Worth the Wait

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Please, a moment of silence as we remember our “Before” kitchen. . . You were a perfectly good kitchen, with many things going for it: vaulted ceiling, big window, custom cabinetry, solid oak flooring, tumbling-lilacs wallpaper.  (Just kidding on that last one. Lilacs belong in gardens, not on walls.) However, you had a dark side – and no amount of buzzing CFL bulbs could snap you out of it. Your appliances were failing and your fixtures were leaking; your time had come. Rest in peace.

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Subee’s Kitchen 2.0

Three years after moving to Pennsylvania and leaving Subee’s Kitchen 1.0 behind, I am very excited to announce that Subee’s Kitchen 2.0 is LIVE! As in, the kitchen remodel is done, most of the gadgets and gizmos have been put away, and I’ve been cooking nonstop just because I can. Four and a half months (134 days!) without a proper kitchen is a very long time for someone who lives from meal to meal. Stay tuned next week for the big reveal!  Continue reading

New Beginnings

PA barnHello, loyal readers! I’m back from a long summer break with some big news to share: we’ve moved to Pennsylvania. New job, keeping the family together, blah blah. Fine. Let’s get to the tragic part of this story. My lovingly designed, light-filled kitchen with its 9’x5’ marble-topped island and rocket-powered 8-burner range. . .

(Photo credit Katrina Mojzsez)

Subee’s Kitchen – Before (Photo credit Katrina Mojzsez)

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Inside the Kitchen

(Photo credit Katrina Mojzsez)

Subee’s Kitchen (Photo credit Katrina Mojzsez)

Some of you may have seen the glamour shots of our kitchen on Houzz – it was listed as one of the site’s Top 10 Kitchens of 2012 and has been added to over 300,000 idea books (and counting).

Until this week, however, very few had seen what the kitchen looked like before its Cinderella transformation:

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