you say biscuit; i say bisque

I’m toying with the notion of bisque/biscuit (depends on the manufacturer) appliances (rather than my keenly sought-after yet very pricey Jenn-Air oiled bronze) to fade into Kraftmaid’s Oatmeal Glaze cabinets.
 I’ve visited Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Expo … and I can’t find a bisque/biscuit appliance anywhere — to hold up next to the Kraftmaid cabinets to [...]

new emtek coupon (nov. 30 deadline)

Update:
I was searching for pretty, bronze garage door handles/lifts. I looked and looked (and looked) and found very little, and nothing with an arts and crafts, craftsman or mission style.
So, then I thought, why not purchase two 8-inch door pulls that match the entry set, put them sideways, and pretend they were meant to be garage [...]

gratitude check

Happy Thanksgiving. I am grateful for my niece and nephew (and their mom, dad and grandmother), who drove cross-country to hang out for some nuked ham at the beach.
I’m also grateful that I’m nearly done with doctoral coursework (three weeks and counting), which has kept me away from blogging (or doing anything but work really) [...]

to my gc: “you had me at ‘hello’”

Well, apparently I’m not the only one who is experiencing general contractor woes. It’s nothing deadly, and is mostly annoying. We’re starting to creep over budget and construction time will easily take double what was originally estimated. I guess, given other home renovation horror stories I’ve heard, I should count my lucky stars.
He came on strong, [...]