who's the fairest of them all?

HA-HA! I fooled you, that's right- I pulled a good one on all of my lovely <i>Abode Lova's</i>... I WASN'T FINISHED WITH MY KITCHEN REMODEL! <i>"What else could she have done!?!"</i> you ask. Two words.... Mirror. Wall. Booya. <i>(well, that's three words isn't it...)</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />Anyway, I thought it would be fun to keep this one under raps... a secret project that would only be revealed once it was complete! I have hinted a few times that I had something special in mind for my dining area- and this was it! Check out <a href="http://abodelove.blogspot.com/2010/09/mirrors-mirrors-on-wall.html">this earlier post</a> I did about mirrors on the wall... you can see where I pulled my inspiration from easily!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-wkxtjnjTRtt_sPQHn78gxhUcoH4xDOplZptiTUJjb13LvwRJMDHglA_zt7tQkjwQk_-_2skwQrq8TtHZ096gTRV3marIItg3ka0sgSDDdK6CIn5cdJAK39Ujby_lgqlGp5Ff5at0k9c/s1600/abode+love+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-wkxtjnjTRtt_sPQHn78gxhUcoH4xDOplZptiTUJjb13LvwRJMDHglA_zt7tQkjwQk_-_2skwQrq8TtHZ096gTRV3marIItg3ka0sgSDDdK6CIn5cdJAK39Ujby_lgqlGp5Ff5at0k9c/s640/abode+love+10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(before) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bq8BHc0DpBNf5U_w0hg4nkMEanx7ZhZm8uvBL-MhpYzTIdZ33VcZsAv9_0nux7qr16WfxMetEFvpSojCNBBDn87pCrMIy8MDAJQvkHx1tmtoAPbrVjdQrcN3fZt5G7eKwGZaoIOu8ij8/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/AVvXsEj5Bq8BHc0DpBNf5U_w0hg4nkMEanx7ZhZm8uvBL-MhpYzTIdZ33VcZsAv9_0nux7qr16WfxMetEFvpSojCNBBDn87pCrMIy8MDAJQvkHx1tmtoAPbrVjdQrcN3fZt5G7eKwGZaoIOu8ij8/s640/abode+love+cowhide+rug+3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mister Husband was in charge of getting this wall together... he hired a glass guy, and had one of his good friends come over to do all of the woodwork! (We gave Colonel Dad a break after finishing the kitchen!) Mr. Hubbs' friend Britt did a GREAT job! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Mister Husband hanging the Wisteria mirror!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgPlchZvEMWj6nSxVGauY1PZ9FZ8jsxe_dBb6S8oqa7MImU8OgQueh4xOgC2WpRdqP6KRoIeT1fV6Tba57Rw75Wu6eiKsnjMM0gzpySGvVwBpt6Ug3xm17-zZN6Xd5wa5hNZojNWsMhyphenhyphen7T9/s1600/abode+love+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlchZvEMWj6nSxVGauY1PZ9FZ8jsxe_dBb6S8oqa7MImU8OgQueh4xOgC2WpRdqP6KRoIeT1fV6Tba57Rw75Wu6eiKsnjMM0gzpySGvVwBpt6Ug3xm17-zZN6Xd5wa5hNZojNWsMhyphenhyphen7T9/s320/abode+love+17.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3nuzcqwswCarMpbQ9oJJSneui6ch7Cizi3vABRF2cj_umxtkKXsW9kVaCvLs60yPy5ZbKBnOxYjo5xYDxp-E96rqJhDCPUqTuR6TcUUEsDJTqRn5Q_2eJA_3kojkczNodCCnt0FFyPBI/s1600/abode+love+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3nuzcqwswCarMpbQ9oJJSneui6ch7Cizi3vABRF2cj_umxtkKXsW9kVaCvLs60yPy5ZbKBnOxYjo5xYDxp-E96rqJhDCPUqTuR6TcUUEsDJTqRn5Q_2eJA_3kojkczNodCCnt0FFyPBI/s320/abode+love+16.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Lady sniffing the new present! <i>(and yes- that's King's waggin' tail...) </i></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/AVvXsEhI-gAT0Kw5ODnUkKGhOAhbY9MLZDWXR0PVvrJy_azq6EYoB2giVaoEfDig-cM3A6MH1hBk3PHL68UVG6eNUXkh52oew1ej9UGDFXzIhsg_wjw9mjJEg9V04rytoLWPey-gw-KATSxygyF0/s1600/abode+love+mirror+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-gAT0Kw5ODnUkKGhOAhbY9MLZDWXR0PVvrJy_azq6EYoB2giVaoEfDig-cM3A6MH1hBk3PHL68UVG6eNUXkh52oew1ej9UGDFXzIhsg_wjw9mjJEg9V04rytoLWPey-gw-KATSxygyF0/s320/abode+love+mirror+4.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OkJ0vSoKF-xg7jwxzH4C_8AwdCb3sjs2Yvdmeh_0sT3aoILmEigi4qGJ89J55GjpZ9JgbEK04AhdcGY45SJyeB9yw3Lf42IlADVyePYUXjn2_SxoixvPXWx4vtQCG0ppcujd9XHk2iG_/s1600/abode+love+mirror+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OkJ0vSoKF-xg7jwxzH4C_8AwdCb3sjs2Yvdmeh_0sT3aoILmEigi4qGJ89J55GjpZ9JgbEK04AhdcGY45SJyeB9yw3Lf42IlADVyePYUXjn2_SxoixvPXWx4vtQCG0ppcujd9XHk2iG_/s320/abode+love+mirror+1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> And a little kiss before the big reveal!</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/AVvXsEh76hkaomao0-8QpUhTv2VDhPErWb7uANcB5A-LHN1U6qR086yIgz585fdhRgdhPJ42sONOzl1PbUaNmii3wc7guge1Ey6TdHfIY-iSQXcTyhC2QgYw32y31y6HQUfwXSuQQ1XSL9ybcFv0/s1600/abode+love+mirror+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76hkaomao0-8QpUhTv2VDhPErWb7uANcB5A-LHN1U6qR086yIgz585fdhRgdhPJ42sONOzl1PbUaNmii3wc7guge1Ey6TdHfIY-iSQXcTyhC2QgYw32y31y6HQUfwXSuQQ1XSL9ybcFv0/s320/abode+love+mirror+2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lg9yOMXnEhV7TDh5uJJGsBjGf_7dwxxzSu8lPLrb7JAQSEH3pPHtEo3KJRq40mA_jgyCHeoNrKKYwQdGrIVGdlf2lWgkengmYY7XWEKri6S3bf5QVDpPU3fPYOorZ-brwFsoEIfC4nJF/s1600/abode+love+mirror+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lg9yOMXnEhV7TDh5uJJGsBjGf_7dwxxzSu8lPLrb7JAQSEH3pPHtEo3KJRq40mA_jgyCHeoNrKKYwQdGrIVGdlf2lWgkengmYY7XWEKri6S3bf5QVDpPU3fPYOorZ-brwFsoEIfC4nJF/s320/abode+love+mirror+3.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Gorgeous, right? It's from <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Embossed-Bone-Flower-Mirror/productinfo/W449/">Wisteria</a>- and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. When I planned for this wall of mirrors, I really wanted to be able to hang artwork or mirrors on the wall- so, framing it in was my best option! </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/AVvXsEgn9T9UEVH4b1EdycTCZEpDxihHCJeHA0mqSRP1gLBw_h928QtKzWRHtyuEjiGivr6IZUVOjlpg5BTRJmHPWxM3sMLtSDiCnCxlm2dlUnknVFgjaDioT-ZMoTmQ3F7UjUs-JednNKf1INQo/s1600/abode+love+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9T9UEVH4b1EdycTCZEpDxihHCJeHA0mqSRP1gLBw_h928QtKzWRHtyuEjiGivr6IZUVOjlpg5BTRJmHPWxM3sMLtSDiCnCxlm2dlUnknVFgjaDioT-ZMoTmQ3F7UjUs-JednNKf1INQo/s640/abode+love+8.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;">detail shot of the lovely carving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMaKyCTvcrzWOzS-KHWMHzK-8M1jnz6wDzm4eKOyfvcR4UcH7B-LF_SNsXmm-4gNfs4oIIDbkQGAJDS8vcpZddqW6qs0XfZyP28MGmYDCF4ub7jWf4oFAYlvNDXf-19b0mcz90yao03mR/s1600/abode+love+mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMaKyCTvcrzWOzS-KHWMHzK-8M1jnz6wDzm4eKOyfvcR4UcH7B-LF_SNsXmm-4gNfs4oIIDbkQGAJDS8vcpZddqW6qs0XfZyP28MGmYDCF4ub7jWf4oFAYlvNDXf-19b0mcz90yao03mR/s640/abode+love+mirror.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;">I thought about doing the pattern in squares, but I really love the center mirrors being large- I feel like it opens up the space more that if it were divided. I love that this little, dark nook has turned into a shiny, glittering space! The chandelier's reflection adds even more light and sparkle to the space-- it feels MUCH larger now- don't you love that a mirror can give you extra <i>faux</i> square footage? I do!</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/AVvXsEiAByoHQaddz0AHG2OTSnh7G5MhfWc8-dhbU9dcDw-qL20aNGponfM6iCr4ItdDvJQjOq06K78_rKvVNF-vYhmKzKMIB8n46geu6DE7Ml2K6Se8omn83_EP0I6bs9oh31q_-89bChVzh6BP/s1600/abode+love+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAByoHQaddz0AHG2OTSnh7G5MhfWc8-dhbU9dcDw-qL20aNGponfM6iCr4ItdDvJQjOq06K78_rKvVNF-vYhmKzKMIB8n46geu6DE7Ml2K6Se8omn83_EP0I6bs9oh31q_-89bChVzh6BP/s640/abode+love+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> The mirror in the center also breaks up all the vertical lines with something that feels much more organic and natural. </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/AVvXsEhJUBT11ywpSlaKz5qLmyrUbZAo91qI8cCyWiyMVjAKaBmpKT4LpJzbR15upPAoenlvLWqLgCDz89CN4JEZwt8mIBO-2Fnf60ucTtLTumz4peivW6zsEbQtTtVOavnJWmN-vk0WjQOPiZda/s1600/abode+love+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUBT11ywpSlaKz5qLmyrUbZAo91qI8cCyWiyMVjAKaBmpKT4LpJzbR15upPAoenlvLWqLgCDz89CN4JEZwt8mIBO-2Fnf60ucTtLTumz4peivW6zsEbQtTtVOavnJWmN-vk0WjQOPiZda/s640/abode+love+11.jpg" width="480" /></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/AVvXsEhTVy9FZPxeDvEmESQDXWL7i1AqLIWVEMRP0HCJIxL0Tc57ZNtNtq1f0u6Y1DOhZRTevDTXF1juaM_gk341MC9VVoNGZhyphenhyphen19wxv8HVhDDsHK4Wt8-vHvHcqVs-rdMuD7HveOeKccdmvYm0e/s1600/abode+love+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVy9FZPxeDvEmESQDXWL7i1AqLIWVEMRP0HCJIxL0Tc57ZNtNtq1f0u6Y1DOhZRTevDTXF1juaM_gk341MC9VVoNGZhyphenhyphen19wxv8HVhDDsHK4Wt8-vHvHcqVs-rdMuD7HveOeKccdmvYm0e/s640/abode+love+12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> This image really shows off the metallic ceiling that I painted almost a year ago!</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/AVvXsEhsbfh6lbPMsKZTwi6vVJhA0yxadOQ3MnwGH7bRobr_BxNG1bJWWM_1TqumTxlUtgN0_lyAtWE1ghGj94RFrp1BfTRV0dBB8pZZCnHGvdBVKfE8pTBhWN9fY6DF1InqptJk7h9kJf9iEjf3/s1600/abode+love+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbfh6lbPMsKZTwi6vVJhA0yxadOQ3MnwGH7bRobr_BxNG1bJWWM_1TqumTxlUtgN0_lyAtWE1ghGj94RFrp1BfTRV0dBB8pZZCnHGvdBVKfE8pTBhWN9fY6DF1InqptJk7h9kJf9iEjf3/s640/abode+love+13.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And here are a few other little Christmas touches that I have added since the last post...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiPJyMA0KDDRRDij3fbK8OUdMLvnzArOwNVDKh2v-PJX7ljTO1p0lzd0qL4jUJCel6F3QdVKZD19r5Q2muLRWuc5M_mmJCfgBwSM7OhuFx4maC6In0R3StPexshD0vPo5-ndlPkc7q6Oe/s1600/abode+love+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiPJyMA0KDDRRDij3fbK8OUdMLvnzArOwNVDKh2v-PJX7ljTO1p0lzd0qL4jUJCel6F3QdVKZD19r5Q2muLRWuc5M_mmJCfgBwSM7OhuFx4maC6In0R3StPexshD0vPo5-ndlPkc7q6Oe/s640/abode+love+1.jpg" width="480" /></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/AVvXsEhGyfqj3LfRSYhWiEk7R-TCtpZz08iHxME3GM-5ofKfrdnzdeJnDbAzbRmesPjronZPtFKPTDwJ0m9Pv2r0jja04uEuvf55a8sCAAG5DOJYSWrmXQWTD90UwCco9-d2sYlehYOSbVjpMUis/s1600/red+bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love a garland and lights wrapped around the staircase... Such a lovely touch when guests walk through the door! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeuomJjrXCo49hJh2o08LENWW6MUEWviKWkS46Mi9h0DfNuAW1zeLVTuQurbwP6eDZzyH6la60yraY3NAz9qqx7JMoQERpXnauE5Y_HlumRoyVzfG9G08xiGcJTJ8FwzMZfoh21Z8pESa/s1600/abode+love+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeuomJjrXCo49hJh2o08LENWW6MUEWviKWkS46Mi9h0DfNuAW1zeLVTuQurbwP6eDZzyH6la60yraY3NAz9qqx7JMoQERpXnauE5Y_HlumRoyVzfG9G08xiGcJTJ8FwzMZfoh21Z8pESa/s320/abode+love+4.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJHZBCI3whJxOQ3DXPGuu7SRRDs2Z3LTzn3Gfy68HgSl7SLbb22WM72Kq33j_Z0dud3nfNKzelP3c2irYCNsPHjGsn-oRpoZFUhKhcsS00jAr9HyzartMw_Mipx0cXiBf8kHAsNCQaEXF/s1600/abode+love+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJHZBCI3whJxOQ3DXPGuu7SRRDs2Z3LTzn3Gfy68HgSl7SLbb22WM72Kq33j_Z0dud3nfNKzelP3c2irYCNsPHjGsn-oRpoZFUhKhcsS00jAr9HyzartMw_Mipx0cXiBf8kHAsNCQaEXF/s320/abode+love+6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another great little touch... fresh flowers! I grabbed a couple of packs of oversized white mums and placed mini arrangements all over the abode!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5WudlptQBoFAhWat0QlhzORICgm7huQbFNp-Rolb9IXt7yPOQuIgyI4fjiSg7Y1dmKBvP1Z0G0XCoUwFAIh_5RSLJXCt0ihzVW1cfddsPWe4tU8LqQaddjQnynXLlTRrSi8jssBtin-9/s1600/abode+love+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5WudlptQBoFAhWat0QlhzORICgm7huQbFNp-Rolb9IXt7yPOQuIgyI4fjiSg7Y1dmKBvP1Z0G0XCoUwFAIh_5RSLJXCt0ihzVW1cfddsPWe4tU8LqQaddjQnynXLlTRrSi8jssBtin-9/s320/abode+love+14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv02ZfNho1memO8NITSwnYAkL2P0lvkXwYq5AAJ0KjxjWFNiSxsuMB0huYFDj-M_xBE23ixbdh5WZsZc5FmDQbcJOzpwQFg9O4f0SEx3odnc2XsdQEC59k8r42bd6RS0fhKhrTKEC37Wvz/s1600/abode+love+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv02ZfNho1memO8NITSwnYAkL2P0lvkXwYq5AAJ0KjxjWFNiSxsuMB0huYFDj-M_xBE23ixbdh5WZsZc5FmDQbcJOzpwQFg9O4f0SEx3odnc2XsdQEC59k8r42bd6RS0fhKhrTKEC37Wvz/s320/abode+love+15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend, I need to get back to cleaning the abode and cooking for my girlies! T-minus 2 1/2 hours until the party begins!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuak9MILiPNzDscj-LU_-Ssr2FWPCmGrPiP4e-At8c0fdjrePN50E9oqu_Ujfi4qNw8JEv9GUDNxkdxDuv6y_r65hA3OkVvhLOw2fJlH0LJKuZkWxJQP2F98_Cd4HipJxHheuIkfpxyOaR/s1600/signature-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuak9MILiPNzDscj-LU_-Ssr2FWPCmGrPiP4e-At8c0fdjrePN50E9oqu_Ujfi4qNw8JEv9GUDNxkdxDuv6y_r65hA3OkVvhLOw2fJlH0LJKuZkWxJQP2F98_Cd4HipJxHheuIkfpxyOaR/s640/signature-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

who's the fairest of them all?

HA-HA! I fooled you, that's right- I pulled a good one on all of my lovely Abode Lova's ... I WASN'T FINISHED WITH MY KITCHEN RE...

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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; 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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; 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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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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8xBn6Dw0BmRF9TWAIKoFyeegu4eltXGQDd6zMYLeaDLggSEEyQGBM_EvUdVmqSMF4RAWr97fJajIiQW6HgA8JSuYUP6l8HBwkv1W7v2nCRowTPL9KsoenHtZ3QTt9rCOltP4du1mZJW8/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8xBn6Dw0BmRF9TWAIKoFyeegu4eltXGQDd6zMYLeaDLggSEEyQGBM_EvUdVmqSMF4RAWr97fJajIiQW6HgA8JSuYUP6l8HBwkv1W7v2nCRowTPL9KsoenHtZ3QTt9rCOltP4du1mZJW8/s640/abode+love+kitchen+12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A little Christmas "shoozshing" in the kitchen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwSOmp4J0UbK0le8R7Z2dh7THjuFXAhYAHFwhR92tpbIeRudK0NXcZu5ONF4QL3T-kPpKme72ftZ0vkG7W_z5Cuo7BGc1sbncJGcaTVaonCiOYtU9VGjXcI5L18jWgGwU9GE0C_tsp1wI/s1600/abode+love+kitchen+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">I hope that you all enjoy the before and after! I know I do! Have a wonderful Tuesday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivomZu3PaXq1t83d-OcK_jEzn-oI41EX20hzdnvwTxQD762LRlO5ba12VaEzGBsWnwSP_7iLC7mIETwhv12HnpHLyFe6n7SNlw9GLpD9f8taVwweZSF7gvN-hjk5jo1L7LmNjwyfdyeZTg/s1600/signature-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivomZu3PaXq1t83d-OcK_jEzn-oI41EX20hzdnvwTxQD762LRlO5ba12VaEzGBsWnwSP_7iLC7mIETwhv12HnpHLyFe6n7SNlw9GLpD9f8taVwweZSF7gvN-hjk5jo1L7LmNjwyfdyeZTg/s640/signature-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

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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