Friday, November 30, 2012

Almost Done & oh so Pretty

Well, it's almost December and we've started decorating for the holidays.  Can't believe how time has flown this year.  We got a lot accomplished, had some set-backs, and still have lots to do, but the kitchen/living room project is about 95% complete.  We've got some caulking and painting to do (lots, actually) but we've moved back in and are loving it!

The kitchen turned out as good as the visions in my head. Thanks go out to brother-in-law, Todd, Mike from Sheldon's cabinets, Kelly, our GE friend, and our therapists/sounding boards, Scott and Becky.  (Thanks for the advice and keeping us sane and still married through this process.)


 

The living room and dining area are currently filled with boxes of Christmas decorations, so I'll have to show those pictures later.  Stay tuned . . .

We are so thankful!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Alive & Well in Shoreline

We can’t possibly hope to update all that has gone on in the Oxnevad house the last 10 months, so we’re not going to try.  Hopefully, a post will come on that later.  But, in the mean time, we’re just so excited to share updates about our current house project – the kitchen/upstairs living room.

Here is what the kitchen (from the living room) looked like in August.  The tiny kitchen was completely closed off from the main living space.  Not to mention that the first thing you saw when you walked up the stairs from the front door, was an ugly wall.  Yes, the antique buffet fit nicely, but nothing else did.  (The buffet has found a new home at Scott & Becky’s now that we don’t have a wall for it.)

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Already into demo, but you can still see the vinyl floors, old appliances, old everything. . . it all had to go!

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The kitchen today – obviously not done, but significant progress has been made.  We’re loving the natural maple cabinets and can lighting.  New oak flooring was “weaved” into the existing and refinished.  After testing multiple paint samples on the walls, we finally settled on Windsor Greige by Sherwin Williams – love it!  Honed black granite goes in next week and then hopefully the finishing touches.  Can’t wait to show off the finished product.  Our new space will be so great for our family. 

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