kitchen pre-apocolypse

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Well. The day has finally come. Goodbye nasty, peely white cabinets. Goodbye fake floor. Goodbye tiny pantry. Goodbye formica counter tops. And hello to living off of take out food for the next 4 days/2 weeks!


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