Warm Contemporary Kitchen with IKEA Cabinets

• Cabinets: Ikea Tidaholm oak in black/brown, and Adel birch in medium brown (in pantry area and planning peninsula). Shaker doors. I chose IKEA because I love their organization systems and their Blum tandembox drawers and glides. I assembled all of the cabinets myself and changed the edgebanding to match the door/drawer fronts. I was kind of excited to find "Made in Italy" stickers on all the Tidaholm doors. My GC's carpenter installed the cabinets. All drawers are full extension with soft close.
• Countertop: Madura Gold granite
• Backsplash: Jeffrey Court's Fire and Ice, enhanced, kashmir grout
• Cabinet Hardware: Hickory Hardware pulls
• Range: Bluestar 36" RNB 6-burner with island trim. The cabinet run on the range wall is pulled out 3 inches. I have a 4" strip of granite behind the range.
• Hood: Futuro Futuro 48" plane (980 cfm) venting through a 6" pipe. Installed 28 3/4in above the range.
• Ovens: GE Monogram Advantium over ZET
• Dishwasher: Bosch Integra 800 series
• Refrigerator: Samsung French door RFG297. We pulled out surrounding cabs to make the fridge look built-in.
• "Kid fridge" 24" LG LRBP1031 in Titanium-- love it! Holds the kids' yogurts, drinks, fruit, ice cream, frozen baked goods, ice packs-- and keeps the kids out of my way. In the same footprint as refrigerator drawers, I got twice the space at half the price. Between the Samsung and the LG, I have almost 40 cu. ft. of refrigerator/freezer space.
• Prep Sink Disposal: compact Badger disposal, the smallest I could find (we are on septic, so it is just used for the odds and ends I don't scoop out of the sink)."
• Faucets: Grohe K4 (prep sink) and Alira (main sink)
• Tapmaster at main sink
• Soap dispensers from Never MT web site
• Sinks: Zero radius, 15 gauge stainless from Ebay-- 30" at main sink and 23" at prep sink
• Table: Oak from reclaimed antique floor joists, from Ebay (barnseeker.com)
• Chairs: Bonded leather from Overstock-- love them
• Floors: Red oak, Refinished and stained Minwax golden oak, 3 coats of oil-based poly
• Lighting: Grundtal lights under the cabinets. I used 3 on an 80" section of horizontal cabs.

White/Yellow/Blue Kitchen with Lacanche Range

1. Cabinets: Custom built, painted BM Atrium White. Shaker style. Custom by Dave Carter, cabinet maker, Redondo Beach, CA.
2. Countertops: Perimeter is Minas soapstone from Tom Shadley (http://shadleyssoapstone.com). Installed by DH.
   Island is Calacatta marble .
3. Island paint: P&L Copenhagen
4. Wall paint: BM Barley
5. Sink: 30" Rohl apron front
6. Faucet: Hamat
7. Floors: Kahrs Castle & Cottage engineered
8. Range: Lacanche Cluny
9. Refrigerator: KA 42" SXS (to be panelled)
10. Dishwasher: KA (panelled)
11. Hardware: Amerock Ambrosia in weathered nickel
12. Pendant Lights: R.A.M. Lighting, model: Washington
13. Bar Stools: from Ballard Designs (http://www.ballarddesigns.com)

DIY Gourmet Kitchen with Quartzite Counter

• Cabinets: Natural Cherry with burnt umber highlights www.customcraftcabinets.com
• Counter: White & Gold Quartzite 3cm
• Cabinet Glass: New German
• Oven: Meile
• Mural: Sarah McAnerny from Tre Sorelle: http://www.tresorellehomedesigns.com
• Rangetop: Wolf
• Warming Drawer: Wolf
• Hood Liner: Abbaka
• Hood: www.Metastone.com
• Refrigerator: Thermador
• Sink Faucet: Grohe
• Potfiller: Grohe
• Dishwasher: Bosch
• Under counter Lights: Xenon Counterattack (Expo)
• In cabinet Lights: Halogen pucks (Expo)
• Over Cabinet Lights: still deciding
• Pendants: Expo, regular line voltage
• O/H Lights: Juno cans w/ bronze trim; Ushio CFL lamps
• Sink: Rohl Allia (EBAY- "Plumbing Deals" - very good seller! Supplied the faucet, sink, sink support, stainless grate and airswitch)
• Paint: Sherwin Williams August Moon & Crabby Apple
• Bar Stools: www.Overstock.com
• Floors: Br-111 Amendoim, 3" wide, solid flooring