davetz1's Kitchen

1908 Foursquare, Shaker Quartersawn Oak Kitchen

Contact: davetz1 (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Oct 07, 09
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Details:

• Cabinets: custom built stained Quartersawn Oak
  • stain on the cabs is a custom gel stain from our local paint shop
  • Decorative Insert Tile (in upper cabinets): Motawi 6"x6" Mountain and Valley Landscape tiles
  • Drawer slides: Blum Tandem self close/soft close undermount
  • Door hinges: Blum with Soft Close
• Countertops: Zodiaq Woodland Grey with integral runnels (drainboard)
• Backsplash: Dirk Elliott Breeze Subway Tile
• Sink: Franke OAX-110 Super Single
• Faucet: Kohler Forte (ebay)
• Appliances: various Stainless steel -
  
  • Amana, GE (counter depth fridge)
  • Range Hood: Vent-a-Hood PRH-9130-SS (ebay)
• Lighting:
  
  • Sconces - Schoolhouse Lighting Hand Painted Emory
  • Single Pendant and Semi-flush - Rejuvenation
  • Undercabinet lights - American Lighting Brushed Nickel
• Hardware: knobs and Pulls from Lee Valley in Antique Pewter
• Fan: Emerson Atomical Brushed Steel (ebay)
• Speakers: Bose 190 In-Ceiling with independant volume controls
• White Plugmold
• Windows:
  
  
  • Anderson casement
  • Transom window with decorative leaded glass insert - Wescott Station Antiques, St Paul
• Door: Thermatru Back Door and Transom (Fullview with operable blinds)
• Doorknobs: VanDyke's Restorer's Octagon Knobs with Brushed Nickel Backplates
• Banquette: Custom design based on kitchenkelly's and Crownpoint's (painted maple and stained oak), self built
• Flooring: the old one recycled (patched, sanded, polyurethaned). It was heavily stained (dark brown) and broken in places. The wood is birch and simply has 3 coats of poly-u. No stain.

Background Info:
60% DIY (Demo, electrical, plumbing, paint, finish trim, tile, knobs and pulls)

Features:
Banquette Seating
Ceiling Fan
Drainboard (builtin)
Full Extension Drawers
Lighting - Pendant
Lighting - Under Cabinet
Microwave Under Counter
Plugmold
Toe Kick Drawer
Unique Window

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