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Recommendations: My Favorite Suede Oven Mitt (What's yours?)
I love to cook and I have the burns to prove it. In reaching for hot pot handles I’ve mainly used cloth versions of pot holders until I was given a pair of suede oven mitts from Jane Domestic. Unlike my old go-to cloth mitts, these thick suede mitts never catch on fire, never get hot on my hands, and are even lovely when…
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Before & After: This Builder-Basic Kitchen Got a Makeover That “Feels Quietly Elevated”
The window alone makes all the difference in this kitchen. Also, with a few changes, everything seems to be in a workable space. Nothing fancy or trendy here, but a kitchen you can be proud of. Love it. (Referenced Before & After)
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A Dated 2000s Kitchen Gets a Striking $2,000 Makeover (The Cabinets Stayed!)
I like the general premise of the after - it's the gray/black colored tile with the clearly brown/golden other parts like the floor that just don't make it cohesive, tho.
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Recommendations: My Best Sink Sponge Hack to Crush Dishwashing (what's yours?)
A well organized cleaning set up in your sink is an essential part of a happy home, and I've wrestled for years with mine. While I've made many small changes, the big one came this past year when I finally woke up and realized that an in-sink sponge holder was one of the best ideas on the planet. I now use two different…
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Recommendations: My Favorite Vintage Cast Iron Skillets (what's yours?)
Cast iron is an invention that goes back to the 5th century BC, and, despite many advances since then, I find that my go to skillets are ALL cast iron. They have an awesome heating profile, are easy to clean, can work in and out of the oven and they look great when you set them out on the dining room table for a family…
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Before & After: This 143-Square-Foot Kitchen's Makeover Kept the Same Layout But Now Seats 6
Photo Credit: Margaret Rajic Do you have a question about the DIY projects in this apartment? Ask it here and join the discussion! Head back to this Before & After Submit your own Before & After project to us
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One Good Thing: My Favorite Solid Wooden Bowls (What are yours?)
Good, solid, simple wooden bowls are a staple of any great kitchen. They can be used for serving salads and side dishes at table, to holding fruit on the counter and putting out halloween candy. They don't have to be expensive and they last forever. I like to always have an assortment in different sizes in my kitchen. My…
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Before & After: This Kitchen Makeover Is So Cozy, It Almost Feels Like a Living Room
From the title, I expected to see a couch! (I love to see couches in kitchens, very English.) I miss the checkered floor though. Now the room resembles neither a kitchen nor a living room, but a really posh potting shed. In other news, using this community for comments now is too clunky to use now, especially to start a…
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Before & After: This Kitchen’s Under-$500 Makeover Ditches Dark Brown and Adds a Little Cheer
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Before & After: I Transformed My 1970s Kitchen from Total Eyesore into an English-Inspired Dream
Do you have a question about the DIY projects in this apartment? Ask it here and join the discussion! Head back to Chelsea's Before & After
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Pink bathroom and boring kitchen!
Hi! I’m moving to a house that has a retro bathroom and a very boring kitchen and I’m keen to make them nicer. The photos are not the most recent ones. The walls are white now! The bathroom has beautiful original floor mosaics and pink tiles. It also has a light blue bath. The kitchen has very cheap cabinetry and not very…
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One Good Thing: My Favorite Kitchen Towels (What are yours?)
When I'm in a restaurant anywhere I scrutinize the kitchen towels, napkins, tablecloths - all the soft pieces of a stylish table top and efficient kitchen - to find the best ideas. These Liliane Kitchen Towels I discovered about seven years ago and have stocked them at home ever since. I don't use paper towels much, and…
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Open concept Living Room and Kitchen
I don’t even know where to begin! It’s an amazing space, but I’ve never lived in an open concept space. Ideas? Inspiration? **Note: I can’t paint the walls! 😭
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Kitchen remodel and add island?
We have purchased a house and want to do remodeling. The kitchen is almost square 12'9" by 12'5". We would like to put an island or at least someplace to sit and work. We can't figure out where to place it and how big it should be and in what orientation. we want sink under the three windows on the right side. We want to…
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the magical powers of peel-and-stick in my rental kitchen
first time using peel-and-stick on cabinetry and it went surprisingly better than expected! I want to try tackling the beveled-edges next, but happy with the progress so far. Does anyone have any favorite peel-and-stick brands they'd recommend?
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What do I put on my round coffee table?
I have to ceramic pretty light blu that matches my living room. I now need some black for the 3rd piece. Help?🙂
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Show us your kitchen!
I've shown you mine, now, I'd love to see yours!
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Kitchen wall
I was wondering if you could help me out with some ideas on how to design this wall in my kitchen. The opposite wall has the sink, oven and other storage but this wall has been baffling me. I was thinking of painting the wall with black chalkboard paint and add some led lights and storage bins on the fridges but I am not…
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Farmhouse Kitchen Extension - before, during, after
Before & After ~ South-Facing Kitchen Extension ☀️ The old kitchen sat in the darkest corner of the house in spite of being on the southern gable. The reason? No windows so it always felt closed in. We built a new south-facing extension off the gable wall to bring in the light it had always needed. Now it’s a bright,…
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Help create a breakfast nook with possible storage (not a deal breaker)
I am looking to create a breakfast nook for this area. it is a 82in * 90 in space which is side of the kitchen. My idea was to create a corner bench kind of sitting with possible storage but not able to find furniture matching that dimension and I am not in a budget to create a custom build. House is a mid century modern…