Invisible induction: a cooktop IN the counter! NO HEAT! NO BURNERS!
See our finished kitchen here! Paul and I went to NYC– to see the kitchen worktop that has invisible induction burners HIDDEN IN the countertop. why DEDICATE counter space?why SEE the stove? These are...
View ArticleCombination oven installed– baking AND a microwave in the same box!
A combination oven has traditional baking with a standard heating element, PLUS a microwave in the same box; so we can skip having a separate microwave elsewhere. Here is the blog post where I was...
View ArticleDesigning our custom kitchen sink.
I took all of my 87,952 ideas to the sink fabricator— drawings, browser tabs, saved images… I showed them to him and explained how I intend to mash them all together into one sink of glory and...
View ArticleKitchen update.
As you can see, Paul is building the cabinet bases for the kitchen. The plan is that we will order drawer fronts and he will do the rest. We mocked up the space to decide what is a good depth for the...
View ArticleKitchen design checklist–considerations for your next remodel.
SEE OUR FINISHED KITCHEN, HERE In designing our kitchen, I have read a LOT about other people’s choices. What they love.What they hate. What they endorse.What they regret. My initial response to every...
View ArticleThe Emperor of Nonsense— Antique Gilt Sconces.
A while ago, I wrote a post about antiquing in Philadelphia, (and our acquisition of a new chandelier). On that excursion, Paul and I went into a shop that we have never bothered with— because I...
View ArticleKitchen stuff, (and some other stuff).
Before I write about the kitchen, I am compelled to explain something off-topic… if you are only here for the kitchen, scroll a bit. So. On my post about the sconces, people wondered— how is it...
View ArticleBuilding DIY kitchen cabinets… *VIDEO*
INDEX OF ALL KITCHEN POSTSINDEX OF ALL VIDEO POSTS For centuries, I have wanted Paul to build the kitchen cabinets that live in my head… and he just, WOULD NOT. His concern:The customer is an...
View ArticleStaining a custom drawer front for the kitchen cabinets.
Paul is not making or staining the fronts for the kitchen drawers… he built the internal cabinet boxes and we ordered custom fronts to fit his design. Here is the post where he built the boxes. Here...
View ArticleA Giant Fancy Kitchen— our DIY remodel, using repurposed antiques! *video*
Once upon a time, there was a kitchen… The kitchen was in a falling-down old house. A woman lived in the falling-down house. She loved old broken garbage, and other fancy things. I mean… she REALLY...
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