Author Archives: fitz

I’ll start by saying this was not a measuring error. When I bought two 97-7/8″ countertops from Ikea, I knew I’d be about 7″ shy of the total countertop length I needed. It did not, however, seem worth it to … Continue reading →

For the first time in my entire life, all my appliances match. I guess this means I have to start acting like a grown-up…which should probably include cleaning up this unholy mess. But last weekend, we had Lie-Nielsen in town … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on my kitchen almost non-stop during my waking hours (which feels like most of them in the last 72) since 7:30 a.m. on Friday. My friend and neighbor, Jason, was off from his day job as a … Continue reading →

Perhaps I should have been a plumber (despite the fact that I hate working on plumbing). My lunch break today, such as it is, involves meeting a plumber who is moving the gas line for my stove from one wall … Continue reading →

I’ve been mum here as of late – too much plaster and joint compound crusted on my fingertips to type. The base cabinets for the sink wall are finished, and after hauling them home two weeks ago (which took three … Continue reading →

One benefit of being overworked is that I’ve had to live with my kitchen floor in its current state of less-than-grace. I simply haven’t had time to do much of anything in my kitchen over the last few weeks other … Continue reading →

Before moving forward on the cabinet build, I had the onerous task of drilling all the shelf pin holes in the 42″ upper cabinets (nine of them). So I went to the two area woodworking stores and bought a shelf-pin-drilling … Continue reading →

Last week, following my social media kvetching about pulling staples from the tile underlayment in the 1′ x 3′ area around the back door, several folks suggested I buy some fencing pliers. Now I’m not usually one to go for … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like a cold chisel, a hammer and some unattractive tile for relieving one’s frustrations. Today, after a trip to (gasp) Ikea to make sure my online sink choice and countertop selections were good (I’ve now definitely settled on … Continue reading →

This is what my last major home reno job looked like after tear-out. I’m hoping the kitchen project won’t be quite as dire. But it likely will be – just a different kind of madness (there will at least be … Continue reading →