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IKEA French Press is Better than BODUM

Posted Jun 4th, 10 at 12:03 am by gongli

i recently got the ikea FORSTA press, which seems to be the new name for the KAFFE.

ive been drinking french press for a long time, and i've broken several bodums. i used bodum brazil and the chambord. when i broke my most recent chambord, i checked to see if ikea has a press, and i...
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midway - plumber

Posted Apr 9th, 10 at 12:10 am by gongli

i'm about halfway though. the aksvidt wall cabs are gorgeous, they're keeping me excited through all this. i found i couldn't really install my sink cab because of the copper line to the dishwasher; i have sweat joints on my valve, and my valve is leaking, and so i've called a plumber to replace the...
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harlig base+aksvidt wall!!!

Posted Apr 2nd, 10 at 1:23 am by gongli

finally placed our order at ikea elizabeth! amazing. the guy there was very knowledgable and helpful. i'll post his name if i find it. we're getting the delivery on saturday. can't wait. it came out amazingly affordable bc of the harlig, and i think it will look pretty cool because of the aksvidt....
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kitchen out!!

Posted Mar 19th, 10 at 10:42 pm by gongli

since last time, the cabs have been ripped out! it looks like a total disaster zone! i hired a handyman to do that along with some other repairs on the house. he said he'll have everything looking normal by monday, and then on tuesday im having a cleaning lady come and deal with the aftermath. ...
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painting done

Posted Mar 12th, 10 at 7:25 pm by gongli

the painter finished today. he spraypainted the primer, so i was a little worried for the last couple of days, but then he rolled the next 2 coats. today he finished up and i walked around and i was very pleased. he did a good job. he was cheaper than the other painters so i was a little concerned...
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