{"id":3280,"date":"2014-10-16T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T04:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2014-10-16T00:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T04:14:11","slug":"prettying-builder-kitchen-one-room-challenge-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2014\/10\/prettying-builder-kitchen-one-room-challenge-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PRETTYING UP A BUILDER KITCHEN: ONE ROOM CHALLENGE WEEK 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Thursday!<\/p>\n

Things are moving along with my kitchen reno\/makeover.\u00a0 We are now on week three of the One Room Challenge where participants are renovating, designing or decorating a space in six very short weeks.\u00a0 To catch up, read my previous posts here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This past week, the following was accomplished:<\/p>\n

1) Backsplash removed and with it, most of the drywall unfortunately. This will be repaired shortly and then the backsplash will go up next week. The white glossy subway tile with a handmade quality has been ordered and should arrive tomorrow – just in time for the tiler on Monday.<\/p>\n

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2) The Silestone counter was installed. It’s the Lagoon<\/a> colour which mimics marble without the upkeep. It’s in their Suede finish which is matte and I love it. (Stay tuned for a separate post on the counter.)<\/p>\n

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3) My Blanco sink<\/a> was installed and I love the deep 9″ bowl and the round corners. (Stay tuned for an entire post on choosing a kitchen sink once the kitchen has been professionally photographed.)<\/p>\n

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4) The Moen Waterhill faucet<\/a> in a chrome finish was installed. I have always loved bridge faucets but needed to find one short enough so that I could still open my shutters.\u00a0 Because of the design of this one with the high arc attached to the center piece, it worked perfectly without an inch to spare. I debated getting it in a black finish which I first spied in this kitchen<\/a> but in the end stuck with my tried and true chrome.<\/p>\n

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5) The gorgeous hardware from Top Knobs arrived. They are the Button Faced knob<\/a> and I chose the polished nickel finish which looked a lot better with my cabinetry than chrome. They are substantial (1-1\/4″) and have a real solid feel to them. So happy with this choice for the doors. I ordered bin pulls for the drawers from Restoration Hardware as I mentioned in an earlier post.<\/p>\n

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So here is still what needs to be done in the remaining three weeks.<\/p>\n

Week 4 (next week):<\/p>\n

1) Electrical – move the outlets down closer to the counter.<\/p>\n

2) Repair the drywall.<\/p>\n

3) Install the backsplash<\/p>\n

4) Install cabinet extension and new crown moulding, end panels on peninsula and range hood. (I still need to order the hood insert. The non-pretty things keep falling off my radar!)<\/p>\n

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Week 5:<\/p>\n

1) Install wallpaper.<\/p>\n

2) Install pendant over the sink.<\/p>\n

3) Clean the floor tile grout.<\/p>\n

4) Install the antique mirror on the four upper cabinets.<\/p>\n

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Week 6 (final reveal):<\/p>\n

1) Styling (which means sourcing quite a few items)\u00a0 and professional photographs.<\/p>\n

Let’s hope there are no hiccups along the way and everything goes smoothly.<\/p>\n

Make sure you see what my fellow ORC linking participants have been up to this past week here<\/a>. And go here<\/a> to take a look at what the 20 bloggers have accomplished as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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