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Entries from March 2008

The Home Stretch Timeline

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

We’re very close to finishing the main floor and the first phase of our renovations. We absolutely can’t wait! If all goes smoothly we’ll be done by the Easter long weekend.

The guys from Dennis Contracting have been here this week installing all of our wooden baseboards, doors and window casings which were purchased from Central […]

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Final decision made on Kitchen countertops

March 8th, 2008 · 6 Comments

We finally made our decision on the Kitchen countertops and decided to go with the Caesarstone because of it’s modern feel and durability. As mentioned previously I really had my heart set on Carrera Marble but without my husbands buy in, didn’t want the stress of having to care for it/ worry about scratches and […]

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Tags: Countertops · The new house · Kitchens

Kitchen Cabinet Hardware

March 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Here are some pics of the Kitchen cabinet hardware that we chose. We found it at Summerhill Hardware and are happy with the way it looks installed. They’re in a brushed nickel finish and have a nice weight to them without being too chunky.

Pori 20mm Knob, brushed nickel $7.94

Wade 160mm Handle, brushed nickel $11.94

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Kitchen countertop debate- Marble or Caesarstone?

March 7th, 2008 · 23 Comments

We need to decide on which countertops we will be going with as they are coming to template our kitchen on Monday and we’re still undecided as to which material to go with! (Ok, I should clarify that I’m the one who is undecided- Kirk definitely wants the Caesarstone). I’ve been absolutely obsessing about it. […]

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Tags: Countertops · The new house · Kitchens

Improvements to the outside of the house

March 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The new windows on the first and second floor have already begun to improve the look of the house from the street. We’re really happy with the colour that we chose for the trim of the outside of the windows. We went with “canyon clay” from the Gentek colour swatches and then white for the […]

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Tags: The outside · Windows