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So, we're still working on our kitchen. Seriously. Longest. Reno. Ever. (Just kidding. We tore our basement out two + years ago). Anyway, We're finally coming around the home stretch. I don't have updated pictures of everything to share, but I wanted to take the time to let you all know how I went about building my range hood, because it was something that I really took a lot of time and researching to figure out how the heck to go about. First of all, when you decide you're going to build a range hood, you're going to need two main parts- a power pack, which is the actual fan/blower/vent thing, and a hood liner. We went with the Zephyr Tornado I. Honestly, I bought this one because I found it on ebay used for 1/3 of it's retail price. Since I'm kind of (really) cheap (frugal), and we don't know if we'll be selling or renting our place in a year when we leave for fellowship- and I know, I didn't tell you all about that either...soooo behind- I went the most economical route to get it done. I can't find a stock picture of the liner online, but it's essentially a stainless steel box. Here's the thing- you do actually need this. When you cook, the grease goes up and into the bottom of this blower and surrounding area. Without the metal liner, cleaning is going to be a pain. On top of that, you're cooking over a wood box. It's just safer to cover it so you're not cooking over a flammable surface. In case you're wondering for yourself- I also tried thinking of every and any way I could make the liner myself. Unless you are a metal worker- you can't. Just cough up the dough, and buy the liner. Ooookay. Now onto the building part. The first thing I did was build a box. I had exactly 30" between our 9" cabinet and the window, so I built my box 30" wide. The depth is something you can play with, but keep in mind that you want it to extend over your front burners so you can essentially trap the rising steam/oil/cooking junk within the box to push it into the power pack. Mine extends out about 22" from the wall. I used 1x4" pine boards (in hindsight, I would've used 6" instead), which are actually only 3/4" thick, and mitered the corners. Inside the box is a 3/4" thick sheet of plywood. To find your measurement for the plywood, you just take your overall box size, and subtract 1 1/2" from the width and depth since you have 3/4" thickness on every side. Don't attach the plywood until you've put your hood liner in place to fit. Anyway- so build your box, and then put your liner in for fit. There's a cut out in the middle of the liner where your power pack will go. Trace that, remove the liner, and cut the shape out with a jig saw. Then you can put your liner back in and adjust the plywood to the height inside the box it needs to be to contact the liner. I attached my plywood to the box with my Kregg, and then I attached the entire box to the wall through the back, into the studs, and into the neighboring cabinet, and if I had a cabinet on the opposite side, I would've attached it to that too. Once in place, you can install your liner via directions it came with, then put your power pack in. At this point, you want to dry fit your duct work. You can see in the photo that I had to put a slight curve on mine. That's because we found that we have a sewer line running at a slight angle between the window and the first stud, and I wanted to be absolutely sure that I'd miss that when I went to cut this huge 6" hole. Once I had the duct work where I wanted it, I traced around the spot on the wall. I cut through the interior wall with a jigsaw, and drilled pilot holes through to the outside at the very top, bottom, left, and right. When I went outside to drill the hole, I just had to line up a piece of duct up to it, trace, and cut again with the jigsaw (with a wood/metal blade). We went through a layer of vinyl siding, the original wood siding, and the wood frame work just fine with a jigsaw, and attached the outer vent. I did not buy the vent from the Zephyr website. It was $40, plus tax and shipping, and it didn't even come with a damper to decrease cold/warm air movement. Instead, I bought an $8 vent at Menards that has a grate and damper. Perfect. Once installed on the outside, I attached the duct work on the inside, and taped every joint with duct tape. Now, I know you've been seeing the sides in my posts above. I initially had decided I wanted a box shaped hood. Then as I looked and thought, I decided that it may look too obtrusive in my little space to have an entire box extending 22" from my wall, so I decided to go with an angled design. Obviously, this takes a little more calculation and work- but it's totally doable. For my measurements, I measured the distance from the top of my box to the top of the spice cabinet next to it. I marked that out on my MDF, and then marked out 12" from the top of it and 22" from the bottom. I drew a line connecting the 12 to 22 and that was my shape. I used the original edge of the MDF for the straight side, and cut the angle using a circular saw. I attached a support bar to the back of the two panels, and used my Kregg to attach the panels to the box. The next step was the face frame-- where we finally close the box in and start making it pretty! I didn't get all fancy building rails and styles with this. I just cut my 2 1/2" MDF boards to the right sizes and connected them with the Kregg. When building face frames, you want to always make sure you're hiding the end of the wood. To do this, you make your vertical pieces (stiles) the full length they should be, and your horizontal pieces (rails) the overall width minus the width of the two stiles. I used two additional stiles in the middle, and did a little math to figure out their placement. Here it is roughly in place. You can see the top sticks up further than the rest of the box, and the bottom doesn't fit flush either. I was only worried about cutting the angle on top so it was flat like the rest of the cabinetry for me to add trim to later. To do that, I just eyeballed where it was level, marked it, and cut it with a table saw. After it was trimmed, I added a sheet of 1/4" luan to the back using a bead of glue and some staples. Then I nailed the face frame in place with brad nails. The final step was to add trim around the lower box. I used a base cap shoe molding around the edges, and a coping saw to make it fit around the windows, and to allow the cabinet door on the opposite side open and close. Remember how I said I wished I'd used 6" boards instead? This is why. I didn't have a lot of room to anchor my molding on without it looking squished and silly. So my upper molding is JUST barely covering the upper seam where the box and face frame meet (where I didn't cut an angle), and I attached the lower molding to a square piece of trim that I drove up through the bottom of the box to finish it off. And here you can see how we've begun adding the molding to the top of the cabinets. And here it is with all the trim/crown in place along the upper. Painted And the finished look in the kitchen Hopefully if you're trying to figure out just how to build one of these bad boys yourself, you'll find some answers here! It's really not difficult or expensive, and the look it adds to your kitchen is AMAZING. And just to keep with my history- here's a little furniture dump for the road! Onto the next thing, Linking up with: 52 Mantles The Shabby Creek Cottage Domestically Speaking Savvy Southern Style
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Range Hood Specifications: - Built with solid white oak and cabinet grade plywood - Industrial paint and clear coat - Solid back on hood. - Built according to your fan insert - Molding trim adds 1 1/4" to the overall width. When placing your order please specify what color of paint you want. Ex: Sherwin Williams SW6239 - If you need a custom matched paint then you will need to send a sample so I can get it matched and there is an additional fee of $175 - The paint I use is an industrial coating and is not a standard latex or acrylic hybrid. These are catalyzed paints and clear coats. I do not offer any fan inserts but I am willing to help you select one if needed. Crown molding is an additional charge of $150 and I offer 3 different styles to choose from. Let me know if you have any questions, Luke
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Well y'all I am at High Point Market but right now..... it's 1:23 AM and I am sitting in the bathroom so I won't wake Jennifer up. For some reason I almost fell asleep during dinner and now I'm wide awake. Go figure. Not sure what to do but maybe writing my post will lull me into sleepyland.......let's give it a try. The night before I left I went to the Southeastern Showhouse and Gardens preview party. I wanted to support my favorite people....Ladisic Fine Homes and Matthew Quinn Designs. Michael built the house this year and of course the talented team at Design Galleria was responsible for the kitchen. Boom y'all.....it was jaw dropping. Here are some detail shots.... The cabinet color is Farrow and Ball Light Blue and it was spectacular.....especially with this gorgeous hammered brass hardware! These hinges made me giddy.....how cute y'all! Brass hood....cause nothing says pretty like this right! The breakfast area made me fall in love with tradition all over again. The talented Lauren DeLoach did an incredible job! All of a sudden I need plates on the wall everywhere. Obsessed. The sink area..... These pretty blue plates were a moment for me..... This gorgeous backsplash in the butlers pantry..... Um.....these linens and monogram.....swoon Right off the kitchen was this amazing family room designed by Mrs. Howard. Ahhhh.....Phoebe you never disappoint! Blue was definitely a theme throughout the spaces.... What was nice is that the home definitely had a more traditional feel.....which was refreshing because we are all pushing modern now right:) This gorgeous home is open through May 14th. Everybody had gotten me very concerned about all the walking I would do at Market but y'all it was only like a typical day for me with a little over 12,000 steps. Just recently while I was staging the Boulder project I did 25,000 steps in one day so this is like a walk in the park:) I'm trying to take lots of pictures so check out my instagram stories to see what I am up too! Shawalkingfool
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Well y'all I am at High Point Market but right now..... it's 1:23 AM and I am sitting in the bathroom so I won't wake Jennifer up. For some reason I almost fell asleep during dinner and now I'm wide awake. Go figure. Not sure what to do but maybe writing my post will lull me into sleepyland.......let's give it a try. The night before I left I went to the Southeastern Showhouse and Gardens preview party. I wanted to support my favorite people....Ladisic Fine Homes and Matthew Quinn Designs. Michael built the house this year and of course the talented team at Design Galleria was responsible for the kitchen. Boom y'all.....it was jaw dropping. Here are some detail shots.... The cabinet color is Farrow and Ball Light Blue and it was spectacular.....especially with this gorgeous hammered brass hardware! These hinges made me giddy.....how cute y'all! Brass hood....cause nothing says pretty like this right! The breakfast area made me fall in love with tradition all over again. The talented Lauren DeLoach did an incredible job! All of a sudden I need plates on the wall everywhere. Obsessed. The sink area..... These pretty blue plates were a moment for me..... This gorgeous backsplash in the butlers pantry..... Um.....these linens and monogram.....swoon Right off the kitchen was this amazing family room designed by Mrs. Howard. Ahhhh.....Phoebe you never disappoint! Blue was definitely a theme throughout the spaces.... What was nice is that the home definitely had a more traditional feel.....which was refreshing because we are all pushing modern now right:) This gorgeous home is open through May 14th. Everybody had gotten me very concerned about all the walking I would do at Market but y'all it was only like a typical day for me with a little over 12,000 steps. Just recently while I was staging the Boulder project I did 25,000 steps in one day so this is like a walk in the park:) I'm trying to take lots of pictures so check out my instagram stories to see what I am up too! Shawalkingfool
A picture of exceptional natural beauty, Findley Lake, NY still remains one of Western New York's best kept recreational secrets. Located in the Hamlet by the same name, in the Town of Mina, in the southwestern corner of Chautauqua County, NY. It is the westernmost lake in New York State, at roughly two miles from the Pennsylvania border. The lake covers 292 acres with a maximum depth of the lake is 37 feet. The water is dark, however, that does not stop the locals from showcasing their skill water skiing or practice their forward water crawl. The lake has two islands and its coves shelter the aquatic life beneath its water. Before the name was changed to Findley Lake, it was called Findley Pond. At the northern end of the lake is the village of Findley Lake. Findley Alexander, a soldier of the War of 1812 is the founder of Findley Lake, and the Holland Land Company allotted him a grant of land just before the war. Around 1816, he decided to make the region his home and established a settlement - one that had a sawmill. The story told is that Alexander used two nearby ponds to power his mill, which later resulted in the creation of the lake. The settlements in the region grew prosperous, and by the late 1880s, it became a social hub that not only locals enjoyed, but a place that beckoned to both high society folks and socialites. Steamboats gave Findley Lake a new appeal at the turn of the century and the islands made for the ideal picnic spots. Even so, Findley Lake has maintained its touristy appeal, with flourishing a year-round resort in the area with fantastic recreational features and opportunities. Findley Lake is an angler's paradise with a fish habitat that has abundant beds of aquatic vegetation and a variety of freshwater species, including yellow perch, panfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, tiger muskellunge and muskellunge, northern pike, Walleye, muskie, yellow perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, carp, bullhead, bream, and bluegill. If your interest is fly fishing, spinning or baitcasting, you have a good chance of reeling in a catch or two. While anglers can have their fun, Findley Lake offers winter fun with skiing and snowmobiling, and summer pleasures, including hiking, biking, golf, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, and boating. In the vicinity of the lake is a great camping spot, Paradise Bay Park Family Campground. This quaint hideaway is rich in history, natural beauty, and still has an appeal that charms and invites. "Due to the unique nature of our maps all sizes are approximate. Please do not purchase a frame until you receive the map and measure it. "Full refund if returned in original condition within 14 days. Buyer pays return shipping.
Hotel at a Glance: Guadalupe River Houses The Guadalupe River flows just outside the naturalistic lodgings of Guadalupe River Houses, a cluster of private homes, log-cabin-style Tree Hauses, and stylish suites near some of New Braunfels’ most popular family attractions. You can spend your days fishing for bass and sunfish on Lake Dunlap or dining on authentic German cuisine in downtown New Braunfels. Sleep in a Tree Haus made of warm woods. Each one is unique; the Cloud Nine Tree Haus has a covered deck, and the Redwood Tree Haus has a fully equipped, galleria-style kitchen. Wunder-Cove cottages have private decks with seating and access to 1,000 feet of natural waterfront. Have a cookout on one of the charcoal or gas grills scattered throughout the resort. Outdoor pool with a swim-up bar and poolside cabana seating Go boating and fishing on Lake Dunlap or the Guadalupe River, just footsteps from the resort. Downtown New Braunfels is a full of historic buildings, just a few minutes’ drive away. Texas Hill Country: Pastoral Landscape of Ranches, Rivers, and German-American Towns A picturesque region of rolling hills and valleys covered in blue bonnets, the area in central Texas known as Texas Hill Country has been compared to the landscape of Tuscany by the New York Times. Texas Hill Country is a backyard playground for nearby cities, as it lies just west of Austin and northwest of San Antonio. Urbanites often escape here for the weekends to enjoy the slower pace of life and escape the heat—the region’s slightly higher elevation means it’s often less humid. With many state parks and spring-fed rivers, the Hill Country is also a haven for outdoorsy types; activities range from fishing and tubing to rock climbing. The Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is popular thanks to its main attraction: a gigantic pink granite dome in the middle of the park. Among the Hill Country’s major towns, Bandera best captures its cowboy spirit. It’s not uncommon to catch an open rodeo in the summer or see a ranch hand riding to the store on horseback. The town is also surrounded by dude ranches, where you can get a taste of the local lifestyle. Just north of Bandera, the town of Fredericksburg is also worth exploring. Along with New Braunfels, it was one of the main local settlements of German immigrants in the 1840s—a heritage that visitors can still see today in the “wilkommen” signs hung up on shop doors. Love to travel? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for travel tips, inspiration, and photos from around the world.
Hotel at a Glance: Guadalupe River Houses The Guadalupe River flows just outside the naturalistic lodgings of Guadalupe River Houses, a cluster of private homes, log-cabin-style Tree Hauses, and stylish suites near some of New Braunfels’ most popular family attractions. You can spend your days fishing for bass and sunfish on Lake Dunlap, dining on authentic German cuisine in downtown New Braunfels, or exploring the nearby Texas Hill Country. Sleep in a Tree Haus made of warm woods. Each one is unique; for instance, the Redwood Tree Haus comes with a fully equipped, galleria-style kitchen. All have pool and waterfront access. Wunder-Cove cottages have private decks with seating and access to 1,000 feet of natural waterfront. All layouts are different, but the Angler Haus has both a deck and a screened-in porch. Go boating and fishing on Lake Dunlap or the Guadalupe River. Downtown New Braunfels is a full of historic buildings, just a few minutes’ drive away. Texas Hill Country: Pastoral Landscape of Ranches, Rivers, and German American Towns A picturesque region of rolling hills and valleys covered in bluebonnets in spring, the area of central Texas known as Texas Hill Country has been compared to the landscape of Tuscany by the New York Times. Texas Hill Country is a backyard playground for nearby cities, as it lies just west of Austin and northwest of San Antonio. Urbanites often escape here for the weekend to enjoy the slower pace and beat the heat—the region’s slightly higher elevation means it’s often less humid. With many state parks and spring-fed rivers, the Hill Country is also a haven for outdoorsy types; activities range from fishing and tubing to rock climbing. The Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is popular thanks to its main attraction: a gigantic pink-granite dome in the middle of the park.
