What does an expensive kitchen look like?
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Comments (8)Forged steel looks like what it is: hot semisolid metal that is squeezed with great force between dies or plates to assume its final shape. Unlike casting, there should't be plug holes or "flash" on a forged part, although there may be what looks like a seam where the two parts of the forging dies came together. The greater strength of forged parts comes from the fact that the grain inside the metal is optimized by the pressures involved. A casting will be weaker because of non-uniform grain formation. There is a special class of castings, known as Meehanite (after the inventor, Meehan) that uses carefully controlled casting processes to make the grains more uniform throughout the casting. This results in a stronger, more dimensionally stable casting, and is in demand for creating the bases and columns of things like mills and vertical machining centers. Parts machined wholely from billet, depending on the type of billet used, may fall in between castings and forgings in terms of strength and other desirable properties, and both castings and forgings often receive final machining to exact dimensions. The big advantage to casting is that it is a quicker and more economical way to produce large numbers of identical parts, whereas forging is preferred for parts requiring superior strength....See MoreDark kitchen cabinets? What does your kitchen table look like?
Comments (8)I've never been one for matchy-matchy, be it woods, fabrics, or even clothes. I like similarities in form or texture (the latter I actually prefer very tactile!) or even just style. My dining area table is a solid teak almost Parson's except the legs do taper a tiny bit. It's a darker color. When I had wood cabinets, they were a medium oak. I liked the differences. Oh - my floors are a gorgeous chocolate wide-plank maple. I love the combinations. That said, your cabinets are gorgeous. May I assume you cleaned, stripped & stained? I still have to do my butcher block countertop and haven't decided how to do it. I like a distressed look, but how to achieve it without working on it for 20 years? I love how professionally done your cabinets look....See Moredoes this look expensive to you? funny response from angry person
Comments (10)spencer I wish you lived in my area - your rates are more than reasonable. I just had a new home built in Northern VA - the electricians were out of Winchester VA which is a lower cost of living area - probably comparbale to your area. They have great rates and here is what they charge for some things 35 dollars per outlet (includes wiring, outlet, and plate) 50 dollars per switch 100 dollars per recessed can (includes wiring, can & trim) 400 dollars per 100 Amp sub panel (this is only for the cable extension from the main and the sub panel box - you pay for each circuit & breaker added) 80 dollars per chandelier box (bolted into studs) I read your list and for similar items you listed, your prices seemed quite good, especially since this is not new construction. I too had sticker shock when I got the estimate from my electricians to do a lot of the extra wiring I wanted in my house (stuff beyond minimum code). I knew they had good prices, I just could not afford the extra cost (like cans - I have 87 in my house). So I did the work myself and paid them to inspect my work. It sounds like this was a job worth passing up....See MoreWhat does a 10-15K kitchen reno look like
Comments (31)mrs pete: why so negative, always? "As someone else said, IKEA's butcher block is really, really cheap. Yeah, it'll need replacing in five years or so (assuming real cooks live here)..." Wrong! We've lived with Ikea solid beech butcher block counters for more than ten years now and they're in perfectly good condition. And yes, both DH and I are serious cooks and we bake a lot too. (We oil them about twice or three times a year and do not cut on them, we use cutting boards). Well, we're soon starting a kitchen remodel, and we're planning to reuse them for our new island counter. All we'll do is a light sanding and oiling for that totally new kitchen look. The perimeter cabs will either have quartz or stainless steel. Ikea carries now also a veneered version of "butcher block", the usefulness of which must have its limits, but the one used in the OPs photo looks like they're the solid type like ours. At any rate, imho, it's much better looking than all those horridly busy overpriced stone counters that people keep putting in their kitchens. Haha, totally by coincidence, I've just received a text with photo from my daughter who's apartment hunting: the photo is of an expensive stone counter which was so offensively fleshy looking, she declined to rent the place. Her verdict: it would be like cooking on an oversized cold slab of raw meat..ugh! And she LOVES rocks (in nature), jeez she's a geologist! Bon appétit!...See Moreherbflavor
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