Efiwym, my wife and I have already picked out the backsplash we wanted for the new countertops. We still needed to purchase it, but we have been buying supplies and tools while waiting for the countertops to be installed. I even developed an extensive list of tools and supplies for the backsplash project. This will…
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I initially was not going to write about this DIY project, because reading about painting, is like…watching it dry. But somehow, I can make even painting adventurous. Efiwym, my wife and I picked out the exact paint color we wanted for the kitchen and dinette area. I decided that I should paint the foyer the…
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The countertops were installed, so I could reconnect the plumbing for the new kitchen sink. However, the installer asked me to wait 24 hours before reconnecting the sink. Great, no sink for another day. Nonetheless, I could still install the faucet, air gap and soap dispenser. At least we would have running water. I retrieved…
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I finally got the phone call. In fact, it was early. A spot opened up so we could get our new countertops installed this week. I was excited but had a feeling of trepidation. We now had to get things ready for the installation. While Efiwym, my wife, cleaned out the cabinets, I was assigned…
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I decided I would eat supper before I finished up with the hanging of the pendant lights. As Efiwym, my wife, was preparing supper, I finished installing the second pendant light. I put on the new shade of the first pendant light and officially, we had pendant lights over the peninsula. Except, they would always…
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When we went to the home improvement store, we found the replacement shade, but Efiwym, my wife started having doubts about the color of the shade. She did not like the tan-colored shade. So, we looked at the different options. After much consideration, we decided to use the white glass shades we got with the…
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I just finished a project that surprisingly went quite well. So, I had time to work on the pendant lights for the kitchen. Working on two projects in one day was never heard of in my DIY history. The most important part of this project was laying out the pendant lights over the counter. And…
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That afternoon, Efiwym, my wife, and I went out to return the ridiculously priced wire nuts and get some drywall patching material and insulation spray foam. We went to the big box home improvement store to save 11%. I picked up what I needed and Efiwym found the pendant lights she wanted in clearance. (Read…
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I found a retrofit electrical box that had screws inside the box that you could use to fasten the box to the wall stud. When I got home, I was ready to install the box. I needed to separate and tape up the four bundles of wires to run them through the box. I tried…
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I compiled a list of electrical items I needed to install the switch for the pendant lights and to change all the outlets and switches in the kitchen and the dinette from the ivory to white. I thought white would look so much nicer against the new backsplash than the ugly ivory ones. After multiple…