With a large, open wall space between the kitchen and dining room, I had a vision of a large (2' x 5') blackboard on which to write notes, the week's dinners, to-do lists, etc. But I also wanted it to be a magnetic board. I had my heart set on it. After fruitlessly looking online… Continue reading Magnetic blackboard for the kitchen
Clearly, a full kitchen remodel (and the first time I've attempted such a project), starting back to teaching after a year+ maternity leave, moving into the new house and having two young ones proved a little too much for me to be able to keep up with my blog! The remodel went great, the kitchen… Continue reading Kitchen done (now quite a while ago)
We knew that there wasn't an existing exhaust vent in our kitchen when we purchased the house. It seemed a trivial thing to install--run it between the floors in the ceiling out the back or front of the house (giving us some options!). Unfortunately, the construction of our townhouse is crazy, and there are random… Continue reading The things I’ll do for an externally venting range hood
We are doing our kitchen renovation with permits, which means that the construction has to comply with all the county and state regulations in order to pass inspection. And California loves their rules and regulations. Which means that a simple (ha!) kitchen reno involves replacing stuff you didn't anticipate. Like the lights. They looked fine to… Continue reading Lights–LEDs in the lead
I've been resisting the urge to post about our kitchen remodel, since my focus here is more sewing and cooking. But since all my time is now devoted to the remodel and I haven't had any time to sew, there is a serious dearth of posts lately. Besides, maybe someone else can benefit from what… Continue reading Kitchen Remodel
As was the case with our beloved Antilop highchair, I've been thinking our little guy is bothered by the hard plastic of his Little Tikes swing. Because the plastic is slippery, he slides down a little and looks miserable after a short while. And then the fun was gone (kid's book reference, anyone??). So, I've… Continue reading Tutorial: Little Tikes Swing Cushion
Bea & Lucille 