Our cabinets were a lighter shade of faux wood laminate, but we were really pleased with how they turned out. Details of how we did it are in the comments section here with pics:

this looks great. do you mind sharing the name of the greay paint you used on the front of the house?

I have had the Mosquito Curtains bookmarked for ages as I thought it could work really well on the deck at the back of our rowhouse. We would have to build some frame above the deck to attach them ...

We get ours a Wide World of Wines in Georgetown/Glover Park. They usually have a bunch sitting near the door. We buy a bit of wine there and they have always been happy for us to take a few. The ...

I really like paperbackswap because it lets me pay for the postage and print off the shipping label online. I don't know if the other services do this (I assume so?). It really saves me as I doubt ...

is there another dining room? or can they only have two guests for dinner?

the bococept tables are nowhere near as nice unfortunately http://www.boconcept.us/Default.aspx?ID=83...

we bought this one about 18mths as we thought it looked contemporary, had a light and was affordable. we have been really pleased with it. its on sale at the moment for $189

um, yeah pretty sure that is Australia not Finland......

I like the cabinet in the top right photo. Does anyone know where I might find something similar?

Gorgeous. I second the request for the name of the paint in the bathroom!

we had a similar challenge (although no bricks). i found that by painting the cabinets white it brought out more of the white in the countertop and i think the contrast made the countertop look so ...

A similar question was posted recently on AT San Fran. This is the interim solution we came to with our kitchen:

we faced a similar dilemma when we moved into our old house. i couldn't stand the kitchen, but we knew it would be a year or more before we could do the dream renovation. we bit the bullet and pain...

yeah, i have been looking at these. seem a bit more reasonable cost wise: http://www.gardeners.com/Raised-Be...

amongst things like trying to cook and entertain at home more, i am trying out paperbackswap.com to see if i can cut down on buying new books and find a good home for books that i don't have the sp...

I'm a vegemite girl but readily admit it is an acquired taste (from babyhood) and my American husband is not at all keen!

thanks kdkaboom!!!

we are in the process of deisgning built-ins and i would be grateful if anyway has a view on whether the elfa stuff really worth the cost compared to other closet systems?

Does anyone have recommendations for stainless steel bowls with lids? I bought some but after a couple of times in the dishwasher the lids seem to have shrunk and I can't get them to seal. Th...