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check out our 10 year old kitchen's new look

14 years ago

Thanks to Bevangel's help I'm able to post our kitchen pictures on this website

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Comments (19)

trudymom
14 years ago
Really gorgeous. It feels so warm with your gorgeous wood floors and granite. I like your window curtain and the knobs/pulls you chose. And it looks like a silgranit sink--you'll love it. Thank you for sharing, and congratulations!!
pattyk_64
14 years ago
Very nice! You must be thrilled with your update, it has a very nice cozy feel to it. Enjoy!
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jdm929
14 years ago
I just love the changes you have made. I'm sure this is a look you will love for a very long time.
marybeth1
14 years ago
Wow! I can't believe what a difference and transformation a few well thought of updates can make great job!
skitter_2009
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks everyone for your nice comments, we love the way it looks now. We had the granite put in about 3 years ago. We just finished having the cabinets refaced in natural cherry wood and the backsplash tiled in black subway tiles. I'm sure the black wouldn't be every ones first choice but we think it works in our kitchen.
eastgate
14 years ago
What's the name of your granite?
lesmis
14 years ago
Wow what a difference a few changes can make! I love the color of your flooring with your cabinets, it is the perfect compliment to the granite and new hardware too!

Enjoy your lovely new and improved kitchen!

Kat :)
allison1888
14 years ago
Love it. Do you mind if I ask how much the refacing was -- we've debated it, but keep hearing it's almost as much as buying new cabinets.
skitter_2009
Original Author
14 years ago
eastgate, The granite is Venetian Gold.

Allison, The refacing price was $4,800.00. It would have been less if we went with maple, but the maple didn't look good with our floor. The reason why we didn't buy new cabinets was we didn't want to take the chance of the granite cracking (to much $$ invested) if they tried to remove it.
rosie
14 years ago
I love your new look, Skitter. Your kitchen is right in style and yet has a wonderfully personal look. Your stencil and plate detail is fantastic. Happy cooking!
lyno
14 years ago
I love how the stencilling ties the scroll work on the light and the backsplash all together. Very pretty kitchen.
mikeandbarb
14 years ago
Love your kitchen, the rooster canisters are cool. I'm am planning on a rooster theme too. I really like your curtains. Think I'll have to change mine to something like yours, which is what I was thinking of but wasn't sure how they'd look. Thanks for posting pictures it is a big help to me.
3katz4me
14 years ago
Wow! That looks great.
brutuses
14 years ago
Very pretty. Love your chicken/rooster decorations.
susanlynn2012
14 years ago
What is the wood on your floor. It is beautiful. Your renovation is very nice and I love the new kitchen cabinets, the floors, and the beautiful granite counters. Thanks for sharing.
boxerpups
14 years ago
Beautiful work Skitter!
The Backsplash really brings out the granite.
I like the lighting fixture. (Maybe that was already there)
I also love the black hardware and your faucet
is gorgeous. It looks so much better. You must
love your kitchen now.
Enjy it,
~boxerpups
skitter_2009
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks everyone for your kind words.

Lynn, Our floor is a Laminate we ordered it from Build Direct.com
The brand name is Tokto the color is Tropical Gingerwood it's 14mm (it's very thick and heavy) it doesn't have that clicking sound when you walk on it like a lot of laminate floors. Everyone that comes to our home complements us on it.
buddyrose
14 years ago
congratulations. how lovely to have a fresh, updated kitchen. you must love being in it again. small changes but large difference. good for you.
susanlynn2012
14 years ago
skitter_2009, Thanks for letting me know that your gorgeous floors are Tokto Laminate Tropical Gingerwood. It is amazing looking that it looks so real and gorgeous. It seems that you have to buy a minimum amount (a Pallet) so I am wondering how many square feet are in a Pallet? I may call Build Direct and ask for a sample. Some laminates are so well made and really are gorgeous in the pictures I am seeing.

I really love the changes you have made especially with the plates on the wall above the beautiful cabinets with the updated beautiful black hardware, the adorable "cookie jars" with the matching towel over the oven handle that looks so pretty, the beautiful island, the beautiful counters, the beautiful faucet, and the beautiful lamp over your table. I wish I had a window in my kitchen. The blinds on the window fit right in with your kitchen's new look. I am saving your kitchen to give me ideas when I am ready to update my kitchen since I have only updated my refrigerator so far but the cabinets have to be refaced or replaced but I can't do that now until I replace all the floors in my home first and the appliances that are all slowly falling apart but amazingly lasted so many years.

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