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We bought a condo as a second home and an inexpensive housing option for our college-student grandson. Originally I considered it more or less "move-in ready", but after my wife and grandson discussed the plan, I wound up with a book of projects. We basically remodeled the entire unit, but the two biggest projects assigned to me were were installation of crown moulding throughout, and gutting/rebuilding the kitchen.

There was no crown moulding at all in the unit, so that was just a matter of going at it one room at a time. Most inside corners were coped; just looking at the first cope I did and comparing it to the last one is ample proof of the value of practice!

The kitchen had 20-yr old big-box store cabinets with a laminate countertop and typical rental-unit appliances. We decided to just gut everything. I built new cabinets with Shaker-style doors, a lazy-susan in the lower cabinet corner and a bifold door to give free access to the upper corner cabinet, 3 cm granite countertop, and new stainless steel appliances.

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great job very professional.welcome to lumber jocks.
 

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Nice work, looks great.
 

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A college student lives here?
 

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A college student lives here?

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LOL! yes, my 23-yr old gramdson decided to go back to school after a few years in the workforce. He's very mature, not into games or partying, really focussed on his studies. Plus, we're there several times a month(!)
 

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Are the top cabinets white and the bottom ones gray? It looks like that in the picture and it seems 2 tone kitchens are in now, my brother just did his like that.
 

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The upper cabs are a very light gray, the lower cabs are darker. That was a suggestion from my grandson-I wasn't too enthused at first, but my wife pointed out that a 23-yr old was probably much more in tune with current style.
 
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