suzatwork's Kitchen
Cherry Kitchen with Bronze Backsplash Accents
Posted by suzatwork on Thu, Feb 5, 09
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- Cabinetry: Showplace cabinets in cherry. The perimeter cabs are ‘truffle’ stained with a ‘walnut’ glaze. The island is ‘coffee’ stained.
- Counter: New Ornamentale granite. I love the lighter granite – always looks clean!
- Cabinet glass (in uppers on either side of the sink): Rain
- Backsplash: Tumbled botticino marble with 2x2 bronze renaissance inserts. Rope is Westminster 1x6 bronze.
- Sink: Ticor. I love the large basin and grates – makes washing dishes almost enjoyable!!
- Faucet: Price Pfister Picardy in venetian bronze
- Hardware: ORB from YourHomeSupply.com
The pull is the 5 3/4" at $2.19 (there also is a 3 1/2" version that I used on built-in cabs in the adjoining family room): http://www.yourhomesupply.com/p-331-oil-rubbed-bronze-country-cabinet-hardware-pull-cp6718r-ob.aspx
The knob is $1.69: http://www.yourhomesupply.com/p-348-oil-rubbed-bronze-3-ring-cabinet-hardware-knob-cp6971-ob.aspx
- Paint: Devine oak
- Floor: BR-111 Amendoim in ¾" solid. It also runs down the hall and into our foyer. It has transformed our main level and we get tons of compliments on it.
- Pendants: Progress Lighting, Renovations series
- table and chairs: my fun estate sale find (painted after the fact) - I fell in love with the scrollwork/detail on the chairbacks!
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Our lay-out has stayed pretty much the same as before with a few enhancements. Our ceilings are 9 feet and some of the cabinets now extend to the ceiling. The island is slightly larger to accommodate seating for 2. The desk has been replaced with a coffee/breakfast/snack area that has eliminated a lot of traffic in the ‘work zone’ by my kids. Great side benefit to the additional storage on that wall! Also, we added banks of drawers where there were base cabinet shelves for easier access to things. Oh, and I really like the garbage disposal airswitch.
The island cabinets are 18" deep. I didn't use a leg, as I thought it would get in the way. My kitchen is small and the entrance to the room is right there. The final counter is 28"-32" (curved side) x 60". The overhang is 12" deep in the center. The end cabinet on the island (you can see it in the last picture) is 24" deep for the pull-out trash cabinet (I was insistent on getting double bin recycling).
Features:
Air Switch
Blumotion
Bread Drawer
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Drawer Dividers
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Island with Seating
Knife Drawer
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Plugmold
Pullout Pantry
Rollout Trays
Sink tilt-out tray
Sink >30"wide
Soap Dispenser
Toe Kick Heater
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
TV
marciab10's Kitchen
Old World Kitchen with Cream Cabinets and Black Island
Posted by marciab10 on Sat, Jan 17, 09
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- Cream Cabinets- Hampshire Cabinet Company, Maple -Youngstown beaded inset, Parchment paint-brushed medium distressing, Van Dyke Brown glaze
Alder Island, Black Island, and Black Beverage center, custom made Jason Maechtle Carpentry (contracted after first cabinet maker went BK)
- Countertops: Persian Sand granite, Custom Walnut top made by Midwest Trim/Elburn Il
- Backsplash - DIY tile bought from the Tile Store
- Cabinet Hardware- Baer Oil Rubbed Bronze
- Floors- Hand scraped Walnut- Don Snow Flooring/ Elgin Il
- Hardware- Baer- oil rubbed bronze
- Sinks- Copper Farm Sink bought online from Manhattan Design
- Lacquer Finish - Flat Patina- Coffee Surface- Smooth
- Faucets- Danze
- Lighting- Capital - Westwood in English Chestnut
- Appliances-
42 in GE Monogram French Door Fridge
48 in GE Monogram Cook top with Grill and Griddle
GE Monogram double convection ovens
GE Monogram Beverage Fridge
GE Monogram Icemaker
GE Profile Microwave
FP Dishdrawers
- Wall Color- Benjamin Moore Oakwood Manor
- Chairs and Barstools- Artistica Marquess
- Kitchen Table- Martha Stewart/Bernhardt- purchased at a clearance center, and had refinished to match our cabinets.. base- cream- top alder
- Pantry- custom made shelves by trim carpenters
New construction.
The 3 things I like the best in my new kitchen..
1. The Walk In Pantry
2. The lighting..(doesn’t show well in pictures)
3. The Flooring
The 2 Things I’d do differently
1. Don’t like the microwave set low in an island, might try to switch out later for a micorwave drawer, or might move to the pantry
2. Previously had a Monogram 48 in fridge.. Thought with the 2nd fridge in the pantry AND a beverage fridge the 42 would be fine.. Wish I went with the 4.
Features:
Appliance Garage
Apron Sink
Beadboard
Beverage Center/Bar
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Broom Closet
Butler Pantry
Counter-depth Frig
Dish Drawer
Dishwasher Drawer
Full Extension Drawers
Custom Hood
Ice Machine
Inset Doors
Island: Multilevel
Island: Multiple
Island with Seating
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Message Center/Desk
Microwave Shelf
Potfiller
Prep Sink
Sink tilt-out tray
Spice Storage
Stone
TV
Walk-in Pantry
Wine Cooler
Wire Grille Doors
gam51's Kitchen
DIY Original Stained Oak Creatively Retrofitted into Distressed Off-White Kitchen
Posted by gam51 on Sat, Jan 10, 09
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- Cabinets:
Perimeter - original stained oak cabinets, creatively reused, painted off-white, distressed and glazed (see below for paint, glaze and finish),
Island - Bertch Legacy in Cherry
- Countertops:
Perimeter - Green Mountain PA Soapstone,
Island - Crema Bordeaux granite
- Backsplash: Limestone subway tiles and a couple of 12x12s that DH cut into the size of squares we needed to make the design fit. The black squares are leftover soapstone that he cut.
- Hardware:
Perimeter - iron finish knobs/pulls from Target
Island - Montana Aged Iron Appliance Pulls from Bellacor http://www.bellacor.com/productdetail/97432.htm
- Range: KitchenAid
- Refrigerator: KA counterdepth
- Faucet: Grohe K-4
- Sink: Blanco Silgranit
- Coffeemaker: DeLonghi
- Windows: Pella
- Flooring: Oak
- Spice Bottles: Specialty Bottle Company http://www.specialtybottle.com/
We took the kitchen from an oak that was turning an orange we weren’t crazy about to a painted, distressed and glazed off white. Some of the pics look more yellow (darn lighting). The off-white color shows the more accurate color of cabinets and walls. The upper cabinets were all 30" cabinets that we added crown molding and an undercabinet trim to so they would look taller. We added some wood to the one over the microwave to break up the heights. We added beadboard to the backs of the glass cabinets and on the ends.
We took down a wall and incorporated the hall into the kitchen gaining us about 44 inches of space. All perimeter cabinets were ones we re-used (green not cheap!). All but two were changed in some fashion by my DH.
DIY: We did all the work except for the soapstone/granite install. The total cost was less than $12,000 but we decided to add new Pella windows (installed by DH) since the walls were down so that added $2000.
Cherry Island. This is the one set of cabinets we ordered. It consisted of a bank of drawers, an upper wall cabinet on the end that was turned into a trash pullout, and some panels. DH built a base and made it all fit together. The granite is Crema Bordeaux. DH ran 2 pieces of flat ½ X 4 inch plate steel across the top of the cabinets and extended out to support the granite overhang where the 2 stools are.
Cabinet transformation:
- Cabinet paint is antique white milk paint by American Finishes with a watered-down solution of their VanDykeBrown glaze effects. We then put a spray finish of Minwax waterbased polycrylic clear satin finish over it.
- Cabinets to the right of the microwave: We took a couple of cabinets, cut them shorter, added the plate shelf, and converted the doors to glass.
- Countertop cabinet to the right of the sink: This was constructed from a cabinet that we changed to glass; the upper part of our old oven cabinet turned into a "garage"; and one he just made because I wanted a pullout to put soaps etc in.
- Sink base: We bumped out the sink base, first because we were forced to so the sink/faucet would fit; and second because we liked the look. He built the legs from a pic I found. We painted the base behind black so the legs stood out more. Added pullouts for recycling.
- Peninsula: On the peninsula, we actually have two cabinets we didn’t mess with and then we took some fronts of pasta bins that we had on an old end cabinet and made 2 deep drawers. We had a narrow door that we turned at an angle and made a cabinet for cookie sheets, etc.
- Cabinet to the left of the oven: We made this into a pullout that DH custom made to fit the lids; and the pots do all manage to fit in even tho the cabinet is only 15".
- Cabinet to the left of the refrigerator: The cabinet to the left of the frig is a combination of 2 base cabinets (one with 3 drawers and one with 1 drawer and 1 door—turned upside down to make the opening with the 2 vertical doors (which were actually previous drawer fronts). Then we left a cabinet open that we cut apart and put shelves in to make the cookbook shelves. DH built the shelf above the frig to tie the cabinets on either side together. We turned the opening of the cabinet into a "poor man’s coffee bar". Works great to keep it off the countertop but easily accessible. The coffee pot is actually filled by pulling out the handle (not from the top) so that makes life easier.
- Display cabinet: We had this display cabinet with the glass doors before so we retro fitted it into this angled wall and added the beadboard inside to match the other cabinets.
Features:
Low Budget
Appliance Garage
Baking Drawer
Beadboard
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Coffee Center
Counter-depth Frig
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Island with Seating
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Pasta Bins
Plug inside Cabinet
Pullout Pantry
Rollout Trays
Spice Drawer
TV
berf's Kitchen
Nona Goes to the Beach - Cherry, Soapstone, Homey with an Italian flare
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Posted by berf on Tue, Nov 18, 08
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- Cabinets: Brighton, Natural Cherry, low-sheen, Shaker Doors (full overlay) and slab drawers, shaker feet
- Countertops: Green Mountain Original PA soapstone Stoneyard: Carapace in Savage, MD Fabricators: Creativeincounters in Mt. Airy, MD
- Backsplash: stainless backsplash was an accessory item to the hood and was purchased separately. The S-hooks I'm hanging from it, and the bar to the right of the stove are simply from the Grundtal line of accessories at IKEA
- Floor: Work Area: Mannington Socorro Slate sheet vinyl in Fieldstone Breakfast, bar and dining areas: Red Oak hardwood (original to house/matched and refinished)
- Range: Fratelli Onofri 36" Evolution in Anthracite
- Hood: Futuro Futuro 36" Rainbow
- Dishwasher: Asko D3232XLSS (Stainless Steel)
- Microwave/Convection Oven: Viking DMOC 205SS w/trim kit
- Refrigerator: Samsung 26 cuft Side-by-Side in Platinum
- Lighting: IKEA Blixt recessed halogens, retained Schoolhouse fixture from original kitchen
- Undercabinet Lighting: Progress lighting CounterBrite Direct Wire in Brushed Nickel
- Sink: Stainless Steel Franke USSK100-18
- Faucet: Price Pfister Hanover pull-down
- Hardware: Matte Black Bin pulls and knobs from yourhomesupply.com
- Paint: Walls: "Wind Chime" Benjamin Moore Aura Trim: "Mascarpone" Benjamin Moore Aura
- Dry Bar Fridge: Summit FF520L in black
- Chairs: Pottery Barn "Napoleon" sanded and refinished in Benjamin Moore "Black" Aura
- Window Valances: JC Penney
- Special features:
glass doors ("European Clear River" from Bendheim Glass)
30" deep base under microwave
9" spice pullouts flanking stove
wine cubbies in dry bar
table-height soapstone bar
cookbook bookcase
niche
counter grommets for cords
Approximate cost: $35-40,000.00 I say "approximate" because the labor portion was part of a whole-house remodel in which we knocked down three walls, built a new dining room and a master suite (adding a bathroom)...so it's hard to splice out the labor costs exactly.
Places I saved: Appliances! Bought the fratelli and futuro futuro online at ajmadison--free shipping and no tax. Samsung fridge-highly rated, very reasonably priced, Dishwasher-closeout from adu.com at $400.00! All I had to do was drive 30 minutes to pick it up. Microwave/Convection--from adu.com closeouts as well. Cabinet Hardware: I went cheap...and don't regret it at all...I like them! Ebay: sink and faucet at well below retail. Recessed lighting from Ikea--it's fabulous and the electrician said no different and in fact better than some "higher end" versions. Saved my original schoolhouse fixture and reused.
Places I splurged: Soapstone! Flooring-high-end Mannington product but I really loved it, and had the red oak toothed in to existing original read oak flooring at a premium..but love the results!
Cabinets were a save and a splurge at the same time. I wanted cherry and was used to Omega and Dynasty products which are very nice...but couldn't afford to outfit my new larger kitchen in that line. Brighton was very similar in quality--almost undetectable differences--and just cheaper enough to sway me. My cabinets were $13,000.00 Full Blumotion soft close, all the bells and whistles I would have gotten in Dynasty.
Construction Timeline: Again, this was a whole-house renovation where we remodeled every room on the main level except for one bathroom. We reconfigured one bedroom, added a closet, converted one bedroom plus the garage into a master bedroom, bathroom and walk-in closet, converted an existing aluminum sunroom into a new dining room. Installed an additional back door and landing, four new windows, moved and restored two existing built-in china cabinets, re-wired much of the house including moving the electrical panel and installing recessed lighting throughout. And of course, gutting and replacing the kitchen--we also knocked down three walls to create a more open kitchen/breakfast/dining plan and a wider entry to the living room. The first hammer fell in demo on June 23. Today we passed our final inspection. An amazing amount of work in such a short time. We lived here and homeschooled our kids here through the whole thing.
Budget: Our total costs for all labor, services and materials from soup to nuts (and we kept meticulous track of every purchase and cost) was $200,000.00 (not including original architect
Overall Timeline: Made my first calls to architects and design/build firms right after the new year. Had contracted with an architect/build firm by the end of January. Design began in earnest right away with the finished design ready at the beginning of May. Spent another 20 days shopping the plan around and we decided to go with a contractor rather than the architect's firm. Permitting was a real PITA and took longer than expected--if you're in Montgomery County, MD --build in extra time for this--it took us two weeks and four trips back to the permitting department just to get the plans pushed through and we weren't even changing our existing footprint or building new structure!
Although the kitchen was the last part constructed, it's the first we've moved back into. As we move back into the rest of the new spaces and unpack our pod I'll be posting pictures of the whole project for those interested.
Service Providers to recommend:
Well, my contractor was FABULOUS for this whole house remodel. We finished on time and on budget. They were clean, courteous, communicative and creative. If you live in the greater Washington DC area feel free to contact me and I can recommend. Similar raves about the electrician--and this was a BIG electrical job (we pretty much rewired the whole house.) Very competetive pricing from both of these guys too...
Stitches Etc. in Timonium MD: Can't say enough about these folks. I didn't end up buying from them because I chose different brands, but they specialize in Bertazzoni, Aga, Ventahood, Bosch, Miele and a few others. Incredible customer service--nice family-run business. http://www.stitchesetc.biz/index.html John was very knowledgable and patient with me on venting and hoods, and his wife was most helpful with the ranges...they are true enthusiasts.
Cabinet Discounters in Columbia, MD: I ended up with these guys after going all over town with one plan, being unhappy, and then starting from scratch. Matt Simms was my sales rep and was a perfect match for me because I knew what I wanted and he helped me realize it--he wasn't trying to make his own artistic statement on MY kitchen! Great communication, follow-up and customer service--including terrific suggestions along the way.
Bode Floors in Columbia MD: Again, customer service can't be beat. I kissed a lot of flooring frogs before I found this prince(ss). Linda Lawrence was my saleswoman. Installation was just typical--nothing special, nothing agregiously wrong.
Old Mill Soapstone near Charlottesville, VA: Sally O'Brien proprietor. Again, just one of the nicest people. She also quoted me the best price but for logistical reasons I went local instead with...
Carapace Stone in Savage MD: contracted through Cabinet Discounters with Creativeincounters as the fabricator. I got to pick my slabs and was present at templating. Happy with the results and price was competetive enough.
Appliance Distributors Unlimited (adu.com)--several locations in the MD/DC area: Check out their website closeouts. I was always treated like a first-class customer by their web sales rep and at their warehouse even though I was picking up heavily discounted appliances from their website. They treated me like a queen anyway.
Great on-line vendors with superior customer service:
- bendheimcabinetglass.com
- yourhomesupply.com
- vandykes.com
Features:
Floor Plan included
Bar with Seating
Beverage Center/Bar
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Counter >28"wide
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Peninsula: Multilevel
Peninsula with Seating
Plug inside Cabinet
Rollout Trays
Soap Dispenser
Stone
UnderCounter Frig
Walk-in Pantry
Wine Storage
alina_1's Kitchen
DIY Low budget contemporary kitchen with sitting area
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Posted by alina_1 on Mon, Aug 18, 08
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Link to kitchen photos: http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n298/alina_1/Kitchen/
Details:
- Cabinets: Ikea
- Countertop: 45 sq. f. granite countertop (Impala black)
- Appliances: KitchenAid
- Floor: porcelain tile
- Some of the not-so-basic features we really love:
SS appliances (close to the top of the line)
Porcelain, granite and travertine mosaic tile
Undermount sink (Kohler)
Custom built-in sitting area
Ralph Lauren paint
Undercounter osmosis water filter
Appliance garage
LIGHT FIXTURES!!! (track light, pendants, recessed)
Solid wood (pine) doors and cover panels
The kitchen is 180 sq. ft.
The total budget is 11.5K. All the work DIY (except granite countertops).
Features:
Appliance Garage
Bench Seating
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Coffee Center
Counter-depth Frig
Filtered Water Faucet
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Tech
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Open Shelving
Plug inside Cabinet
Soap Dispenser
TV
Water Filter
Custom-made sitting area
mosaic backsplash
pullout baskets instead of shelves
salmon_slayer's Kitchen
DIY Gourmet Kitchen with Quartzite Counter
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Posted by salmon_slayer on Tue, Dec 30, 08
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Details:
- Cabinets: Natural Cherry with burnt umber highlights www.customcraftcabinets.com
- Counter: White & Gold Quartzite 3cm
- Cabinet Glass: New German
- Oven: Meile
- Mural: Sarah McAnerny from Tre Sorelle: http://www.tresorellehomedesigns.com
- Rangetop: Wolf
- Warming Drawer: Wolf
- Hood Liner: Abbaka
- Hood: www.Metastone.com
- Refrigerator: Thermador
- Sink Faucet: Grohe
- Potfiller: Grohe
- Dishwasher: Bosch
- Under counter Lights: Xenon Counterattack (Expo)
- In cabinet Lights: Halogen pucks (Expo)
- Over Cabinet Lights: still deciding
- Pendants: Expo, regular line voltage
- O/H Lights: Juno cans w/ bronze trim; Ushio CFL lamps
- Sink: Rohl Allia (EBAY- "Plumbing Deals" - very good seller! Supplied the faucet, sink, sink support, stainless grate and airswitch)
- Paint: Sherwin Williams August Moon & Crabby Apple
- Bar Stools: www.Overstock.com
- Floors: Br-111 Amendoim, 3" wide, solid flooring
Island dimensions are 55" x 105".
Dimension to fridge:44" to bumped out rangetop: 40", otherwise 44" to the counters
Features:
Floor Plan included
Air Switch
Bar with Seating
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Base >36"high
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Counter-depth Frig
Cutting Board Storage
Dish Drawer
Drawer Dividers
File Drawer
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Gourmet/Professional
Custom Hood
Island with Seating
Knife Drawer
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Potfiller
Reach-in Pantry
Rollout Trays
Sink >30"wide
Skylight
Stone
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
Warming Drawer
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