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White Kitchen with Dark Leathered Granite and Ming Green Marble Mosaic Backsplash
Details from mpagmom on 11/17/2012
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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
