1. Butcher Block Island
We have a fabulous (huge!) island in our kitchen, but the tiled surface is dreadful for baking, cooking, etc. and it's really dark so it sucks a lot of light out of the room. I'd love to replace the top with sealed butcher block. Perfect for baking loads of Christmas cookies and it would look lovely with all the natural woodwork in our home.
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2. Tile the Kitchen Floor
Right now we have hardwood floors throughout the main level of the house. They are in pretty good shape, but there are sections in the kitchen that look a little rough. We'd like to lay tile to define the kitchen area and create a more cooking/baking/messy-friendly space. I'd also like to install a nice wood transition piece from the tile to the hardwood. Isn't that pretty? If Andrew can build a canoe, surely he can build this, right?
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3. Kitchen Backsplash
I love me a white tile backsplash.
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4. Recycled Concrete Patio
Ok, so this might actually happen this summer, but I have a feeling it will be more of a Someday type thing. We jackhammered our broken sidewalk and steps and plan to use the concrete chunks to build a patio.
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And the list continues...but I'll stop there for now.
i love all those kitchen ideas!
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