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After reading the featrued story on House Blogs by Jeanne ''Built-In... Form and Function'' , I began thinking about what built-ins we have done and which are my favorite. (Or favorite so far, as we've got a lot of house left that we haven't re-furbished.)  So far my favorites are the built-in drawers under the nook seats and the garbage ...

I haven't made any progress towards varnishing the baking center cabinets, unless you count cleaning the kitchen. But Nick's been working on the breakfast nook. He had me sit down to see if I liked the angle of the bench & it seemed perfect. I'll take some pictures as soon as he lets me back in the kitchen. (I'm not supposed to peak at the ...

When I bought our house it had a large foyer but no closet for hanging coats.  The previous owners had installed a couple of generic hooks, but that was it.  For me, one of the desirable features of our first-floor remodel was a coat closet, and I worked hard to figure out the best way to incorporate one.  In the end, we shortened ...