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Details and Accessories

I'm just in the beginning stages of accessorizing the kitchen.  It's difficult for me to pick a day, shop for accessories, and call it finished.  The places I shop require repeat visits over several months before the right thing lands in my hands.  So the first thing I do is case every room in the house, basement and garage included, for things that could enjoy a new life in a new space.  Those things become the placeholders for something that I find later and like better.  That thing might pop up at a yard sale, a thrift shop, or even someone else's trash.  The second thing I do is head for Arhaus.  Yes, you read that right, the awesome furniture store with pretty expensive stuff.  Surprised?  Don't be.  I go there for inspiration.  I look at how they layer, the juxtaposition of unrelated items, the grouping of patterns and all those decorating nuances that make their displays so special.  I especially take note of what is "not-for sale."  A lot of what line

Running Out Of Steam

I feel I have to refresh your memory back to June when it looked like the kitchen remodel on Hartford was approaching the finish line.  All that was left were the two overhead cabinets on either side of the sink. Base cabinets, countertop, sink, faucet and window were all in place.  So what happened to drag the project to a halt? Going way back to March, the plan was to have counter to ceiling cabinets on either side of the window.  But after much deliberation and searching for the right doors for appliance garages, I gave up on that idea.  Tambour doors were my first choice, but because I only wanted the opening to be 14" high, there was not enough room for the mechanism that controlled the opening of this type of door.  I looked into hinged and sliding doors and just when I thought we had an option, something else prohibited that solution from working in this installation. I was about at the end of the alphabet with plan A, B, and so forth.  I settled on Plan X and niXe