My New Kitchen Plan

Well, I am barely surviving this winter. Of course as soon as I returned from Boca Raton I got very sick with a .... WTF crazy virus, cold, stomach bug. 

And now David ( new husband) has it too.

(at least he knows I wasn't faking it)

We are in the process of ripping the back of this tiny cottage's ass off.

The back of the cottage consist of a frighteningly disgusting kitchen, 

a tiny back bedroom behind the wall of the kitchen, 

and another tiny room to the side of the kitchen.

I am blowing out all walls to make one small great room.

'GREAT' room sounds nutty considering the size of this house.

It is under 1000 ft.

But I know it is going to be GREAT!

After all it is I who has designed it all.

(please dear g-d ....hear me)

Ikea Kitchen (no farmers sink for me) is what I have decided to go with.

My David is super duper handy. He can do anything.

Ikea makes a very nice product and OMG, cheap.

this is my choice from IKEA for cabinet style

I will only spend 3500.00 on the cabinets instead of the 12000.00 

from quotes that I have rec'd locally.

And let me tell you this, this is a 3rd world up here.

Workmanship is horrible, not to mention...

I haven't found much integrity up here as far as contractors etc.

($$$$$ when it should be  $$) 

There will be no upper cabinets ....windows everywhere.

I am going with a counter depth fridge 

that will have floor to ceiling cabinets on either side for much needed storage.

These are my floors through out the entire cottage including straight into the kitchen.

I already have them in the front of the house which we re-did last summer.

Again I made 3 rooms into one.

It is a huge 'MASTER ROOM' ,

it is a living room and the master bedroom in one. 

I love love love it.

All windows on 3 walls.

I will have an island made out of counter height cabinets that are finished on 3 sides as shown above.

The dining will be a banquette with seat cushions and tons of pillows.

And to finish it off there will be a huge wrap around deck on the back of the house.

So....that's what's going on with me.

How about you?

I would love to hear.

XXX's

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GENIUS FLOR - Flooring Tiles

Since I am living in a Maine cottage....

there is mud, and salt etc in the winter months.

There is not much pavement here.

Need I say more.

It is a 3rd world!!!!

Trust me on this-

it is in every way.

No shopping, 

The contractors / handy men are working with an IQ of 72 ....if that.

So

YOU BETTER KNOW HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF.

Now where I work they sell carpet tiles.

But these are GLUE down.

This is not for me ,

I have a beautiful wood floor.

The above example is what i will use in my family room,

the TV room off the kitchen.

You can design your own floor on their very friendly planner as shown above

The great thing about carpet tiles is this.....

if you get a stain just replace the tile.

This is what I love.

You can build carpet style you want.

They even have a sisal look carpet. 

They have chevron tiles as well ,

but only in grey.

And for a childs room.....what could be better?

Here is how you put it together.....

Sticky dots that do not stick to the floor-

Just to the back of the carpet tiles.

What could be better??

go here to find out more:
http://www.flor.com/what-is-flor/

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her Blog of her Adventures in Design, Boca Raton and Rockport and Camden Maine, All Interior Design Services, carpet tiles from FLOR, washable area rugs , replacable carpet tiles, designer carpets,carpet tiles from FLOR, washable area rugs , replacable carpet tiles, designer carpets,carpet tiles from FLOR, washable area rugs , replacable carpet tiles, designer carpets