We finished repairing the wall so we were able to make more progress on our tile backsplash. We finished the accent row and the next row of white. Originally we were going to try to fit in one...
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50 percent of the kitchen 100 percent complete!

Posted Feb 1st, 09 at 6:21 pm by danielcastro
Updated Feb 2nd, 09 at 1:00 pm by danielcastro

No updates for the past week as we waited for the tile, knobs and microwave to arrive. We passed a major milestone today when we completed installing the microwave and knobs on the short run of cabinets. Now that side is 100 percent complete.

Okay, okay -- I'm rounding up. Maybe...
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