Finally! After pictures!

If you saw a loooooooong time ago my before pictures, here's the after photos!  We still have a little touching up to do (where paint was peeled off along with the tape, etc.) but overall we're very excited about how the kitchen now looks.  Except it's the exact color of a post-it note.

The metal chairs are for our guests who are coming tomorrow with "Up with People" the community service, concert troupe that raises money for good causes.  They'll be having a concert for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital on Saturday, March 17th in Nashville, TN.  

I put this picture in so hopefully you can see how nicely our post-it yellow (aka cozy cottage) matches the cabinetry.

That's all!  Thanks to Curbly authors and readers for their advice. :) 

March 11, 2007

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Before & During Pictures!

The stripping of the wallpaper is complete.  The repairing of the torn drywall is complete.  The sanding of the repaired drywall is complete.  Now the mess.  Then the painting!

Before the Experts (my handiwork):

During the Expert Removal (they used WATER to loosen the glue, then only used the liquid fabric softener for the really tough pieces of wallpaper.  They didn't use the score/skor tool at all, just the flat scrapers).

After the experts removed the wallpaper.  Wow.  You should see the dust we have to clean up now in the kitchen.  

We want to paint the kitchen a pale yellow (like a butter yellow), but haven't decided for sure as it's not a unanimous decision.  Our handyman charged $50 less for the job (and fixed our shower » READ MORE

February 15, 2007

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