Traditional Modern Pearl White Kitchen in New York City
scottielee
14 years ago
hello,
thanks to everyone here for generously sharing their renovating experiences, ideas, and wonderful pictures. here are some shots of my little kitchen renovated last year...better late than never right ^_^
cheers
scott
Cabinets: Omega Signature, Maple in Parisian Pearl
Countertop: Statuary White Honed Marble
Islandtop: Craft-Art Brazilian Cherry
Backsplash: Bisazza Damasco Bianco Glass Tiles
Floor: Casa Dolce Casa/Casamood Neutra Silver Porcelain Tiles
Range: Wolf Duel Fuel DF304
Hood: Wolf Pro Wall PW302718
Dishwasher: Miele LaPerla G2830SCi/SS
Refridgerator; GE Monogram
Sink: Franke Kubus KBX-110-21
Faucet: Grohe Ladylux Cafe 33755SDO
Hardware: Bouvet Knobs 5201-25 and Bouvet Drop Pulls 5002-10 & 5008-18
Pendants: Flos Fucsia 1
Undercabinet Lighting: Kichler 10560WH & 10566WH
Stools: Emeco Kong and Emeco Stool
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Comments (27)Thank you all so much! I love this forum! As for moving walls - this is a co-op building in Manhattan. For those of you who live in a saner world, that means that I'm not just bound by the building code, the mechanicals, and the laws of physics - I need co-op board approval too. The board must review and approve my plans before I can do anything. The building's alteration policy includes the usual 'no wet over dry' (e.g. you can't expand a kitchen or bath into a space that's upstairs from your neighbor's living room or bedroom). Moving walls or plumbing is a huge deal and might well be disapproved - it would certainly add many months and uncountable headaches to the process, not to mention more-or-less having to pay bribes to the Department of Buildings to get the necessary permits and 'exceptions' from our loony accessibility code. I don't have the time or energy for that. Also I don't really like open kitchens, and the living room is sunken so it would look stupid. I just revised my dishwasher plan in favor of an 18'' compact dishwasher - see http://suzanne10023.blogspot.com/2010/02/decisions-and-revisions.html The chest-freezer-in-a-closet idea is really interesting! I use my freezer much more than my fridge. And I did fall into a deep chest freezer head first once - with my feet kicking in the air! I was working at a Carvel as a teenager, and my coworkers laughed so hard that they could barely stop to pull me out. Horizontal cabinets are a problem for me, as I'm only five feet tall; I can't reach to close them. My first plan had a double corner sink (oooo!), but then I went back and measured, and found that that would put the sink more than four feet away from the drain (boohoo!). I was planning to make the pop-up counters out of wood, faced with thin granite floor tile, not countertop-thick material. And there will be two or three separate ones in a row, only about 16'' x 14'' each, which will raise and lower independently. They could be tiled instead - they just need not to show scorch-marks. Here is a link that might be useful: blog post on dishwashers...See MoreWhat makes a New York bagel great? Can they be made at home?
Comments (61)Here is another Recipe, below. I use my Braided Bread Recipe , something like this one. But cut back on the sugar. Not sweet as some would have you believe. I put them in boiling water for 1/2 minute on each side and bake them at 400 Deg. This is what I like ??? Plus a lot of other foods. So I don't go Banana's over Bagel's and where they are from. I'm Thankful for any type Bagel. Lou - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New York Bagels recipe Ingredients: 2 quarts of water. 2 large eggs. 1 egg white. 1 potato, peeled and quartered. 1 packet of active dry yeast. 4 cups of all-purpose flour. 2 cups of boiling water. ¼ cup of vegetable oil. 1 ½ tablespoons of sugar. ½ tablespoon of salt. Cornmeal, to dust cookie sheet. Preparation Instructions: Put the potato into boiling water and boil for fifteen mins. Discard the potato and allow the water to cool to about 110°F. Transfer one-third of a cup of the potato water to a small bowl; then sprinkle the yeast over top of water and stir to combine. Set aside for three minutes. Sift the all-purpose flour, salt, and ½ tablespoon of the sugar together into a suitably sized bowl; then add the yeast mixture. Stir in another 2/3 cup of the potato water and the vegetable oil. Add the eggs and stir to form a dough ball. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until the ball is firm. Place into a greased bowl, turning the dough so all sides are greased. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and set aside in a warm place for about 60 minutes until the dough has risen to about double its original size. Punch the risen dough down to flatten and remove from bowl. Cut the dough into eighteen equal pieces and shape each piece into a six-inch long, ¾-inch thick rope. Bring the ends of each rope together and pinch to close, using a little water on the ends to help secure them. Cover all rings with the towel and allow to rise for 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 450°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and dust with cornmeal. Bring the 2 quarts of water to a boil and add the remaining sugar to the boiling water Drop the bagels into the boiling water one at a time, cooking each for 3 minutes, turning once in the middle. As each bagel is removed from the water, place it on the cookie sheet. Paint the tops of the bagels with the egg white that has been beaten with 1 teaspoon of water. Bake for fifteen minutes or until the bagels are a golden brown color....See MoreDirectBuy for kitchen cabinets?
Comments (11)Just saw this.... do NOT do a new kitchen layout through Direct Buy unless you have an exceptional installer that you consult with the entire way through. Depending on our area, they will only work with your measurements. They will not come out an see the space. The main designer I had did not give me any of the side spacer sheets between cabinets and the wall, which yes, are not necessary, but make the cabinets open and close a bit better and look nicer. My installer asked for these. (he was fabulous) Also, the OTF cabinet was to large/deep for the crown moulding I picked so the installer had to modify this otherwise it would have stuck out in an odd sort of way away from the corner pantry which my fridge is next to. Now, stuff happens okay... Thank god I had a good installer who found workarounds. To me the thing that upset me the most is none of the designers I had on the Direct Buy side (I had to work with two different ones because of unforeseen illness) bothered to determine where the electrical boxes / outlets would go on the Island. I had two outlets planned and was super tight for space. Well, an out let would not go into the dishwasher would it? And on both ends I had ordered beautiful and expensive panel finishing. So just bore a hole through that I guess was the designers idea? Just sloppy I thought overall. Luckily I had barely enough room to extend the island enough to get the outlet in beside the dishwasher and beside the cabinet beside the dishwasher and cabinet so it looks truly lovely. That was my installer who did this, not Direct Buy....See MoreBlue Pearl Granite for a 1920's house with cherry cabinets?
Comments (24)Thank you for all of your advice. I talked to my husband and we are going to look into having the hardwood extended through out the house. There is a small toilet closet off the remodeled kitchen, but we will just leave the old tile alone in that room (obviously it has a door because it is a toilet room). That way that room does not have to be part of the renovation. The contractor told me that I did not have to pick the backsplash until after the cabinets and countertop are in; we will have a better idea of all the tones for the paint and backsplash and don't have to worry about a clashing floor tile. I had wanted tile for the spills, and the combination of wanting the right look and being concerned about how the tiles would affect my bad feet (and the fact that it seems like tile patterns become dated much more quickly than wood floors) all seemed to push me to hardwood. I don't want this blue on the walls but I do think that countertop, floors and cabinets work on this kitchen: [houzz=https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-traditional-kitchen-dc-metro-phvw-vp~87227] I thought this backsplash really complemented the blue pearl: [houzz=https://www.houzz.com/photos/kitchen-webster-traditional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~2370442] I think this may be too modern, but if the marble is not the right thing after it is installed this frosted icicle tile also linked stunning with the countertop sample: https://www.msistone.com/glass-tiles-8mm/frosted-icicle-glass-subway-tile-3x9/...See Moretrav86
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all-clad copper core 3qt pan
perfect size for meals for 4
love the wok-like heat distribution properties
it's a joy frying steaks and stir-frying vegies in this pan
great price too $150 for all-clad copper core from williams sonoma
Here is a link that might be useful: williams sonoma
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