Saturday, December 01, 2012

mpagmom's Kitchen

White Kitchen with Dark Leathered Granite and Ming Green Marble Mosaic Backsplash

Details from mpagmom on 11/17/2012
Link to mpagmom's Gardenweb finished kitchen post
Link to mpagmom's Finished photos

Introduction:
This was a new build completed in June 2012.

When I started planning my kitchen I was looking for a simple, quiet space with lots of natural light. In flipping through kitchen magazines I was always drawn to white cabinets with black honed granite countertops, but I didn't think it would be practical for my family. I went through phases where I wanted natural maple, then quartersawn oak, then gray painted, then dark stained wood, then back to quartersawn oak, and finally to white.

I've always liked marble and briefly considered a marble or marble-look quartz countertop. I ultimately decided I would rather have a solid black countertop with a marble backsplash.

My kitchen is completely open to the great room and dining area, but it was not that way in the original plan. It took me a long time to let go of any sort of wall or raised peninsula to separate it from the great room.

I'm glad I spent nearly a year planning my kitchen - the end result is so much better than it would have been.

Kitchen Highlights:

Cabinets: Locally-made Amish painted white (it's their standard white)
Countertops: Leathered Kodiak Brown granite
Backsplash: Sunflower mosaic in ming green marble from Saltillo Imports (purchased from Caledonia Tile in Indianapolis) and AKDO 3/4"" x 3/4"" mosaic in ming green light (it's supposed to be all light, but there seems to be dark in there)
Floors: White oak stained with Minwax Provincial and finished with satin polyurethane
Walls: Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray
Knobs and pulls: Restoration Hardware Lugarno knob in satin nickel and Restoration Hardware Asbury pull in satin nickel
Faucets: Brizo Solna (loved the hidden pullout spray) standard and bar-size
Sinks: Silgranit precis super single bowl and large bowl
Stools: West Elm rustic counter stool
Pendants: Kichler 2665OZ in olde bronze
Refrigerator: Samsung RF266 in platinum
Dishwashwer: Bosch SHX68R55UC in stainless
Range: GE Cafe Electric
Hood: Zephyr Gust in stainless with baffle filters
Lighting: All-Pro 5"" LED recessed lights, American Fluorescent LED under-cabinet lights (LUL series), and WAC LED puck lights.

Kitchen Details:

1. Kitchen Basics
Type of Remodel:   New Kitchen/New House
Kitchen installation:   Hired General Contractor
Budget:   Middle Budget
Location:   U.S. Northeastern
Location Type:   Suburban

2. Kitchen Design
Kitchen Design Family/Function:   Large Family
Kitchen Designer:   Self-Designed, Plans tweeked by GW KF
Kitchen Size:   Medium (151-350 sq.ft)
Kitchen Dimensions (WxL):
Kitchen Height:   Height 10 feet or less
Kitchen Shape:   L-Shaped Kitchen plus Island
Kitchen Style:   Classic Style, Shaker Style, Transitional Style
Kitchen Island:   Single Island, Island With Seating, Island with one level
Kitchen Island#1 Size (WxL):   48Wx66L
Kitchen Seating:   Island Counter Seating
Kitchen Ceiling:   No Special Ceiling Design
Design Special Features:   Multiple Prep Areas, Unique Window

3. Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinets New/Reused:   New Cabinet Doors and Boxes - Custom Sizes
Cabinet Manufacturer:
Cabinet Manufacturer Details:   Select Amish Kitchens purchased through Select Kitchen Designs in Dayton, OH
Cabinet Door Composition:   Solid Wood Cabinet Doors
Cabinet Door (Wood):   Maple Cabinet Doors
Cabinet Box Composition:   Wood Ply Cabinet Boxes
Cabinet Framing:   Framed Cabinet, Frameless Cabinet
Cabinet Door Overlay:   Full Overlay Cabinet Door, Flush Inset Cabinet Door
Cabinet Door Style:   Square Cabinet Door
Cabinet Color:   White Cabinet Door
Cabinet Finish:   Painted Cabinet Door
Cabinet Height:   Cabinets to the Ceiling
Mixed Cabinets?   No mixed cabinets
Cabinet Special Features:   Wall Cabinet greater than 12in deep, Wall Cabinet greater than 36in high, Full Extension Cabinet Drawers, Soft-Close Cabinet Drawers, Cabinet Inserts of Clear Glass
Cabinet Other Information:    Base/island cabinets are frameless, full overlay.
Wall cabinets are framed, inset.
Wall cabinets are 13"" deep.
Corner wall cabinet is 16"" deep."

4. Kitchen Countertops
Countertop New/Reused:   New Countertops
Countertop Composition:   Granite (slab) Countertop
Granite Countertop:   Kodiak Brown Leathered
Countertop Color:   Black Countertop
Countertop Finish:   Antiqued Countertop
Countertop Edge:   Eased Edge Countertop
Mixed Countertops?   No Mixed Countertops
Countertop Supplier:   IGM, Columbus, OH
Countertop Fabricator:   Stone Center of Dayton, Dayton, OH

5. Kitchen Backsplash
Backsplash New/Reused:   New Backsplash
Backsplash Material:   Marble Backsplash
Backsplash Type:   Complex-Shaped Tile Backsplash (non-rectangular), Mosaic Tile Backsplash
Backsplash Pattern:   Mosaic Backsplash
Backsplash Tile Size:
~ Backsplash Tile Square - Tiny (under 1x1)
~ Backsplash Tile Square - Small (1x1 to 2x2)
Backsplash Size:   Full backsplash
Backsplash Color:   Green Backsplash, White Backsplash
Backsplash Manufacturer:
~ Saltillo Tile Imports (main backsplash)
~ AKDO (sink wall backsplash)
Backsplash Details:    Small Sunflower Mosaic in Ming Green marble (main backsplash), 3/4"" Mosaic in Ming Green light marble (sink wall backsplash)
Backsplash Supplier:    Caledonia Tile, Indianapolis, IN (main backsplash), Mees Distributors, Dayton, OH (sink wall backsplash)
Backsplash Special Features:   Unusual Backsplash Design
Backsplash Other Information:   Bright white grout

6. Kitchen Appliances
Appliances: New/Reused?   All New Appliances
Refrigerator Manufacturer:   Samsung RF266
Refrigerator Color:   Stainless "Look" Refrigerator
Refrigerator Special Features:   French Door Refrigerator, Regular size frig inset into wall to counter depth
Range/Stove Color:   Stainless Steel Range/Stove
Range/Stove Manufacturer:   GE Cafe CS980STSS
Range Hood Manufacturer:   Zephyr Gust AK7100ASBF
Range Hood Max CFM:   0-400 CFM Range Hood
Range Hood Color:   Stainless Steel Range Hood
Range Hood Special Features:   Under Cabinet Mount Range Hood
Dishwasher Manufacturer:   Bosch SHX68R55UC
Dishwasher Color:   Stainless Steel Dishwasher
Dishwasher Special Features:
Microwave Color:   Black Microwave
Microwave Details:   I've had this for 15 years or so.
Microwave Special Features:   Undercounter Microwave (not in drawer)

7. Kitchen Plumbing
Plumbing: New/Reused?   Installed All New Plumbing Lines
Main Sink Manufacturer:   Blanco Silgranit Precis Super Single Anthracite 440149
Main Sink Material:   Composite Main Sink (Granite, Quartz, etc.) [e.g. Silgranite]
Main Sink Shape:   Rectangular Main Sink
Main Sink Bowls:   Single Bowl Sink
Main Sink Width:   Main Sink 30 to 34 inches
Main Sink Cabinet Size:   Main Sink Cabinet 36 inch
Main Sink Mount:   Negative Reveal Undermount Sink
Main Faucet Manufacturer:   Brizo Solna 63020LF-PC
Main Faucet Color/Material:   Chrome Main Faucet
Main Faucet Finish:   Polished Main Faucet
Main Faucet Type:   Pull-Out Spray Faucet, Single Handle Faucet
Prep Sink Manufacturer:   Blanco Silgranit Precis Large Bowl 513428
Prep Sink Material:   Composite Prep Sink (Granite, Quartz, etc.) [e.g. Silgranite]
Prep Sink Width:   Prep Sink 20 to 24 inches
Prep Faucet Manufacturer:   Brizo Solna 63920LF-PC
Prep Faucet Color/Material:   Chrome Prep Faucet
Prep Faucet Finish:   Polished Prep Faucet

8. Kitchen Electric and Lighting
Electric Outlet Covers:   White
Lighting Special Features:   Dimmers in Kitchen, Pendant over Island, Recessed Lighting, Under Cabinet Lighting, Button Light inside cabinet
Lighting Details:   All lighting is LED.

9. Kitchen Hardware
Hardware Type:   Knobs Only, Pulls Only
Hardware Knobs Manufacturer:   Restoration Hardware Lugarno 1-1/4" satin nickel
Hardware Knobs Material/Color:   Nickel/Pewter Knobs
Hardware Pulls Manufacturer:   Restoration Hardware Asbury 4" and 8" in satin nickel
Hardware Pulls Material/Color:   Nickel/Pewter Knobs

10. Kitchen Flooring
Flooring New/Reused:   New Flooring
Flooring Manufacturer:   2-1/4" strip white oak stained with Minwax Provincial and finished with satin polyurethane
Flooring Material:   Wood Floor
Flooring Color:   Medium Wood Floor

11. Kitchen Pantry
Pantry Type:   Pantry closet in nearby room
Pantry Size:   36Wx28D
Pantry Depth:   24"
Pantry Shelving:   Melamine Open Shelving in Built-in Pantry
Pantry Door:   Swing-Out Door on Built-in Pantry
Pantry Shape:   Straight Pantry Shelves
Pantry Items:   Boxed Goods in Pantry, Broom/Dustpan in Pantry, Paper Products in Pantry, Recyclables in Pantry
Special Pantry Features:   Electrical Outlet in Pantry

12. Kitchen Special Features
Eco-Friendly:   Includes low-energy or low-water-use components
Convenience Items:   Dish Drawer, Super Susan, Tilt outs, Water Dispenser

13. Kitchen Decor
Decor Wall Color:   Green Wall Color
Decor Wall Color Details:   Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray

14. Kitchen Additional Comments
no information

Before Photos:    No
Floorplan Photos:    Yes