Music and Cats

Some time ago, I promised before and after floor plans for our kitchen. We are about to take possession of the kitchen (it’s all over save for a walk-through, a few touch-ups and one last big hit to our bank account), and I figured I should post the plans before the final photos. For those […]

I am not, as a rule, given to jumping up and down, or yelling, or other excited outbursts.
However, last night, when I arrived home from work and walked through the back door into the kitchen, I was overcome by excitement, and I made some, umm, sounds. Sounds that I imagine must’ve frightened the McKittens. Sounds […]

I figure I could write two or three more posts about our backsplash tiling project before y’all yawn and wander off. But don’t worry! I’m not planning to test that hypothesis. One more will have to do, because tiling is just so… so… yesterday. And I mean that literally.
Last night, just before the stroke […]

On Sunday morning, I told Paul that I almost titled my previous kitchen post We who are about to tile salute you. Because isn’t there something about tiling that calls to mind Roman gladiators? The Romans were known for their elegant mosaics, but the equation between tiling and fighting to the death in front of […]

As you can see from the latest photos, our kitchen remodel is almost finished. For the most part, I am thrilled with the result. Each time that some new part has been installed, I’ve been pleased, both with the individual item and with the way in which the overall look and feel of the kitchen […]