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How To Create a Lighting Plan That Will Make Your Kitchen Shine

A big thank you to Lowe’s Home Improvement for sponsoring this post and supporting Beginning in the Middle.  As always, all thoughts & opinions are our own. Over the past few weeks, we’ve teamed up with Lowe’s to share a series of how-to posts all about kitchen design.  If you missed our prior posts, you can catch up here: How To Plan a Kitchen Layout & Tips for Selecting Appliances that Fit How to Select Finishes to Create a Cohesive...

How to Select Finishes & Colors to Create a Cohesive Kitchen Design

A very special thank you to Lowe’s for sponsoring this post and for making this project possible.  As always, all opinions & thoughts are our own. Our Pearl duplex kitchen reno is officially underway, and we’re excited!! If you’re new here and don’t know what we’re talking about, we’ll catch you up.  We purchased a duplex in 2015 that we’ve slooowly been renovating in between other projects.  We’ve been living in one half of the property (#thepearlstproject), and the other...

The Blonde Vic Design Update (We Changed Our Minds!)

Hi guys! In our last few posts about our Blonde Victorian project, we shared floorplans for all 3 floors (here, here, and here) and talked about making some changes. One of those changes was our plan to move the kitchen into the dining room. Let’s rewind for a sec, in case you missed it.  We originally came up with this design for the kitchen (keeping it in the kitchen space) and were really excited about it. Then, we realized that...

Before: The Blonde Vic 1st Floor Tour

Hi Friends! We’re excited to share more about our newest renovation project, #theblondevic.  (If you missed our intro post on the house, you can check it out here.)  The 3 story home was built in 1900 in King Lincoln District and will have 4 bedrooms/3.5 bathrooms when we’re finished. We’ll take you through the home one floor at a time and show you what we’re workin with.  We’ll start on the first floor. Here’s a drawing of the existing floor plan.  The dotted...

Pearl St. Project: Kitchen Progress

We have kitchen progress updates for you!  It’s been an eventful past few weeks to say the least, but this room is finally starting to take shape.  If you missed the before photos in our Pearl St. property tour, we’ll bring you up to speed. Here’s the old view from the back door.  The opening on the right of the photo leads you into the dining room/living room.  The stairs to the 2nd floor are directly behind the cabinets.  The opening...