Nice Work! This shows discipline, taste, good sense, etc. ...and also...joy.

What a nice, nice job you did!

Wow; that's *wonderful*! Well done!!!

So sterile before and so warm, but sleek now (a good balance). I love how you used the color...I usually dislike orange, but if I moved in here, I don't think I'd change it. Just the right touch.
Brick is always a winner for me, and I really like your stainless shelves.

OOO - LOVE your faucet! The open shelving, metallic reflections and lighting really contribute to an open feel even though the space is smaller. Nice choice in wall paint! The counter is classic! I MUST have one of those clocks like you have on the wall entering the room - it's awesome!

I love your kitchen... so eclectic and warm and.... awesome! and your little corgi too... mine is 9 :)

I love the solar beech and think it looks great in your space with that beautiful spicy color. LOVE that cool rack system by your frig

I find
the Orange
More enj-
oyable.

It rhymes
if you don't mind
the foible.

Very nice! Love the shelving unit--looks so good in your space.

Adorable doggy!

It all looks wonderful, great job !

Looks fantastic! You really made the most of the space. Love the shelving, too.

The Corgi is adorable, too.

Love it! What a fun, cute space! I have about the same budget, and you did an amazing job!

And eminem to the rhyme rescue, thanks to him being on 60 minutes awhile back. For some reason, I can't get his examples of words that rhyme with orange if you stretch it out of my head: orange, door hinge, 4 inch, porridge. LOL

What a terrific use of $8,000. It looks elegant and original without trying too hard. I hope you enjoy it!

Excellent choices for lower level living. Beautiful and very inviting.

Love it! Love it! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing! BTW:

Hey GW: Have you ever seen
Xand83's kitchen of orange and white?
It's hot and it's cool and
It's finished just right!

It's got counters of granite and columns of brick.
Just the kind of design touches to make your heart sick.
With a bit of Ikea and a whole lot of DIY skill,
this kitchen is made for a TKO thrill.

(Okay, poet I'm not. But you get the point). :-) Congratulations!

I love the fridge placement -- you have a ton of counter space and storage now! Love the solar beech, and yet I think using the Adel white on top keeps it from being too much in a small space. Flooring is perfect; Bianco Antico is beautiful in every kitchen I've seen it in. Your whole place is really inviting -- congrats!!

Beautiful job....years ago I lived in a basement apt on Wyoming Ave...takes me back.

And all due respect, but none of the Eminem rhymes are
actually true rhymes....Mr. Soundheim says:

"Clever rhyming is easy. To rhyme orange is no trick at all. Anybody can do it. You can say

an orange, or a porringer."

(And yes, I had to go lookup porringer. :) )

And, while I'm at it, in case you want to go for silver:

"To find a rhyme for silver
Or any 'unrhymable' rhyme
Requires only will, ver
Bosity and Time"

cheers!

That is so beautiful. From seeing the little glimpses of the rest of your place, it looks in perfect fit with the building. I would never thought of putting orange in a small space like that, but it works well. You made the most use of every inch and made it pretty at the same time. That can be hard to do. Congrats on your new space!

Fantastic!
An orange citris punch of fun!
~boxer

Wow, love it, especially the colors! I am all about color, and you've got it right!

Whoa.

I thought residents of DC were supposed to be buttoned up and devoid of imagination. Your little kitchen hits the sweet spot between functionality and not overdone style. Really nice.

Thank you all for the super-kind words! It was a lot of fun, but I'm glad its over too. And to those of you with rhyming skills, Bravo! I never knew Eminem could help me with the naming of our kitchen. Who knew, right?

The shelving is actually Elfa. Works just as well holding the bread box as the one in the closet holds the under shirts!

Wanda the Corgi thanks you all too. And jw34, we looked at a few places on Wyoming! Ended up just a few streets north, but that street is awesome!

Love the brick...had to look a second time as I DIDN'T see the orange ! Was too busy looking at all the other great touches. You done good ! c

These rhymes are too funny! Who knew we had so many poets on GW?

Xand, I'm so glad you posted your kitchen! It's every bit as great as I thought it was from the little peak you gave us in a previous thread! I love the orange--it's like looking at a beautiful naval orange! Love your cabs and the frig location with the sweet little curtain over it.

I noticed a wine rack squeezed in between the cabinet and the wall--would you give me details on it? It doesn't look like it's part of the cabs, but maybe I'm wrong.

And, of course, I love the Elfa shelves! I definitely have to check those out.

Thanks so much for sharing your unique and wonderful kitchen! Enjoy!

LOVE the orange and the whole space, but most of all I love your Pembroke .... We had one growing up and seeing yours makes me feel nostalgic. I am so excited for you!

It looks great! Modern and inviting! Good job!

i think your kitchen is fabulous! really imaginative and fun, in addition to functional.

it's so impressive you did this with a modest budget and made it look so great... and without a car! that's really something. it's very inspirational to people trying to do a terrific remodel with a reasonable amount of money.

coincidentally, last night i was looking at your pictures because you posted on the OTR microwave thread. i was thinking you should really submit your kitchen to the apartment therapy kitchen tours!

love your little corgi, too. hope you really enjoy your kitchen. thank you so much for posting it. :)

Wow! Very nice! I love the wood lower cabinets with the white upper cabinets.

And the parquet floors -- I grew up with floors a little like that and still love them.

great job! your kitchen looks great.

Also, your condo is really bright for being a basement unit. Love the exposed brick.

thanks for posting

Oh I wish I could think of a rhyme....

It looks great! Love how you made it so interesting. The birch veneer cabs look very very good. So much texture--the floors, the brick, the birch. Have to say, that is the smallest kitchen sink I've ever seen! And yet, with your warm but minimalist styling, I don't doubt that you manage to stay on top of your dishes.

Enjoy the new space!

The wine rack holds about 8 bottles of wine, but it is attached to the wall, not the cabs. We had a good 4/5" gap to the left of the new cabinets. Ikea cabinets are great, but their sizing dictates either a 30" cabinet or a 36" cabinet and we really needed something like 34" cabinets there. So, wine storage above and a nook beside the base cabinet that holds small bags of dog food and place mats, etc.

Our sink IS small! It's not the end of the world though. It's pretty deep and it holds dinner dishes just fine. Although, I have been pretty OCD in the new kitchen making sure everything goes directly in the dishwasher. It was due to the new corner carousel cabinet. That storage was a must, so we had to shrink the sink. We enjoy the expanded counter space so much, the small sink was a small price to pay for some room!

And I just might submit it to Apartment Therapy. But to show off Wanda. She's a diva and loves the camera ;)

Thanks again!

Love the color - so warm and inviting. Thanks for sharing.