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Nice! And so much detail!

I love the finish on your cabinets! Seeing your kitchen, I realize that lighter wood does look great w/medium to dark cabinets!

Now, it's time to enjoy it!

I never would have know this was a townhouse kitchen! It is absolutely amazing how much you got into a small space. It is so nice and open. Can I ask what size cabinet you have your corner sink in?

I love your contrasts :) It's a gorgeous space. But my darling...why is it not being used? Get to cooking and then show us some pictures LOL (It looks like you forgot to move in cuz it's so pretty) heh heh

Awesome! I think your cabinet style and stain is very similar to what ours will be - it's nice to get a peek at what ours may look like!

Patti

Fantastic!! The layout is great - you used the space so well! And the colors/materials are so harmonious - very Zen. And all that cherry is going be just lucious at it ages. Congratulations! (nice touch with the micro too)

Your kitchen is beautiful; I really love the cabinet color and your drawer pulls~thank you for sharing pictures!

Thanks for posting! I admire your use of the space and the logical flow and work areas. Also, thank you for including all the information on the microwave - that is a model I'm strongly considering, and it's really helpful to have someone detail the installation needs. Great kitchen - functional and beautiful.

Wow! That is fabulous! I love the richness of the cabinets and those pulls are awesome.

Well worth the wait!

I admired your cabinets on the Shaker thread, but those bar pulls are the icing on the cake. Very nice...

I wouldn't sweat the 30 vs 36" range too much. The oven is pretty big and will heat up faster, and the five burner top is versatile. The smaller range is not really much of a compromise. Enjoy!

footballmom - Its a 42" corner cabinet.

igloochic - its complicated. I had to put most of my stuff in storage during construction. We've been living out of my guest room with a frig and MW and just a couple of pots. I wasn't allowed to put furniture on the floor yet today. But my storage space isn't open on Sunday. What with work, and the availability of my son to act as assistant mover, I won't be able to move most of my stuff back till next weekend.

I did pull some pots, pans, and dishes out of storage today. Hopefully will be able to do a bit more cooking this week. But we have to haul everything back upstairs to eat.

The kitchen has been nearly done for a couple of weeks. I have done *some* cooking. Just not much.

What a great job you've done! I love how you made the microwave fit your space (it looks really good there!) and everything seems well thought out.

Your granite looks very touchable, too!

Wow, it's perfection! Everything looks totally right!! After seeing the pics I was really surprised it's only 10'8" x 13'. I tried to order that same model fridge a couple weeks ago but my local store told me it wasn't available anymore. They could get the JennAir french door with the fatter handles, which was also nice, but I thought that'd be too much in my small space. Now I wonder why they couldn't order the one with the slender handles cause obviously it is still available!

Congratulations, you've really done a superb job on your townhouse kitchen. It looks classy and expensive!

What a beautiful kitchen! I love all the drawer space. It looks like it will have a ton of storage and be very functional. All the finishes that you have chosen go together beautifully. You really did an amazing job. Enjoy your new kitchen.
Barb

lily,

It *was* expensive. Several times more than I was expecting when I started thinking about it. And I know I have invested more than is justified for this house. But I'm not planning on moving, and I wanted it.

It looks wonderful! I am so excited for you. (I'm also envious how quickly the demo / rebuild was done, although after three years of planning you deserve it.)

I really appreciate your detailed notes about various aspects of your kitchen, esp. the microwave. We'll have the same microwave and, no joke, mid-way through reading I hopped up and ran downstairs with a tape measure. We may be in for a tricky install but at least now I'm forearmed because of your helpful description. Thank you!

So whatever happened with your granite? Was everything resolved to your satisfaction? I hope so.

Have fun unpacking and cooking!

Lovely! Beautiful cabinets.

Oops, just realized you were referring to the size of the adjacent cabinets, not the range. Sorry, guess I was more bedazzled by those stainless bar pulls than I thought!

Wonderful! I love the symmetry of the golden floors, cherry cabs then golden backsplash topped with cherry again. It looks like it will be a wonderful space to work and cook in. I don't think you overlooked even one tiny detail. Congratulations!

rmkitchen,

Re the granite: I'm procrastinating at this point, with other things taking priority. Its not the way I want it but it is "good enough" for now. When I get some time I intend to apply more enhancer myself. (After watching the people from my fabricator who were figuring it out more slowly than I was I think I can do at least as well, probably better.) If I can't get it right I may call in a professional granite finisher - gather there are some experts.

Beautiful job.

AWESOME JOB. You've done a great job. I wish my kitchen will be as beautiful as yours!

Beautiful! Everything seems so... tactile! Your combination of surfaces & finishes is truly wonderful!

Hi! Wow! I love your kitchen!! :) I am thinking of getting the same pulls. Can you tell me how tall your upper cabinets are? Mine are 36'' and I am wondering if the 10'' would look as nice on mine. Thanks so much! :)

wondery,

Most of my upper cabinets are 33", but some (over the MW and frig) are less.

Clearly this is a subjective decision. I delayed deciding until my cabinets were installed, and then mocked up the handles so I could see what it would look like. (I used silver ribbon stuck on with double sided tape.)

The 10" mostly was determined by the shortest cabinet - over the frig.

I thought about having "full height" pulls, but I realized I couldn't do that and have them line up and look right. They only come in certain lengths, so you can't get exactly the right length to go from top to bottom of every cabinet and both start and end at a consistent place. So I decided to go for a single length for all the vertical ones, except for the pantries, where that didn't seem workable, so I made an exception for them.

But ultimately you have to do what works for you, so I encourage mocking it up. You might be able to do it electronically on a rendering of your design. Or you can procrastinate like I did.

Once I ordered my pulls it took about a week for them to arrive. But three of them came in the wrong length and it took several more days to get the right ones. So give yourself enough time.

Just gorgeous. GORGEOUS! Thanks for all the detailed information. I have done white kitchens for years, but your pics are inspiring me to do cherry cabs someday. (Always Shaker style, though!)

It's beautiful! You can tell all of your planning really paid off. Enjoy!

I remember your cabinets from another thread & thought they were outstanding - & those pics can't hold a candle to the finished job. Beautiful, simply beautiful!

I'm so glad this thread got bumped up. Wonderful attn. to detail and all around Great Kitchen. Fabulous job, Paulma!!

Its been a long time and I have an update:

The Sharp R-1214 microwave finally bit the dust!.

I can't complain, since I've been using it for more than 12 years. I've been dreading this would happen, because I was worried how I would find something else to fit, since it was carefully built in.

Happy news! Sharp is still selling the R-1214. I was able to buy a replacement for about the same money I paid the first time. I now have the new one in and running. Almost like nothing ever happened.

It was a bit of a pain because the backsplash had it tiled in. I had to remove the top partial row of tiles under it to be able to detach it from the wall. I worried about that when it was installed, but there wasn't any obvious alternative. So now I'll have to re-tile that row. I do have spare tiles that I can use for the purpose. But I'm also considering replacing those with a piece of wood matched to the cabinets. It will be a little odd, but you have to duck down to see that, and it will simplify the problem if it has to be done again. Still considering this.