• ArbitraryValue
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    1 day ago

    I started my kitchen renovation three years ago by taking down the old cabinet. I have had no cabinet in my kitchen for three years. I also had tools all over my kitchen for two of those years, but then I finally admitted defeat and put them away.

    I’m only exaggerating a little.

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      24 hours ago

      I tore the floor off from our hall a year ago to fix a hole under the floor material and replace the laminate. Still pending.

      Two years ago I painted the toilet and the door frame is still missing the moulding.

      We renovated the kitchen 4 years ago and it’s missing all the moulding as well.

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        23 hours ago

        Floor replacement is one of the few major projects I finished quickly. In one room I tore out even the old subfloor (you could fall into the basement) and for some reason I really enjoyed the process of putting a new floor in. Take a look at this wide-plank pine. (Old-fashioned but appropriate for a rustic location.) Isn’t it gorgeous?

        That’s off-topic but I couldn’t resist showing off. Sometimes I’m still sad that I had to sell that house.

        P.S. If I was doing the renovation now, I’d replace the old, dark trim or at least paint the walls a richer color to go with it.

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          I kind of love it. I’d paint the walls a blue green to help balance the yellow of the wood. That’s what I did in my kitchen. Here’s an awardawkward photo of the colors, cropped to hide the mess of my kitchen.

          Also, the previous painters were messy. I taped off the cabinets. Awkward corner shot of a golden oak kitchen cupboard, blue green wall, and white textured ceiling.

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            18 hours ago

            Hah, I painted my bedroom in a similar color!

            I wasn’t the biggest fan of how it turned out but I didn’t dislike it either.

            These are photos the real estate agent used for the listing when selling the house. That’s why they’re all taken using a lens that makes every room look like a long hallway.

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      23 hours ago

      Currently have tools all over my kitchen for the past year too. Don’t even have a kitchen project im ignoring! Just a bunch of other random stuff getting ignored instead :/