{"id":3687,"date":"2015-04-23T23:45:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T04:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2015-04-23T23:49:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T04:49:01","slug":"diy-kitchen-transformation-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/04\/diy-kitchen-transformation-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Kitchen Transformation: No Turning Back Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3688\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_1265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3688\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_1265-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Primed and ready for the dark paint!\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_1265-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_1265-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primed and ready for the dark paint!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today was the primer for the island. 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