Well, I thought 2000 leaves would be enough, but I was way wrong. Here is a sneak peek at the kitchen floor So now that half the floor is down, I have been in the studio every night after work rolling out leaves. One kiln full cooling tonight and then […] Read more »
Let what you love be what you do
Sneak peek at the new kitchen floor
I am so excited, I have one patch of tiles grouted and I am loving the cream color with the white grout. These tiles are under all the appliances and around the boarder of the room. the mosaic swirl leaves will get laid down next. Read more »
Laying Tile Under Appliances
So, the Kitchen Remodel is inching along. I made enough small square tiles to start laying them down under all the appliances. First thing buy some pre mixed Tile Mastic Now here are the photo directions to lay tiles I don’t like spreading mastic on the floor when I am […] Read more »
Kitchen Remodel Handmade Tile Floor
Here are step by step photos on how I am making my Kitchen tiles. My inspiration was this mosaic tile floor called Jacqueline Vine by Sara Baldwin Stone Mosaic Floor Remodeling a kitchen can be expensive. The price was high, as it should be because they are cut stone […] Read more »
Picking out the Perfect counter, kitchen remodel
Here are the inspiration pictures I choose as the basic framework for my own kitchen My kitchen Pinterest Board Amazing Tile floor I am in the process of making all these leaf tiles myself. Raised Paintable Wall Paper I am putting this on the ceiling (when I find a wallpaper […] Read more »
That Ceiling Paper has got to go! Bring on the Lighting
So, the paper on the wall is unique, but the mirrors are a bit too weird. So we have torn that all out Then the Electrician, Mark, came over. He and I tore down the florescent monstrosity. Would you believe it was super nail gunned to the ceiling. I’m talking […] Read more »
TIME TO DEMO! Order the new Appliances too!!!
Oops this was supposed to be posted before yesterday’s post. Pretend like you never saw that one, read this one, then reread that one. ugh That useless counter thing has got to go Just look at all the wasted space I could be using. Having a view into and out […] Read more »
Time to use some color! Kitchen remodel
Time to paint the inside of the cabinets and LOOSE MY MIND putting in the contact paper First I picked out my color scheme based on my favorite plates that I hang on every kitchen wall no matter where I move to. The grey I found on Pinterest (If you […] Read more »
Refacing The Cabinet Doors
Refacing sounds hard, but I have done another kitchen in the last house similar to this and it is EASY! No miter cuts. It does not demand an engineering degree. So, You go buy one of these at the hardware Store. Plastic Miter board (You will be using the center […] Read more »
Kitchen Remodel….Let’s tear out that floor!
How to Tear out Mexican tile that was laid with Cement Floor Leveling Mix (Not tile adhesive mind you, but Thin Set) . The first thing I did was start busting out the tile. I used a small sledge hammer and pick….that helped relieve some of my pent up anger […] Read more »