In December my kitchen was featured on the cover of Houston House & Home magazine. Check out more photos at the website of kitchen designer Kitchen & Bath Concepts, or click here to read the magazine online. -alyce
March 6, 2012
Kitchen Renovation Video
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s one last post on the kitchen renovation. Check out this time-lapse video of the project from demo to finish. And just for grins, here’s the final product, but from the opposite angle as the video. You can see the adjacent bar and serving area (where we removed a wall) in this shot that the time [...]
December 7, 2011
Kitchen Complete!
December 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
The kitchen renovation project wrapped up just in time for Thanksgiving. Here are some pics of the final product, and some of my favorite features: ->Enjoying all the new counter space to the right and left of the range. ->At Thanksgiving, there was plenty of space to have 5-6 people prepping on the island at [...]
October 18, 2011
Close to the finish line.
October 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Not done yet, but close. Why is it that the hardest part of a race is when you see the finish line? Perhaps some folks are motivated by the finish line, but I am finding it quite challenging and downright exhausting to dig down deep for endurance. The “race” I’ve been running since July is a [...]
September 6, 2011
Walnut Fudge Squares
September 6, 2011 By 9 Comments
Now here’s a recipe I might be able to prepare in the temporary kitchen on the hot plate. “Temporary” because I am currently in the middle of a kitchen renovation. Really, what we have been engaging in is glorified camping cooking because a lot of paper products are involved and there’s not a great place [...]
September 2, 2011
Getting Reacquainted with the Microwave
September 2, 2011 By 4 Comments
The microwave and I are spending more and more time together lately, thanks to my kitchen renovation. In the old kitchen, I really only used it to reheat. (Here’s a “before” shot of the old kitchen.) But my little friend is capable of so much more! Here are some things the microwave is ideal for: [...]
August 23, 2011
Kitchen Renovation Chronicles: Sun-”drywall” Tomato, Feta and Greek Yogurt Dip
August 23, 2011 By 10 Comments
We’re making progress in the kitchen! The drywall is up. It has been floated and sanded. As the space begins to take shape, dramatic changes like this are especially fun to watch. We’ve been into this project for 7 weeks now and the other day I realized it will be six more weeks (I hope) [...]
August 10, 2011
I’m Not Cooking Because of the Facelift
August 10, 2011 By 13 Comments
My website isn’t the only thing having a little work done lately. Yes, that’s my gutted kitchen, and it’s getting made over too. First and foremost, I am grateful for the opportunity to put myself and family through such discombobulation. Really. Our temporary kitchen is located in the home office. For temporary digs we’re lucky
