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"The Jewelry on Your Cabinets": How to Choose Hardware Styles

In our past homes, I've always mixed knobs and pulls on hardware whether it comes to a kitchen or a bathroom. But then when we remodeled our kitchen with Jean Stoffer, she used four different types of hardware! It really opened up my mind to the beauty of breaking the mold, giving each cabinet set […]
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April 18, 2024

Design

Cabinet Overlays 101

It's been an exciting week in the kitchen with the installation of our lower cabinet frames. Our countertops got templated yesterday and once they are installed, the rest of the cabinets will be placed. So, while I've got cabinets on the mind, I thought it would be a good time to break down some cabinet […]
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November 10, 2021

DIY

Progress + Paint in the Girls' Office!

In case you missed it, we're currently tackling the girls' office! Which, I suppose, is just a normal home office that you might find in other homes, but we have designated it for the girls' use for virtual learning and homework, etc. You can check out our plans and the mood board and lots of […]
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August 31, 2020
Fullmer Kitchen - CLJ

DIY

Things to Know When Planning Your IKEA Kitchen

This post is not in any way sponsored by IKEA. We've used their cabinetry on several projects and are answering questions we've received through all of that. Opinions are 100% ours.  Do IKEA Kitchen Cabinets Really Hold Up? This is probably the question we received most. And we totally get it. Straight up, IKEA is known […]
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April 25, 2019

Inspiration

Learn From My Mistake Before You Paint Your Cabinets

Every day the kitchen plans come up over here. We'd love to start the big renovation (new cabinets, appliances, countertops, lots of windows!) next year and it's one of our favorite things to talk about these days. Endless drawings and plans and discussions. In those discussions, I almost always end up frustrated at myself. You […]
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July 16, 2014

DIY

Our Painted Kitchen Cabinets!

We hung all of our recently painted cabinet doors this past weekend and are here to share lots of photos. We must have adjusted quickly to the new look, because when I was searching through my files to find a before photo to share with you, I was stunned at the wood-riddled kitchen we were […]
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June 2, 2014

DIY

Microwave Down!

This weekend, we started painting our cabinets in the kitchen. The goal was to get all the uppers painted, but we only got as far as priming them because we decided to add another spur-of-the-moment project while we're working in here. Our over-the-range microwave has been driving us crazy since we moved in. It is so low. […]
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May 19, 2014
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