Go Back   IKEA FANS > Blogs
Reload this Page

drlith's Blog

Register Blogs Forum/Blog Search Mark Forums Read

IKEAFANS Deal of the Month: Find reliable contractors - join Angie’s List today! Use promo code LOCAL to save 15%
description
Old

Slowwwwww progress

Posted Feb 2nd, 08 at 5:31 pm by drlith (drlith's Blog)
Ok, so I finally felt like enough progress had been made to take some new pictures! We bought trim pieces and I got started staining them I think at the end of November/beginning of December, but the weather turned bad (I was working outside primarily), my freelancing business really started to crank...
Continue reading...
drlith's Avatar
IKEA FANatic
Posted in
Views 883 Comments 0 drlith is offline
Old

granite polishing stuff of wonder

Posted Dec 4th, 07 at 8:46 am by drlith (drlith's Blog)
After spending the better part of the last 2 months working on turning the salvage-yard granite into servicable countertops, the light is seen at the end of the tunnel (because it's reflecting so brightly off the counter sections that are done so far!) We've got chestnut tan/brown granite, which is...
Continue reading...
drlith's Avatar
IKEA FANatic
Posted in
Views 710 Comments 0 drlith is offline
Old

a few new additions

Posted Nov 10th, 07 at 10:21 am by drlith (drlith's Blog)
Since my last post, I think the major additions have been (a) installing island vent hood; (b) finishing polishing and dryfitting granite around cooktop; (c) install ceiling fixture; (d) lots of drywall touchups, paint ceiling, and close to finished with faux finish on walls.
...
Continue reading...
drlith's Avatar
IKEA FANatic
Posted in
Views 363 Comments 0 drlith is offline
Old

Doors finally here, and installed

Posted Oct 22nd, 07 at 8:24 pm by drlith (drlith's Blog)
After diddling around forever getting my cabinet doors ordered, they finally arrived on Friday, and by today they are all installed except the corner wall cabinet door, which is does not fit! Fortunately, my husband is good friends with the carpenter at work, so he is going to take it in and they'll...
Continue reading...
drlith's Avatar
IKEA FANatic
Posted in
Views 665 Comments 0 drlith is offline
Old

progress update-over the hump?

Posted Oct 1st, 07 at 9:13 am by drlith (drlith's Blog)
Well, friends, we've been so busy working on the kitchen (and working at my paid jobs in order to pay for it all) that I haven't posted any blog posts about its progress.

After talking and thinking about this possibility for a few years now, back in early August we went up to Pennsylvania...
Continue reading...
drlith's Avatar
IKEA FANatic
Posted in
Views 644 Comments 0 drlith is offline
Page 1 of 2 1 2

©2005-2009 IKEAFANS, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: This site is intended as a source of information for those interested in IKEA products and is not affiliated with IKEA in any way. Information contained on these pages is offered as a compilation of individuals' experiences with IKEA products. The authors are not professionals and assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. IKEA is a registered trademark of Inter-IKEA Systems B.V. For more detailed information, please see our Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines. IKEAFANS, Inc. P.O. Box 264, Montross, VA, USA 22520. Site design and integration by mARTinDesign.