After a year...we're finally done!
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Finally got a floor, finally done!!!
Comments (9)Looks amazing!! Beautiful granite. You will never regret going with hardwood floors (I'm assuming you had tile before?) We put in hardwood too and I love walking on it barefoot. Is that a skinny dishwasher to the right of the sink?...See Morei'm done!! finally done! yay yippee!!!
Comments (35)What a tease! Although, I must say, for you, this must be such a relief. I only have my cabinets, faucet, sink, fridge, range, oven, floor selected and I'm over the moon. I still have counters, sink, tile, DW, paint, and....to go. Whew...what a job!!! Really looking forward to the see your vision all come together. You really are in the home stretch...patience is the key. Good luck!!!...See MoreBacksplash is finally in! Cherry cabs, ss, marble bs finally done
Comments (24)Thanks so much everyone! We learned so much from this forum -- I had never actually heard of soapstone before coming onto this board and quickly was convinced. We did use Buck's and it was a perfect experience with them. Lisa_a -- YES -- we used SW Restrained Gold in our dining room. We actually meant to use Mannered Gold but the painters picked up the wrong shade. No big deal, though, Andi K: it is a Buck's Franklin edge on our counters. I think we asked them to go light on the Franklin edge, but I absolutely love the edging. It just feels natural. Our cabs are Kraftmaid natural cherry. I know some people have had issues with Kraftmaid, but a year later and we've had absolutely no problems. And Aliris -- we were definitely not your inspiration :) I just saw someone's photos the other day who had a very similar backsplash, but it wasn't me. I wish I had seen their bs last year when I first started out looking -- would have saved me dozens of trips to tile stores. I think their tiles were random but all the same size, whereas ours have some thin and thick. I really wanted marble for the bs and it was very tricky to find one that wasn't too cool. The danby marble has a lot of caramel mixed in with the gray. Although I'm thrilled to be done with the kitchen (finally), it's a little sad not to have the project to work on. This was a DIY project (save a few hired out areas like counters, floor installation and drywall). Oh well -- tons to do in the house. On to bathrooms and laundry room reconstruction!...See MoreAfter nine months, its finally done -- pics
Comments (33)Oh, Gwent, definitely not DIY and we had a lot of design help. The basic idea for white perimeter cabs and natural cherry island, along with the Cornufe, which was supposed to be the focal point, was ours. And we knew we wanted a terra cotta floor. We got the idea for the ceiling from a kitchen showroom that we visited, but my contractor built us a much nicer one than what we had seen. Layout was a painful process, that was part us, part a KD from a cabinet company that bailed on us, and part our final KD. We picked all the light fixtures, faucets and appliances on our own. It was our idea to do the glass-front bookcases, and the double-sided glass cabinets, but he designed them. Big picture was us. I give my KD credit for a lot of the details, and the execution, slow as it might have been sometimes. All that woodwork was really his design, to fit with the rest of the house. He convinced us to do the two granites, I would never have done that. He picked the backsplash. I was impressed that he came up with it so quickly and easily, until he took us to see his house. It is the backsplash he had in his kitchen, except he used only one color of insert tile instead of a variety of colors. The border around the floor on the island was also totally him. The butler's pantry floor was him. He gave me input on the knobs and handles, although we picked them. It was my idea to use the walnut for the bookcases, his to use it for the peninsula. We picked the vintage poster and stools and the pantry door. All in all, it was a collaborative effort....See Moreeastcoastmom
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