Tag: butcherblock countertops

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2013 Project Recap

      HAPPY (ALMOST)   NEW YEAR!!!!!   I hope your 2013 was full of blessings!   I can't believe another year is almost gone. Time really does fly when you're getting old  having fun!!   We've been busy in our family room this year. I just couldn't seem to get out of that room. […]

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THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOKCASES

As I sit in my family room looking at a beautiful wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase, I let out a big YEAH!!! I’m also doing the happy dance!!! We’ve been working hard for a long time, learning so much and having a lot of fun (that’s my word, not the LOML’s!) while building […]

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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOKCASES #5 ~ The Electric Sander

In EVERY project we have ever done, there's always something that doesn't work out exactly the way we planned.  The built-in bookcase in our family room is no exception.  I am the idea man (or woman) and the LOML is the how-to man (and he really is a man!).  The thought and work he has […]

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STAINING SOME BUTCHERBLOCK COUNTERS ~ a really long counter!

How was your weekend? I hope you enjoyed time with family and friends like I was blessed to be able to do.   Friday night our family went to a Durham Bulls baseball game. It was an exciting game and the park does a fantastic job of entertaining the crowd during slow periods of the […]

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PLANNING FOR BUILT-IN BOOKCASES ~ a glimpse into the future

I told you last week that we bought a whole set of cabinets from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We're planning to use the bottom cabinets to make a wall of built-in bookcases in our family room.   Here is the before picture of the family room wall where the bookcases will go. You can […]

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ISLAND ADVENTURE ~ kitchen island that is!

We got our butcherblock countertop last night for our kitchen island and let me tell you  ~ IT IS BEAUTIFUL~  I never thought I could fall in love with wood BUT… it has happened! Or at least, it’s deep infatuation! We bought the piece of butcherblock from IKEA for $325 with shipping. The LOML found […]