Village de Noël on the Champs Elysées

An American in Paris

In four days I'll be on my way to Paris. My sis-in-law sent this video to see what we had in store. I'm hoping we'll laugh at what they're calling cold and record snow. We are midwesterners afterall.

Too hot to handle?

I've had my eye on a red knobbed viking range for quite a while, but know I'll have to scrimp other places if we went this high end on the stove. Plus my cooking would be expected to improve a lot I'm afraid. I also want a fancy shmancy hood, but think it would be easy to get the look without spending too much with some clever tweaks. I also love these upper cabinets. The glass on top to store pretties that you don't use everyday is brilliant.

The plans have begun. My father-in-law made a floor plan for the new kitchen and needs measurements for appliances and such. The one thing I'm pretty sure about is the sink. I know I want a farmhouse sink and this one from Ikea seems to fit the budget and I like the size, not too big not too small. Hubby and I are at odds over if it should be single bowl or double. Single please. By the way I read somewhere that the budget for a kitchen should be approximatly 10% of the house's worth. But would this be before or after the remodel? Hmmm...
Oh, and this kitchen was posted by someone with the title Brickmanhouse, my maiden name, so it must be the right choice.