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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 3
Dear Mike; Kitchen Reno lesson number 1. Be patient. I thought our kitchen was going to get demolished today. Wrong. The contractor and his lead ‘demolisher’ turned up today to get the lay of the...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 4 – What, no cappuccino?
Dear Mike: Take a good look at this. It’s the last existing photo of the kitchen in its ‘before’ stage. The demolition started in earnest yesterday….with Gerry and Jesse knocking down the wall,...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 5 – Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Dear Mike; I don’t want to say that this kitchen and bath reno is going to proceed at a snail’s pace, but the term ‘Slow Food’ does come to mind when I think about when the project will be completed....
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 6 – A Lull in the Action
Dear Mike…I like it how on your show you diagnose the problem, bring in your crew, gut, renovate and finish, all in one hour. I should realize, having done some television production myself, that an...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 7 – The Sky is Falling!
Dear Mike, our kitchen and bath reno is starting to look more and more like an episode of Holmes on Holmes. Every time another step forward is taken, there is a little discovery that adds to the time...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 8 – Time To Catch Up
Dear Mike, how’s this for a before and after? The photo on the left is our kitchen, looking straight through to the bathroom. The photo on the right is basically the same view, after the drywallers...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 9 – Neat New Stuff
Dear Mike; I’ve been away from the house for four days on a bit of a vacation. Two days in Vancouver spent going to an excellent Lyle Lovett concert, and to the Monty Python-esque musical Spamalot...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 10 – Time slips by…
Dear Mike…tomorrow we will be heading into week 9 of our kitchen and bath reno. I don’t mean to sound impatient, but this is not a nine week job and it doesn’t show any signs of getting done any time...
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The Kitchen Diaries, pt. 11 – Some Real Progress!
Dear Mike…we finally have some progress! As you can see in the photo on the left, the tile has been laid in the kitchen (and the bathroom), complete with the underfloor heating. The electrician has...
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The Kitchen Diaries, the Final Chapter: It’s finished!
Dear Mike…Before and After. You must have thought the whole project imploded or exploded or something, since it's been so long since I provided an update. Well…whatever. Things inched along, and...
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