because i can’t help myself you get to come along for the rideTumblr (3.0; @marianmatthis)http://serialrenovator.com/<a href="http://www.installertools.com/cgi-bin/INTstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=DUROCK-KIT">Durock Membrane</a>: <p>I am going to try this in the ghetto powder room and the “Silence of the Lambs” basement bath. I don’t want to raise the floor even 1/4 of an inch. If you have used it and liked it, please comment.</p>http://serialrenovator.com/post/3384961700http://serialrenovator.com/post/3384961700Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:06:00 -0500ceramic tilehow to tile“Never marry someone until you wallpaper with them.”<br/><br/> - <em>My ex-husband</em>http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166731655http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166731655Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:25:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg9hlxsGC21qh1ffho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After hours and hours of scouring magazines and the web for ideas… voila! My first sketch of the new kitchen – without regard to the sizing of the cabinets and appliances (and the budget), but this is “the look” I wanted… was thinking a classic white kitchen with marble counter tops and glass fronts on some of the cabinets. <strong>Next up, the reality check.</strong> <em>We make the trip to kitchen design centers to start estimating a budget.</em></p>http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166635853http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166635853Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:17:00 -0500home renovationrenovatinghome decoratingdecor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg9gy4vXhn1qh1ffho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The tiny galley kitchen was so tight, I had to take one photo at a time (no wide angle lense) and assemble them together in Photoshop. My husband called it the “one-butt kitchen.” Everything from floor to ceiling was outdated and needed a new life. This is not our stuff, by the way. This is how the Realtor showed the house.</p>http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166483458http://serialrenovator.com/post/3166483458Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:03:40 -0500