How exciting! What a difference.

I'm even getting excited! Are you going to keep that cool wood plank look that's already in your kitchen? It makes a neat contrast to the new cabinets. Also, where did you purchase your cabinets and what color exactly are they?
Thanks for info.

Thanks ladies! Yes, the wood paneling stays BUT we are going to paint it. I wanted to keep the texture and interest that if offers. Plus, I hate sheetrock. After being able to hang anything anywhere and never worry about it, I just can't go back.

My cabinets came from Desiger Cabinets Online. They are Norcraft brand. We got half off plywood, free full extension drawers and soft close, and we could have gotten free glazing (but I passed on that) and they cost about half what Lowes and HD quoted us. The cabinets are Concord in antique white. I also upgraded to the 5 piece drawer fronts. I love, love, love them. Here's the link to the cabinetry site. I know someone else here had a less than perfect experience with them, but I'm very happy so far.

Here is a link that might be useful: norcraft

I love the planks. They would still look great unpainted, but painted will be nice, too. What color are you planning?

Everything looks awesome so far!

Wow! Love your cabinets, they look absolutely perfect in that space.

It looks really nice - love the cabinets. Gotta love that old wallpaper!
Can't wait to see more.

oh so exciting!!! it's looking great! cant wait til i am close to this. FUN!

Ooh I just love that unpainted wood on the wall!!! It just feels so right and wonderful and inviting, love love love! If you chicken out of painting it (that would look nice too)wouldn't it look nice to top coat it with the same sheen as the other nice woods in your home and just put clear glass over the wood behind the range & hood all the way up to the ceiling? Maybe something like a 20% to 25% top coat sheen on wood so there would some contrast but not too much with the glass sheen...that would be so yummy.
Nice kitchen, good feel either way, natural or painted.

VERY swimmingly! Looks beautiful, especially those great big bottom drawers!

Becky

this is SOOOO exciting!!! i am so happy for you sumnerfan. it is looking wonderful. you must be thrilled beyond thrilled.

those cabs are really pretty. i love that hutch-type one on the end with the shallow drawer.

what wood did you end up choosing for countertops?

what a transformation! this is going to be so fun! keep the pics coming! :)

WOW ! You are going to have a wonderful space. So exciting for you. c

So exciting!! Could you post a layout? I love those cabinets! The color the doors-- they are so dreamy! What brand are they?

Aah - wouldn't it be nice if all "big bottom drawers" looked that nice - Just kidding ;)

Very nice, Summerfan. I also like the hutch-like cabs on the right end, but especially like the shallow pantry cab on the left end. THAT is using every bit of space efficiently!

The ceiling is going to look so beautiful, tell me that it will remain unpainted!

Keep posting pics as progress is made, I am eager to see your choices. I know you wanted to stay around $14K, how has that gone for you?

Wow, those cabinets are gorgeous! That space will be stunning when done. Tell me what range you purchased, I am very intrigued by the double oven, it is on my list for when I replace my current range.

What great progress!! Beautiful cabs, stove, BS, and ceiling! So glad things are going well, and I hope you'll keep posting more progress pics.

Wonderful cabinets! Are you still going to have the wood countertops? What about the backsplash? I'm so looking forward to seeing it all come together! :)

So happy for you! I am taking a break from unloading my cabinets & trying to set up a "temporary kitchen" in my den, also using the utility room for MW & toaster oven. It helps to see your pics of temp kitchen! hope all keeps going well. I just hit a MAJOR glitch last night. Sears sold me a 30" microhood to go over a 36" gas cooktop and said I could get my "trim kit" later...well TOO late is here and my salesperson @ Sears told me last night THERE IS NO TRIM KIT!!!! My cabinets are ordered..he asked me " what do you want to do.?"..I want HIM to do something to fix it....ANY IDEAS?????

I love your kitchen - the cabinets are gorgeous and I LOVE all the drawers. I put in 2 deep drawers and wish I had about six more - smart girl :)

How exciting to see your new kitchen take shape! Love the cabs and the wood walls and ceiling.

It's going to be great! Love your new cabinets and your makeshift kitchen is too cute! Congratulations!

That is moving right along! Kudos on the progress and hope you keep on rolling....

Beautiful and it is coming together so quickly! So exciting for you!

Thanks everyone!
Oops, I think there was a misunderstanding. The knotty pine paneling stays and was actually primed yesterday, but the planks behind the cabinets will be covered. My contractor still has to build my mantle style hood and the rest will be tiled with backsplash. We haven't decided what we are doing around the window yet. It has to be covered because he cut holes in it to move the electric and the part of the kitchen that was once a porch doesn't have the same boards.

Prill: The wallpaper is something isn't it? Some of it had waxpaper on the back. The rest had a fabric back.

Ironcook: We were going to get red oak countertops from butcherblockco.com but we went over budget on the things you can't see (plumbing, electric, etc) so now we are probably getting them from Ikea. We haven't decided which wood. I'm pushing to stain it dark though.

Newbieremodeler: I can post a layout, but it will be Monday. It's at school. My cabinets are Norcraft. I ordered them sight unseen (except on the website) from Designer Cabinets Online.

Nancy_in_Michigan: The cabinets were a very good value. They were about 7,500. We already had the floor that we plan to put down. We are doing some work ourselves like tiling and painting. We bought the stove on sale, the dishwasher was a floor model so we really saved there. I got the pulls we plan to use on clearance at Lowes, and I bought the knobs, sink, and faucet we wanted on Ebay. We were lucky to find someone to do the work that we trust and is reasonable, so I think we will come in at or near budget. I'm generally pretty careful with money so after I found the cabinet source the rest wasn't that hard. It can be done, you just have to shop smart and find a contractor/installer that is reasonable and good at what he does.

Spifeymom: Sorry to hear about your issue with Sears. I hope you get it resolved to your satisfaction quickly. I'm glad my temp kitchen helped you. It's pretty funny to see it sitting there in the living room. We have been eating, but definitely not the way we are used to eating. Yesterday we burned some sticks and the cabinet boxes and had a hotdog roast and smores. It was fun, but I don't want to do it again anytime soon.

To all: I am so happy I went with the recommendations I got here to get as many drawers as possible. I got a lot of pressure from well meaning people off site to change it. I'm glad I stuck to my guns and got what I wanted. I think the hutch really does help to keep it from feeling like such a long run of cabinets, plus it gives me space to display some of my favorite things.

Oh and someone, I didn't catch who, asked about the ceiling and if we were going to paint it. I thought about leaving it, but alas we can't because under the existing light fixtures the PO cut holes the size of the fixtures. It has to be patched so that we can do a different light. Because the wood is so old, we can match style but not color so it has to be painted. We decided to go with the color of the cabinets for the ceiling and a color that is gray-green for the walls called Thunderstorm. It's coming together. The only thing that hasn't been picked is backsplash. And I am having a hard time deciding what will fit the space best. I see now why people wait so late to choose their backsplash.

Thanks to all and I will definitely keep the pictures coming!