Desperately Need Helpï¼ I'm losing my mind for the Granite!
I'm building a new house right now, and my builder only gave me a really short of time to pick my granite slabs. I'm so stressed of this. Since my husband and I both work, it's even harder for us to be there at the same time to tag what we like. I have been to the stone shop twice by myself because they don't have what we like which is Kashmir White.
I don't even know what I'm saying here. Please, please, please help me.
We picked the dark shaker style cabinets (like dark espresso), and the floor will be lighter color. We are thinking may be Special Walnut.
My husband and I both want a white counter top. But the fabricator quoted everything so expensive, we had to give up the higher end stones.
Now we come to two candidates: White Ornamental & Dallas White.
The slabs I saw, they look very similar. I don't know if it's the lighting, I did prefer Dallas White. I did see them next to each other, and Hubby wasn't there, so it's like impossible for me to make the decision.
So they cost the same, and I'm struggling to pick either one. Any advise of what the difference between these two?
Or maybe some of you have either one in your kitchen, I would LOVE to see it.
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blueyoung
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I'm seriously losing my mind
Comments (4)Our insurance (both house and cars) come out of our bank accounts automatically so we never miss payments. We do all our other bill payments online as well, makes life much easier. Glad you figured out where you put your cheque!...See MoreDesperately need kitchen advice
Comments (8)"without being able to sit at a table with my kids and eat (the dining room is formal and I don't have a formal table in there). " I agree with rosie - make the DR what YOU want it to be - informal if that's what you need! If you put a rectangular table in front of those kitchen windows tho, I think you'd have enough room for the 4 of you. measure it out. 2 in the back and 1 on each end. if that end of the counter is slimmed down you'd probably have plenty of room between it and the table to walk thru easily (where the stools are now). I hadn't thought a lot about the front of the counter - just that it seemed bland. maybe w/o the white trim and white counter top it wouldn't look that way? I wondered about that cab to the left of the fridge. mw's are smaller today. Those OTR mws are larger. I just had reason to measure my mw and it's 10" H x 20" L and 15" D. I think it'd look better there and a nice hood over the stove would perk things up. Check those measurements w/your mw cab - it could probably be trimmed out nicely to hold a smaller one. They aren't usually that tall. They aren't very expensive now either. I think I paid about 50.00 for mine 5 or so yrs ago. I don't care for banquettes - had something like that while raising my kids and wouldn't do it again. Someone is always stuck back there. The someone who ends up needing out of there the most often. It's a pain for others to move to let them out... and back in. and to move the table to give them room. moving the stove is a pretty good idea - except it'd then be in the walk thru area. Where it is now other people can come in the kit and get a drink, go to the fridge w/o being in the cook's way. your floor looks great! I'd spend the money on new counter top, moving the mw and a prep sink, and changing the table. Can you put that table into the DR for a game table for the kids? As for granite - well, I'm not a fan of it (tho there are many I just looove the looks of). It's hard - things dropped on it will break and glass will fly around and splinters of it will go everywhere. That's a choice you'll have to decide on. If going granite, I'd check yards for something that doesn't look like it's the cheapest tho. Those that are a bunch of speckles always look cheap to me (people have different views on that). I don't like a lot of spots anyway tho - lol! Really dark ones seem to show the dust a lot too. The granite yard might have something stuck back that someone never followed thru on or isn't the 'in' thing right now. If they do good seams they might have a partial slab or 2 that would fit your kitchen. Take a layout of your kitchen with you. I'd certainly fix the table situation as soon as possible so that you can all sit around the table to eat and chat. here's a version of an over the fridge display area - and I'd try to put in some slide outs in the cabs if possible - reusing the doors. possibly like this - or this - or this - these can be worked around you needs for what you have in the cabinets....See MoreDoes Remodeling the Kitchen Cause you to lose your mind?
Comments (40)Yes. I'm comforted by the others who measured so much that they memorized the numbers. Sometimes I would ask if contractors if they were sure they had measured correctly, especially when they were off from my own numbers. I used to measure, re-measure, re-remeasure, and re-re-measure. My best friend would call me up and ask if she'd interrupted my measuring. At random times of the day I would suddenly have new ideas on layouts, and I'd HAVE to draw, re-draw, and re-re draw everything. I would sit in meetings at work and calculate the possible cabinet dimensions or work up budget figures. Luckilly I work with numbers and financials so no one realized I wasn't taking notes at the meeting, I had graph paper and tracing paper, samples, etc. I visited dozens of showrooms and had 2-3 contingency plans for every decision. Guess what, it all paid off in the end and I love the result....See MorePlease help w/this floorplan - I'm desperate!
Comments (10)A few things jump out to this layperson: Your butlers pantry is off your toilet area. ? I'd drop the tiny double doors into the master and the bath and replace them with a single, solid core door. Those little double doors are a nuisance. I'd also suggest staightening out the double vanities in the master bath. At that angle you are going to be on top of each other. Why not straighten it and make the closet less angled? Your bathroom would feel larger, too. I'd make those two little closests off the laundry room one big, double closet. By my count you have only two single closests for coats. That is not much. What about double windows instead of single windows off the study and the dining room? That isn't much light....See Moreginny20
10 years agoCaya26
10 years agocarree
10 years agoYou will be very happy. I qhave the espresso cabs with light floor and light counters. Making decision while working full time felt onerous but sometimes you just have to put stake in ground and commit. I prefer the Dallas, btw.
amykath
10 years agocheryleb
10 years agoSarina
10 years agocheryleb
10 years agoOf course. I love sharing pics of my kitchen. :) The first is before the faucet was installed and before we moved in but it shows a large piece. Ignore the dust and dirt. There were crews working most days.
The slabs I picked were really large so the L shaped piece has no seams. Huge plus!!
Linda
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