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You know those tv lifestyle shows? They make renovations seem so easy! Obviously it is not at all like that...they just want to make you think you can make-over your kitchen in 10 minutes with makeup and hair intact...

Obviously we all know that it is easier shown during a half hour prime time slot than done.

It's also a lot easier to get someone else to do it.

Though of course we like to do things ourselves.

First, let me introduce you to 'the kitchen'.

I first met 'the kitchen' a little less than a year ago when we were two newly weds looking for a place to call our own. We found the perfect spot....but when I stepped inside the first thing that caught my eye was a 30 year old mustard and olive green kitchen. Okay so maybe I make it sound worse than it is...

Please keep in mind that the photo doesn't capture olive the green ceiling...

And then there is the new kitchen:

Okay, little problem...it's in pieces.

Oh yes, and it's in my dining room/lounge room...

So where do we start? Well I guess we rip out the first one? Shouldn't be too hard, they make it look like fun on tv. All we need is a mallet...

...Okay we don't have one of those. A hammer, a jigsaw and an electric drill will do it...

Can I please remind you that *that* green was on the ceiling? ALL over the ceiling...


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