Nona Goes to the Beach - Cherry, Soapstone, Homey with an Italian flare
Contact: berf (My Page)
Posted by berf on Tue, Nov 18, 08
Link to berf's Gardenweb finished kitcheb post
Link to berf's kitchen photos
Details:
- Cabinets: Brighton, Natural Cherry, low-sheen, Shaker Doors (full overlay) and slab drawers, shaker feet
- Countertops: Green Mountain Original PA soapstone Stoneyard: Carapace in Savage, MD Fabricators: Creativeincounters in Mt. Airy, MD
- Backsplash: stainless backsplash was an accessory item to the hood and was purchased separately. The S-hooks I'm hanging from it, and the bar to the right of the stove are simply from the Grundtal line of accessories at IKEA
- Floor: Work Area: Mannington Socorro Slate sheet vinyl in Fieldstone Breakfast, bar and dining areas: Red Oak hardwood (original to house/matched and refinished)
- Range: Fratelli Onofri 36" Evolution in Anthracite
- Hood: Futuro Futuro 36" Rainbow
- Dishwasher: Asko D3232XLSS (Stainless Steel)
- Microwave/Convection Oven: Viking DMOC 205SS w/trim kit
- Refrigerator: Samsung 26 cuft Side-by-Side in Platinum
- Lighting: IKEA Blixt recessed halogens, retained Schoolhouse fixture from original kitchen
- Undercabinet Lighting: Progress lighting CounterBrite Direct Wire in Brushed Nickel
- Sink: Stainless Steel Franke USSK100-18
- Faucet: Price Pfister Hanover pull-down
- Hardware: Matte Black Bin pulls and knobs from yourhomesupply.com
- Paint: Walls: "Wind Chime" Benjamin Moore Aura Trim: "Mascarpone" Benjamin Moore Aura
- Dry Bar Fridge: Summit FF520L in black
- Chairs: Pottery Barn "Napoleon" sanded and refinished in Benjamin Moore "Black" Aura
- Window Valances: JC Penney
- Special features:
glass doors ("European Clear River" from Bendheim Glass)
30" deep base under microwave
9" spice pullouts flanking stove
wine cubbies in dry bar
table-height soapstone bar
cookbook bookcase
niche
counter grommets for cords
Approximate cost: $35-40,000.00 I say "approximate" because the labor portion was part of a whole-house remodel in which we knocked down three walls, built a new dining room and a master suite (adding a bathroom)...so it's hard to splice out the labor costs exactly.
Places I saved: Appliances! Bought the fratelli and futuro futuro online at ajmadison--free shipping and no tax. Samsung fridge-highly rated, very reasonably priced, Dishwasher-closeout from adu.com at $400.00! All I had to do was drive 30 minutes to pick it up. Microwave/Convection--from adu.com closeouts as well. Cabinet Hardware: I went cheap...and don't regret it at all...I like them! Ebay: sink and faucet at well below retail. Recessed lighting from Ikea--it's fabulous and the electrician said no different and in fact better than some "higher end" versions. Saved my original schoolhouse fixture and reused.
Places I splurged: Soapstone! Flooring-high-end Mannington product but I really loved it, and had the red oak toothed in to existing original read oak flooring at a premium..but love the results!
Cabinets were a save and a splurge at the same time. I wanted cherry and was used to Omega and Dynasty products which are very nice...but couldn't afford to outfit my new larger kitchen in that line. Brighton was very similar in quality--almost undetectable differences--and just cheaper enough to sway me. My cabinets were $13,000.00 Full Blumotion soft close, all the bells and whistles I would have gotten in Dynasty.
Construction Timeline: Again, this was a whole-house renovation where we remodeled every room on the main level except for one bathroom. We reconfigured one bedroom, added a closet, converted one bedroom plus the garage into a master bedroom, bathroom and walk-in closet, converted an existing aluminum sunroom into a new dining room. Installed an additional back door and landing, four new windows, moved and restored two existing built-in china cabinets, re-wired much of the house including moving the electrical panel and installing recessed lighting throughout. And of course, gutting and replacing the kitchen--we also knocked down three walls to create a more open kitchen/breakfast/dining plan and a wider entry to the living room. The first hammer fell in demo on June 23. Today we passed our final inspection. An amazing amount of work in such a short time. We lived here and homeschooled our kids here through the whole thing.
Budget: Our total costs for all labor, services and materials from soup to nuts (and we kept meticulous track of every purchase and cost) was $200,000.00 (not including original architect
Overall Timeline: Made my first calls to architects and design/build firms right after the new year. Had contracted with an architect/build firm by the end of January. Design began in earnest right away with the finished design ready at the beginning of May. Spent another 20 days shopping the plan around and we decided to go with a contractor rather than the architect's firm. Permitting was a real PITA and took longer than expected--if you're in Montgomery County, MD --build in extra time for this--it took us two weeks and four trips back to the permitting department just to get the plans pushed through and we weren't even changing our existing footprint or building new structure!
Although the kitchen was the last part constructed, it's the first we've moved back into. As we move back into the rest of the new spaces and unpack our pod I'll be posting pictures of the whole project for those interested.
Service Providers to recommend:
Well, my contractor was FABULOUS for this whole house remodel. We finished on time and on budget. They were clean, courteous, communicative and creative. If you live in the greater Washington DC area feel free to contact me and I can recommend. Similar raves about the electrician--and this was a BIG electrical job (we pretty much rewired the whole house.) Very competetive pricing from both of these guys too...
Stitches Etc. in Timonium MD: Can't say enough about these folks. I didn't end up buying from them because I chose different brands, but they specialize in Bertazzoni, Aga, Ventahood, Bosch, Miele and a few others. Incredible customer service--nice family-run business. http://www.stitchesetc.biz/index.html John was very knowledgable and patient with me on venting and hoods, and his wife was most helpful with the ranges...they are true enthusiasts.
Cabinet Discounters in Columbia, MD: I ended up with these guys after going all over town with one plan, being unhappy, and then starting from scratch. Matt Simms was my sales rep and was a perfect match for me because I knew what I wanted and he helped me realize it--he wasn't trying to make his own artistic statement on MY kitchen! Great communication, follow-up and customer service--including terrific suggestions along the way.
Bode Floors in Columbia MD: Again, customer service can't be beat. I kissed a lot of flooring frogs before I found this prince(ss). Linda Lawrence was my saleswoman. Installation was just typical--nothing special, nothing agregiously wrong.
Old Mill Soapstone near Charlottesville, VA: Sally O'Brien proprietor. Again, just one of the nicest people. She also quoted me the best price but for logistical reasons I went local instead with...
Carapace Stone in Savage MD: contracted through Cabinet Discounters with Creativeincounters as the fabricator. I got to pick my slabs and was present at templating. Happy with the results and price was competetive enough.
Appliance Distributors Unlimited (adu.com)--several locations in the MD/DC area: Check out their website closeouts. I was always treated like a first-class customer by their web sales rep and at their warehouse even though I was picking up heavily discounted appliances from their website. They treated me like a queen anyway.
Great on-line vendors with superior customer service:
- bendheimcabinetglass.com
- yourhomesupply.com
- vandykes.com
Features:
Floor Plan included
Bar with Seating
Beverage Center/Bar
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Counter >28"wide
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Peninsula: Multilevel
Peninsula with Seating
Plug inside Cabinet
Rollout Trays
Soap Dispenser
Stone
UnderCounter Frig
Walk-in Pantry
Wine Storage
DIY Low budget contemporary kitchen with sitting area
Contact: alina_1 (My Page)
Posted by alina_1 on Mon, Aug 18, 08
Link to alina_1's Gardenweb finished kitchen post (embedded)
Link to kitchen photos: http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n298/alina_1/Kitchen/
Details:
- Cabinets: Ikea
- Countertop: 45 sq. f. granite countertop (Impala black)
- Appliances: KitchenAid
- Floor: porcelain tile
- Some of the not-so-basic features we really love:
SS appliances (close to the top of the line)
Porcelain, granite and travertine mosaic tile
Undermount sink (Kohler)
Custom built-in sitting area
Ralph Lauren paint
Undercounter osmosis water filter
Appliance garage
LIGHT FIXTURES!!! (track light, pendants, recessed)
Solid wood (pine) doors and cover panels
The kitchen is 180 sq. ft.
The total budget is 11.5K. All the work DIY (except granite countertops).
Features:
Appliance Garage
Bench Seating
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Coffee Center
Counter-depth Frig
Filtered Water Faucet
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Tech
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Open Shelving
Plug inside Cabinet
Soap Dispenser
TV
Water Filter
Custom-made sitting area
mosaic backsplash
pullout baskets instead of shelves
DIY Painted Bittersweet Chocolate Kitchen
Posted by girlwithaspirin on October 6, 2008
Link to girlwithaspirin's Gardenweb post with details of cabinet painting
Link to girlwithaspirin's kitchen photos: http://girlwithaspirin.com/4538/kitchen.html (no longer available)
Link to girlwithaspirin's Before&After Photo
Details:
- Cabinets: original oak cabinets, painted in BM Bittersweet Chocolate
(see below for instructions)
- Countertop: Silestone Capri Limestone counters
- Sink: D-bowl stainless sink from eBay
- Faucet: Price Pfister Parisa pullout
- Wall paint: Benjamin Moore Iced Marble, a really soft (but not sweet) blue-gray not unlike Silver Sage.
Painting Supplies:
- Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo Alkyd (oil-based) in Bittersweet Chocolate
- Purdy angled brushes
- Thick plastic dropcloths
- Sandpaper
- Mineral spirits and rags for clean-up as you go
Painting Instructions:
- Remove doors.
- Clean with soap and water.
- Lightly sand, only where needed.
- Remove dust with a tack cloth.
- Rest each door on its bottom edge. Do not paint that edge -- you'll do it once the doors are re-hung.
- Paint the backs first with a thin coat of Satin Impervo. Thin coats give more of a handrubbed look and also avoid drips. If you do see some drips, try to catch them early -- once the paint starts to dry, you'll make a mess trying to smooth them out. Let dry at least overnight, preferably a few nights to avoid smudges when you flip the doors around.
- Paint the fronts in the same way.
- Let cure for as long as you can stand it. A week would be ideal.
- In the meantime, paint the cabinet boxes. I didn't paint the insides, and I've never regretted it.
- After a weeks gone by, re-hang the doors. Paint the bottom edge of each. Do any touch-up.
- Depending on your wood, the paint may keep absorbing in certain places. I kept the paint can in my kitchen for a month, doing quick touch-ups wherever necessary.
I didn't do two full coats of paint like many people suggested. For one, the Satin Impervo covers amazingly. The dark color helped -- I imagine a light color would require more coats. But also, the thinner the paint, the more it looks like stain. If you glop it on, which I accidentally did in some places, it doesn't look as much like a pro job.
If you have oak, keep in mind, you will see grain through the paint. If you'd rather not, you'll have to use some kind of putty to fill the grain, then prime, then paint. I just didn't have the energy for it, and it turns out, I love the look -- people mistake it for a handrubbed stain all the time.
You can see faint brushstrokes, which I love. The Benjamin Moore Satin Alkyd is incredibly forgiving paint, and I believe it would've self-leveled more if I laid the doors flat while painting and drying. I didn't want to encourage that, so I left them standing up.
For "cutting in", I never use tape. But I live and die by angled Purdy brushes and a steady hand. I press and ease the tips of the bristles up to the edge, then pull slowly. Another hint: Don't hold the brush way down on the end of the handle, where it looks like you're supposed to hold it. You'll have less control, and your wrist will fatigue much more quickly that way. Hold it up higher, closer to the bristles.
I'm so happy with how the cabinets have stood up over time. Not a single chip or scratch! To be honest, I cut so many corners in the prep (by choosing not to prime), I thought for sure I'd be dealing with the aftermath now. I credit the paint and patience for 100% of the success. Seriously, this paint is the real deal.
Features:
DIY
Painted original oak cabinets
Before photos:
Modern Walnut Kitchen
Contact: billyc (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Jan 7, 09
Link to kitchen photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/williamcornwell/KitchenPics122908
Details:
- Cabinets - Henrybuilt Walnut with Bronze T-Pulls
- Countertops - Caesarstone Desert Limestone
- Backsplash - Ann Sacks Sakura
- Sinks - Elkay ELU
- Faucets - Danze Parma
- Range - 36" Bluestar RNB
- Hood - 48" Futuro Futuro Plane
- Refrigerator - 24" Thermador Freedom
- Freezer - 18" Thermador Freedom
- Dishwasher - Bosch Integra
- Stools - from the Sundance Catalog (avoid them, they keep breaking)
- Island Outlets - Mockett Pop-Up
- Floors - Wide Plank Rustic White Oak from a mill in western Connecticut. It is not engineered. The planks are 3/4" solid oak with stress grooves on the underside. They do not have bevels, and were glued and blind nailed.
- Windows - Loewen Douglas Fir
- Outdoor Grill - DCS 36" Built-In
- Farm table - custom made by our mill worker from reclaimed oak that he had in storage for over 20 years. Once built, he fumed the table to give it an even more weathered look. It's 9 feet long, has built in drawers on either side, and uses spline joinery to keep the four top planks together. The chairs are the 1934 dining chair and 1956 armchair from the Sundance Catalog. DWR has a similar dining chair called the Marais AC.
- Sofa - from Room & Board. It's the Townsend model in a custom fabric.
- Paint - Benjamin Moore Aura, but I'm not sure the actual color. It's a beige/gray/green.
Features:
Floor Plan included
Air Switch
Blumotion
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Island with Seating
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Plug inside Cabinet
Prep Sink
Soap Dispenser
Walk-in Pantry
DIY Gourmet Kitchen with Quartzite Counter
Contact: salmon_slayer (My Page)
Posted by salmon_slayer on Tue, Dec 30, 08
Link to salmon_slayer's Gardenweb finished kitchen post
Link to salmon_slayer's finished kitchen photos
Details:
- 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
Island dimensions are 55" x 105".
Dimension to fridge:44" to bumped out rangetop: 40", otherwise 44" to the counters
Features:
Floor Plan included
Air Switch
Bar with Seating
Blumotion
Bookshelf
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Base >36"high
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Counter-depth Frig
Cutting Board Storage
Dish Drawer
Drawer Dividers
File Drawer
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Gourmet/Professional
Custom Hood
Island with Seating
Knife Drawer
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Potfiller
Reach-in Pantry
Rollout Trays
Sink >30"wide
Skylight
Stone
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
Warming Drawer
Transitional Kitchen: A 1940s Update
Contact: ross11 (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Dec 31, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/balk1818/Construction%20Kitchen/
Details:
- Cabinets: Medallion, Designer Gold Maple Barcelona Hazelnut
- Countertops: Angola Black Granite (Perimeter) & Coco Blue Granite (Island)
- Backsplash: subway tile is the same style as the floor... white/beige/gray porcelain with rough stone-like edges (Vallelunga brand). Square tiles (different shades of blue) look a little like glass, but are ceramic.
- Refrigerator: GE PFCS1NFXSS
- Dishwasher: Bosch integra shx45mo5uc
- Microwave: Sharp 24" KB-6024MS
- Stove: G.E. Cafe Cgs980semss
- Hot/Cold Water Insinkerator f-hc1100SN
- Garbage Disposal: Insinkerator Cover Control
- Vent Hood: Sears Kenmore 50303
- Pot Filler: Grohe 31042sdo Ladylux Pro
- Sink: Blanco Silgranite
- Sink Grid: Blanco
- Faucet: Grohe 3755sde Ladylux Cafe
- Soap Dispenser: Grohe 28857sdo
- Floor Tile: Vallelunga, 18 inch (same as backsplash)
- Cabinet Pulls: Home Depot BetsyFields Code 781266480224
- Paint: Benjamin Moore, Sierra Hills
- Pendant and Sink Light: Schoolhouse Electric Company
- Undercabinet lights: Kichler xenon
Features:
Counter-depth Frig
Ice Machine
Island without Seating
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Drawer
NeverMT
Peninsula with Seating
Plug inside Cabinet
Potfiller
Sink tilt-out tray
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
Water Filter
Open kitchen with white cabinets and soapstone, marble and stainless counters
Contact: sundownr (My Page)
Posted on Tue, Oct 28, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://www.pbase.com/cjw/my_finished_kitchen
Details:
- Cabinets: custom, painted Alabaster white
- Countertops: Soapstone on the island, marble on the two counters between the DR and kitchen and also on the desk in the office and stainless steel on the counters and backsplash along the stove wall
- Backsplash: stainless steel
- Flooring: I didn't "love" any flooring so picked up some cheap porcelein tile
- Wall paint: Alabaster white
- The over the door spice rack from Container store
Favorites: Pull out trash, pull out cookies sheet drawer and another pull out cookie sheet drawer that we are using for our most used pans and skillets. Best drawer ever. Love the pantry and I've never had one. Will probably add a third door to the pantry because there is shelving back there and it's way too hard to use. Original plan was a sliding rack to hold cans, etc but that never happened and I like it the way it is. Spice rack - I spent hours on the internet and in stores looking for a large rack. Finally made it to the container store and they had the components to do an over the door rack with as many shelves as you need. I may add one on the other door for can storage and free up some of the shelves for dishes. I like the two work stations at the desk. I still have two kids at home, 12 & 14, and the extra work spot and computer are so handy when 2 or 3 of us needs/wants to be on the computer at the same time. Very handy.
Regrets: The "planner" I used wasn't specifically a kitchen planner. She did have some good ideas and she was the subcontrator for the kitchen cabinets. That turned out to be a 4 month nightmare. Ended up hiring someone else to finish and rebuild most of the cabinets. What's done is done but I'll never (famous last words) have work done like that without references. The contractor recommended her but she flaked on them too. When planning the kitchen I expressed a concern to her about not having enough cabinets and she did some calculations and told me I had way more than I started with. Wrong, wrong, wrong. The kitchen is full and I still have boxes full of dishes. I don't think I would have designed the kitchen differently because I love it the way it is but I wish I had known. The refrigerator: we chose a counter depth 36" wide. I really wanted a 48" and the husband vetoed that. Dumb move. This refrigerator holds so much less than the old one. Now we have our old refrigerator running outside in our old laundry room off of the carport. The island: I wish I had overhang on both ends. There is enough room to have done that and we use all 3 sides but there isn't any overhang on the refrigerator end. I also don't like the pendant lights over the breakfast table. I'm thinking of replacing them with a ceiling fan. This room gets hot when it's a 100 outside.
Features:
Baking Drawer
Bar with Seating
Beverage Center/Bar
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Cookie sheet drawer
Counter-depth Frig
Drainboard
Drawer Dividers
Custom Hood
Island with Seating
Reach-in Pantry
Sink tilt-out tray
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
TV
Wine Storage
Eco-friendly, two color kitchen
Contact: jeanar (My Page)
Posted on Thu, Jan 29, 09
Link to kitchen photos: http://s439.photobucket.com/albums/qq115/JeanaR123/
Details:
- 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.
*eco friendly. BTW, we also used denim insulation and the lighting plan was greened up, including green undercabinet lighting.
Denim Insulation. First, your project has to be down to the studs since this rolls in like typical fiberglass insulation. Then, the cost is about 10% more than standard. For us, it came out to about $200 more. In the grand-scheme of things, $200 wasn't much. We bought ours at Greenmaker Supply in Chicago, because we live just to the west. We also went with FSC certified wood from them.
Features:
Apron Sink
Beadboard
Blumotion
Broom Closet
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Base >36"high
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Colorful!!!
Counter-depth Frig
Counter-to-Ceiling Cabinet
Dish Drawer
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Induction Cooktop
Island: Multilevel
Island with Seating
Knife Drawer
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Rollout Trays
Sink >30"wide
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Trash Pullout
Yellow Kitchen
Warm Cherry Kitchen With Terracotta Tile
Contact: maydl (My Page)
Posted on Mon, Nov 24, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii182/maydeleh/
Details:
- Cabinets: DeWils Horizon Line / Door Style: Triton Cherry / Stain: Autumn Cherry
- Countertop Granite: Dakota Mahogany
- Island Marble: Honed Rojo Alicante
- Backsplash Tile / Floor Tile: Ceramiche Provenza "Cotti d’Eremo" (Color: Calore)
- Dishwasher: KitchenAid #KUDS03FTPA (panel ready)
- Range Top: Wolf #RT366 (6 unsealed burners, black knobs)
- Range Hood: Zephyr "Cyclone" #AK6542 (stainless finish)
- Refrigerator/Freezer: KitchenAid #KSS042FTX (42-in. built-in SxS, non-dispensing, panel ready)
- Double Wall Ovens: GE Monogram #ZET2PMSS (electronic convection)
- Door: Jeld-Wen Siteline EX Clad French Door
- Faucets: PricePfister "Parisa" Contemporary Pullout Spray #53470SS
- Soap Dispensers: Keeney Manufacturing Premium Soap/Lotion Dispenser #K612DSSS
- 40-inch LCD Television: SONY "Bravia" #KDL-40V2500
- Cleanup Sink: Ticor #112
- Prep Sink: Oliveri #430U
- Garbage Disposals: InSinkErator Evolution Compact
- Air Switch (Satin Nickel Finish): InSinkErator SinkTop Switch
- Stone Fabricator: R.C. Tile and Marble, Salinas, CA
- Under-cabinet Lighting: W.A.C. Builder Series T-5 Fluorescent Light Bars (Bronze)
- Over-cabinet Lighting: Juno Fluorescent Undercabinet Fixtures (White)
- Pulls/Knobs: Amerock "Forgings" (Pyramid Pull #BP4428-RBZ / Knob #BP4429-RBZ)
- Appliance Pulls: Top Knobs M857-8 and M857-18 (Old English Copper)
- Paint Color for Walls: Benjamin Moore #HC-54 Jumel Peachtone
- Paint Color for Roof Beams and Headers: Benjamin Moore #2095-10 Adirondack Brown
- Electrical Wall Plates: Art Deco Step (Mottle Antique Copper)
- Pantry Door Hanger: Johnson Hardware 2610F Pocket Track & Hanger Set
- Countertop Microwave Oven: Panasonic #NN-T945SFX
- Wine Cooler: Vinotemp #VT26
- Sunroom Wall Sconces: Kichler "Ashton" Two-Light Bath Fixture, #5220CST
- Pendant Fixture Over Sink: Kichler "Ashton" Island Three-Light Incandescent, #3810CST
- Pantry Door: T.M Cobb #402, 1-3/8" True Louver, Pine
- Low-Voltage Track Heads For Island and Ridge Line Beam: W.A.C. #JHT-826-BK
- Low-Voltage Monopoint Canopy Over Dining Table: W.A.C. #ME-826-BK
- Undersink Trash Pullout: Peter Meier 12" Double Bin Trash Can, 27 qt., #PM-TR1608
- Counter Stools: Trica "Bill II" (Finish: Copper / Fabric: Intrigue)
Features:
Air Switch
Blumotion
China Hutch
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Island: Multilevel
Island with Seating
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Under Cabinet
NeverMT
Pass Through
Prep Area (Multiple)
Prep Sink
Reach-in Pantry
Rollout Trays
Sink tilt-out tray
Skylight
Soap Dispenser
TV
Wine Cooler
Sliding Pantry Door
Sun Room
Track Lighting
Vintage Inspired Cream/Black kitchen with Soapstone/Marble
Contact: lanugget (My Page)
Posted on Tue, Dec 9, 08
Links to kitchen photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanugget/sets/
Details:
- 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
The kitchen is approx 13.5 x 14. the island is 36 x 60 which includes a 12" overhang.
Features:
Blumotion
Full Extension Drawers
Inset Doors
Lighting: Pendant
Microwave Shelf
Open Shelving
Rollout Trays
Sink >30"wide
Trash Pullout
Walk-in Pantry
Quartersawn Oak Craftsman Kitchen with Green Subway Backsplash
Posted by jaymielo on Mon, Nov 17, 08
Link to jaymielo's Gardenweb finished kitchen post
Link to jaymielo's kitchen photos
Link to jaymielo's New House Blog
Details:
- Cabinets: Amish made of quartersawn white oak with miniwax Red Oak stain. All the cabinetry in the house was made by an Amish cabinetmaker in Wisconsin.
- Countertops: Green Mountain Original soapstone
- Backsplash: custom made by Artistic Abode. Made from 3x6 subway tiles, 1x6 liner tile, 6x6 art tiles and scattered 3x3 art tiles.
- Flooring: quartersawn red oak with no stain, site finished with 3 or 4 coats of poly.
- Faucet: Kohler Simplice
- Sink: the ever popular single bowl Ticor
- Refrigerator: Amana French door
- Range: Blue Star 36"
- Range hood: Futuro
- Microwave: Advantium 120. It is a convection so it serves as our second oven and we are really enjoying the combination of that with the Blue Star range.
- Hardware: Amerock Forgings Four Square pulls and knobs. The pulls are a standard 3" pull.
- Paint: SW Humble Gold
- Cutting board: John Boos block from Select Appliance.
- Stools: from Bed Bath and Beyond
- Lighting: Mackintosh Leaf Stained Glass Mini Pendant by Medya Tiffany from 1stoplighting
- Pantry: Our reach in pantry has custom made cafe doors which match our cabinets and a pendant light which matches the pendants over our island and in the nook. The overall dimensions are that it is 32" wide by 25" deep. The shelves were built specifically to house the CanSolidator which I bought at Costco after seeing one on the BAH forum. The bottom shelf is 20" off the floor and then moving up from there, I have a 17" shelf, 13", 13" and 17". The two 13" shelves are where the CanSolidator is. On the very bottom shelf, I bought wire baskets for bread and "snacks" and then hanging baskets for my dish towels. The cafe doors were custom made. The doors swing both ways. I believe the hardware is called a cafe door hinge.
- Island is 54" deep and a little over 9 ft long.
Features:
Air Switch
Bookshelf
China Hutch
Dish Drawers - hold 16 place settings
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Gourmet/Professional
Inset Doors
Island with Seating
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Message Center/Desk
Microwave Shelf
Open Shelving
Plug inside Cabinet
Reach-in Pantry
Rollout Trays
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Tapmaster
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
Wine Cooler
Wine Storage
Cream Kitchen with Costa Rei Oro Miele Interlocking tile backsplash
Contact: marty_2008 (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Dec 20, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/artandmara.protas/AfterDemo?authkey=dc6AbKTkq0k
Details:
- Cabinets: custom built maple with custom paint color
- Countertop: Juparana Bordeaux granite
- Backsplash: American Olean ceramic Costa Rei Oro Miele Interlocking tile
- Appliances all GE Profile, except Monogram hood
- Sink: BlancoDiamond 1 3/4 Silgranit Anthracite
- Faucet: HansGrohe Allegro Goumet
- Floor: Travertine
Kitchen is approx 12x12.
Kitchen Facelift, complete DIY under $7K
Contact: downsy (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Dec 10, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s475.photobucket.com/albums/rr116/downsymom/Final%20Kitchen%20Facelift
Details:
- Cabinets: existing cabinets painted BM White Sand with outline painting in BM Bittersweet Chocolate. Glaze is BM Umber Glaze (L30).
- Countertop: Baltic Brown Granite
- Backsplash: existing old granite tiles painted with bronze paint - added a wood molding to them so they look like tiles.
- Appliances:
~ new Kenmore 5 burner gas range
~ existing GE spacemaker microwave with hood vent
~ existing Bosch dishwasher
~ existing Kenmore Fridge - painted
- Sink: new Stainless steel sink
- Faucet: new Price Pfister Marielle single faucet
- Hardware: Decorite Atlantis cabinet handles in oil rubbed bronze. I spray painted the old hinges to match the new handles.
- Paint - wall is BM Northhampton Putty
I started my makeover about 8 weeks ago with painting my almond fridge black. I refinished the cabinets with a cream paint and umber glaze. I wanted a heavily glazed finish (yes, I know it looks dirty - but I like it!) The only appliance I replaced was the gas range. I was going to keep my granite tile on my island, but decided to put the Baltic brown on it once we got the new granite on the perimeter cabinets. I also planned to keep my wallpaper, but after I got the cabinets finished I didn't think there was enough contrast between the walls and the cabinets so I painted the walls too.
This was a completely DIY remodel and I did almost all of it myself with a wee bit of help from my husband. We also repainted the laundry room to match and added overhead cabinets in there in place of an old closet maid shelf.
My total between the 2 rooms was about $6500.
I put a basecoat of zinsser oil primer on the granite squares before I sprayed them with the bronze paint. I don't know how they'll hold up over time, but I figured the painting was worth a try. If it doesn't work - then I'll have to chip out the old granite square and find a tile the right size to put in there! However, the paint seems to be sticking fine and I don't really get the backsplash too dirty where I'll have to wash those tiles often.
I used Fleck Stone paint to paint the lightswitch plates. I happened to have a can on my shelf from quite a few years ago and it matched nicely with the tiles.
I used the epoxy appliance paint that I found at Lowes. I can't remember now who makes it - but its labeled appliance paint. To be honest - that is one thing I will NEVER do again. It was a major pain - the mist is very fine and carries everywhere. I started out in my breakfast room and realized the fine spray was going under my plastic sheeting and was all over my wood floor. I moved it outside on my deck to finish it. It was very hard to get an even coat and I wound up having to put a poly coat over it to get the finish to look nice. So in hind sight - it was alot of trouble, but it saved me the cost of buying a new fridge.
I added 2 boxes to change the height level of my upper cabinets and put up crown molding. I added decorative feet, boxed molding to the end cabinets and decorative baseboard molding under the granite and decorative baseboard molding to the desk so it looks like furniture. I took out the leaded glass on my corner cabinet door and put in a painted piece of decorative sheet metal.
I sanded the cabinets to remove the old shiny poly coat, then I primed 1 coat of Zinnser oil based paint. Next I put on 3 coats of BM White sand. I painted an outline in all the routed edges using BM Bittersweet Chocolate. I didn't do any sanding to reveal the old stain. I tried that on my test piece and it looked more rustic than I wanted. I did distress them with a hammer, nail holes and hit them with a bag full of lug nuts. I brushed the glaze over the paint and let it sit for a few minutes and then I wiped the glaze off leaving it heavier in some areas than others, and letting it stay in the dented ares. (I found a tip on here from soneone and I can't remember who - but she used Viva papertowels with her glazing and that's what I used to remove my glazing. They were just the right softness.)
Features:
DIY
Bay Window
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Base >36"high
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Ceiling Fan
Island: Multilevel
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Message Center/Desk
Reach-in Pantry
Leaded glass
Decorative wire screening
Natural Cherry Kitchen with Emenee Linea Grande Backsplash
Contact: kpekitchen (My Page)
Posted on Fri, Jul 25, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee149/kperezed/
Details:
- Cabinets: Natural Cherry from K & H Cabinets
- Countertop: Kashmir Gold granite
- Backsplash: Emenee Linea Grande in Desert
- Handles & Knobs: Ikea
- Appliances: GE Profile & Advantium
- Faucet: Delta Leland
- Hot Water: Insinkerator
- Floors: Brazilian Cherry
- Walls: BM Manchester Tan
- Table: Crate & Barrel
Features:
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Ceiling Fan
Corner Sink
Counter-depth Frig
Full Extension Drawers
Instant Hot Water
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Peninsula without Seating
Plug inside Cabinet
Soap Dispenser
Plain & Fancy Kitchen with Mixed Cabinet Finishes
Contact: nymommy (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Sep 17, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp132/nymommy08/
Details:
- 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
Features:
Air Switch
Apron Sink
Counter-depth Frig
Island with Seating
Lighting: Above Cabinet
Lighting: Pendant
Soap Dispenser
Trash Pullout
Wine Cooler
White Kitchen with Fratelli Oven and Marble Backsplash
Contact: janefan (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Nov 8, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk45/janefan8/
Details:
- Cabinets: Kountry Kraft Alpine White
- Countertops:
Perimeters: Carrara marble, honed
Island: Cabernet granite
- Appliances:
Fratelli Onofri 36" Evolution—single oven
Kitchenaid 72" French Door Refrigerator
Advantium
Zephyr hood
- Sink: copper sink, 14 gauge, Dark Smoke finish from Copper Sinks Online
- Faucet: Whitehaus New Vision Curved Handle
- Hardware: Rejuvenation Arched Mission Pull in Burnished Antique
- Paint: Benjamin Moore Nantucket Grey
- Rug: indoor/outdoor rug from Ballard Designs
- Floors: pre-finished oak (??) in gunsmoke
- Stools: JCPenney
- Lighting: pendants from bellacor.com.
What I Feel I Need to Justify:
1. My big, huge, barrier island. I posted a layout months ago and rhome410 and buehl both pointed out that my island would be a barrier between the range and the refrigerator. Thanks to rhome, I slid the fridge from the right end of that wall to the left which makes the trip from oven to fridge shorter. Thank you, rhome! My island still would be considered a barrier island, but the fact is that it really works for my space and my family.
2. Outlets vs plugmolds: I was torn here. For me it was outlets vs. hanging cords. I think most people who use plugmolds probably don’t keep the appliances plugged in, and as much as I’d like to say we unplug the toaster and coffee maker, we don’t. So, I just decided—it’s a kitchen, it has outlets. Let it be.
3. Giving up a separate, formal dining room—DH couldn’t care less, he was really the one pushing to lose the wall between the original kitchen and dining room. He doesn’t see the need for a formal dining room for us—we rarely have formal dinner parties. My "vision" was to make the dining area a little more formal. Not sure I pulled it off. Either way, this layout really works for us and we’re hoping to be in this house for a long time.
4. Airswitch—yes, I know the current finish is glaringly silver in a sea of brown! I ordered a special Mocha Bronze finish for the button. Still haven’t gotten the button. It’s on backorder and I was told that they now don’t have any idea when it will be available!! Ugh.
5. Molding oddities—because of the slight drop in the ceiling in the "alcove," the crown molding is at different heights—you can tell when looking at the upper cabinet to the right of the stove. Couldn’t be helped.
What Had To Be That I’ve Grown to Love:
1. Originally, the entirety of the wall between the original kitchen and dining room was supposed to come out; same with that shallow wall next to the doors leading to my backyard. One couldn’t be completely removed because of a major pipe. and the other couldn’t come out because it’s a structural support. That pipe is also the reason for the protrusion from that wall to the ceiling. Though disappointed about this at first, I now love how the cabinets and counter wrap around that wall; and with that on one end and the other wall on the other, a somewhat cozy alcove is created for that space. I think of these things now as architectural details.
2. Island countertop—my original vision was a beautiful, rich wenge edge grain countertop. Got a sample, LOVED it. Literally fondled it for an evening. My GC and DH were vehemently against wood for the island. Despite my assurances of super-durable, water-resistant finishes and the fact that I would welcome some dents and scratches as patina, they wouldn’t budge. I could’ve forged ahead without their approval, but decided to see if I could first find something that would be a happy compromise. I did—a granite called Cabernet. It reads a pretty flat chocolate brown with faint black movement. It gives the same general look as the wood, though the wood would’ve provided such a wonderful warmth that only wood can give. That said, I’m really happy with the granite.
3. The stools—this is very, very minor. Ideally, I would have chosen a dark brown woven stool, probably backless—similar to those seagrass Pottery Barn stools. However, cost, durability, and comfort had to come into play. With little kids, I just couldn’t see having backless stools and I with as much use as they’re getting, I worried about crumbs and such. So, these will do for now.
What I LOVE:
1. The sink—copper sink, 14 gauge, Dark Smoke finish from Copper Sinks Online. Love it. Everyone who sees it loves it.
2. Faucet—Whitehaus New Vision Curved Handle. Retails for over $700, got it for under $300 because it’s been discontinued. I worked directly with someone at Whitehaus via email and he was wonderful…found the matching soap dispenser at a lower price for me, too.
3. Cabinet hardware—ordered from Rejuvenation. Looks ORB, but is burnished brass.
4. Paint color—I just really like the way it works with the browns, greys, and white in the kitchen. It’s Benjamin Moore Nantucket Grey. Reads mossy grey/green.
5. The tumbled marble mosaic. This was a last minute decision when my GC said that taking the carrara slab all the way up to the ceiling (around the hood) was a bad idea. Turns out I LOVE the way the mosaic looks around the hood and I love how the band around the rest of the perimeter turned out.
6. The Fratelli—we’re not gourmets, but I prefer the look of the pro-style ranges. The Fratelli was a great option for us, not a bank-breaker, but great visual appeal and great function (as far as I can tell!). I really love the look of it, the "dainty" knobs especially.
What I Waver On Daily:
1. Pendant lights over island—LOVED these when they were up without anything else in the space and most of the time I still love them, but there are moments when I wonder if they’re all wrong!
2. Carrara marble—while I do love it, sometimes I worry that it’s a tad too grey for the white cabinets; I also think I would’ve been happy with the mosaic between the range and the hood versus the slab, but the slab will be easier to keep clean. I do like the slab under the Advantium—where it’s very nook-like.
3. Using different hardware on the cabinets in the dining space. I fell in love with the idea of a pendant pull, but didn’t want them everywhere. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I think I should’ve just kept everything the same.
4. Pantry Pullouts—when I first loaded these I thought they were a pain—too rigid storage-wise and I wished I had just done tall cabinets with pullout shelves. Now, though, I can see their value and I can reach the top on tippy-toes (I’m 5’6"). Could still go either way on this. Don’t love the hardware placement on them, but that really goes under a new category—Don’t Love It, But Can Live With It.
5. Position of cabinets between kitchen and dining—they’re not centered on that short wall, but mimic the cabinets across from them, by the dining window. I let my GC win this one and I sometimes wish I had pushed for them to be center on that wall.
6. Don’t really waver on this—I wish I had done all drawers on the window side perimeter. I just don’t think I gave it enough thought. Oh well.
Misc. Thoughts:
1. Why the gold/brown finishes vs. silver/chrome? While I love the silver/chrome finishes with the white cabinets, I gravitate toward browns and reds and yellows. These are the hues in our family room that’s open to the kitchen. That’s why I thought burnished or antiqued brass tones would work better for us.
2. I’m still trying to warm up the space. I know I could’ve gone with rich wood cabinets, but that part of the house is so dark—despite all the windows and doors, it gets only filtered natural light. Plus, I was always drawn to the white kitchens in all the magazines. I just felt it was the right way to go for this space.
3. Have contemplated putting corbels under the glass uppers…thoughts anyone?
4. Big blank wall between fridge and opening to mudroom—was originally going to put a black bench there. Now I’m thinking of putting two rows of white magnetic strips there for children’s artwork, holiday cards, reminders, etc.
5. Used magnetic paint on the shallow wall near the doors leading to the backyard (and on one wall in our mudroom). Not very strong, though, so I need to work on getting stronger magnets. Those plastic magnetic photo pockets (if anyone knows what I’m talking about) stick pretty good.
6. Will likely incorporate some window treatments at some point. Can’t decide if I should try to find a fabric that would work for roman shades or do a dark brown woven shade.
7. Though it’s counter depth, the fridge sticks out more than I expected.
Features:
Apron Sink
Beadboard
Blumotion
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Ceiling Fan
Colorful!!!
File Drawer
Filtered Water Faucet
Inset Doors
Lighting: Pendant
LightingRecessed
LightingUnder Cabinet
Message Center/Desk
Open Shelving
Peninsula with Seating
Plate Rack
Reach-in Pantry
Skylight
Soap Dispenser
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
Water Filter
Wine Storage
Eclectic Contemporary Kitchen with Two-Tone Cabinets
Contact: loves2cook4six (My Page)
Posted on Thu, Nov 20, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r26/LaniKaye221/Kitchen%20remodel/complete/
Details:
- 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
Features:
Air Switch
Baking Center
Baking Drawer
Bar with Seating
Blumotion
Bread Drawer
Butler Pantry
Cabinets: Base >24"deep
Cabinets: Wall >12"deep
Cabinets: Wall >36"high
Colorful!!!
Counter >28"wide
Counter-depth Frig
Counter-to-Ceiling Cabinet
Cutting Board Storage
Dish Drawer
Drawer Dividers
Filtered Water Faucet
Frameless Cabinets
Full Extension Drawers
Garden Window
Glass Doors
Gourmet/Professional
Induction Cooktop
Instant Hot Water
Lighting: Pendant
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Tech
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Drawer
NeverMT
Peninsula: Multilevel
Peninsula with Seating
Plugmold
Plug inside Cabinet
Pot Rack
Prep Area (Multiple)
Prep Sink
Pullout Pantry
Reach-in Pantry
Rollout Trays
Sink tilt-out tray
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Step Stool Pullout
Stone
Tapmaster
Toe Kick Drawer
Trash Foot Pedal
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
TV
Unique Hardware
Water Filter
Custom can Storage
Haefele Magic Corner II units
Base drawers
Custom 28" drawers to fit 30" cabinets
Wine glass storage
White/Alder Kitchen with Coffered Ceiling and Arches
Contact: alliern (My Page)
Posted on Mon, Nov 24, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc97/alliern1/
Details:
- Cabinets: Perimeter Cabinets custom-built with BM Simply White paint. Island cabinets are custom-built Alder, stained Sherwin-Williams "Walnut Wainscot" SW 3120-B.
- Countertops: Perimeter countertop is Black Minas Soapstone from Dorado Soapstone.
- Island countertop is Honed Statuario Marble
- Backsplash: tbd
- Appliances:
DW, Fridge, microwave/convection oven (Kitchen Aid)
6 burner dual-fuel 36" range (Thermador)
Thermador Traditional Silent 42" Hood w/remote blower
- Floor Owens PlankFloor 6" Walnut with Satin Water Based Polyurethane
- Delta Allura Faucet and soap dispenser
- Danze Pot Filler
- Cabinet hardware: Restoration Hardware's Duluth knobs and pulls in brushed nickel. The knobs are 1.25" and the pulls vary in size depending on the width of the drawers.
- Paint: The kitchen/DR walls are BM Titanium. The Great Room walls are BM Manchester Tan
- Lighting: mini cargo pendants by Wilmette Lighting (for Monorail).
- Fireplace: gas Quadra Fire QFP44
My island cabinet dimensions are 8'3" x 5'1" (that includes base moulding).
The marble countertop measures 8'5" x 5'4".
All of the trim throughout the home is made from MDF. My finish carpenter said that if I had decided to do the coffered box-beam ceiling out of wood, it would've cost 10x's as much! Yikes!
Features:
Beadboard
Blumotion
CabinetsWall >36"high
Dish Drawer
Drainboard
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Gourmet/Professional
Custom Hood
Inset Doors
Island with Seating
LightingAbove Cabinet
LightingPendant
LightingRecessed
LightingUnder Cabinet
Microwave Shelf
Potfiller
Prep Area (Multiple)
Soap Dispenser
Stone
Trash Pullout
Unique Window
Coffered/Box-beam ceiling
Black and Ivory Kitchen with Antique Brick Arch
Contact: karalouise (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Nov 15, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s308.photobucket.com/albums/kk337/Karalouise703/finished%20kitchen/
Details:
- 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
Part of our remodel included a 400 sq. ft. addition to expand the size of our family room and kitchen. The biggest thorn in my side for this whole project was working around a dropped beam and 2 columns that had to stay because they were the structural support for an upstairs bay window. We have decided to arch out the structure and will be covering it in antiqued brick......this is my best hope at being able to (as another GWer said) "Embrace my beam"!!
Features:
Apron Sink
Bar with Seating
Beadboard
Counter-depth Frig
Exposed Stone/Brick
Island: Multilevel
Island with Seating
Lazy Susan
Lighting: Recessed
Lighting: Under Cabinet
Microwave Drawer
Trash Pullout
Walk-in Pantry
Classic White and Chestnut Kitchen with a twist
Contact: gglks (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Nov 15, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/gsteinga/
Details:
- Cabinets - Omega/Dynasty Wyatt door style in pearl. Island is alder/chestnut
- Countertops - Costa Esmerelda granite
- Backsplash - by Elon tile - raised alabaster basketweave with ming green.
- Hardware - Restoration Hardware - Gilmore pull and plain knob
- Lights - Ballard Designs - "Westport pendant" in silvered glass
- Sink - Kohler Verity stainless farmhouse sink
- Faucet - Price Pfister Treviso
- Appliances -
cooktop: Thermador 6 burner
microwave: Bosch convection
all others: Jenn-Air
- Paint - Sherwin Williams grecian ivory
Kitchen dimensions:
The dimensions are 21 1/2 ft by 14 1/2 ft. based on kitchen designing rules, our aisles are a little tight.....3 ft between sink and island and 42 inch between refrige wall and island (which has seating). I am a one cook household so the sink being close to the island is actually perfect for me. As far as the aisle with seating, the wine cooler and one pantry are behind the stools. Sad to say, but the wine cooler is my one area that is a little tight to get into!!!
Banquette details:
The banquette is 8 ft. by 5 1/2 ft. - that was basically the space we had to work with. I put a base cabinet and then a wall cabinet that comes down to the counter in the corner (right next to the banquette) for cookbooks, junk and crafts for the kids. Since the base cabinet is 18 inches, that is what we decided for the depth of the seat. The contractor built a sloped back which is 3 inches so the actually seat is 15 inches deep. We also had 3 inch cushions made which I totally recommend. It is very comfortable for us. We had to work with certain restrictions so you might want to make the seat deeper....say a 22 inch seat with a 4 inch sloping back. My contractor had me sit in different chairs to determine what would work for us.
Features:
Air Switch
Apron Sink
Banquette Seating
Bench Seating
Beverage Center/Bar
Blumotion
Bread Drawer
Drawer Dividers
Glass Doors
Custom Hood
Island with Seating
Knife Drawer
Lazy Susan
LightingPendant
LightingRecessed
LightingUnder Cabinet
NeverMT
Rollout Trays
Soap Dispenser
Spice Storage
Trash Pullout
Tray Divider
TV
Unique Window
Warming Drawer
Wine Cooler
Finally...99.9% finished
Contact: yolande_1951 (My Page)
Posted on Sat, Nov 1, 08
Link to kitchen photos: http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/yolande_1951/kitchen/kitchen%20for%20garden%20web/?start=0
Details:
- Cabinets: finished in BM Decorator white, matched to subway tile, drawers all full extension, Blumotion soft close
- Countertop: Angola silver polished granite
- Backsplash: glossy beveled subway, painted by local artist
- Miele double ovens
- Miele 36 inch induction
- Jenn Aire 36 " 25 CU ft FD, sunk into the wall
- Vent-a-hood 42 " blower
- Kenmore Elite DW and Insinkerator GD from old kitchen
- Rancilio Sylvia and Rocky espresso and grinder
- Oak flooring
- 3 inch pot lights
- KWC Inox faucet, pullout at single SS Kindred sink
- New Form XT pulldown faucet at Franke SS prep sink.
- Floor: red oak stained with a custom blend of nutmeg and Early American with a semi gloss finish. We ran the boards perpendicular to the other floors. The boards are pretty narrow.
- Hardware: Amerock mulholland satin pulls 96 mm and knobs
Island is 105" x 52", including a 12" overhang.
Bar with Seating
Blumotion
CabinetsBase >24"deep
CabinetsBase >36"high
CabinetsWall >12"deep
Coffee Center
Filtered Water Faucet
Full Extension Drawers
Glass Doors
Custom Hood
Induction Cooktop
Island with Seating
Prep Sink
Pullout Pantry
Spice Storage
Trash Pullout
VacPan
Water Filter
Knife Storage
Cappuccino Bar
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