DIY: Round Up of (Almost) Finished Projects

chris — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:33:06 -0500

I am finding myself in DIY limbo lately. I have too many decisions to make and that makes deciding on even one of them overwhelming. I need to pick out a floor for a bathroom, as well as a tile for inside the shower, and perhaps some accent tile. I am somewhat set on subway tile for the shower, until I enter the showroom and see other choices in person. I also need to decide on a paint color.

I need to find all the original cabinet and door hardware that we removed and had the paint stripped off. But I have no idea where they are, though I am reasonably sure that I did not get rid of them.

But why don't we check in on people who are accomplishing things, not whining about them.

Dogs and Jen has her new kitchen cabinets installed and is entering the home stretch of her kitchen renovation. I love this simple kitchen. It reminds you that you don't need a kitchen the size of a bowling alley with all the latest greatest stainless appliances to have a lovely kitchen.

Smiling Judy at Time Thief, writes about her ongoing kitchen remodel:

If you came to my house and saw this you might think, "Why are there three switches right in the middle of the wall?" Or may be you wouldn't. I don't know. For the 5 or so years since I wired these up, no one has said anything. They actually make a little more sense now that my temporary kitchen is setup right underneath them. Maybe you'd be more concerned about the blanket shoved into the hole in the wall to keep the cold out.

That sounds more like my current kitchen remodel than I would like to admit.

The Brick House continues to work on their vintage kitchen. bright white painted cabinets, vintage era stove, and black linoleum complete the image.

Slaves to Our Queen finds an interesting discovery in the wall. A window that has been sheet rocked over at some point. But why? Did the previous owner just think one day, 'Hey, there is way too much natural light in this house!'

When she isn't blogging about her life at Notes from the Trenches or taking a year off from spending money at A Year Off, Chris is working at rescuing her house from a century of neglect and bad taste. She can also be found writing about home improvement and design at DIY This N' That.

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