Contemporary Kitchen in Dark Cherry, Quartz and Marble

• Cabinets: custom by a local cabinet maker, solid cherry with cordovan stain. The doors are shaker with a 1/4 inch offset, shallower than a traditional shaker style.
• Countertops:
• perimeter and table countertop: engineered quartz: Caesarstone Blizzard. 
• island countertop: honed Imperial Danby marble from Vermont. 
• Backsplash: white statuary calacatta polished, cascading waterfall mosaic from Tileshowcase
• Floor: maple hardwood
• pendants: monorail pendants and spot heads from Tech Lighting. 
• Wolf 30 inch rangetop; Bosch french door fridge; Miele Inspira DW
• GE Monogram Advantium 240 V speed oven/MW and GE Monogram 30 inch wall oven. 
• XO under-cabinet hood.

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Transitional Cherry Galley Kitchen

• Cabinets: Kraftmaid Layton, cognac in Cherry
• Countertop:  River Gold Granite 
• Backsplash: Bella Luna Travertine
• Faucet: Hansgrohe Metro from Costco 

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Galley to Gathering Space

• Cabinets: Crystal Quest Claremont, cherry with cinnamon finish and black glaze
• Countertops: Barricato slab granite
• Backsplash: Variable sized marble subway tile with decorative inset above stove
• Appliances: Dacor, Electrolux, LG"

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Open Kitchen with Dark Cherry Cabinets

• Granite: Typhoon Bordeaux with Crescent Edge
• Backsplash: Carmel Stone Imports Light Travertine "Time Worn" Series, 3"x6" subways
• Cabinets: Local Custom, Cherry with Medium Brown, Walnut Stain
• Cabinet Hardware: Restoration Hardware Ephram Pulls, 4" everywhere except 6" on the pantry
  and 36" drawers below cooktop
• Floor: Patina Relics Walnut Antique Engineered Wood (Existing)
• Sink: Blanco Stellar 1-3/4 Stainless 441023
• Faucet: Rohl de’ Lux Pull-Out R3810STN Satin Nickel
• Air Gap: Rohl AG600 Satin Nickel
• Soap Dispenser: Rohl LS750 L Satin Nickel
• Air Switch: Insinkerator
• Instant Hot/Cold: Insinkerator F-HC1100 Contemporary
• Satin Nickel (faucet only) Insinkerator SST-FLTR (Tank and Filter)
• Garbage Disposal: Insinkerator Pro Essential
• Bar Faucet: Belle Foret N26001 ORB
• Bar Sink: Belle Foret C5KIT ORB
• Refrigerator: KitchenAid French Door KFCS22EVMS
• Dishwasher: KitchenAid KUDS40FVSS
• Trash Compactor: KitchenAid KUCS03FTSS
• 27" Microwave/Single Oven Combo: KitchenAid KEMS378SSS
• 27" Warming Drawer: KitchenAid KEWS175SSS
• 36" Gas Cooktop: Viking VGSU1636BSS
• Downdraft: Thermador UCVM36FS (with 600 cfm Inline Blower VT1610D)
• Recessed Lighting: Elco 5" EL51CA IC Housing with white baffle/trim
• Under/Over Cabinet Fluorescent Lighting: (can't find the brand)
• Bar: Xenon puck lights in and under cabinet (can't find the brand) 
  

Classic Meets Contemporary White Kitchen

• Cabinets (custom by local Atlanta cabinet maker):
  
  • Perimeter: Shaker style maple wood, SW ??? (supposed to be Snowbound, but isn't - long story, but basically we found out months after that the paint isn't Snowbound, so have no idea what it actually is!)
  • Island: Shaker style cherry wood, custom stain
  • Horizontal cabinets: glass front, aluminum cabinets from Maple Craft USA
• Countertops:
  
  • Perimeter: Cambrian Black antique finish
  • Island: Persian Pearl antique finish
  • Crackle glass shelf on island: Custom by Advanced Glass Designs, Atlanta, GA
• Backsplash:
  
  • Tile: Calcatta Gold 3 x 6 subway tile, honed, Buildersdepotdirect.com (less than $7/sq. ft.!!)
  • Grout: Silver Grey StarQuartz QuartzLock
• Appliances:
  
  • Range: 48" gas American Range, 6 burners with grill
  • Vent hood: Vent-a-Hood
  • Dishwasher: LG (already had)
  • Refrigerator: SubZero 48" (already had - just painted the panels to match the cabinets rather than getting stainless steel))
  • Wine fridge: Vinotemp? (not sure, but I think this is the brand - we got it at Costco)
• Sinks:
  • Main sink: Lansen double bowl stainless steel 15 gauge
  • Island sink: Ticor stainless steel 18 gauge
  • Faucet, main sink: Industrial polished chrome pull-out faucet (no brand?!) - Ebay
  • Faucet, island sink: Delta, polished chrome
• Floor: Red oak, ebony stain (refinished all existing hardwood throughout house to match), satin finish poly
• Cabinet Hardware: MyKnobs.com
  
  • European style long bar pulls, stainless steel
  • Knobs: Hickory Hardware, stainless steel, Euro Contemporary 1.5 inches
  • pulls on either side of the stove: Manhandles
• Paint: Walls (what little paint can be seen) are SW Argos
• Bar stools: Modern Silver Bar Stool from overstock.com
• Lighting:
  
  • Island pendants: Local Atlanta lighting designer - pendants are called "Droplet"
  • Sink pendants: Mercury Glass Pendants from www.shadesoflight.com
  • Island toekick lighting: Small LED plinth lights (more common in UK)
• Pocket doors: from Lemieux Doors

Cherry and Copper Kitchen

• Cabinets: Starmark American cherry drawers with easy glide and full extension
• Countertop: main island has New Giallo Venziano granite (Brazilian).
• Backsplash - 6 x 6 travertine tiled backsplash that I sealed with border I hand-painted in bronze and real copper paint and sealed, Rhombus of crema marfil marble framed in bronzed tile liner,
• Thermador 6 burner (wok and simmer) pro style range with built-in titanium griddle and maple block cover
• Miele master chef double stainless ovens (large) with convection, rotissere, proofing, etc.
• Reticulated TV, Computer and house automation control panel in one
• Custom cherry range hood with warming lights and exhaust
• 48" Built in Kitchen Aid refrigerator with custom cabinet overlays
• Kitchen Aid warming drawer with chafing dishes and moist/dry heat control
• Costco beverage fridge stainless and tempered glass
• Main sink double deep bowl copper farmhouse custom from Sarah Janes with front embossing on copper farm sink
• Danze copper pot filler
• Hardware: handles from Top Knob in antique copper, Sonoma venetian and copper bronze cabinet pull
• Copper deep bowl prep sink, Danze copper faucet, air switch and soap dispenser
• Bosch dishwasher
• glass frosted pantry door
• coffee bar are with lighted niche and built in Kitchen Aid Ultima speed cook, micro, convection oven
• Floor: 20x20 travertine classic chiara Emser tile
• Island pendant Maxim Via Roma greek bronze finish

French Country Kitchen with Pressed Tin Backsplash

• Cabinets: Brookhaven, Pelham Manor raised door style. Cherry stain with charcoal glaze. Includes all panels & mouldings. From In House Kitchen Bath Home, NY, NY www.inhousekbh.com
• Countertops: Gold & Silver granite (or Golden Silver), double arch edge (counters, inside sink & window sills), 3 window sills & cut in drain board. From Barocco Marble & Granite, Chestnut Ridge, NY
• Backsplash: Tin ceiling design #209, stainless steel with flat moulding #903 for behind cooktop. From Classic Ceilings Classicceilings.com
• Hardware: Spanish Gothic by Hickory Hardware Shophickoryhardware.com
• Island: custom. From Belmonte & Sablich, Garnerville, NY. Dimensions 5'x2' plus a little overhang of the granite.
• Refrigerator handles: custom from Eric David Laxman, Garnerville, NY ericdavidlaxman.com
• Hood: custom made by GC, plus mouldings to match cabinets
• Appliances from Silver City, Spring Valley, NY:
  
  
  • Rangetop, Dacor 6-burner EG366SCH/NG
  • Dishwasher, Miele G2183SCVI, paneled
  • Fridge/Freezer, Kitchenaid 42" 25cu side by Side KSS042FTX, paneled
  • Trash Compactor, Kitchenaid 15" KUCS03FTPA
  • Single wall oven, Kitchenaid KEBS107SS
  • Built in Microwave, Kitchenaid KBHS109SS
  • Vent, Prestige 1200cfm UIB34S2
• Plumbing:
  
  • Sink – Kohler Undertone large D-bowl 37½"x 18½"x9½" K3185
  • Faucet – Show House by Moen Waterhill Wrought Iron 1-handle w/side spray S711WR
  • Soap Dispenser – Moen 3942BL
  • Insta Hot – Insinkerator Indulge Antique Dispenser F-GN22-MBLK
  • Disposal – Insinkerator, 1 horse power Pro-XL, continuous feed
  • Pot Filler – Danze Opulence single handle wall mount D205557BS
• Curtains: Waverly yellow and blue. Discontinued but may be available on ebay.

• Contractor: Angelo Menna of Menna Building Corp.
• Plumbing: John M. Hartel & Co, Pearl River, NY
• Cabinets: Jayne Zeigler Jaynez@inhousekbh.com

• Cabinets - $25,500
• Hardware - $475
• Appliances - $14,000
• Island - $3,200
• Refrigerator Handles - $600
• Hood – $300 plus some painting costs, plus the mouldings, included in cabinet price. Built by GC.
• Granite (perimeter) – $5000 (included 3 window sills & drain board)
• Granite (island) - $850
• Pot Filler - $233
• Sink - $675
• Faucet - $416
• Disposal - $400
• Soap Dispenser - $82
• Insta Hot - $590
• Window treatments for 2 new windows - $604
• Backsplash (materials)- $1000
• Backsplash (labor)- $750
• Floors refinished - $1000
• Contractor fee - $4250 – worth every penny

Decora Arlington cherry - Tropical Green granite kitchen

• Cabinets: Decora, Cherry, Arlington stain. Blumotion, full extension are standard features with this cabinet line.
• Countertop: Hawaiian Green granite aka Tropical Green/ Kerala Green/ Verde Laura.
• Backsplash: also Hawaiian Green granite
• Appliances (all GE Monogram - DH works for GE and we got a VERY good discount)
  - dishwasher: GE Monogram
  - refrigerator: 42" GE Monogram
  - range: 6 burner GE Monogram with griddle option
  - hood: GE Monogram
  - microwave: GE Monogram Advantium model 120
• Sink: Galaxy Tools Ticor S405-DR
• Faucet: Brizo Floriano in stainless steel finish (e-bay seller 5borough). The airswitch (also stainless steel) came from GalesburgElectric.com. The disposal is GE 1HP continuous feed.
• Lighting: My installer supplied the light cans. The pendants are made by Access Lighting, bought as a close-out from lamps-lighting on ebay. The UL (LED pucks, self-adhesive) came from BJ’s - $30 for 6. I pretty much never use the UL, so I am glad I didn’t spend a fortune on the wired UL.
• Paint: BM Tyler Taupe.
• Pulls: purchased on ebay from Contempo Living (a great seller!)
• Floor: we kept the 'old' floor, as it was replaced just before we bought the house by the previous owner. It is just fine (ceramic 12x12 tile) and it covers a good chunk of the first floor so it would be very wasteful and a pain too to replace it.
• The crock was made by a local artist, Darren Prodger from Saratoga Clayworks.
• Nifty idea: hiding the phone and cell phone charger inside a wall cabinet. The outlet was put through the cabinet side adjacent to the wall, so the regular phone is hidden, and so are the wires for charging mobiles.

Cherry Kitchen with Bronze Backsplash Accents

• Cabinetry: Showplace cabinets in cherry. The perimeter cabs are ‘truffle’ stained with a ‘walnut’ glaze. The island is ‘coffee’ stained.
• Counter: New Ornamentale granite. I love the lighter granite – always looks clean!
• Cabinet glass (in uppers on either side of the sink): Rain
• Backsplash: Tumbled botticino marble with 2x2 bronze renaissance inserts. Rope is Westminster 1x6 bronze.
• Sink: Ticor. I love the large basin and grates – makes washing dishes almost enjoyable!!
• Faucet: Price Pfister Picardy in venetian bronze
• Hardware: ORB from YourHomeSupply.com
  The pull is the 5 3/4" at $2.19 (there also is a 3 1/2" version that I used on built-in cabs in the adjoining family room): http://www.yourhomesupply.com/p-331-oil-rubbed-bronze-country-cabinet-hardware-pull-cp6718r-ob.aspx
  The knob is $1.69: http://www.yourhomesupply.com/p-348-oil-rubbed-bronze-3-ring-cabinet-hardware-knob-cp6971-ob.aspx
• Paint: Devine oak
• Floor: BR-111 Amendoim in ¾" solid. It also runs down the hall and into our foyer. It has transformed our main level and we get tons of compliments on it.
• Pendants: Progress Lighting, Renovations series
• table and chairs: my fun estate sale find (painted after the fact) - I fell in love with the scrollwork/detail on the chairbacks!

DIY Original Stained Oak Creatively Retrofitted into Distressed Off-White Kitchen

• Cabinets:
  Perimeter - original stained oak cabinets, creatively reused, painted off-white, distressed and glazed (see below for paint, glaze and finish),
  Island - Bertch Legacy in Cherry
• Countertops:
  Perimeter - Green Mountain PA Soapstone,
  Island - Crema Bordeaux granite
• Backsplash: Limestone subway tiles and a couple of 12x12s that DH cut into the size of squares we needed to make the design fit. The black squares are leftover soapstone that he cut.
• Hardware:
  Perimeter - iron finish knobs/pulls from Target
  Island - Montana Aged Iron Appliance Pulls from Bellacor http://www.bellacor.com/productdetail/97432.htm
• Range: KitchenAid
• Refrigerator: KA counterdepth
• Faucet: Grohe K-4
• Sink: Blanco Silgranit
• Coffeemaker: DeLonghi
• Windows: Pella
• Flooring: Oak
• Spice Bottles: Specialty Bottle Company http://www.specialtybottle.com/

• Cabinet paint is antique white milk paint by American Finishes with a watered-down solution of their VanDykeBrown glaze effects. We then put a spray finish of Minwax waterbased polycrylic clear satin finish over it.
• Cabinets to the right of the microwave: We took a couple of cabinets, cut them shorter, added the plate shelf, and converted the doors to glass.
• Countertop cabinet to the right of the sink: This was constructed from a cabinet that we changed to glass; the upper part of our old oven cabinet turned into a "garage"; and one he just made because I wanted a pullout to put soaps etc in.
• Sink base: We bumped out the sink base, first because we were forced to so the sink/faucet would fit; and second because we liked the look. He built the legs from a pic I found. We painted the base behind black so the legs stood out more. Added pullouts for recycling.
• Peninsula: On the peninsula, we actually have two cabinets we didn’t mess with and then we took some fronts of pasta bins that we had on an old end cabinet and made 2 deep drawers. We had a narrow door that we turned at an angle and made a cabinet for cookie sheets, etc.
• Cabinet to the left of the oven: We made this into a pullout that DH custom made to fit the lids; and the pots do all manage to fit in even tho the cabinet is only 15".
• Cabinet to the left of the refrigerator: The cabinet to the left of the frig is a combination of 2 base cabinets (one with 3 drawers and one with 1 drawer and 1 door—turned upside down to make the opening with the 2 vertical doors (which were actually previous drawer fronts). Then we left a cabinet open that we cut apart and put shelves in to make the cookbook shelves. DH built the shelf above the frig to tie the cabinets on either side together. We turned the opening of the cabinet into a "poor man’s coffee bar". Works great to keep it off the countertop but easily accessible. The coffee pot is actually filled by pulling out the handle (not from the top) so that makes life easier.
• Display cabinet: We had this display cabinet with the glass doors before so we retro fitted it into this angled wall and added the beadboard inside to match the other cabinets.

Plain & Fancy Kitchen with Mixed Cabinet Finishes

• Cabinets: Plain and Fancy. Full overlay door (Kent doorstyle).
  ~ Lower cabinets are cherry wood with a cocoa stain
  ~ Upper cabinets are maple wood with a flax glaze
  ~ Island is maple wood with a red antique distressed finish
• Countertop: Madura Gold granite
• Backsplash: Jerusalem Gold (color enhanced)
• Appliances:
  ~ Thermador 36" freedom fridge
  ~ Wolf 36" all-gas range
  ~ Bosch dishwasher
  ~ Marvel wine fridge
• Sink: 30" Shaw Original Fireclay sink
• Faucet: Fontaine Bridge Faucet from overstock.com
• Floor: Handscraped prefinished acasia (walnut)
• Pendant Lights: rejuvenation.com
• Paint: wall color is BM vellum and the trim is BM mayonnaise

Eclectic Contemporary Kitchen with Two-Tone Cabinets

• Cabinets custom built by AYR Cabinetry out of Nappanee Indiana (they ship country wide). They're a mix of maple and Cherry with walnut accents. A shameless plug for them - they were FANTASTIC to work for, nothing was impossible and I don't have a single filler or wasted inch in the entire kitchen!
• All new custom cabinets (slab doors) in 3 finishes (maple, cherry and walnut) with mortise-and-tenon cabinet frames and French dovetailed, hand-fitted drawers and catalyzed hand wiped finishes. All cabinet backs are 1/2" and all shelves are 3/4"
• Custom color finishes to match (eyes downcast) laminate chips whose colors I liked together
• Boxes are all maple and the inside stain is the same as all the other maple even where the doors are cherry
• Nearly all drawers in the base cabinets except for corner units, under the sinks and trash. Drawer depths were 100% customizable to fit the contents. (HD could not accommodate this)
• Panels for the fridge, freezer and two dishwashers
• Two way trash pullout accessible from both sides of the island (HD could not accommodate this)
• Pullout pantry tower with toe kick release
• Angled pantry cabinet with two doors
• Angled base cabinet and angled upper display cabinet
• Angled corner cabinet
• 30" deep cabinets in the base and ALL the space is usable as custom made drawers go all the way back
• 15" deep upper cabinets
• Spice drawer with "hidden drawers" above to maintain line of drawers visually
• Bread drawer with Plexiglas cover
• Glass inset doors on some of the uppers with glass shelves in those cabinets
• Wine glass rack in upper cabinet
• 4 Toe kick drawers
• Custom-made can storage drawers
• Soft close Blum blumotion drawer guides on every drawer
• Soft close on all the doors
• 5 Custom cherry/walnut intarsia doors
• 2 Magic Corner II units
• 2 tilt outs under sink
• Tray storage above ovens deep enough to hold trays in double depth
• two hidden cutting boards that pop out - one next to the fridge and one above the microwave
• Instead of a cabinet filler, I also have a small area where I store a step stool. The door from the trash cabinet was made wider to cover this storage area.
• 3 cm granite – Marona Cohiba - gorgeous, with floating bar and custom stainless steel corbels
• Plugmold which we installed on angled trim
• Miele all refrigerator and all freezer - originally GE Monogram but we had huge issues so we replaced them with Miele units.
• Plumbing to move freezer water line
• De Dietrich induction cooktop from Salon Blue Ridge (fantastic to work with)
• Miele Double ovens with tray cabinet above
• Futurofuturo hood with 900 cfm,
• Relocated every appliance except fridge. Put separate freezer in butler’s pantry
• Relocated cleanup sink and installed prep sink,
• Ran water supply and drain for a prep sink,
• Built out a butler’s pantry into the garage space
• 2 Miele dishwashers (one was our old one which we repanelled and the new one is the Optima
• Sharp Microwave drawer,
• Kludi(prep) and eBay faucet (Cleanup)
• Blanco Sigranite sinks
• Water chiller and instant hot dispenser and tank
• Dual hot/cold water faucet
• 4 built in soap dispensers Delta Brizo
• 2 air switches
• Dual tapmaster works prep sink from both sides of island
• Tapmaster for clean up sink
• Recessed lighting as well as pucks in the upper cabinets,
• Undercabinet lighting,
• Custom glass island light pendants,
• 21 knobs and 60 pulls in stainless steel
• 1 Soho Manhandle – a total splurge!!
• Moved and replaced the kitchen window
• Moved the sliding patio door and rebuilt the concrete step on the patio
• Custom can storage (the two upper drawers are hidden behind the lower one so it lines up with all the other drawers)
• Pot hanger
• My absolute fav cabinet - the pullout pantry next to the ovens. It holds the Tupperware containers perfectly and when I pull it out I have EVERYTHING I need for baking right at my fingertips
• Cab above the ovens. It's 30" deep and holds SOOOO much
• Pot drawers
• Corner unit
• Two way trash pullout
• Toe kick drawers
• Cleanup area and fridge

Cream Cabinets with Dark Cherry Island

• Cabinets - Crystal Cabinets
• Perimeter - Frosty White with Van Dyke Brown Glaze
• Island & Butler's Pantry - Cherry with Black Highlights
• Countertops: honed Absolute Black granite on perimeter and honed Imperial Danby on island. Perimeter is eased edge and island is ogee.
• Backsplash - Sonoma Tile Makers. Field tile is Otter color shiny with crackle glaze.
• Country Classic Door Style
• Appliances:
  Fridge: Subzero 642 - 42" side by side with cabinetry panels
  Dishwasher: Miele G2180SCVI with panel
  Rangetop: Wolf SRT366 36" Sealed Rangetop
  Ovens: Thermador POD302 Double Electric Ovens (Top is convection)
  Hood Liner: Vent a Hood 600 CFM Liner BH234SLDSS
  Microwave: Sharp Microwave Drawer 24" KB6024MS
  Sink: Ticor (learned about on this forum) SS508 30 5/8 x 18 1/8
  Faucet: Steamvalveoriginal.com
• Hardware: Top Knobs Satin Nickel. Pulls M808-96, Knobs M326, Fridge Handles M808-12
• Lighting:
  Hudson Valley Pelham Pendants in Aged Brass from Croft and Little.com
  Ceiling High Hats are LR6 LED lights from Lightingonthenet.com. We're very happy with the lighting from these. Indistinguishable from incandescent and still dimmable.
• Floor - wood to match rest of house. Varied plank with pegs. Stain is a mix of Minwax Provincial with Jacobean.
• Paint - Benjamin Moore HC81 Manchester Tan. Trim is Linen White
• Butler's Pantry: Same cabinetry as kitchen. Counters also honed Imperial Danby. Sink is Ticor bar sink, smallest they had, don't remember number.
• Faucet is Blanco 157-106-ST Terra Single Lever Bar Faucet in Satin Nickel from Faucet Depot
• Filtered Instant Hot/Cold is InSinkErator F-HC2215SN Country Series Satin Nickel from Faucet Depot
• Wine Fridge is Marvel - bought as a sample from appliance store
• Undercounter Beverege(sp) Fridge from ULine with Crystal IceMaker, CLRC02175B00 - with cabinetry panel. Don't like this at all. The back keeps freezing up and then melting (have had service call) and the ice maker is incredibly noisy.
• Lighting: Chandelier is Corbett Venetian 1 Light Ceiling Pendant 78-41 from Capitol Lighting. I love the Capitol Lighting website (1800lighting.com) I ordered quite a few lights from them throughout the house and was very happy with their pricing and customer service.
• Mudroom: Cabinets custom built and painted in semi-gloss BM Shadow (eggplant color). Washer and Dryer are Maytag Epic. Very happy with these. Floor is Charcoal Gray Slate from boxes of slate I picked up at Expo. Also very happy with this. The cubbies were custom built by my contractor.
• Still have to get switch/outlet covers and window treatments and wall art. Otherwise so happy to be done!