White and Espresso Kitchen With Antique Pendants

• Cabinets: custom cabinetry made by our general contractor's uncle whose company is CD 28 Inc. Cabinet style is inset, recessed panel with concealed hinges. Grooved detail on both the doors and frames (slightly more detailed than a Shaker style). The painted cabinetry is Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace and the maple cabinets and island were custom stained to match the dark espresso grain in our hardwood floors.
• Countertops: Bianco Antico granite. The base colour is an off-white with deposits of grey quartz, red garnet that looks like crushed red lollipops, black mica and thin sheets of pearly silver. It is 1 ¼” or 3 cm with an eased edge.
• Backsplash: Heath Ceramics 2x8 handmade tiles from Ann Sacks in Chalk White with a matte finish. The colour is very white with a grey undertone. We did it in a traditional subway pattern. We went with a white grout as we didn't want the backsplash pattern to compete with the granite. The elongated shape is a modern take on the standard 3x6 subway tile.
• Appliances:
  ~ Kitchenaid French door fridge
  ~ Kitchenaid 5-burner electric cooktop
  ~ Kitchenaid dishwasher
  ~ GE microwave
  ~ GE wall oven
  ~ Vent-A-Hood range hood insert
• Hardware: Aubrey polished chrome pulls (mostly 8” but one 6” for the small drawer), Hanson polished chrome 1 ¼” knobs, and two polished nickel 1 ¼” glass knobs for the glass cabinet. All from Restoration Hardware.
• Pendants: antique reproduction pendant lights from Turn of the Century Lighting in a bright nickel finish
• Sinks and Faucets:
  ~ main sink: Blanco silgranit super single precis in Biscuit from Quality Bath.
  ~ main faucet: with side spray, bar faucet and soap dispensers are all from the Danze Opulence collection in polished chrome from Quality Bath.
  ~ prep sink: Ticor S705 stainless steel prep sink from Galaxy Tool Supply.
• Flooring: red oak hardwood. The stain is a custom mix of mainly Duraseal Ebony and some Minwax Red Mahogany (bizarre mix, I know!)
• Paint: The wall colour is Benjamin Moore Natural Cream which is a pale neutral. The painted cabinets, crown molding, baseboards and ceiling are Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace which is a crisp white with a hint of warmth.
• Stools: The leather and brushed chrome barstools are from Urban Barn and add a modern touch to the space. I wanted low backs so they don’t interfere with the view from the kitchen to the family room.

Old World Kitchen with Cream Cabinets and Black Island

• 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

Eco-friendly, two color kitchen

• Cabinets: Perimeter: Medallion Brookhill with Oyster Vintage glaze
• Cabinets: Island: Woodmode, Custom, black with red undercoat and distressed
• Countertop: Perimeter: Soapstone, don't know what kind, dark (love it)
• Countertop: Island: Bianco Romano* (remnant)
• Backsplash: Custom tile. I can't remember from where, but could find it, if necessary.
• Sink: Shaw farmhouse (a mistake)
• Faucet: Price Pfister Marielle - ORB
• Floor: Mix of old and new oak*
• Windows and French Door: Jenn-Aire*
• Appliances: GE Profile Series incl. induction stove*
• Red Painted Cabinet - purchased at a reproduction antique shop in Wisconsin along with the photo above it.

Vintage Inspired Cream/Black kitchen with Soapstone/Marble

• Cabinets - custom built maple. Perimeter painted BM Lancaster Whitewash. Island stained black aniline dye.
• Countertops - Finlandia Soapstone and honed Calcutta marble
• Backsplash - tbd
• Wall Paint - SW Milk Pail
• Hardware - restoration hardware
• Lighting - schoolhouse electric
• Appliances - Fridge, dw and ovens Jenn Air Pro, Rangetop - wolf, Hood - vent-a-hood
• Flooring - Marazzi 12x24 stone collection
• Sink - Blancoprecision 10 (not the zero radius)
• Faucet - Perrin and Rowe

Black and Ivory Kitchen with Antique Brick Arch

• Cabinets: Shiloh cabinetry. The perimeter is Oxford painted maple in ivory with pewter glaze and the island is painted black with weathered, distressed, sand through.
• Countertop: 3 different granites - Red Dragon, Absolute Black and Black Mosaic Gold
• Cooktop: Jenn-Air from the new Pro-series line. It has a downdraft eliminating the need for a hood or worrying about one of those periscope draft thingies breaking! http://www.jennair.com/catalog/category.jsp?cat=12&N=56Purchased from http://www.bridgevilleappliance.com/
• Sink: copper
• Brick beams and columns
• Floor: Minwax dark walnut

White Kitchen with Full Marble Backsplash

• ~$55K
• custom frameless painted (catalyzed lacquer) a custom white, island painted BM Onyx
• all drawers full-extension with Blumotion glides and all doors with Blum soft-close hinges
• one Rev-A-Shelf wood drawer divider
• one Rev-A-Shelf plastic double tier flatware divider
• custom wood drawer dividers (five drawers)
• steel pegboard "broom closet" pull-out (thanks to dianalo for sharing inspiration pictures)
• three chrome pull-out pantry units (Rev-A-Shelf)
• four spice pull-outs (Rev-A-Shelf)
• pegboard with wood "divider" dowels in (three) dish drawers
• foot pedal four-canister trash / recycle unit (thanks to lowspark and alku05 for the foot pedal instructions), Rev-A-Shelf
• magnetic chalkboards (two)
• hood (design inspiration courtesy of mwardlb’s lovely hood)
• maple butcher block island countertop with bow detail
• tempered, safety glass-front doors and glass shelves
• delivery and installation of these cabinets and attached custom crown moulding (but not including cost of custom crown which was ~$350)

• ~$22K
• refrigerator: Thermador 30" Fresh Food Freedom Column T30IR70
• freezer: Thermador 30" Frozen Freedom Colum T30IF70
• oven: Gaggenau 30" BX281610 convection double oven, (thanks to the supportive folks in the Appliance forum who talked me through this decision & held my hand as we waited five+ months for its delivery)
• cooktop: Thermador Professional Series PCG366E 36" gas, six burners
• vent: Broan 900 cfm external blower 332H
• microwave: Sharp Over-The-Counter R-1214
• refrigerator drawers: GE Monogram 24" ZIDI240PII
• (delivery and installation of above appliances was ~$700)
• instant hot / cold faucet and tank: Mountain Products Little Gourmet MT1401
• under-sink water filter: Culligan
• sink: Bates and Bates S2133.SS stainless apron front
• faucet: Pegasus Professional Kitchen, from Expo (thanks to susanandmarkw)
• soap dispenser: Danze Parma
• dishwasher: KitchenAid KUDS03FTPA
• air switch for above-sink light: Mountain Plumbing, stainless
• disposal: Insinkerator Evolution Cover Control

• ~$1,100
• pulls: Restoration Hardware 4" Gilmore Pulls, polished nickel
• knobs: Restoration Hardware 1.25" Cut Glass Knobs, polished nickel
• fridge / freezer pulls: Hickory Hardware Studio 13" bright nickel
• broom closet pull: Hickory Hardware Studio 5" bright nickel

• ~$300
• undercabinet lighting: Pegasus Associates Microfluorescent T4 fixtures
• lighting inside cabinets: line voltage (120V) xenon pucks, American Lighting

• material, fabrication and installation ~$19K
• Calacatta Xtra (seriously, that’s its name), honed, 3cm, with eased square edge – thanks to mnhockeymom for the inspiration!), runnels and a dishdrain
• backsplash: Calacatta Xtra, 2cm
• island butcherblock countertop provided by cabinetmaker

• ~$1K
• walls: BM 871 Pearl River, Regal Matte Finish
• ceiling: 50% BM 871, Regal Flat Finish
• wainscoting: BM Impervo, custom to match cabinetry
• toekicks: BM Onyx (which I painted myself with "help" from our puppy)

• price unknown as bundled in with installation of hardwood for entire first floor and staircase
• red oak, "popped" with water then one heavy coat of Dura-Seal Ebony Stain (thanks to my husband for finding out how to get the dark finish I wanted from red oak), three coats of Bona Satin Water-Based Sealer

• ~$16K (I think, as it was bundled in with a nearly-whole house remodel)
• removal of old cabinets, closing up old doorway to dining room, framing new entrance to dining room, moving almost all electrical plus some new, moving all plumbing plus much new, drywall (inc. smooth-coating existing orange-peel), fabricating / installing wainscoting in breakfast nook and sink wall facing family room and new casing around sliding door and window, crown moulding installation and painting

• $3K
• we contentiously parted ways v. early in the process, but not until she had suggested moving the doorway to the dining room down the wall, and we love this change