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@JOELLEMARIE okay, i think i understand. i was just picturing a tab that had a checklist on it like some Chrome extensions i'm familiar with do. but after re-reading several times, i didn't think that was what you were doing. it sounds like a tab for each item, but then i got lost as to what was on the "white space" of that tab. since you mentioned the site relevant to that tab, it makes more sense now. not sure if your screen shot is literal as it looks like it's taken from a Mac, but i know Firefox & Chrome have Extensions that are actual check list & can go wherever you do as long as you have access to Firefox/Chrome. i find those very helpful! thanks for the clarification!

2 things:

1 - Purge Purge Purge! i took everything out of my kitchen & put it in boxes in the garage. i brought in the immediate things i knew i'd need (pots, pans, salt, pepper). it was inconvenient at times, but i would go back to the garage & get something only when i needed to use it. at the end of our remodel, i actually had 4 full cabinets that had nothing in them! over half the stuff in my garage never came back in. it either got tossed or went to charity. i only pitched 1 item that i had to repurchase - cup cake pan!

2 - live with a temp kitchen if you can. our before kitchen did not have an island & we new the new one would. we also had planned to take down an entire wall of cabinets on the side of our house that faces the water. we used those cabinets to make a temp island & laid a piece of OSB on it. we lived with that for about 3 months. we even outlined a sink on the OSB & that was a stay-away area. this helped us see that we actually had planned an island that was too big & we put the sink in a spot that really didn't work. it's a mistake that would have been costly if we hadn't had our "practice" kitchen!

this may be the answer to my SOS (Save Our Seat) i submitted to AT last week!

my Jaclo faucet. and Marmoleum floor - both worth the time & money!

love it! i've been considering stained OSB in my living room for years now. it's nice to see others thinking outside the box!

oh & thanks to everyone for their comments & suggestions. it was fun & helpful taking it all in! AT readers are the best!

wow! that gives me the idea i've been looking for in our bedroom. where did you get the decal printed though?

if you like a pop-art look, i cannot say enough about http://www.doghousepetportraits.com/Doghouse_Pet_Portraits/DoghousePetPortraits.html
we had portraits of our late Butterz & his sister Cookie done for Christmas & jaws drop when our friends see them. worth every penny! btw-i like Bradley Cooper even more now!

you could also use Luan doors if you dont have the time/desire to build the masonite doors. i understand s00ngtype's comment about curtains, but i love the industrial feel of this project.

very cool & nicely done!