The kitchen section at my local IKEA store is one of my favourites. I love wandering around in there, checking out the different cabinet and countertop options, and imagining myself cooking in the display kitchens from IKEA. There are so many options available when thinking about designing a kitchen and IKEA definitely has a lot of tips and expert advice online and from their sales staff in the stores. I get that designing a kitchen cam be challenging, but IKEA makes it a lot easier. Check ...
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Decorating the Kitchen for Christmas {Guest Post}
With the holidays right around the corner, you’ll find that there is no better time for you to start decorating your kitchen. While we all think about sitting down to food with our friends or family or gathering by the television and watching our favorite holiday movies, it is always worth your time to think about decorating the kitchen. The kitchen is where a lot of the work takes place, and it should be as festive any other part of your home. Cork Tiles and Push Pins A few cork tiles mounted ...
A Volume and Weight Scale — Deserted Island Kitchen # 8
At home we have nice thick metal measuring cups and spoons galore—they rattle around in our cupboards and drawers like a pocket-ful of change. But, just like all those pennies that you can never seem to spend, we hardly ever use them. Instead, we measure by weight: it makes it easy to double, halve, and quickly throw together, recipes from around the world. We couldn't live without our kitchen scale, which lives on our counter with an index card full of conversion factors taped to the ...
Julia Child’s Kitchen at the National Museum of American History Washington, D.C.
Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History was an exhibit that I was really looking forward to checking out whilst in Washington D.C. Having watched the movie Julie and Julia, based on a book about a woman who was obsessed with cooking from Julia Child's recipe books and blogging about it. I think Greg and I watched this movie with his parents while we were visiting them in the Shushwaps in British Columbia (B.C.). My mom didn't have Julia Child's ...
Five Fantasy Faucets
Recently, we've been haunting open houses. Wasting realtors' time while we evaluate what's happening in the local market. After looking at both high-end kitchens and some that need a little TLC, we have a bone to pick: we're really tired of great renovations let down by ugly kitchen faucets. Here are our top favourite on the market right now: property developers, please take note: Karbon, by Kohler MSRP ~1050, prices from 600 Once in a while a design comes along that shifts paradigms ...
A Great Quality Paint Company—Para Paints Review
Products that aren't available where you are sometimes have an exotic allure. A certain pull that comes from hearing buzz and whispers, but never being able to try it yourself. Like when you're a kid in elementary school and everyone else has the newest Cabbage Patch Kid, but you're stuck saving up your allowance for months, there's a real potency to that itch you just can't scratch. For years, we've heard whisperings about Para paints. A Canadian brand that's based 'Out East,' and is a ...
Renovation / Redecoration : Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Renovating for family is always a tricky business. It's easy to get a client that's sought you out to take your advice seriously—after all, it's your advice and opinion that they've hired you for. It's harder to get yor Mom to see you as a professional. I'm glad that I'll always be my Mother's little girl—but after all those years of school she helped to pay for, and all the years of work experience—it still took some convincing to get her to let me paint over her dark navy walls and darker ...
Creating Modern Country Décor
Whether you call it rustic-modern or modern-country, this style of décor evokes a certain feeling. This style shows that one enjoys living in and keeping up with current style trends yet has an appreciation for vintage and classic elements of design. If you're updating the look of an older home that has, for instance, lots of pine flooring, baseboards, etc. you'll want to try and update the look with more modern pieces, so as not end up with a dated feel. Pictures via EHomeE Elements ...
How to Get Rid of Clutter in Your Kitchen {Guest Post}
Your kitchen is practically the busiest part of your house. Come to think of it, you use your kitchen to prepare breakfast, cook lunch and dinner. You even use your kitchen to drink a cup of coffee and chat with your family or friends. Naturally, your kitchen won’t be free from all the clutter. Well, if you want to keep it clean and in order, here are some tips which might be useful for you: 1. Organize your dishes and other kitchen utensils. The first thing you need to do is to organize ...
