StyleBurbia

  Hi. hi.   Sometimes you get so caught up in the renovation process you forget to share the finished product.   Drum roll please.....   Though I would say we've been done for probably over a year (lol), here is the StyleBurbia kitchen.        For a walk down memory lane, here are some pictures from the process and some of our inspiration: Posts 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6* (this one provides a great look at the whole process) , 7  & 8.  I included a few here for your browsing pleasure:                       How did we do? Do you like the finished result? We are enjoying it immensely. Talk soon. xo, Ris   

Hello there! Just wanted to share some updated pictures of the kitchen.... It's white. It's glossy. These poles will be painted white to blend in to the surroundings. Before (for reference): Little bit closer... Trying to see if we can switch these glass doors.  I wanted something where the glass almost came to the end of the cabinet door.  These look a little like prison windows. ;) I think if I can't get a door with more glass, I'll swap these out for just plain front doors. Before: Slightly different angle but just so you can see the old island See this area that I circled in red below? These were big doors that concealed the previous owners' washer and dryer. We decided to go with a similar set up, but these doors covered up a nice window and made the kitchen darker and we didn't want that.   So we took out the original window, which wasn't as wide but was taller and repla...

I know this title is weird and so am I, but it's true. We are soooo close. I'm hoping we can move in to the house within the next two weeks. Will it happen? I don't know! Will we come close? I hope so! (where did this weird rhyming thing come into being??) Here's what we've been up to: From this (note awkward columns and many different ceiling heights: To this:  To this (note awkward columns replaced with uniform support poles and 2 ceiling heights in kitchen area): The floor is down in the kitchen! It's stained (which you can't see in this pic) and the cabinets are almost ready to go down.  See more on my kitchen renovation { here }, { here } and { here }. Master Bedroom. Carpet gone. Floors being prepped: Looking good, right? Remember this little project? Refresh your memory { here }. Last time you saw H's fireplace it looked like this: Now it looks like this: Picking...