Jbrodie's 99% Finished Kitchen Creamy White w/ Soapstone
elizpiz
15 years ago
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Finished Small Creamy White and Soapstone Kitchen for FKB
Comments (33)Hi. I was just running a search for Medallion cabinets and your post came up. I am redoing my kitchen and we are looking at medallion platinum inset cabinets and Shiloh inset cabinets. I was hoping to get your feedback on your cabinets. At the showroom we noticed the dovetails were not smooth and there were tiny holes on the inside of the doors. Also, in the display the pull out shelves didn't run smoothly. We really liked the KD who is selling Medallion. Have you encountered any troubles with your cabinets? Do you find your cabinets well constructed? Did you look at any other cabinets before deciding on Medallion? I would truly appreciate you input! Thanks!...See MoreFinished Kitchen - creamy farmhouse (or some such thing)
Comments (55)LakeGirl, the cabinets read ~soft~? Look at the picture with the library ladder. The sink and the fish platter are stark white. You can definitely see the difference between the cabinet color and the sink color. Can you see how the sink makes the counter look really gray and the wall look really yellow? The Creamy White just sort of softens the hues. So, I'm not sure how to answer your question. Yes, but no, not really. They mainly just look old in a well cared for sort of way. Another thing I will say about the creamy white as a trim color is that it seems to work with antiques and oriental rugs better than a stark white would. Hobokenkitchen, I love the honed quartzite. It is absolutely bulletproof. I didn't want any shiny surfaces, and to me the whites in the stone came out more when it ws honed. The honed Virginia Mist on the island is a little more tempermental. If you lay a stick of butter on it to soften, you will have a darker spot the shape of the stick of butter. It sops up oil. However, having had a few big parties over the holidays, with gravy, flaming baked alaskas, and whiskey sours christening it, all stains just become part of the story. A good scrub with a dishsoap and a scrubby sponge mellows the marks. For those hankering after a library ladder.My cabinet maker (Gary Luke at The Town Carpenter) made the ladder for me. He bought the hardware kit from the outfit linked below and used my flooring. He made sure to get an adjustable roller connection at the top, because the height needed for the bookshelf was different than the height neeeded to clear the counters on the lower cabinet. Here is a link that might be useful: rolling library ladder...See MoreNew white w/ soapstone (PICS) - Looking 4 ideas to warm it up!
Comments (58)@Ralph95 - sorry, I am reading my emails backwards and am responding here that way too! Our backsplash is a standard "in house" subway from KG Tile in Timonium, MD. I was sort of against spending tons of $$ on a subway as I wanted a traditional look and knew I didn't have to break the bank to do it. I went with KG's version vs. Home Depot's / Lowes' as for me it was a slight bit brighter white that seemed to match my cabinets better and it was a bit glossier...which I thought would help bring some life to the white. They also carried end pieces (bullnosed on both sides and regular subway bull noses) vs the bull nose ones at HD/Lowes which reminded me of my bathroom upstairs (where we also did subways). (Hd & Lowes have thinner pieces vs the full sized subway tile with rounded edges that KG had and we needed a double bullnosed corner piece) The sink is an Artisan. It's what the soapstone fabricator sold and we just went with that. It's their largest double bowl - AR3521. We had a 20 gage sink before and although I never noticed a tinny sound to it, I can definitely tell the difference with this. The one negtive with this sink is that the "catcher" for food in the large bowl (we have a disposal in the small bowl) sits low so it's hard to get your fingers into the well to pick out food that may have slipped by the strainer. I don't know if this can be adjusted. You can order online, amazon, etc. www.artisanstyles.com The faucet is a Moen and it was purchased very quickly when my husband and I stopped at home depot one evening. A faucet was not that important to us and we knew we didn't want to drop tons of $$ on it which you can do on some...I will try to find the name of it....but we both like it alot, the soap dispenser works well with it and it doesn't get dirty or fingerprinty!! (a big bonus) The cabinet hardware is from Restoration Hardware. I went to the Columbia, MD store to see it all in person, and then ordered what they didn't have in stock on line in the store so that there was no shipping. We chose the Hanson knobs and the Gilmore pulls...both in the polished nickel. Our recessed lights are just cfl bulbs...they take a while to ligth up but we like them once they are on!! I'd love to see pics of your progress! Exciting times!!...See MoreFinished Kitchen creamy white, lacanche, calacatta
Comments (68)Hi Tearose21 -- how are those marble counter tops holding up one year down the line? I love the look but have heard that marble will stain and etch (and I'm no diligent housekeeper, so I'm not going to kid myself into believing that I'll be wiping them up every second)and that I'd be better off with a white and grey granite. Granite just doesn't have the same movement as your counter tops, so I'm just askin'.... P.S. -- LOVE LOVE LOVE your kitchen!! Lola B...See Moretkln
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