Family, food, photography
The new kitchen is now operational. Two things still need to be done. The first is the final polishing/waxing of the marble countertop. The second is to move the kitchen stuff in. Most of them had been stored in boxes since we moved into this house.
This entry has been moved. See How we built a new kitchen in 2004.
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wow.. v.v. nice kitchen! i recently got married and our kitchen is still being fixed.. the yellow shade of your kitchen cabinets is a perfect contrast for the marble countertops. congrats!
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i love ur site a LOT. i’m not much of a cook (not a cook at ALL) but i’ve tried your adobong sitaw and my fiancee (ndi pa kami kasal nun) loved it. ty!
Hi geWi, try mo light colors sa kitchen. Helps maintain a light mood and sunny disposition kahit tumutulo na pawis mo sa pagluluto.
very nice. Did u design this yourself?or did u use a modular kitchen?
everything was customized, seanty.
hi connie, ganda ng kitchen mo! under renovation din yung house ko. i like your built in cooker, i’ve found one here (middle east) and the oven too. di ba magstos pag electric ung oven? yun kasi available dito.
Hi Mayann, di naman masyado magastos kasi we don’t use it everyday.
hi Connie, i’ve been visiting your site since last year. and it helps me a lot. thanks! ganda ng kitchen mo. simple pero elegante ang dating. ok lang ba na gayahin ko ang style ng kitchen mo? thanks!
Salie, this was my kitchen in the old house. We moved half a year ago. Of course, you can copy it. If you can send a pic when your kitchen’s done, that would be nice. Thanks.