What lies beneath

As an adult I’ve gravitated to older homes, which in Ontario means houses built in the 19th century. They are never perfect.

The kitchen dream makers

After two kitchen renovations fueled by IKEA, I wondered if this time we could possibly afford — gasp — custom cabinetry.

The dream kitchen

Knowing that, somewhere down the road, we had a kitchen renovation ahead, in the past three years I started looking more closely at other people’s kitchens.

Up ahead: Renovation Road

Despite my desire to not undertake renovations ever again, the house we bought needed work on the kitchen. And while we’re at it …