Lsandler do you have pix of your kitchen?

16 years ago

Lsandler, I just saw a picture of the legs of your island. Do you have pictures anywhere of the whole thing? I don't see you in the FKB. Looks like you have done some neat things. I would love to see more... Thanks!

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ljsandler
16 years ago
Kelleg--thank you for your kind words. My kitchen is not yet complete so I haven't put it in the FKB yet. In a snapshot, I used 3 different cab colors in 2 different styles. In fact, my island is a different manufacturer than my perimeter cabs/hutch. I wanted each piece to look like a piece of furniture. Here's some pics--

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Jan_S
16 years ago
wow! what an elegant kitchen. Thanks for posting the pictures. It's a beautiful room. The glass front cabinets near the ceiling are an especially handsome feature. Stunning furniture-like cabinetry all around.
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dinajo--here's some more pics of the kitchen with the oven wall included. kelleg-- Thanks for your good words. I picked out the rope handles first and knew the patine rouge color would go with all three of my cab colors. In addition to three cab colors, I also have 2 cab styles--the island is a different style and color than the wall cabs. Once I had my rope handles, I knew I didn't want everything to be matchy matchy but I wanted them all to coordinate. I knew I wanted the hanging circle knobs for my upper top cabs. So once I had two picked out, I loved the look of the long door handles that were going to go on the flat panel drawer above the rope handles. Those 3 choices were the hardest. The next two were easier. In deciding what goes where, I went mostly, but not all the time, in lines--the upper top wall cabs got all the same knobs, the lower wall cabs got all the same knobs, the first drawer in each stack got the same handle, the lower two drawers and the base cab got the same handle and the skinny drawer and cabs got the same handle. Scroll across whole pic as you can see how all the hardware blends with the different cab styles and colors:
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ljsandler
16 years ago
Thank you, jan_s for your compliments. Thats's exactly the look I was going for--elegant! You made my day!!! When starting this project, I just prayed my vision and the outcome were going to be the same but you never know!
armomto3boys
16 years ago
It's beautiful! Can you give me the details on the fridge wall cabs? That's the color I'm wanting for my main cabs. I'm going for a furniture look, too. The other color is a creamy glazed cab. It really started b/c I wanted the dark and dh wanted the painted. So I figured we'd do both.
kelleg69
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16 years ago
What do have in the "hutch?" It is a great look. I am thinking of doing a hutch too.
redroze
16 years ago
Wow. Is that granite or some type of marble. Your counters are stunning!
redroze
16 years ago
I also really like how the mirror in between your hutch echoes the shape of your window. Very nice details.

Your kitchen's a good example of another post, where your perimeter cabs are stained and island is painted. It really works well the way that you laid it out - unexpected and really beautiful.
ljsandler
16 years ago
Thanks, armomto3boys, kelleg and redroze for your good words. It is much appreciated.

Can you give me the details on the fridge wall cabs?

The color is Brandywine stain with Expresso glaze by Decora.

What type of granite do you have?

It is called Gold and Silver. I saw it in 5 different places and it looked different in each.

What do have in the "hutch?"

The hutch hides pipes in half of the right wall cabs. Also, there is a UC refrig. on the bottom right base cab. In the middle is a small copper sink. It is very functional. The color is Teaberry stain by Decora.

redroze--you mentioned the hutch arch detail--yeah!! The arch is also echoed in the arch doors to and from the kitchen as well as some toekick valances. I may be crazy but I think the arches trick my eye into making my kitchen look taller.

armomto3boys--good for you about the furniture look also. You will find it just "elegantizes" your room.

kelleg--I don't think you can go wrong with a hutch. It just adds that little extra to your kitchen.

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