My kitchen's almost done!

• Cabinets: KraftMaid maple with bisque glaze
  
• Granite: New Venetian Gold
• Backsplash: ceramic tile - we special ordered through Lowes. It's called Ocean Pearl. We wanted something light and neutral that wouldn't "fight with the granite for attention".
• Double Ovens: Jenn Aire
  
• Cooktop & Refrigerator: Kenmore
  
• Dishwasher: Bosch
  
• Sconces: Restoration Hardware
  
• Double Pendant: Five Rivers
• Sink: a stainless steel Kohler undermount (K-3325-NA Undertone extra-large retangle undercounter - 23" x 17 l/2" x 9 l/2").
• Faucet: Price Pfister pullout faucet in brushed nickel.
• Paint: The paints are O'Leary Ceramic paint - the darker color is 'Khaki' -the lighter was custom blended - color matched to our KitchenMaid Bisque maple cabinets.

My kitchen remodel is finished

• Cabinets: custom; white, frameless cabinetry with Thermafoil exteriors and Melamine interiors.
• Countertops: Corian Atlantis for most of the countertops. Corian Festival for the table area. Stainless for the cooking area.
• backsplash: "Blue Luise" granite (which I've also seen pictured as "Van Gogh.")
• pulls: full-width brushed nickel bar pulls mounted horizontally throughout
• size: 15' x 15.5'.
• Sink: made of Royal Stone, a solid surface material that can be bonded with Corian. 33" x 20" , 11" deep.
• Faucet: KWC Gastro
• 2 Dishwashers: 18" wide Miele Touchtronic (elevated) and a single Fisher & Paykel Dishdrawer
• Refrigerator: counter-depth top freezer GE model
• prep sink: has an instant hot water faucet (the smaller one, an EverHot LVH480) and the larger Grohe Ladylux Plus.
• Cooktop: Windcrest 36"
• Hood: Vent-A-Hood SLX-236 in the "Emerald" style
• Oven: ADVANTIUM SPEEDCOOK OVEN 240
• Warming Drawer: 30" GE Profile
• Flooring: Armstrong Pacific Heights Autumn Maple, with 3½ inch wide planks that are microbeveled on all four edges.

IKEA Adel White Kitchen

• Cabinets: IKEA Adel White
• Countertop: Blue Eyes Granite
• pulls: IKEA Lansa
• stainless trivets: IKEA

Newly Updated Kitchen!

• Countertops: M. Teixeira Soapstone Counters: Belvedere (previously known as Cobra B) DH did it himself! What a HUGE job that was, but he’s so meticulous that I knew he’d be up to it. The cut-out for the undermount sink took the longest- 6+ hours. He also had to build up the cabinets a ¼ inch or so to meet the backsplash. Slabs: 84x26, 60x26, 60x26 & 36x26 Picture #9 has two seams in it, can you see them? The original counters were Formica in a speckled gray. They weren’t really that bad, but once I read about soapstone, I knew I wanted it!
• Backsplash: Striped the sealant off the grout, ordered light gray grout colorant from Aqua Mix & re-did the grout (it was the ugliest color). We replaced hideous decorative tiles with Ultra Glas Linen Tiles in Cobalt Blue. I think there may be too many decorative tiles, but we worked with what we had. We also changed the outlets to black & added new switch plates (stainless from HD). I added the most awesome Crosley brushed stainless telephone!
• Sink: We replaced the bisque Kohler cast iron sink with the under mount C-Tech Britannica. It is beyond gorgeous. We made a design decision to install the sink with the drain in the front because we liked it better that way. We reused the Delta chrome faucets we had as we liked the style. I had DH not install the soap dispenser so I would be locked into four holes forever, so we have the three now.
• Lighting: DH did the undercabinet lighting (Xenon) himself & we added a new pendant over the sink. We also replaced the canisters with ones with glass lenses to help keep the heat in. I adore the undercabinet lighting! What a huge difference.
• Appliances: Bosch DW & cabinet depth French Door Jenn Aire refrigerator. We were limited on fridge size with the cabinets already in place, but what a huge difference! The old fridge stuck out 5-6 inches & was bisque. Just by changing the fridge, it seemed we added a foot to the room.
  
  The kitchen is a u-shaped lay-out- a pretty good one with tons of storage. It opens into the dining room which opens to the living room. Three years ago we put in new porcelain tiles in the kitchen and dining room (check out the lovely orangey-pink vinyl tiles it replaced!) and bought a new stainless Frigidaire Professional Series ceramic top stove to replace the rusty, ugly bisque one that we inherited. At that time I also changed the cabinet pulls to a stainless (brushed?) something or other. In the first three pictures you can see how the kitchen was when we moved in-the pink vinyl floor, the filth (DD's wrinkled nose), the cheap, fake brass pulls, the gray formica counters, the dirty grout backsplash & the rusted bisque appliances.

OK, I'm done!

• Cabinets: maple veneer by Cookshire
• Countertop: Amber Mist granite
• Backsplash: Waterworks Watercolors cedarwood glass subway tiles
• Oceanside glasstile harvest iridescent tiles
• Hardware: Lee Valley Harware
• Subzero 48 inch refigerator
• Wolf AG 36 inch range
• Ventahood
• Sharp microwave drawer
• Thermadore single wall electric oven
• Franke Orca sink
• Grohe Ladyluxe cafe faucet
• ISE hot/cold

My Kitchen is Done!!!!

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• Cabinets - refaced by Kitchen Magic
• Countertop - Silestone Coffee Brown (The countertop is not VERY dark. It has a nice rich color to it)
• Tile - Maioliche dell'Umbria - Gainsboro
• Appliances - Kenmore
• Paint - light sage by Pittsburgh paints (Ace hardware carries that brand).
• Floor - existing wood

Natural Pecan Cabinets with Zodiac Countertops

• Cabinets: Dynasty by Omega, style is Guthrie, in natural pecan
• Countertop: Zodiaq Borealis blue engineered stone
• Backsplash: Daltile, Veranda, Steel
• Hardware: Liberty Hardware, Bow Pulls, Black
• Towel Rack: LB Brass, European Country Plain Bar Pull, black
• Kenmore dishwasher
• Zephyr Tamburo hood
• Kenmore 27" double wall oven
• GE Monogram 36" gas cooktop
• Kenmore Elite Trio fridge
• U-Line Echelon series wine fridge
• Franke Orca single bowl sink
• Kohler Forte Brushed Nichel faucet
• Murray Fleis Ceiling light
• WAC low voltage track lights

Kitchen finished just in time - Baby girl due in two weeks!

• Cabinets: Medallian St. Andrews, Cherry Pecan finish
• Counters: Santa Rita Soapstone from M. Teixteira (soapstones.com)
• Range: Kenmore Elite Dual Fuel Slide-in
• Dishwasher: Kenmore
• OTR Microwave: Kenmore Elite with Advantium
• Refrigerator: Kenmore Elite Trio, counter depth
• Sink: Whitehaus
• Faucet: Pegasus Bridge – this is already leaking, don’t know if it is the faucet or installation
• Floor Tile: Emil Ceramica Waterfalls Green Iguassu
• Backsplash and Bathroom Tile: Intesa Porcellana, 5x5 field
• UC Lighting: Kichler UC Lights
• Kitchen Curtains: Pottery Barn
• Bathroom Curtains: countrycurtains.com
• Kitchen Paint: BM Hawthorne Yellow
• Powder Room Paint: BM Danville Tan
• Table and Chairs: Room and Board, but we are returning the table to get a smaller and lighter colored table.

We did a complete gut remodel of the kitchen and adjacent powder room, adding insulation, new electric, new plumbing, hydronic radiant floor heating which required a new boiler that we needed anyway, new drywall; basically, the works. We enlarged the window above the sink and moved the doorway to the hall that leads to the powder room and to the stairs down to our basement family room.

The original powder room was only 42"x48" and contained a toilet, sink, and radiator. We enlarged the bathroom to 7’x42" and turned the toilet to allow a more useful design. We were also able to remove the radiators freeing up more space.

Total project took 9 weeks with no major problems. There are some things I may have done differently, but overall I’m very pleased with the outcome.

Finished tiny kitchen

• Cabinets: Diamond in Dublin Cherry - finish is cinnamon
• Countertop/backsplash: Caesarstone - Absolute Noir
  
• Sink: Elkay
  
• Faucet: KWC w/ side sprayer (I LOVE this faucet!)
  
• All appliances are Frigidaire

The biggest headache with this was the thing I wanted the most, of course. The ceiling to counter cabinet/drawers. I did it because I hated reaching into the far corners in the old kitchen. It was dead space. This way, I figured I'd have a nice place to display glasses and the drawers, while really shallow, are great for the odds and ends that we accumulate (take-out menus, napkins, gum, etc). The reason this cabinet was a challenge was because no one seemed to know what needed to be installed first -- that cabinet or the counter. Turns out, they needed to install the cabinet b/c while it looks like it rests on the counter, it really doesn't. They slid the counter under it. Also, the bottom drawer needed to be cut to accomodate the backsplash -- something that I happened to notice and mentioned to the cabinet people.

...I lost my pantry, I use one of my two lazy susans (both on either side of the stove) as a pantry.

Kitchen Opus

• Cabinets are IKEA Askerum - european ash with a gray stain.
• Cabinet pulls - stainless steel bar pulls are a mix of Siro, Omnia, Sukutsune choosing by the lengths we needed. Also have some Atlas Homeware's Modernist pulls for the tall uppers.
• Counters - Blue Night Granite (basically a black granite with cobalt blue confetti-like irridescent inclusions). We have 30" deep counters over the oven to fit that recess defined by the bumpout in the back of the room. The sink side got the regular 25.5" deep counters as defined by the doorway. 30" counters rock - sort of wish I'd moved the doorway now.
• Backsplash - two. On the oven and fridge side, rift cut white oak with 5 or 6 coats of varnish (or sealer or something duly painful to apply). This lives behind the fridge and beneath the top shelf too.
  On the sink and stove wall, plate glass backsplash from GlasskoteUSA. This is tempered sheet glass - green glass not the clear starfire.
• Stove, oven, dishwasher - Bosch.
  
• Hood - Gaggenau.
  
• Fridge - pre-remodel and don't recall manufacturer. It works and doesn't look broken down so it stayed.
• Paint - Halfway mix of Restoration Hardware Silver Sage reduced by half with white paint.
• Stools - Lem from Design Within Reach.
• Room is 10.5x 13.5 + 8 x 5.5.
• Floor is 12" Italian through-body porcelain tile. Its carrara marble-like but porcelain - our floor joists were rated for tile but not for stone else we were going to get Vermont slate.
• French door - Loewen (love this door!).

certifiable ths tko finished kitchen

• Cabinets: Scherr's, doors are shaker with solid center panel in select cherry
• Knobs/pulls: Knob Hill "martini" knob (HD only) and Liberty "retro curl" pull (knobsandthings.com)
• Range: Bluestar 36" RNB, six burners
• Hood: Vent-a-hood SEPXH18-242
• Granite: Verde Butterfly, 3cm
• Wall paint: BM, color is 1301, I forget the name of the red
• Dishwasher: Kitchenaid KUDS02FRSS
• Sink: Rohl Allia 6337 undermount
• Faucet: Brizo Venuto in stainless w/ soap dispenser
• Disposal: Insinkerator 444 w/ air switch
• Fridge: Kitchenaid KSCS25INSS
• Convection/Micro: GE JE1590
• Pendants: forget brand- low voltage amber pyramid pendants from HD
• Backsplash: 1x1 slate mosaic w/ "antique grey" outlet covers from Vermont Slate Art
• UC Lights: GE Profile fluorescent
• Floor: 3/4" oak strip, mixed new and c. '49; Minwax "Golden Oak" stain, Bona Traffic finish

Basically, before the project, this was two rooms, with a wall that lined up where the middle of the hood/range is. Left was the dining room, and the kitchen to the right.

The wall cabs are 13" deep.
The glass-front cabinets house our "company" dishes and various glassware. The 36" wide drawer bases below have everyday dishes, nice flatware, and various trays/bowls/baking dishes.
To the left of the range is a cabinet w/ tray dividers and a 4-drawer stack. Pot and pan drawers (30", 2-drawer stack) are to the right of the range.

The big cab to the L of the fridge has pullout trays. We have another pantry in the laundry room (outside the french door in the other photos), and we haven't worked out what to put in each yet. Drawers to the L of fridge have everyday flatware, punkin gear, and overflow pots/pans. Drawers under microwave have bags/wraps, plastic ware, and colanders/mixing bowls. Above the MW are everyday glassware and misc stuff.

Next is the sink/faucet/DW. Left of the sink (not pictured) are two cabs, one w/ a Rev-a-shelf trash pullout, and the other a skinny one for cutting boards w/ knives in a drawer above.

Kitchen Done!

• Cabinets: Canyon Creek. Maple with anitque creme pain and a faint chocolate glaze
• Counter: new ventian gold granite
• Backsplash: Florida Tile retroclassic collection in green with white grout
• Floor: white oak: stained natural
• Sink: Franke Orca, franke faucet,
• Appliances: Viking Range 30 inch duel fuel with high shelf, bosch dishwaher, and KA CD fridge

Done for 2 years now.......Found this site a little too late!!!!

• Cabinets....American Woodmark, Charlottesville hickory with spice finish
• Countertop.....Golden Juprana granite
• Floor......Mannington laminate
• Faucet.....Grohe Ladylux cafe ss
• Sink......Elkay double bowl ss, 18 gauge
• Appliances......all GE Profiles!!
• Island bar stools.....Pottery Barn

Must Show, New Kitchen,....Finally...

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• Cabinets: custom-built to my specs, and are of solid maple. The wood was treated with conditioner, then hand stained with Gemini Gem Glo 717 Harvest, then "accented" with Behler shading/glazing stain in Van Dyke Brown, and clear-coated with lacquer. It took me several tries to get this combination to work.
• Countertop: Pavao Verde granite. The granite color was a compromise, as we needed to find a large slab for the long countertop from the door to the corner. Our first choice was Taupe.
• Vent-a-Hood
• two sink faucets are Brizo Floriano 63500-SS & 63510-SS (one is slightly smaller than other)
• pot filler is a Grohe 31041
• micro/convection GE Advantium oven

Port Moody Kitchen

• Cabinets: Maax Maple cabinets (cecabinetry.com)
• Countertop: Granite 'absolute black'
• Sink & faucet: Blanco, stainless steel
• Jenn-air counterdepth fridge with custom panels
• LG Microwave/hood (quietest, so we found)
• Miele 'hidden' dishwasher
• Fridgeair double oven
• Briel Coffee-station
• Ceramic Tile floor
• 8 recessed lights
• 3 bar lights
• 4 under-counter light
• Hidden Walk-in Patry (left of oven)
• Budget: around 48,000
• Size: 15x15
• U-shaped kitchen with bar in contemporary style

TexasHottie's 'new' Old World Kitchen

• Appliances:
  LG FD fridge
  LG DW
  KA micro/oven
  Blue Star range
• Kohler faucets
• Stone:
  Tropic Brown granite on perimeter, AB on island
  Backsplash is mixed light and dark travertine noce with dark emperador marble
  Piece behind range is an antique iron that was recovered out of a parish in France
• Floors are Pendio Beige travertine with an island border of dark emperador marble

My kitchen is ready...

• Cabinets- Perimeter- Starmark Maple Accord ( originally white) painted and glazed by VanderKolk Painting of Grand Rapids Michigan
  Island- Kemper Kingston in cherry with coffee glaze
• Countertops: Gold Brazil granite on perimeter and Ice Flower Soapstone on island
• Backsplash- Magica Newfoundland in Sandiville Avorio from Virginia Tile
• Sinks: Main- Kohler Clarity undermount in Biscuit
  Prep- Blanco Silganit in Anthracite
• Faucets: Main- Kohler Vinnata ( handle in front) in Brushed Nickel
  Kohler soap K1894 in Brushed Nickel
  Prep- Graff Prescott pull-out in Brushed Nickel
  Graff Soap G9921 in Brushed Nickel
• Appliances: Kitchenaid Stainless 25 cu side by side refrigerator
  Kitchenaid Dual Fuel Professional Range
  Kitchenaid Microwave
  Kitchenaid Fully Integrated Stainless Dishwasher
  Danby Silhouette Wine Refrigerator
• Cabinet Hardware- Top Knobs Normandy collection from www.houseofhandlescorp.com
  Perimeter: round knob- M599 in Patine Black
  T-shaped twist knob- Patine BlackM629
  6" drawer pull- Normandy twisted bar handle-Patine Black-M671
• Island: round knob- Pewter- M598
  medium oval twist knob ( birdcage) Pewter-M622
  6" Large twisted wire D handle- Pewter- M655
• Lighting: Potrack Chandelier- HiLite Manufacturing
  Undercabinet light- Seagull Ambiance LX - low voltage system
  Rope lights on top of cabinets

Well, 98% ready. I'm still waiting for window treatments, the dining light, the appliance garage door and one drawer pull. Plus a little decorating. But the major details are done.

My Ikea kitchen is done...

• Cabinets: Ikea Adel Medium Brown
• Countertops: Formica Limestone in Honed Finish
• Floors: Select Red Oak. No stain just 3 coats of poly.
• Backsplash: Subway Beach Glass 1x3 Running Brick by Susan Jablon Mosaics
• Dishwasher: Maytag Tall Tub II
• Refrigerator: Maytag Counter-Depth French Door fridge
• OTR Micro-hood: Maytag
• Stove: Jenn-Air 30" Dual Fuel Double Oven Freestanding Stove
• Pendant lights: Ikea Basisk pendant
• Bookcase: Ikea Billy from As-Is room
• Faucet: Ikea HJUVIK
• Cabinet Hardware: Ikea DRAG handles and knobs
• Wall paint: Glidden Fennel
• Counter stools: Ikea OSKAR (discontinued)
• Contractor: Tony Hernandez of Evergreen Home Improvements in Hamden, CT

MaryMT's Kitchen

• Cabinets: Kraft Maid, Piermont Cathedral in Taupe Glaze, paint-grade maple
• Manhandles

jenniferh66's Kitchen

• Cabinets: existing
• Countertops - granite tile in Tan Brown (edges were prefinished with a full bullnose). Contractor took tiles around sink to a fabricator to make an exact fit for a more custom look (thanks to Bill for the idea). Countertop was made 8 inches bigger on side coming into family room and about 12 inches at the end with the bookshelf added underneath. HUGE difference in space.
• Backsplash 6x6 travertine in Durango. Accents are a Crossville Tile patina series in Rust nickel. They are actually a liner that I had the contractor cut into four pieces.
• Sink (Blanco 1 3/4 in Anthracite Silgranit)
  
• faucet (Kohler Fairfax brushed nickel)
  
• soap dispenser (Kohler brushed nickel)
  
• air gap (blanco SS)
  
• Refrigerator (Kenmore Elite Trio in SS)
  
• Convection/Microhood (Kenmore Elite in SS)
  
• Garbage disposal (Kenmore)
  
• stove: existing
• DW: existing
• Floor: existing
• Remove light box in the ceiling, replaced with four cans and two mini pendants. Replaced ceiling fan in eating nook with a flush mount. Flush mount and mini pendants are Murray Feiss Vista collection.
• Added undercabinet lights
• Added crown molding and bottom molding to existing cabinets. Added bookshelf. Made a change to two lower cabinets to cut out crossbar to give better access.

TxRunner's Finished Kitchen

• Designer/Builder: CG&S Design and Build
• Cabinets: Custom cabinets made locally by QSI in Austin, TX (red oak, semi-euro, cathedral arch cove, full-extension Blum glides)
• Cabinet Stain: Custom stain with Minwax American Walnut base
• Granite: Verde Butterfly with "finger-nail" eased edge
• Rangetop: Wolf 6-burner, RT-366
• Hood: Vent-A-Hood EPIH18236SS
• Wall Oven: KitchenAid KEBC107KSS
• M/W: KitchenAid KBMS1454RSS
• Refrigerator: KitchenAid KSSC42FMS
• Dishwasher: KitchenAid KUDS02FRSS
• Sink: Kindred KSS5U (a.k.a. US1930/90L/E)
• Faucet: Grohe Lady Lux Cafe
• Pot Rack: Enclume PR-12 Hammered Steel
• Backsplash:
  Field = American Olean Mirabella (Ocean Pearl),
  Accent = American Olean Mirabella (Sandswept) + Sonoma Granada (Koala)
• Wall Paint: Kelly-Moore Tumbled Stone
• Flooring: Kahrs San Antonio oak
• Undercabinet lights: Juno Xenon strips
• Canned lights: Juno
• Ceiling speakers: Paradigm CS60
• Disposal: In-sink-erator 777ss
• Rugs: 828 International Trading Co Royal Elegance 2706 and Concord Global Trading Persian Classics 2020 Red