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[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by MauiGirl

Hey everybody, my kitchen that I expected to have done my October is almost done. It is amazing, the teak cabinets are so beautiful even though I have not picked out drawer pulls yet, the appliances are incredible, and the granite which 80% went in today is beautiful.

I still have lots of my dishes and cookware stored in boxes in my living room, but so close to being finished, and have been able to use the kitchen as is for a while.

Oh, and the relationship with my awesome contractor...... couldn't be better. So happy Now we are upgrading my patio and pool deck, so more fun ahead. Life is good.

Oh wow, how FUN to have a brand new kitchen in time for Xmas!! Come on now, BRING on the pics, my friend!! Can't wait over here! And when is the wedding ?

[Maximo]

Sandy, I am very happy to hear the great news! Looking forward to photos of your completed kitchen . . . and to the wedding announcement. LOL Just teasing. I am glad you are enjoying so much happiness with someone special.

[MauiGirl]

Thank you all for cheering me on. Having a great guy by my side through the whole process has been wonderful. I could not have done it without him.

Wedding, huh???? Silly girls. We are having way too much fun in honeymoon stage to do that.

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by MauiGirl

Hey everybody, my kitchen that I expected to have done my October is almost done. It is amazing, the teak cabinets are so beautiful even though I have not picked out drawer pulls yet, the appliances are incredible, and the granite which 80% went in today is beautiful.

I still have lots of my dishes and cookware stored in boxes in my living room, but so close to being finished, and have been able to use the kitchen as is for a while.

Oh, and the relationship with my awesome contractor...... couldn't be better. So happy Now we are upgrading my patio and pool deck, so more fun ahead. Life is good.

Oh Sandy - so, so happy to read of your wonderful times. I truly am - you soooo deserve it

Great big British hugs from 'us over here' xxx

[MauiGirl]

Thank you Sally for sharing in my joy. I am truly blessed, and so grateful for all the good things that have come my way. This has been a wonderful year, and I am excited to see what 2016 brings too.

Sally, I am so sorry about the loss of your father. Big hugs to you and your family.

[Magnus]

In case anyone is just DYING to clean their own grouts instead of hiring someone to do the grunt work, the best combo seems to be:

Hydrogen peroxide + baking soda, leave for 30 min before scrubbing. Saw a comparison between different (non toxic) combos and this seemed to work best.

I get to have ALL that fun this weekend... oh the joy...... (any feeling my sarcasm?....) LOL

[capt_noonie]

Please don't tell me you have white grout. LOL. Our old house had white tiles in the kitchen, tiny 4x4 tiles and white grout. OMG I hated that kitchen. Loved the layout but the white tiles and white grout omg.

Thankfully this house we don't have little tiles. And our showers are solid surface so only the corners and edges are hard to get. The walls are all easy.

[margaritaville]

Originally Posted by Magnus

In case anyone is just DYING to clean their own grouts instead of hiring someone to do the grunt work, the best combo seems to be:

Hydrogen peroxide + baking soda, leave for 30 min before scrubbing. Saw a comparison between different (non toxic) combos and this seemed to work best.

I get to have ALL that fun this weekend... oh the joy...... (any feeling my sarcasm?....) LOL

Thank you for this suggestion. Last week was very stressful (read anxiety caused major cleaning spree to keep from murdering someone). So I cleaned the kitchen tiles. We have tan grout but certain areas seem to look darker than the rest due to being high traffic areas eg. By the sink and dishwasher.

The H2O2 and baking soda really worked well with little scrubbing. I sprinkled/brushed the baking soda into the grout limes then had the H2O2 in a spray bottle and sprayed the grout lines. Waited then scrubbed with a small brush. Thanks for the great tip.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by margaritaville

Thank you for this suggestion. Last week was very stressful (read anxiety caused major cleaning spree to keep from murdering someone). So I cleaned the kitchen tiles. We have tan grout but certain areas seem to look darker than the rest due to being high traffic areas eg. By the sink and dishwasher.

The H2O2 and baking soda really worked well with little scrubbing. I sprinkled/brushed the baking soda into the grout limes then had the H2O2 in a spray bottle and sprayed the grout lines. Waited then scrubbed with a small brush. Thanks for the great tip.

Sounds like you had just as much fun as I did! I used a drill and homemade attachment to do the scrubbing. Here's the before/after pictures.

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[Magnus]

Forgot to add this for the brush... I used this drill/brush to clean the bathroom tiles as well.

You Tube

[Magnus]

Mom wanted the plants off the floor and she couldn't find anything she liked. So I made this from extra materials we had at work. Took a while but I think it came out pretty nicely.

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[EarthAngel]

You sure did a fantastic job, Karen!! It looks really great!

[Maximo]

Beautiful! Great job Karen.

[matese]

That looks beautiful, great job Karen.

[capt_noonie]

Nice! Looks so light and airy.