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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 11:52 AM
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small changes this weekend
a new range hood is an inexpensive change that makes a pleasing difference

old look:






new look



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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:12 PM
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1. Nice job, looks way better!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:13 PM
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2. so easy too! i think it looks way better too lol Thanks! n/t
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:21 PM
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3. plus just the fact that you did it yourself.....and it came out good
really, is there anything better??? My husband and i installed slate in our master bathroom with some tumbled marble accents and we set it on the diagonal and we couldn't believe that we did it because it actually looks good.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:44 PM
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4. on the floor? or the counters? I am seriously thinking of doing 12x12
granite tiles on my kitchen counter tops

i really really need to lose the PINK formica LOL
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:48 PM
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5. The floor, we bought the house new so there was carpet(yuck) in the
wet areas, we ripped up the carpet and installed the slate and marble. We invested in a wet saw, it was worth the $300 because we still had another bathroom to do, all in all it took about 3 full days to do. I'll try and take a picture of it this week and post it for you. Pink formica....i bet at the time it was tres chic'...no?
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 06:55 PM
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6. not in my lifetime
ROFL

i'd love to see the pics!
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sadiesworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:30 AM
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11. Do it!
It will look great, especially now that they have the matching bull-nosed edging. Just make sure your grout lines are thin and the color (of the grout) matches the granite. It also looks really sharp when the granite tiles are taken up to the bottom of your upper cabinets.

We are just finishing a 900 sq. ft. floor tiling project. Yep, that's 900 sq. ft.--never again!

(We purchased a wet saw for less than $100 and it has seen us through our kitchen, a bathroom, and the above project.)

BTW, your new range hood looks great!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 06:13 AM
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12. thanks! 900 sqft?? WOW
i did 900 sf of peel and stick laminate flooring and that was nightmare enough

i have so many projects that need to get done, but the formica has really got to go lol
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 11:38 PM
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7. Very nice.
The new one looks great. We installed a stainless steel range hood about three years ago. It wasn't that difficult and it looks better than the old junker did.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-05 01:03 AM
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8. it's amazing you spend a ton on new applicances and leave a 20
year old nasty greasy hood over the shiny new stove

i got this one from a local store that advertises on AirAmerica here and payed $30 bucks for it since he had it installed as a floor model

but the low end ones still only run 40 or 50 bucks for a fresh look

i'm very pleased
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Longhorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-05 09:45 AM
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9. That really looks great!
Goes perfectly with the stove, too. What a great bargain! You're good at finding bargains, aren't you? Well done!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-05 10:01 AM
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10. i am the queen of "design on a dime" ROFL
thanks!

that's why I was so jazzed when you told me about the H4H resale store :)
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