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Bargain-Bin Kitchen

Nine years later and still married, a cheapskate editor finally completes his kitchen with a mix of recycled materials

by Charles Miller

For this Fine Homebuilding editor, home is indeed a work in progress. It may be slow, but it is steady, and a lot of the work includes recycled materials. This kitchen shows how a used deli table became a stainless steel counter, and a used restaurant table took center stage as the kitchen island. The article includes a design for a pedestal table that allows plenty of leg room for barstools.

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