Finished Kitchen, including backsplash!
Contact: joanp (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Nov 15, 06
Link to kitchen photos:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=hpn1rwp.bswa36b9&x=0&y=-8p6f7h
Details:
- Cabinets-- Shaker style, but with 3" stiles (slightly thicker than usual). Material is maple with tawny stain.
- Countertops-- Tunas Verde granite from Walker Zanger.
- Backsplash-- glass tile from Waterworks. It's a glassy thin tile and it's back is sandblasted. The field color is Frosty Meadow.
- Knobs are Top Knobs --from doorandcabinetdepot.com, which has an excellent return policy for items you don't want.
- Wolf 36" all gas, with center grill, which we love and use often. Honestly the cleanup isn't as bad as I feared.
- Hood-- best by Broan, 42", 1200 cfm with commercial baffles, which pop into the dishwasher as needed.
- Thermador 30" electric oven is in the island, which works fine for us. Honestly, we use this one more than the Wolf. The electric oven doesn't generate much heat, it heats up relatively quickly, cooks evenly.
- Bosch dishwasher --love that it's so quiet.
- KitchenAid 42" side-by-side Architect Series with ice and water dispenser. The water comes out a bit slowly and the ice comes in bursts, so it's not perfect but it's fine for us. We use it all day long.
- Sink is a Kindred Big Single Sink, with grid. Love it. -bought on eBay with no problems.
- Disposal is Waste King.
- Instant Hot is Franke Little Butler
- Faucet is Grohe Ladylux with soap dispenser.
- Microwave is GE Spacemaker JEM31 800 watts --ordered from ABT.
- Floor-- we kept the red oak that was already here.
- Pendant lights-- Bojo Pendant, Tornado Red from lighting universe.com. (I tried one, knowing I could return it, then ordered the other two.)
What we like most about the kitchen is that it is comfortable to work in. We decided that what we needed was not 2 sinks, but more counter space. I wanted two ovens, and we use them both. I do love having both an electric and an all-gas.
Table is 48" round. We are a family of 4, but usually pull up an extra chair. 5 is ok, but 6 is a squeeze. (The table does have a 2-foot leaf, making the circle into an oval, but we haven't used it for a while.) We added the 10- x 10' space to the house so that the table and chairs would fit comfortably. I asked for the desk and file drawers, so it's not quite 100 sq ft., but close enough. To sit at the desk, I just pull up one of the kitchen chairs. (We also keep a box for paper recycles under the desk.)
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Contact: soovhappy (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Nov 18, 06
Link to kitchen photos: http://soovy.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php
Details:
Cabinets: original oak; refinished- Countertop: tile
- Backsplash: unique Mosaic backsplash
- Faucet: Price Pfister
- Sink: FrankeUSA Granite
- Appliances: Frigidaire, GE
- paint: Ralph Lauren Venetian Red from Home Depot (had it mixed at Walmart in Kilz paint. Not only is it cheaper, but it covers sooo much better.)
The kitchen (oak) cabs were done with (shhh, some people don't care for this idea) Minwax Polyshades. The main color is Olde Maple and the accents, glass cab doors, counter trim and two small cabinet doors over the stove as well as the island, are Mahogany. Easy, peasy! I just cleaned them with Spic-N-Span, took the doors and hinges off and propped them on pots and old paint cans on the covered kitchen table. I used two coats on everything. No sanding involved as it goes over existing varnish, poly, etc. Tip? Keep a wet edge. Load the brush (foam leaves too much air and can cause bubbles) and apply quickly, finish with a long stroke and voila. I did use 000 steel wool, lightly, the second day before the second/final coat. Let them dry overnight (and between the two coats) and then rehang. I've added two photos to the end of my kitchen album so you can see the difference it made. My cabs were stained in the photo but I had glazed the detail in black prior to the Minwax Polyshades. I was able to do all 23 cabs and 11 drawers in a few weekends (I work full time) with my space issue. Didn't want to do this in the garage due to dust, etc.
Kitchen is done!
Contact: lucia27 (My Page)
Posted on Tue, Oct 31, 06
Link to kitchen photos: http://s102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/Lucia27/Kitchen%20Remodel/
Details:
- cabinets: Shaker style maple (Lowe's Shenandoah Breckenridge Maple Honey)
- countertop: Santa Cecilia granite
- backsplash: tumbled marble
- floor: Anderson Hickory Laminate
- Kenmore UltraSteel (stainless look) sxs fridge, stove (smoothtop) and dishwasher
- Kenmore stainless steel microwave
- Kohler Forte faucet (pull out)
Kitchen is about 10'x13'.
We did a small scale remodel, budget less than $20k (no change to the existing footprint). replaced floor, cabinets, countertops, and appliances; removed drop ceiling and installed pendant and recessed can lights.
We started with a target budget of $12-15k and ended right at $17. The key reason we went over budget was a switch from Corian to granite about halfway through. Here's how it broke down:
Cabinets - $5200 - we had a 10% credit from Lowes due to some issues with the ordering of our front door. I was extremely impressed with the quality and shipping of the product from Lowes
Labor - $4500 - this was our problem; we had significant quality issues with our GC and the subs he used. We ended up calling in a plumber to fix issues with the diswasher/disposal install (about to ruin my new floor when the dishwasher leaked the first time I ran it) and had our neighbor help hide some of the cosmetic issues with cabinet install
Granite - $3800 - the granite is Santa Cecilia light (although I think it's got more gold than the true SC Light)
Appliances - $2100 - waited for a 20% off sale at Sears (while I would have loved going more high end for appliances, we have so much other work to do on the house, I couldn't justify it. I can always upgrade appliances later). We chose the stainless look b/c of the fingerprint issue - I'd go crazy trying to keep it clean with my 21 month old around!)
Tile - $620 - we used tumbled marble and a burgandy ceramic "racing stripe" to pick up the cranberry color in the granite
I bought as much as I could on sale, with gift cards, on ebay, etc. I shopped around as much as time would allow - I found my knobs and pulls online cheaper than Lowes had them, then found them at Home Depot cheaper than online.
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