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Kitchen Backsplash Part 2

A while ago, I posted Backsplash part 1. Today, I’m going to show you part 2: grout.

I mixed up the grout in a milk carton.

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I waited as specified in the directions:

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And got to grouting.

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After wiping off the grout and cleaning off the grout haze, it’s looking great!

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After the grout dried, Stefan had fun installing the pot filler.

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And once the grout was super duper dry, I caulked the seams.

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After cleaning off the counters and giving the kitchen a good cleaning, we are getting pretty close to a finished kitchen!

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Sarah

  1. 3/21/2014 | 8:07 pm Permalink

    Wow. Looks great

New Sofa

Our new couch came in today and I LOVE it!

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One small problem… stairs. It didn’t fit up the stairs. whoops.

we have some options. There is an upholstery place nearby that specializes in “knock downs” where they take apart your sofa, carry it up the stairs, and put it back together. It’s pricey, one review on yelp said $400 but if it works, it would be great.

The other option is to try to go through the window in the bedroom. We got the bed in that way before.

I’ll keep you posted on the progress but for now, the sofa is in the piano room and it is a bit too large for the room…

It is a great sofa. We bought it from Arhaus:

We custom ordered in in a nice grey herringbone.

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It has some great details like these nailheads.

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The little English roll-arms are nice and small but still substantial enough to prop up a pillow.

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I really love the sofa and I’m determined to get it up into that room!

Sarah

  1. 3/19/2014 | 8:43 pm Permalink

    Love the sofa. It will look so good in the den with the wall color and den rug

  2. 10/31/2019 | 6:54 pm Permalink

    Beautiful Sofa. It is important to maintain your couch by getting it cleaned annually. Skin cells, spills of all kinds and pets can turn couches into a den of dirt and filth. Call your local cleaner to keep your investment clean.

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Den Rug

We have a new (to us) rug in the Den. We bought it for $40 off craigslist and I LOVE it. It’s a little big for the space but there is a large difference between an 8×10 and a 10×12. I’m planning on moving it farther under the couch and way from the far wall but I’ve got it layed out so I can vacuum and (depending on cleaning prices) get it professionally cleaned. The Zerorez San Jose – Bay Area Carpet Cleaning provides you with the finest carpet care.

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Vector is a big fan.

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It’s amazing how much it has warmed up the room already. The corners of this room overhang the front porch so this room is the coldest in the house. We’re planning on getting a heated rug pad to help and we will get insulation going eventually but in the mean time, this big ol rug is doing a great job keep our toes off the cold floor.

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It makes the room look small the way it’s positioned now but adding some reveal around the rug should solve that problem. And the floor is so cold, there isn’t much else to be done besides a big heavy rug.

That white couch is going soon too. The new couch is on it’s way! I can’t wait to show you.

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