Thursday, March 31, 2011

Blog Troubles

For some reason, my photos are not posting on the last blog entry. I've taken it down until I can figure that out.

Also, out of no where, Italy popped up today! Who knows what's going on. Anyway, I am going to be at a convention and week long workshop for the next 10 days, so I solve the mystery when I get back.

Sorry to send you wacky stuff.

Margaret

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Margaret, Oh Margaret, Where Have You Been?

I've been wrapped up in an extensive kitchen/family room remodel since Dec. 28. Mike, being a project manager, had put a one month schedule together that allowed us to be completed mostly by the end of February. If you've been there, you know that living in the midst of a remodel has its challenges. For us, below freezing temperatures in January, without a heat source was top of the list for awhile.As our friend/contractor Dan would say, "Some folks wait for good weather to tear up a kitchen."

But that wouldn't be us!

Here are some photos of the project in the demolition stage.

 
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And then the putting back together--still a mess.

 
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The moment I'd been waiting for--putting my art into the backsplash. Anyone can do this. I just sent my art in digital form to a company that puts photos on tiles. I got one mural made, and the rest single square tiles.

 
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And now pics of the new "aloha" kitchen/family room.

 
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I put tiles above the doors.

 
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Our new wood stove creating a cozy corner.

 
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And our new (we lived with the tube tv until now) media center.

 
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For those of you who just can't get enough of remodeling ideas, here are more photos on the Picasa Web Album.

https://picasaweb.google.com/mikegodfreyblueriver/CompletedKitchenRemodel?authkey=Gv1sRgCK7f7srH5bqPVg#

And I do have art news and new paintings, but that will come on my next post.