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  • Exasperated Ehlers
  • From "DIY to the Rescue"
    episode DTTR-208


    DIY to the Rescue visits Becca and Chris Ehler to help them with a badly-needed kitchen update. The Ehlers hated the old white linoleum floor that came with the house. The couple tried to rip up the old floor and ended up making a huge mess -- as some sections peeled away and others were impossible to remove. The Ehlers were left with a rough, scarred floor with linoleum remnants still glued to the underlayment. The cabinets are hopelessly lost in the 50s, an exposed bathroom fixture provides over-sink lighting, and an open pantry is a stressful eyesore.

    The crew will help the Ehler dress up the cabinets by adding lip molding; hide the hideousness of the light with a scalloped wooden valance, and install a durable limestone-polymer floor tile to provide some panache. All that -- in only three days!
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    A kitchen in need of rescue.

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    The pantry doors were in disrepair and found a new home in the Ehlers' garage.

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    A closer look at the floor's state of disrepair.


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    On the Rescue agenda:

    • Add lip molding to cabinet doors and repaint
    • Install limestone composite floor
    • Install pantry doors
    • Stain countertop grout
    • Add window treatments, new paint and finishing touches

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