The cabinets are absolutely beautiful. And so much wonderful storage space. I've missed that since I moved from a house to an apartment. Nice that the snow is melting; here we are well into Spring. 🌈
02 May 20 by member: shirfleur 1
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02 May 20 by member: immort777
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02 May 20 by member: shirfleur 1
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Wow Carol!!! That is incredible looking, love the Workmanship of the cabinets and the floors look super amazing, I also love the ceilings I can’t believe you put wood there too❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
02 May 20 by member: ocean_girl
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Nice!!!! I love your quiet office!!!
02 May 20 by member: Maine coon
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Thank you for the lovely comments! My house has a great deal of poplar trim and the ceilings in the entrance way, kitchen, living room, study and hallway are all poplar. That was something my husband initiated. At the time I was afraid it would be dark and would make the rooms feel small. The wood is so light in colour and the windows are big making the final effect quite spacious. Eventually I will be hanging all my family pictures in my study. A friend of mine is going to make frames using yet more poplar. I will have to see if that is too much.
02 May 20 by member: 59Carol
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Hi Carol I have check out what that wood was s, never heard of it I thought that was pine.
02 May 20 by member: ocean_girl
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Wow just did some reading on it. Pretty cool stuff. They also said it’s rot resistance. Cool stuff. Just like cedar
02 May 20 by member: ocean_girl
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02 May 20 by member: jcmama777
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02 May 20 by member: PurpleAsh93
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Absolutely lovely! You have such an interesting an beautiful home, Carol! Having seen some other pictures, I am wishing for a 3D tour! The poplar is so I interesting and beautiful. You said you supplied the wood. Was it the lumber or actually off your own land. I know poplar is incredibly "popular" in AB! 😁 They make the most wonderful windbreaks. I miss the prairie so much. I'd love to be there now and see spring arrive. Nothing at all in the world like the smell of newly thawed land as the snow is melting. I miss the open space and the huge sky and the massive Rockies looking tiny in the distance. My hubby was born in Red Deer and I spent a lot of my life in Three Hills. I remember in college running on an old dirt road in the spring and finally being so thankful finally for a cooling wind rather than wishing the darn, freezing wind would stop blowing. OK, sorry for a walk down memory lane. 😁 I love your pictures. Keep posting the home transformation! And if you have pity on me, post a picture of the prairie! 😁
02 May 20 by member: melissatwa
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The wood is absolutely amazing!!!! I am jealous i would love to have such beautiful cabinets.
02 May 20 by member: wholefoodnut
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Just beautiful. Was the poplar from your property?
02 May 20 by member: Kenna Morton
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02 May 20 by member: kclab
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Your cabinets are to die for. Very nice and so is your office.
02 May 20 by member: diehard3
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02 May 20 by member: melissapko
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Those are just gorgeous. It looks light and airy
02 May 20 by member: tatauu22
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Melissatwa- I love your walk down memory lane. I grew up just outside of Drumheller on a farm. I had an Aunt and Uncle in Three Hills and my husband and I got married at the Red Deer Court House in 1977! I also remember running down those dirt roads and smelling spring. Carriganas were the windbreaks though. I live in Northern Alberta in the Boreal Forest. Basically forest with lots of tall skinny poplar, willow and spruce trees! So not exactly prairie. Still have the big blue sky just not as big as it is on the prairies! I will see about taking some outside pictures in the next week or two and will post them.
03 May 20 by member: 59Carol
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Poplar is an interesting wood. It is quite 'wet' when cut so when it is harvested it has to be tied down as it dries so it doesn't twist too much. Once it is dry it is like a hardwood. My husband was fascinated with the colours and prettiness of the wood. We bought some from a sawmill about an hour from us, used some and stored the rest for later projects. Then a small sawmill about 3 miles from us cut some rough lumber that Dave bought and stored. The lumber was stored at my house for about 15 years ready to be used but just not getting to the projects. So I had a lot of very dry poplar that was cut as shiplap. It had to be planed down to be used in the house. When I ordered the cabinets the cabinet maker was unable to source any dry poplar so I supplied it out of my stocks.
03 May 20 by member: 59Carol
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