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100th Post & KITCHEN COMPLETE!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Not only is my kitchen complete, but this is my 100th blog post! I have had <i>SO</i> much fun blogging and am so happy to have made so many wonderful connections through the "blogosphere!" I hope you guys continue to follow <i>Abode Love</i>- I <i>SO</i> enjoy hearing from all of you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Now- back to the nitty-gritty...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">After months of hard work and lots of help from Colonel Dad... the. kitchen. is. DONE!!!! I cannot believe it- literally... cannot believe that I am making this post! Here is the before... I was getting ready to paint the walls in this photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCt2hywscfseCgLpwvjGYvHdibiO3USfXaI0cELJ7NRR-0RCG3DDxfnxD-PS9Veft_5u4tkABvXVc4E4A99QZNHIzcEkLJ_BETcvh1JQRecsX-8sMHwk1K8GCuU_mlRs_Sq3QFzN4m3vn/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+before+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCt2hywscfseCgLpwvjGYvHdibiO3USfXaI0cELJ7NRR-0RCG3DDxfnxD-PS9Veft_5u4tkABvXVc4E4A99QZNHIzcEkLJ_BETcvh1JQRecsX-8sMHwk1K8GCuU_mlRs_Sq3QFzN4m3vn/s640/abode+love+kitchen+before+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Check out that gorgeous light fixture-- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing271mMzUqlMitCL7aX-xjZo9LgF2U8kVtVWBnZyYEsebguWGwHLPh2HPdnjL4Qt5Kl7nppOh1IPvg4x8tGWGbHBRKZsatbJQeQdxdpx1qEz2MZ-hsujyukOGgKPDUJAvA4hQa5JVzxNs/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+before+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing271mMzUqlMitCL7aX-xjZo9LgF2U8kVtVWBnZyYEsebguWGwHLPh2HPdnjL4Qt5Kl7nppOh1IPvg4x8tGWGbHBRKZsatbJQeQdxdpx1qEz2MZ-hsujyukOGgKPDUJAvA4hQa5JVzxNs/s640/abode+love+kitchen+before+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Mister Husband, Lady and myself preparing for Crosby paint by Ralph Lauren Home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z-EHH9rqjzWLB68uUNuXOZ2-uFR_86nlxE8tpaX0jmG5LkNprFyhcPOPcnWuhFe8n6sK9D-DNJjIoElj9j74ktCTLkhAtLkK7mMOKMcLGYl0ibj3ZeAMrTqHzcwCRTiqArcP5M5NJZ9U/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+before+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z-EHH9rqjzWLB68uUNuXOZ2-uFR_86nlxE8tpaX0jmG5LkNprFyhcPOPcnWuhFe8n6sK9D-DNJjIoElj9j74ktCTLkhAtLkK7mMOKMcLGYl0ibj3ZeAMrTqHzcwCRTiqArcP5M5NJZ9U/s640/abode+love+kitchen+before+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> And again...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr0cpyDvOCJMcsYoFX5NugR0ZmKGNvVEKs1JztkID4SRHrjuwwja0QYalCOWohyphenhyphenfbaZ7KvqsHLvT7dZKwNPlyT479-fBDEdg5VNUhLGZhDuLiCXLAGyZXTSFAwnZKNtv2HfrPFsU5jnqH/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr0cpyDvOCJMcsYoFX5NugR0ZmKGNvVEKs1JztkID4SRHrjuwwja0QYalCOWohyphenhyphenfbaZ7KvqsHLvT7dZKwNPlyT479-fBDEdg5VNUhLGZhDuLiCXLAGyZXTSFAwnZKNtv2HfrPFsU5jnqH/s640/abode+love+kitchen+before.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">After paint:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew6YoqTZ29WtZFqDBQtffEF6y8J6IA8H7ZTIM2aWWwuWBf1aIVV_61PFN6Ghnz5UjAQj6gUwfbv7Zezy4tymVbQPjR0GaJI_iIdBtcjtf3zrbY_mP4RUDaJFOfK4PoU5HK5RgGHBIp2MC/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew6YoqTZ29WtZFqDBQtffEF6y8J6IA8H7ZTIM2aWWwuWBf1aIVV_61PFN6Ghnz5UjAQj6gUwfbv7Zezy4tymVbQPjR0GaJI_iIdBtcjtf3zrbY_mP4RUDaJFOfK4PoU5HK5RgGHBIp2MC/s640/IMG_0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">time to paint those skank cabinets! (notice all of the furniture in the living room! We had NOTHING!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/05/kitchen-cabinet-redo.html">read more about this here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9xr8WYqlisIKbn1vAevQ0jcAuoTIHTmhyphenhypheniV6f8I11bhlQ7a0u4ScNYjRCVvsTAM2Oilc0VvTlJEmRhLUNeTouTM64LFD_LeRkb-FzjYfAkAKghht5pRP21md_6rhAC-eqkkKOSBnDE2k/s1600/DSC00767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9xr8WYqlisIKbn1vAevQ0jcAuoTIHTmhyphenhypheniV6f8I11bhlQ7a0u4ScNYjRCVvsTAM2Oilc0VvTlJEmRhLUNeTouTM64LFD_LeRkb-FzjYfAkAKghht5pRP21md_6rhAC-eqkkKOSBnDE2k/s640/DSC00767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Colonel Dad coming over to begin demo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHihWXTf8yGCysQl6WX0sXM78jlLcXrt8rXpEaAGA3JuwoNJuH8bf4xWRC0rtVa5G5Rxgl8EJofK1Jhhs9b3bhn6FqxLtnO8cbsbRSK9Jd6gNzIpVVaO6rDbxOjcYTHGdk2u6kq5cBILGr/s1600/DSC_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHihWXTf8yGCysQl6WX0sXM78jlLcXrt8rXpEaAGA3JuwoNJuH8bf4xWRC0rtVa5G5Rxgl8EJofK1Jhhs9b3bhn6FqxLtnO8cbsbRSK9Jd6gNzIpVVaO6rDbxOjcYTHGdk2u6kq5cBILGr/s640/DSC_0216.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">kitchen backsplash and countertops being gutted... <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/07/kitchen-demo.html">read more about this here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ccKn2MTt5Gq0bIGZyJP1_eSupEQn9yM5KE8fd4NqAvXVmQT7xn-k3BE5rocRlrQLRysY4hyphenhyphenz_B1M4hB9YZRFmwQF69ZAtHJyF0oG8sPYgst3p2EPdBiTwxY2xPawCVxHcorf8Nrt_AT4/s1600/DSC_0227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ccKn2MTt5Gq0bIGZyJP1_eSupEQn9yM5KE8fd4NqAvXVmQT7xn-k3BE5rocRlrQLRysY4hyphenhyphenz_B1M4hB9YZRFmwQF69ZAtHJyF0oG8sPYgst3p2EPdBiTwxY2xPawCVxHcorf8Nrt_AT4/s640/DSC_0227.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">skank countertops gone...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYGAZ-oKloRrWkkXzqxsOGsWrWkDVQ0wXI7V2U35kw7Xyi8aPJMnw2T4ISlV3SkPqhJ6xObJGTFUNJ-hU4lBN98iozH4QZNqjvvxmHQTmmheo9S6kfpmZ6CB4I6ouZ8AA0ZQcbDXaT3Wg/s1600/abode+love+granite+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYGAZ-oKloRrWkkXzqxsOGsWrWkDVQ0wXI7V2U35kw7Xyi8aPJMnw2T4ISlV3SkPqhJ6xObJGTFUNJ-hU4lBN98iozH4QZNqjvvxmHQTmmheo9S6kfpmZ6CB4I6ouZ8AA0ZQcbDXaT3Wg/s640/abode+love+granite+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">new granite and sink!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/07/oh-overstock.html">read more about this here</a>  <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/07/kick-kitchen-coming.html">and here</a>  <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/08/grrrrrrrrranite.html">and here</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMSeAUSCwRjeEbVVrSC1n0AHczIs3nxPpRV4E97V-Amz43UzId8PuuN8wEpcVwN6B6jRGvbwgAmBIkZIwGOvMrM6uLyJPFVLgDSTwANI57YENXnNk-HtWsM3zEM0_j_tO0k4vq4a5pssB/s1600/abode+love+granite+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMSeAUSCwRjeEbVVrSC1n0AHczIs3nxPpRV4E97V-Amz43UzId8PuuN8wEpcVwN6B6jRGvbwgAmBIkZIwGOvMrM6uLyJPFVLgDSTwANI57YENXnNk-HtWsM3zEM0_j_tO0k4vq4a5pssB/s640/abode+love+granite+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJmbedXONkc2UnoYd7ZxaKKBxRtRuee9Sk6n3ipJ8g_S-sUODclTFR4sZh-6-5Pyi-dEtKHjkXOtVCmxTQ70ouQN4o57CqPE1e5oM8-4jS77cN-gIi8CAgUMrLUbDUaStj3mxjutewZLU/s1600/abode+love+granite+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJmbedXONkc2UnoYd7ZxaKKBxRtRuee9Sk6n3ipJ8g_S-sUODclTFR4sZh-6-5Pyi-dEtKHjkXOtVCmxTQ70ouQN4o57CqPE1e5oM8-4jS77cN-gIi8CAgUMrLUbDUaStj3mxjutewZLU/s640/abode+love+granite+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">fab-faucet installed... <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/08/grrrrrrrrranite.html">read more about this here</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ugBA6UblVSN_91FlYpOrEWvKGdBy4zELm6FHBqkNRufrn-5S7jz9loHqtADwnCpgnNYX3kcbZHqiUv4sxgFnCxkHJ4aW3LKxzfPDLTA9E5-cXgE4dAJhBRQGiUT6gYEbwaF-V73eEPwm/s1600/DSC_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ugBA6UblVSN_91FlYpOrEWvKGdBy4zELm6FHBqkNRufrn-5S7jz9loHqtADwnCpgnNYX3kcbZHqiUv4sxgFnCxkHJ4aW3LKxzfPDLTA9E5-cXgE4dAJhBRQGiUT6gYEbwaF-V73eEPwm/s640/DSC_0200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> new hardware! bye bye knobs! <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/11/kitchen-hardware-revisited.html">read more about the kitchen hardware here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmvSWNVae9VjbaR3250AUfMCmS0E7hhvpSqjI2xt5Az8zWDcxHF5O0K0__REhwG3rwVUSazAZ6S7G10hE0ObUC78yw6YFyrtzmmKvFOOvuIsZSLYBizgY7ZFYB-9eRJymardzMvAOLg_P/s1600/abode+love+hardware+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmvSWNVae9VjbaR3250AUfMCmS0E7hhvpSqjI2xt5Az8zWDcxHF5O0K0__REhwG3rwVUSazAZ6S7G10hE0ObUC78yw6YFyrtzmmKvFOOvuIsZSLYBizgY7ZFYB-9eRJymardzMvAOLg_P/s640/abode+love+hardware+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeQlfzUQmxReScfR5hfuj_koqqdzFYQOKeRJQzWfnaTeLRRmA3mALPwHvAKCa4gcz2EfWi2W8_2wb_YlDUm7kIaNtbsFv3Im0vpHZRz7Xc4W1rvKSDh0OCV5y-vp3i6uqbMaDxJQwII6i/s1600/abode+love+hardware+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeQlfzUQmxReScfR5hfuj_koqqdzFYQOKeRJQzWfnaTeLRRmA3mALPwHvAKCa4gcz2EfWi2W8_2wb_YlDUm7kIaNtbsFv3Im0vpHZRz7Xc4W1rvKSDh0OCV5y-vp3i6uqbMaDxJQwII6i/s640/abode+love+hardware+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Colonel Dad laying down tile - <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/10/wednesday-catch-all.html">read more about tiling here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I1EzdsK6IZvMenGwa45UA1G9reX4rbEAGL4U5EDsr-kewCYp6M_6wyHB4a-HtLS5jmDYboy-uyibdtd8nf9GFgmV9Reg1-zvBq3XqpVRBFcW7pl54dvUk1hwuZDWMP7p6vjSbdZkmYOF/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I1EzdsK6IZvMenGwa45UA1G9reX4rbEAGL4U5EDsr-kewCYp6M_6wyHB4a-HtLS5jmDYboy-uyibdtd8nf9GFgmV9Reg1-zvBq3XqpVRBFcW7pl54dvUk1hwuZDWMP7p6vjSbdZkmYOF/s640/abode+love+kitchen+2-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tile placed... now waiting for grout and lighting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3pOF_S4qMs4raLVuNovmK8inCjM7qYcVlUO5Hsbov7yHgyYgMs_udnFq1evHZMducOYSYZeXs0L3rn2MPyI6ts6DDjAnaCShORkcHtebPyK9yiKXsdXQewpOyXiTqYNqmt-L6AWG16de/s1600/DSC01280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3pOF_S4qMs4raLVuNovmK8inCjM7qYcVlUO5Hsbov7yHgyYgMs_udnFq1evHZMducOYSYZeXs0L3rn2MPyI6ts6DDjAnaCShORkcHtebPyK9yiKXsdXQewpOyXiTqYNqmt-L6AWG16de/s640/DSC01280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">me applying grout - <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/11/grout-grout-grout.html">read more about this here</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF1cGBRI6uhZm5Bji7eJC13NpGTtjASPf1fm0-bwd-V2s-FxvIoUI8lpA7rGD20BkLoSh3x7x4VNgAuD1nbzQfznIUtcu6je1Cc8J7Y4XTSDCn3NuWIgjdous2a7TT_Fi2uYXrJy32t8Z/s1600/DSC01282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF1cGBRI6uhZm5Bji7eJC13NpGTtjASPf1fm0-bwd-V2s-FxvIoUI8lpA7rGD20BkLoSh3x7x4VNgAuD1nbzQfznIUtcu6je1Cc8J7Y4XTSDCn3NuWIgjdous2a7TT_Fi2uYXrJy32t8Z/s640/DSC01282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> ready to sponge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9QQOkb7WlV-40gi2iKphRMKIkpfdzVkX9uGJP9JHEcmIOUkPlRKI-uMCx7l24rqOmOb1GWdhQqVNTjgGZ2By0alfo29CWtstTIbxkE-AZ6Co2btE7BOZrwh1NZq0x0LPualGN_9AjxZi/s1600/DSC01287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9QQOkb7WlV-40gi2iKphRMKIkpfdzVkX9uGJP9JHEcmIOUkPlRKI-uMCx7l24rqOmOb1GWdhQqVNTjgGZ2By0alfo29CWtstTIbxkE-AZ6Co2btE7BOZrwh1NZq0x0LPualGN_9AjxZi/s640/DSC01287.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">cleaned up- ready for lighting- grout done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8NdoXcZEKI7B9W8iQUZQtpMBpsnPgivvSKRYY-K2eobP7agux_eMbV5LHAjFsPyc7bSXyTUv2GpBjuHEIEEOLil6crAf0-Qlxk2xnUGGdhH1wYoaHl-xofxQBvXT4noczkzqCGG2CCks/s1600/DSC01278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8NdoXcZEKI7B9W8iQUZQtpMBpsnPgivvSKRYY-K2eobP7agux_eMbV5LHAjFsPyc7bSXyTUv2GpBjuHEIEEOLil6crAf0-Qlxk2xnUGGdhH1wYoaHl-xofxQBvXT4noczkzqCGG2CCks/s640/DSC01278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Colonel Dad starting in on the under cabinet lighting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOijJmhxX4ciT6phu_llaJAuE4L7Z54IEEiOntccfnF3vhqegLSprQcaLo0btTDnzy62FLaj6el5Qy2tBcDmEUd8UtmVAi9BpS4IStHUnnHszS3lx_B5MVovgCTsAC-8A0sPJsQr6VqiQG/s1600/DSC01293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOijJmhxX4ciT6phu_llaJAuE4L7Z54IEEiOntccfnF3vhqegLSprQcaLo0btTDnzy62FLaj6el5Qy2tBcDmEUd8UtmVAi9BpS4IStHUnnHszS3lx_B5MVovgCTsAC-8A0sPJsQr6VqiQG/s640/DSC01293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">space left between the countertops and tile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K03exrda6IYnOtPw5JBsnYTPHBPvXipq95bH0KtoCE8lh_hLca58CFhs_0HbTw2cGO4m4ZXTKaOyVBsoweM2g-rwTcvEm671gkcxwz_4SauufoeW-fgkNnk-jh_6HbVC-sCJ53-9Obg7/s1600/DSC01346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K03exrda6IYnOtPw5JBsnYTPHBPvXipq95bH0KtoCE8lh_hLca58CFhs_0HbTw2cGO4m4ZXTKaOyVBsoweM2g-rwTcvEm671gkcxwz_4SauufoeW-fgkNnk-jh_6HbVC-sCJ53-9Obg7/s640/DSC01346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg-VkECQ1At7n-1bB4G2oXlS6DMJXi08OEvb-m_JoeEGeiCN5xZwdCWBpZ7WjAsB-NveSf3Mf8tE_zRVG9g_1__arj9-1RzXj_JV5RhpwpqPDthOz6X-SrgSWOozoHCTTVoQhyf1KXHn7/s1600/DSC01347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg-VkECQ1At7n-1bB4G2oXlS6DMJXi08OEvb-m_JoeEGeiCN5xZwdCWBpZ7WjAsB-NveSf3Mf8tE_zRVG9g_1__arj9-1RzXj_JV5RhpwpqPDthOz6X-SrgSWOozoHCTTVoQhyf1KXHn7/s640/DSC01347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> caulking the gap- gray to match the grout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv5RyAmvWTe-jlTPDm2ILHwB9SG_zwDyQozeDo427Cz86crVpDJeCjJWZnKCv6ZTlvAkG31yNq6phEwRS3eXXD68OtPxupuyUjPSAOQv0tYX7wT-ebmo5vEZbPVmIFQNgCIiMJc9btzbO/s1600/DSC01349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv5RyAmvWTe-jlTPDm2ILHwB9SG_zwDyQozeDo427Cz86crVpDJeCjJWZnKCv6ZTlvAkG31yNq6phEwRS3eXXD68OtPxupuyUjPSAOQv0tYX7wT-ebmo5vEZbPVmIFQNgCIiMJc9btzbO/s640/DSC01349.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">smoothing out begins... almost done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChj4exTphDw6OTF_IxfSDqzZ1KQpM9pY1Dl9aO7MhEkY90e_FDMPsjKTi0hY8rAtlXR43zkzI8QjCrwKC8SO0Xh-ux4kQT24_SNDdAMrCWxc_H3MzvJ0vIWDy0My18n06jdx4FppncD9U/s1600/DSC01351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChj4exTphDw6OTF_IxfSDqzZ1KQpM9pY1Dl9aO7MhEkY90e_FDMPsjKTi0hY8rAtlXR43zkzI8QjCrwKC8SO0Xh-ux4kQT24_SNDdAMrCWxc_H3MzvJ0vIWDy0My18n06jdx4FppncD9U/s640/DSC01351.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and now, just a little reminder of how the kitchen began...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCt2hywscfseCgLpwvjGYvHdibiO3USfXaI0cELJ7NRR-0RCG3DDxfnxD-PS9Veft_5u4tkABvXVc4E4A99QZNHIzcEkLJ_BETcvh1JQRecsX-8sMHwk1K8GCuU_mlRs_Sq3QFzN4m3vn/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+before+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCt2hywscfseCgLpwvjGYvHdibiO3USfXaI0cELJ7NRR-0RCG3DDxfnxD-PS9Veft_5u4tkABvXVc4E4A99QZNHIzcEkLJ_BETcvh1JQRecsX-8sMHwk1K8GCuU_mlRs_Sq3QFzN4m3vn/s640/abode+love+kitchen+before+4.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div>Ta-Da!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_kKSRxbgEhpSjX4KoFs3NSxh2dqI4F4gvdvv8yIIMkw4gpoJX_Ldj2RxHK7OUwoOdLpg7lFUpDndsCs2bcZytP5DRa26lOvq2-dP3RegKtBdgtmZQoTyFncTK0tLy1hil9ithZBRCi7g/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_kKSRxbgEhpSjX4KoFs3NSxh2dqI4F4gvdvv8yIIMkw4gpoJX_Ldj2RxHK7OUwoOdLpg7lFUpDndsCs2bcZytP5DRa26lOvq2-dP3RegKtBdgtmZQoTyFncTK0tLy1hil9ithZBRCi7g/s640/abode+love+kitchen+8.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><br />The lighting is the icing on the cake! I really love how much it brightens the backsplash- it makes the space look larger than it actually is!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKcH0IJeRiPSbgi10-A3Kx8Ci_InINCqVYRiQi3c89lRp7UtKybd6q7zY8_llAjK4Z5kiD1Evsf8eyn8dKz2BAOrzdHiXwOrkZMKx8sdhiUKHRZGOtIjy2CqKS-cj-C1ChJ1NAGzeE57a/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKcH0IJeRiPSbgi10-A3Kx8Ci_InINCqVYRiQi3c89lRp7UtKybd6q7zY8_llAjK4Z5kiD1Evsf8eyn8dKz2BAOrzdHiXwOrkZMKx8sdhiUKHRZGOtIjy2CqKS-cj-C1ChJ1NAGzeE57a/s640/abode+love+kitchen+3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is a view from the living room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKAkBWcxHNzDfZ0Kf0ICEvQeW_EV_1UyR3HZII1FfIKgoK3PcZh6UzsQHFTa9mBLZ_6FF6MbCDQImiV1w1PEZidJN2aVLw-1AlKVS-OuOV_CU6Q9XCL0v-Macw1X8gNQkx5x63mBpAnFB/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKAkBWcxHNzDfZ0Kf0ICEvQeW_EV_1UyR3HZII1FfIKgoK3PcZh6UzsQHFTa9mBLZ_6FF6MbCDQImiV1w1PEZidJN2aVLw-1AlKVS-OuOV_CU6Q9XCL0v-Macw1X8gNQkx5x63mBpAnFB/s640/abode+love+kitchen+4.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5iUgK5RZI__Jibws3B0pdFBPmvA2d3ry8Zjyym5YOO57XkOSJWrKY-dGJHgtfeQjpeAjfXjK3s9HF8HxwkB3lmAM-wlfgUx79oRNR6m-DAG_NB2XLnw5-yuJzehfgYu7G4wJG8f6y-uV/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5iUgK5RZI__Jibws3B0pdFBPmvA2d3ry8Zjyym5YOO57XkOSJWrKY-dGJHgtfeQjpeAjfXjK3s9HF8HxwkB3lmAM-wlfgUx79oRNR6m-DAG_NB2XLnw5-yuJzehfgYu7G4wJG8f6y-uV/s640/abode+love+kitchen+5.jpg" width="640" /></a>I really love the West Elm Andalusia runner- it really brightens up the space</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Is8Fy6oxs96K3CEUeF4IZxAMpw001dSsy8S5YnsNxkFFDuyE1mVTs6Gfmk_n28YwOSVgDVh2MvvpPgVrVi407fCmbFYMXUmpMYmKePVXiEcGZOGLcG0bkOJeguGxNlGbsKyfosjlOi_e/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Is8Fy6oxs96K3CEUeF4IZxAMpw001dSsy8S5YnsNxkFFDuyE1mVTs6Gfmk_n28YwOSVgDVh2MvvpPgVrVi407fCmbFYMXUmpMYmKePVXiEcGZOGLcG0bkOJeguGxNlGbsKyfosjlOi_e/s640/abode+love+kitchen+6.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I painted the island gray to mix it up a bit- I wanted a custom feel, and I didn't want the space to be overwhelmed with cream cabinetry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZJyEvKE7B4JgZ6GZUf2eXHnr-6pkkpTrAeDVxC4iDweage1ii-wT6r3ZriXnoCAKWu7SvLISX9Y8ec5jJ2wXZT61FA1cZZ9gTpBJ4fgSmlGkINO5WgtBxmrQFDq6CJk8fgJHB7ltpjY1/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZJyEvKE7B4JgZ6GZUf2eXHnr-6pkkpTrAeDVxC4iDweage1ii-wT6r3ZriXnoCAKWu7SvLISX9Y8ec5jJ2wXZT61FA1cZZ9gTpBJ4fgSmlGkINO5WgtBxmrQFDq6CJk8fgJHB7ltpjY1/s640/abode+love+kitchen+7.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>The nook... I love the cowhide rug addition, the Pottery Barn chandelier adds glamour to the space- and also notice that I painted the ceiling a warm, metallic gold to warm up the space and tie in the golds and browns that are seen in the tile on the floor... <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/11/hardware-check-surprise-cowhide-check.html">read more about the surprise cowhide addition here.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikwK2FoVJ3h0OeZ2EMdDnDzeXDMK8VcvDPvJnEeelVwUhaJEC1EDmdRa2qzl79-CQPGVMXGiE1EosJboDy38vNWrtgh1bGVjPsqz6MSj5K-KMiJee7HN97lNEgw3pLejWd2DLitpDFRMd/s1600/abode+love+cowhide+rug+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikwK2FoVJ3h0OeZ2EMdDnDzeXDMK8VcvDPvJnEeelVwUhaJEC1EDmdRa2qzl79-CQPGVMXGiE1EosJboDy38vNWrtgh1bGVjPsqz6MSj5K-KMiJee7HN97lNEgw3pLejWd2DLitpDFRMd/s640/abode+love+cowhide+rug+3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yes- I am standing on the counter to take this photo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl_z5e7wkaWQtuHnC6cXgLD5T34-V1mDqn-MK4sIDXJE4kfnkkNcunmpSGTKLuxz-P2Y-eeMP8ycjZuqEIRPMeQe5Nye2a4svBowslHh8tJa7R9Vbv30UBpF33r-VBYM8w2mfqjNhkscp/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl_z5e7wkaWQtuHnC6cXgLD5T34-V1mDqn-MK4sIDXJE4kfnkkNcunmpSGTKLuxz-P2Y-eeMP8ycjZuqEIRPMeQe5Nye2a4svBowslHh8tJa7R9Vbv30UBpF33r-VBYM8w2mfqjNhkscp/s640/abode+love+kitchen+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbryU-oqyY3pdZcEu_bowcl-4eXmWp2mlZmMgfZ1DJ-fUFa4Njxs5i6Feqtbgj7RA_YhyfG1MtRspOJ-KxsMVsKdwm92kGT0l7B0iNpk9otV12VrE0u6LOIuhj6dOHlhiB7UarV7e1ygj/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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100th Post & KITCHEN COMPLETE!

Not only is my kitchen complete, but this is my 100th blog post! I have had SO much fun blogging and am so happy to have made so many wonde...

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grout, grout, grout!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, as promised, here are the most recent images of the never ending kitchen remodel! Here are the before grout images:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAD4i-v3p5jDz7dEBtEwdmbuEyRB4UpnABbaKjwySfbdhUabn7Qdc2gVIA3dClAFHbzG6M7AZoLSs50gCexl66dkltYn2HRoZ2y4wcCWeG-6seXf7Gk-XElduGlMux6rdrm0zIf3R9ktK/s1600/DSC01279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAD4i-v3p5jDz7dEBtEwdmbuEyRB4UpnABbaKjwySfbdhUabn7Qdc2gVIA3dClAFHbzG6M7AZoLSs50gCexl66dkltYn2HRoZ2y4wcCWeG-6seXf7Gk-XElduGlMux6rdrm0zIf3R9ktK/s640/DSC01279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE-vgvmHrHdDkO0d8Y9b6xmhhRs03ghFA2tJhumRNUdV_4Z6XeL6DeiTtDouUukiwERFZE-r7FKAQg_UjCYRebxLfij4bQbMK82eIZ1iW5vvS7GMTM6-t6lfZHc9gebRqTYyVpAZI-LnG/s1600/DSC01280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE-vgvmHrHdDkO0d8Y9b6xmhhRs03ghFA2tJhumRNUdV_4Z6XeL6DeiTtDouUukiwERFZE-r7FKAQg_UjCYRebxLfij4bQbMK82eIZ1iW5vvS7GMTM6-t6lfZHc9gebRqTYyVpAZI-LnG/s640/DSC01280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdvCICLtZyDzmCGOdOpQrnKQdUrbfqUUi-REV0_zdFxVeGljwwfr6XNcY_Uy8dwvYOvWD736YJP8qaywaUn-nJIcRWb0wxth9zpD0y8CtmY4jjZrFvF3vl5aBeiAmTZZsDYsxRGVjickU/s1600/DSC01278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdvCICLtZyDzmCGOdOpQrnKQdUrbfqUUi-REV0_zdFxVeGljwwfr6XNcY_Uy8dwvYOvWD736YJP8qaywaUn-nJIcRWb0wxth9zpD0y8CtmY4jjZrFvF3vl5aBeiAmTZZsDYsxRGVjickU/s640/DSC01278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Colonel Dad and I mixed up the grout... I got a nice shade of gray that would blend well with the island cabinets and dark brown wall color. I got a sandless grout so that my tiles wouldn't get scratched.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0qslJybZZ2OXpnPw5iQzVW3ckF1NJCjn_tt3eaxk4ObWK_XzZreZPXhexq5acYbKbTeG-YRebn5TGn29_soUwiiAeNqZvn6sL4CaSlleEcLBKMAn-8YyiK2uq4fOHkShB6ztKnSxtLYl/s1600/DSC01277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0qslJybZZ2OXpnPw5iQzVW3ckF1NJCjn_tt3eaxk4ObWK_XzZreZPXhexq5acYbKbTeG-YRebn5TGn29_soUwiiAeNqZvn6sL4CaSlleEcLBKMAn-8YyiK2uq4fOHkShB6ztKnSxtLYl/s640/DSC01277.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And then began the work... it's really not as easy as it looks on tv. You have to have much more arm strength than I had expected- but the concept <i>is</i> simple... push the grout into the spaces at every angle possible.... As I mentioned before, since this grout is sandless, it's much easier on your hands. <i>"Why would you use your hands?"</i> you ask. Well, because some of the crevices are too hard to get to.... fingers end up being your best tool. Colonel Dad raved about how much regular grout tears up your fingers... so, note to self, sandless is the way to go!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_WI2F2-4OpLAcAKKnS0KnKb9ApX5HEBy5wFYZG7pKkBzdJ63Lt6bTkjnFC5gioFLeow-KfkqCvoKpHn1q-ZNR1KmxBqopS6AitqaQMqBsliTpVZkKxhLo4hxGm2thOelv5LCp77t5nPe/s1600/DSC01281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_WI2F2-4OpLAcAKKnS0KnKb9ApX5HEBy5wFYZG7pKkBzdJ63Lt6bTkjnFC5gioFLeow-KfkqCvoKpHn1q-ZNR1KmxBqopS6AitqaQMqBsliTpVZkKxhLo4hxGm2thOelv5LCp77t5nPe/s640/DSC01281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Mister Hubbs is responsible for this blurry, back-side image of me in action...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWfz3waXgCCOYu24_4NZksBvseZxB2Fk3SbVIj2sNG8tTSKGwclCEKOqQ9JgXmRk16qQQM5xLfvhRe5tMEmzLxvNzXJg1Pbl1QohuNYqeQ7ZzlS0lPw_pn1hrbE635fp__uA7E6c5BWgD/s1600/DSC01282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWfz3waXgCCOYu24_4NZksBvseZxB2Fk3SbVIj2sNG8tTSKGwclCEKOqQ9JgXmRk16qQQM5xLfvhRe5tMEmzLxvNzXJg1Pbl1QohuNYqeQ7ZzlS0lPw_pn1hrbE635fp__uA7E6c5BWgD/s640/DSC01282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> There I am again! Working that grout in!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytiDfIaH_2v4Ex1Ic05uYMWR5TmBCc5nHdwl8NFh0ObK1qFVONQx7ZDM7AnL1hfwod6ugMFlNK6yicC58dzoxtf8T45jLZr_gN46pXX9OjY997TqzQ6ifQPh3NDkK74TH0fL8-ug6gPOT/s1600/DSC01283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytiDfIaH_2v4Ex1Ic05uYMWR5TmBCc5nHdwl8NFh0ObK1qFVONQx7ZDM7AnL1hfwod6ugMFlNK6yicC58dzoxtf8T45jLZr_gN46pXX9OjY997TqzQ6ifQPh3NDkK74TH0fL8-ug6gPOT/s640/DSC01283.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I was a little freaked out when it looked like this... I thought for sure that the grout was too dark and that the spaces in between the tiles was way too big. Colonel Dad assured me that once we started sponging off the access, that the line would become much thinner. Also- the color would dry lighter than it looked when wet... Colonel Dad was right, as usual!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEefg4AZEFCvxHXQmMOzIFN6NfMEwQnVwHGhNym1gjmkX-ip0ipdsljHEZQlnDlkkg4fGQkuxSHQ4zZqHLqeCPvDZpG6CeL8gIclk71m2ebayMkPw_fw-x8DpqO2U_9zhDQoDYuGZY_KtC/s1600/DSC01284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEefg4AZEFCvxHXQmMOzIFN6NfMEwQnVwHGhNym1gjmkX-ip0ipdsljHEZQlnDlkkg4fGQkuxSHQ4zZqHLqeCPvDZpG6CeL8gIclk71m2ebayMkPw_fw-x8DpqO2U_9zhDQoDYuGZY_KtC/s640/DSC01284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We laid down cardboard so that the counter wouldn't get messy- also, we wanted to get a clean line where the backsplash and the granite meet... Colonel Dad plans on caulking the line with a color that matches the grout-- we will do that in the next week or so!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVLQ7KvSjCfV17L9c5yw-E-HxDJc5VVMKlSi8McLkR0Ss27xNiO-VDz8py41FNzEnng5pgo35O4NkcFK7sVllWOfpNQRZXLAc__VNDgrfQ8C5Onf-ZVxLw6TJ8iut6Ti6JdSwjU_i3qEi/s1600/DSC01286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVLQ7KvSjCfV17L9c5yw-E-HxDJc5VVMKlSi8McLkR0Ss27xNiO-VDz8py41FNzEnng5pgo35O4NkcFK7sVllWOfpNQRZXLAc__VNDgrfQ8C5Onf-ZVxLw6TJ8iut6Ti6JdSwjU_i3qEi/s640/DSC01286.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfNpsqJyIkQfSRbqY0zAm9glhZK_I4CjoI1jYZOAZyt5tvIN_JwH5jJJeP4AiQKjZt7Rv_CngVYcRl9KnkBWAGPiGK46vhonSHtGzrMG_88huA8-dnGl5Kv3JY2BEYW5-7592R0kRgB7U/s1600/DSC01287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfNpsqJyIkQfSRbqY0zAm9glhZK_I4CjoI1jYZOAZyt5tvIN_JwH5jJJeP4AiQKjZt7Rv_CngVYcRl9KnkBWAGPiGK46vhonSHtGzrMG_88huA8-dnGl5Kv3JY2BEYW5-7592R0kRgB7U/s640/DSC01287.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamy9MeUl0PtkjBnB5EQywgScdsIlNA8qb8-a13hDMJ-gcjG7GNd5xSzlbEypOO4e9_knT1naoePZbmLE7ha82MuaGzj9N3CKll04ZBfGOZr13qtsdJv58mdrTi88abANeBMYzvGwnYrFk/s1600/DSC01290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamy9MeUl0PtkjBnB5EQywgScdsIlNA8qb8-a13hDMJ-gcjG7GNd5xSzlbEypOO4e9_knT1naoePZbmLE7ha82MuaGzj9N3CKll04ZBfGOZr13qtsdJv58mdrTi88abANeBMYzvGwnYrFk/s640/DSC01290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And then the sponging began.... we decided that the sponges worked pretty well to get the majority off of the top- but we used old rags to wipe most of the remaining grout off the tiles. We found it was much more successful!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEll40SIFNJ_99rWBywN17Sx3dtNV5IJOpMmSPOSXKA6dj_0jb4GCn3mpsWAoMec4vFKeNSXwQSzG2tI91_V-36xzt6h6-Smi80tu3w5jlkVL-UylaRM7Ccnx1hTRcY6F4Vbjc4W_HzTYQ/s1600/DSC01292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEll40SIFNJ_99rWBywN17Sx3dtNV5IJOpMmSPOSXKA6dj_0jb4GCn3mpsWAoMec4vFKeNSXwQSzG2tI91_V-36xzt6h6-Smi80tu3w5jlkVL-UylaRM7Ccnx1hTRcY6F4Vbjc4W_HzTYQ/s640/DSC01292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> ta-da! See, the lines are MUCH thinner than they looked in the top photos. Also- the grout dried much lighter than the photos I have posted... it took a handful of hours to get to the correct color.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqpjHv-Ie-iB_yjlj8Y8e3HtPdpLa2zV2FQjQ1q8CsdokBok-Gow9Iuuvb8X2pKs1wglb6gmJgop7fVCtBAZheYoM-OHn5xZ5jE186eZW07f41NybaUMwD7TtgdfRNML1OcUXaPIow4wf/s1600/DSC01295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqpjHv-Ie-iB_yjlj8Y8e3HtPdpLa2zV2FQjQ1q8CsdokBok-Gow9Iuuvb8X2pKs1wglb6gmJgop7fVCtBAZheYoM-OHn5xZ5jE186eZW07f41NybaUMwD7TtgdfRNML1OcUXaPIow4wf/s640/DSC01295.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDba0XcewLLBwbgJQbCkNg7gPbWvxH2QT4nRL8rKw4G3TA-Fz8GEziF2PPGUWBgsEwz5zW8NrJy-IrDz_hFOFwJr_VrmvOdszpoeif3jbFABZGvZxY9NytH4D8IdOvZWNML8RO0A9swA7/s1600/DSC01296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDba0XcewLLBwbgJQbCkNg7gPbWvxH2QT4nRL8rKw4G3TA-Fz8GEziF2PPGUWBgsEwz5zW8NrJy-IrDz_hFOFwJr_VrmvOdszpoeif3jbFABZGvZxY9NytH4D8IdOvZWNML8RO0A9swA7/s640/DSC01296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then the lighting began... Colonel Dad got one of the lights up and functioning when the water heater needed some attention... so, hopefully we will be able to finish up the under cabinet lighting next week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAOzN1pT7YGChhbOnRZZ9CfpdhwC0DF9ZYVFjU5ixe8fHggHVGflxbfoGNPUUql3DKtKblukeXK2xCSJRXMokCXJRgwAA6m7xNTZWxCPVpKPegIQUwoHavkWLOz7yJlPTsCQwwRiPBTnR/s1600/DSC01293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAOzN1pT7YGChhbOnRZZ9CfpdhwC0DF9ZYVFjU5ixe8fHggHVGflxbfoGNPUUql3DKtKblukeXK2xCSJRXMokCXJRgwAA6m7xNTZWxCPVpKPegIQUwoHavkWLOz7yJlPTsCQwwRiPBTnR/s640/DSC01293.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJXpi0SzfcG44JmOJXB4IsaYlhlpLa0Vs7iAFM6r6U87F1ecJXC7HG9kQUOm88kn4irMML8fJlVTIyfaiEQzBcplquIDGw35v0o2wW9DLD5JIbDaufibnVk0V2UJOoFZBDpzovv9c0gt/s1600/DSC01297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJXpi0SzfcG44JmOJXB4IsaYlhlpLa0Vs7iAFM6r6U87F1ecJXC7HG9kQUOm88kn4irMML8fJlVTIyfaiEQzBcplquIDGw35v0o2wW9DLD5JIbDaufibnVk0V2UJOoFZBDpzovv9c0gt/s640/DSC01297.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />And this is the mess that was my kitchen for the day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyceQYgpnzFnuhifmx59flQbead7Tlz6tWMbLHPYrH0jJ8XWY9xMRFo_zx57pZXeLeAdRoOcIQweCUqpNZGfk0TVEyyseyvAFb9o8FnhOA0n5LIQ5FrZGtk4n3K_yJamQoSXyY5W_5fGh/s1600/DSC01299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyceQYgpnzFnuhifmx59flQbead7Tlz6tWMbLHPYrH0jJ8XWY9xMRFo_zx57pZXeLeAdRoOcIQweCUqpNZGfk0TVEyyseyvAFb9o8FnhOA0n5LIQ5FrZGtk4n3K_yJamQoSXyY5W_5fGh/s640/DSC01299.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>More later! 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So, as promised, here are the most recent images of the never ending kitchen remodel! Here are the before grout images: Colonel Dad and I mi...

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