It sounds to me like you will end up with the look you want. Many of us had to make compromises, large and small, to keep the remodel alive. i am so glad you found the original floor to use!

It will be great! Good Luck!

Hi Catlover,
I had to make many compromises as well that I didn't think I would have to make either because my space wouldn't allow me to do what I wanted to do or for budgetary reasons so I hear you big time.

Reading through your post, I think you will still end up getting your cottage look. I don't think you strayed too far from your original vision. In a small kitchen you probably made the right decision with the full overly vs. the inset for space reasons but also I don't think it will affect the overall look that much. Check out breezygirl's kitchen - just gorgeous and those are full overlay. I think Beekeeperswife as well.

I think the biggest change from your overall vision is the loss of the farm sink - try to stick with finding your bridge faucet but not sure you'll have enough room with a D bowl sink behind it... any other sink options that will work other than a D bowl?

In summary, it doesn't sound like you strayed too far... the hardwood flooring outcome is great!!

post pictures along the way, please!

I wanted blue granite. I can't afford $40k on the counter lol. We decided to go with an amazing green and splurge when we do our master bath.

On one hand, yes.
I've piecemealed my kitchen 2gether for the last 5 years.
Some of it I'm very pleased with, some of it I'm slowly replacing with what I really want.

OTOH, It didn't help that I didn't know I am mesmerized by beaded inset cabinets until I saw them 3 years go. Some of the things I've purchased (even for the $5.00 orphan cabinet fee at the Community Forklift) will be retrofitted.

However, I am patient and will not settle. My kitchen functions. For me, that doesn't mean an inconvenient layout, it means it actually has working plumbing and the countertop is no longer plywood. In the meanwhile, I'm scheming and stalking reuse centers, etc.

It helps that I really had no idea what I wanted and it just keeps evolving. So no settling. :)

Just planning.
I think to what that translates is: never done.

Did you look at the IKEA farm sinks? I think they may be in slightly smaller sizes that could fit your plan and they are much less expensive.

HTH

L.

yes!

I really think you might be surprised when you're finished. The farmhouse sink is not there but you can still have the bridge faucet, assuming you find the right sink. But you'll need to measure BEFOREHAND very carefully. And stick with your shiny finishes. Get classic hardware and maybe some crystal knobs thrown in. With the right countertop, I'll bet you'll have an end result that's pretty darned close to what you pictured.

I think everyone makes compromises along the way. I wanted a kitchen with a light, marble like colored countertop. This clashed with DH's vision. He was iffy about white from the start. But the kitchen means more to me. Yet to help make him more comfortable, I did a lighter stone on the island but dark around the perimeter. And my shiny bridge faucet didn't happen the second I mentioned side spray. So I'm doing the beautiful Woodmere pull down that I found. But it doesn't come in polished nickel...only chrome and stainless. I've seen plenty of GWers combine stainless with Polished Nickel and it works fine since the tones are warmer. But it wasn't my original vision. I had also envisioned cabinets to the ceiling. But it added so much to the cost that I couldn't justify it. Now that everything is in place, I'm glad. I think it might have overwhelmed the room. The hood to the ceiling and the window seat cabinets will balance the area nicely.

I think compromises do get made along the way for various reasons. And that's fine. I just read an article from a kitchen designer that said she never wants clients to pick everything at once up front because the clients' vision may not fit with what ends up in the space as things change once the room starts forming together. It may have been on Houzz? It was really good. It said the certain things to do at certain times but that based on how things looked during that phase, it could change what ends up in the kitchen in the end. So it's GOOD to not be completely "married" to everything and to be flexible. You will end up with a better kitchen for YOU!

Catlover, Blanco has a new smaller rectangular Silgranite sink. The dimensions are 24 X 18 X 8 and it comes in four colors. It's called Vision and the model number is #441368. I was planning on the D sink for a 28 inch sink cabinet, but I was concerned about the depth of that sink since we are tall. I went on their website to see what else was available and saw the new sink. There's not much info on their site, but I contacted them and confirmed it is available for shipping now. I did see it on Amazon and my local dealer said she can get it but it comes from Canada and might take two weeks.

I just commented on another thread, Letting go of perfect.

We all have different ideas of perfection. Thank goodness, because if everyone shared my vision of perfection, all the old junk that I like would cost $$$$! But I'm lucky because hardly anyone else wants it. ;)

You want a vintage kitchen. I'm old enough to remember several vintage kitchens, and they weren't perfect. They belonged to folks in the working class, and they were a lot like my kitchen. They evolved--some of this, some of that, but always an improvement on what was there before. If you can't have all new inset door cabinets, find one great vintage piece and put less expensive cabinets on another wall. Or do as you are planning--use paint, and/or accessories to evoke a vintage vibe. I have three different styles of cabinet doors, all from different decades, and it works for me.

You'll get a lot of good advice here. Enjoy the process, and enjoy the kitchen you will create. I'm always up for a new vintage kitchen project. :)

Thank you everyone for your posts. I did think that "letting go of perfect" summed it up totally!

Spring, DH was totally set against a HW floor until we found it underneath . . now that's all he wants. Amazing how much more helpful they are when they are on board with an idea.

Mama and May, HD has a silgranit style that is more rectangle in shape and will fit the 27 sink cab and has the 4 or 5 holes for a bridge, sprayer and soap dispenser. I also love the color although I'm not sure how that will translate to my vision as I really wanted a white sink.

Saw, $40k for blue granite? Good thing I prefer green! I don't think I have ever seen blue granite in person but now I know why. But really you must have a kitchen the size of a football field.

CEF, can't wait till you post pictures . .such a labor of love. BTW, are your cats enjoying the special faucet?

L, I seriously considered the white Ikea Lidi cabs with the 24 in farm sink . . it's a very nice sink and very reasonably priced but I was going to be left with a lot of fillers in my tiny space so I opted out.

Babs, great idea about not deciding everything up front and thanks for the reminder to be flexible!

May, I am tall too but DH is not . . well he was when we started this project but I have really worn him down. I swear he is 4 inches shorter at the end of the day. I saw that Blanco sink on the web site. I love the lines of that sink . . I prefer a rectangle to the D but I was going for a deeper sink. Do you think that it matters that much? We have a 7 in sink now, no DW, and the dishes are always overflowing so I thought a deeper sink would hide the dishes!

Mama_goose, I actually have a Victorian mahogany dish cab that I was planning on putting on the free wall for my vintage piece but I will have to see if it makes the room feel too small!

THANK YOU ALL!

The Silgranite D sink is 10 inches deep, plus the countertop, so that worried me. Our current sink is only 6 inches deep, so we'd be almost twice the depth! I feel better going with the 8 in. deep sink, and while it's a smaller sink than some, it's bigger than the dish-washing side of our current double bowl. We hand wash pots and pans and misc. dishes and glassware every night, but we're planning on using the DW more when the new kitchen is in.

Absolutely!
When I started painting the outside of our house, I said, no white garage and no white trim...
Note, I changed everything and went with a rich grey/green and yes, white trim and a white garage door! I haven't named the color but the three leading options - Thunderstone, Thunderbolt, and night heron.

Now for the kitchen - I started out with light cabinets and decided it didn't go with the floor. Therefore - the cabinets are much darker than planned. The black glaze set off the cabinets and I am in love with them and not even finished!! I also made a couple changes including adding a pocket door and a pull out pantry next to the frigde (which is still in the dining room) when I realized, the HVAC could be routed through the basement instead of the wing wall next to the fridge.
I also wanted brushed nickel handles - but felt the AB matched better - but almost switched (and still might) this week after seeing the cabinets and a few GW posts
I would say my kitchen moved from modern/contemp to transitional along the way Guess, I grew up with transitional and hard to steer away - even when I tried!