1. So, last weekend's marathon was a rough one. The weather was crazy hot for Buffalo. A little over two weeks prior to the marathon, there were actual snow flurries. The day of the marathon, it was 75 degrees at the start, 85(!) degrees at the end, and the humidity ranged from 60-70% or higher.…
I mentioned in last week's post that the Lowe's kitchen design estimation process included soft estimates after each of our major meetings in the store. During those meetings, we added and deleted cabinets in our layout, and we nailed down a few important details such as flooring and the countertop material. The soft estimates helped…
Often times during the week, I think of something that I might like to share here on the blog, but it does not exactly fit into a DIY or home renovation post. Friday's Personal Day posts will be filled with all of those little odds and ends. My hope is that by getting to know…
Last week, one of our readers reminded me that I really left you all hanging in regards to our kitchen remodel. I cannot believe it was February when I last wrote about our current kitchen, and our initial contact with the Lowe's Kitchen Design team. I owe you all some serious follow-up.
When we last left…
Around here, we are still all smiles about the finished pantry and the wonderful positive response that we received via comments here on the blog and social media. The big pantry reveal post is officially our most popular post here on the blog. Pop open some champagne! We are nearing our two year anniversary here…
Today is the day. The big reveal!
I feel like I have just been on a harrowing six-week journey assuming such a journey involved wielding a paintbrush for days on end, polishing a watermelon for staging purposes, (Yeah, I own that.) and labeling all.the.things. I cannot thank Linda from Calling it Home enough. She peeked…