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The Kitchen
9/05/2012
This is the before shot of the kitchen, taken the day we got the keys 2 weeks ago. That'...
This is the before shot of the kitchen, taken the day we got the keys 2 weeks ago. That's my "little" brother at the back there. He's not peeing. He's cleaning. Thought I'd clear that up after a few too many questions...
So, we're moving in Saturday! After 3 weeks of endless decorating, fixing badly done jobs, leveling, drilling and car trips full of stuff.... We can finally move into our first home!
And now my Kitchen is all up & running...
As of last night - my pantry is full, my shelves are full and my beautiful cupboards are full.
To celebrate - I'm…
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