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| Mark Sikes - Coastal Living |
A strange day yesterday. My painter contacted me that he has been hospitalized with Covid despite being vaccinated and boosted. He is of course in my thoughts and prayers for his full recovery. So my exterior painting is a bit up in the air.
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| LG Induction Range |
Kitchen renovations are of course a very costly project.
"In its annual Cost vs. Value report for 2019, Remodeling Magazine puts the national average for a midrange major kitchen remodel at $66,196 and an upscale major kitchen remodel at $131,510. In the Pacific region (Alaska, California, Washington and Oregon), according to Remodeling Magazine, that same midrange major kitchen remodel jumps to $72,513 and an upscale major kitchen remodel jumps up $11,823 from the national average, to $143,333. Compare those costs to the South Atlantic Region (Maryland, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, D.C.) where a midrange major kitchen remodel prices out at $63,387 and an upscale major kitchen remodel is $126,307. The addition of luxury stone or marble countertops, high-end faucets and flooring, a commercial-grade range and luxury faucets can all significantly increase the cost of a renovation." (HGTV)
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| The CC Range |
I was looking at appliances yesterday at a big box store to get ideas (not who I will be ordering from) and stopped dead in my tracks when I opened this range. And it is one of the top two induction ranges I was already considering. SOLD!!! Winner winner, chicken dinner.
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| Café Appliances in Matte White |
As followers of CC know, I am planning on upgrading my kitchen appliances. I have been somewhat distracted focusing on my exterior painting project, so I am still in the research phase on the appliances and very conflicted. You will soon see why....
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| Matthew Quinn - Traditional Home |
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| Caitlin Wilson Design |
I'm sure everyone has noticed the kitchen design trend of the statement range in a statement color. Many of these can cost as much as a car. Not really, but they can be crazy expensive. This beauty above is by Bluestar Cookery. My current appliances are in great shape but aging, so I am starting to think about what I will get to replace them. Not now hopefully - the shortage of appliances out there is astounding brought about by a combination of a crazy hot real estate market, the pandemic, and the shortage of microchips.
