Tuesday, April 27, 2010

P H O T O S H O P   K I T C H E N   F E S T

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ok...here's one better by C. this is much more accurate to the layout of this
side of the room...and it shows a bit of the hall/back door area.
diggin' it!



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C O L O R   P A L E T T E   C O N T I N U E D

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with the last post regarding color palettes in mind, i thought i'd have a little
photoshop fun with a photo from the ikea catalog to see what this
gray/brown/white combo might look like. free ikea model included.



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C O L O R   P A L E T T E   T H O U G H T S

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i'm still on this gray cabinet kick. i'm also still on this brown cork flooring
kick. i think these 2 materials can work quite nicely together. since we're thinking
about ikea cabinets which only come in certain colors and the boxes only come in
white and birch, i think we need to think about really working that to our advantage.
if i want gray doors, they will have to be painted since gray isn't an ikea color option (hello?).
the doors cover the entire front of the box so it's only the side panels that would show.
so maybe we use white boxes and do a white/light countertop for a more seamless look.
trolling the internet brought up some nice examples of the gray cabinet/white countertop/
brown floor color combo. i'm diggin' it.
images from hgtv and anabelsinteriors






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T O O   C U T E   T U E S D A Y !

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the birds have been pretty active outside so the cats make sure they get
a good viewing spot.


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Monday, April 26, 2010

H A P P Y   B - D A Y   D A D !

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A P R I L   G A R D E N   U P D A T E

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the garden's looking pretty sweet so far. here's some pics from this past weekend.




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Thursday, April 22, 2010

K I T C H E N   P O R N   V O L 2

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gorgeous modular kitchens from ViolaPark the "affordably priced at around $15,000"
line from Henry Built Kitchens. good inspiration!







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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

K I T C H E N   P O R N   V O L 1

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these kitchen aren't really my taste but let's say we win the lottery....how 'bout a gorgeous,
super hi end, custom Christopher Peacock kitchen in our house on the beach? a girl can dream....






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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

T O O   C U T E   T U E S D A Y !

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C's contribution to cute cat photography.



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Monday, April 19, 2010

S P R I N G   P R O J E C T   C O N T I N U E S

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after a few busy or rainy weekends, C got to spend a good amount of time
(all day) on his brick wall. this will eventually be about 18 inches high and
topped with a beautiful crisp, slab of bluestone. yummy!



















looking good!
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Friday, April 16, 2010

M I R A C L E   G R O W

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i gotta say, it never ceases to amaze me that all these plants just keep coming back looking
as spectacular as ever....and it's only the beginning of the season! i only wish some of these blooms lasted a little longer...that gorgeous blue creeping phlox only lasts about 2-3 weeks
in early summer.




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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

T O O   C U T E   T U E S D A Y !

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america's next top model




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T H E   B I D S   . . .

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...they are a comin' in. yikes!



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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

T O O   C U T E   T U E S D A Y !


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Sunday, April 4, 2010

B A T H R O O M   B E F O R E   &   A F T E R

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downstairs bathroom before (circa 2004)


















and after! (late 2006)
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Friday, April 2, 2010

H A P P Y   A N N I V E R S A R Y

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hard to believe it's been 6 years since we became homeowners!


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