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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Kitchen counter going in

Posted on 6:55 PM by cristile



Our walls are finally tall enough to put in our kitchen counters. After much contemplation--aka looking at our budget-- we decided doing earthen counters were our best option. (Check out this link for a sample of cob counters). Total cost of our kitchen counter will be $9 for the lumber and $30 for our sink (photos coming soon).


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