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2015 Year in Review

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Julie

Is it just me or did this year fly by?

It seems like this was the year that I wasn’t ready for each season to come nor to end.

Couldn’t the spring weather and flowers lingered? Couldn’t the lazy days of summer lasted just a little longer? And where did the holidays go? Is it time to take down the decorations already?!

In a few days it will be the new year and I hope that I will be able to mentally catch up!

To help get me there, I thought it would be fun to look back to see what I’ve shared with you this past year.

As I usually do, I start off each year purging and getting things organized. Last year, I created a small family command center that has been such a great help!

It really doesn’t take a huge wall or a big space to keep your family organized. (more…)

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Marble Counters: What Everyone Needs to Know {Part 4}

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Julie

So when I left you last, I told you about my disastrous marble bar top and the muriatic acid disaster created by Fabricator #2. If you are just joining this series, you can read the complete story of my marble counter top saga by clicking these links: Part One, Part Two, Part Three. Today’s post won’t make much sense until you read the others!

First, let me tell you that Fabricator #2 did not completely destroy the island by using the muriatic acid. (more…)

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Marble Counters: What Everyone Needs to Know {Part 3}

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Julie

If you’re just reading this series for the first time you can get caught up by clicking the links below:

Part One
Part Two

This next leg of the journey – in many ways – proved to be every bit as frustrating as the first part.

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Marble Counters: What Everyone Needs to Know {Part 2}

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Julie

I left you hanging a little bit when I began Part One of our marble counter tops story. I didn’t mean to leave you with such a cliff hanger! If you missed it, you can read it here.

The truth is, this is is long story and I wasn’t sure if I should shorten it up in to just two posts or give more details and write several. In the end, I have decided to share it all in several posts in hopes that our story can help someone else who is working with contractors and/or choosing and installing natural stone counters — not just marble.

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Living With Marble – Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Julie

It’s been awhile since I said I would tell you more about my marble counter tops. There’s a story behind them and I promise I will tell it all but because I get so many questions about living with marble I felt the need to write today’s post.

In my first post about living with marble, I gave you my view point of what it’s like to have this natural stone in my kitchen. I also alluded to the fact that we had some problems with the fabrication and installation. To partially resolve the issue, the island was replaced with something different — honed Vermont Danby marble. It was installed just before Christmas.

I’m not going to get in to all the details about how and why the island was replaced (I’m saving that for a future post because all the issues have not been fully resolved yet). But I do want to share with you what I have learned about various types of marble and how they perform on a daily basis (since I now have experience with two types of marble).

I know not everyone wants marble in their kitchens, so this information doesn’t pertain to everyone but I hope you’ll bear with me on this because when I write my upcoming post (it might even take two to explain it all), I will have information to share that will be helpful when choosing any natural stone for your home.

But, today, I’m helping answer my most asked question: “What is it like living with marble and is it right for you?”