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another delay
Life keeps getting in the way of my restore 
Wife decided she wanted a kitchen restoration...like I said earlier paybacks are hell...
She said she was going to pay it all as a turn key project, I told her I would do the demoliton and fixture installations. I will also put up the tile, but the granite counter was all installed by the professionals.
What she doesn't realize is all the labor money I just avoided is going into the corvette restoration...
Here are a couple of pic's, still in progress...last step is the backsplash all the appliances are now in. I am making her change out all the cabinet handles and hinges.
Wife decided she wanted a kitchen restoration...like I said earlier paybacks are hell...
She said she was going to pay it all as a turn key project, I told her I would do the demoliton and fixture installations. I will also put up the tile, but the granite counter was all installed by the professionals.
What she doesn't realize is all the labor money I just avoided is going into the corvette restoration...
Here are a couple of pic's, still in progress...last step is the backsplash all the appliances are now in. I am making her change out all the cabinet handles and hinges.
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If Momma ain't happy, ain't NObody happy! 
Got OUR new kitchen out of the way a few years BEFORE getting back into a Vette, and she was quite understanding when it was MY turn!
Got OUR new kitchen out of the way a few years BEFORE getting back into a Vette, and she was quite understanding when it was MY turn!
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When we bought our house in FL 2 years ago, my wife liked everything about it except the countertops. They're green and she hates green (with the exception of Mosport which she likes). So I told her we'd rip it all out and replace it with granite or quartz. However, after pricing out what it's going to cost, I think buying a Corvette would be cheaper . . . I'll just stay away from Goodwood 
-- Steve
-- Steve
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Drifting
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When we bought our house in FL 2 years ago, my wife liked everything about it except the countertops. They're green and she hates green (with the exception of Mosport which she likes). So I told her we'd rip it all out and replace it with granite or quartz. However, after pricing out what it's going to cost, I think buying a Corvette would be cheaper . . . I'll just stay away from Goodwood
-- Steve
-- Steve
You can still see the old formica on the backsplash behind the cooktop...quickset right over it and tile away. One last weekend stretch and I can get back into the vette....
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