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Happy Thanksgiving: giving thanks for my new kitchen!

nomorebluekitchen

15 years ago

I love my cooktop

I love having a warming drawer

I love having full extension drawers

I love having a layout that allows more than one person to be in the work triangle

I love HAVING a work triangle

I love my new island that is big enough to work on and hang out at

I love having a granite kitchen table

I love ThePioneerWoman.com website and whichever of you it was who gave me that website!

Peace out - enjoy your Thanksgiving and all the wonderful people you share it with.

Anita

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rnest44
15 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to you too! The owls hooted all night last night, I am thankful for them and hope yours return.
I am thankful (hopeful) that next Thanksgiving I will be cooking in my new kitchen.
My house is filled with the smell of apple pie...
nomorebluekitchen
Original Author
15 years ago
I heard mine earlier this week! I was so happy :)

Anita
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Hello Marie Thanks for the compliments. I luv my kitchen. :) There are 8 cams in main kitchen area. As you can see in the first pic above, they are centered over the island and the walkway areas, so the spacing was dictated by those dimensions in the kitchen. I think they are 6" - but truthfully, I just told the electrician how many cams I wanted and they did the rest. The only choice he asked me about was the baffles and I chose white to make them blend in better with the white ceiling. They supplied them so I don't know the manufacturer. I have absolutely no glare - just lots of glorious light when I want it. Most of the time I just use the ones over the island, but I can really light things up if I want to! I suppose I am not really answering your spacing questions very well, am I? :) I would advise that it would be best to have more lighting than you think you may need ... you can always turn lights off or not use them ... but if you don't have enough, it's miserable. Been there, done that. :) I love my potfiller and use it constantly - even more so than I thought I would. It is a worthwhile luxury for me and I am sooooo glad I have it. It is a Kohler. HTH, MaryT
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I have a few thoughts I'm wondering if you and your team have discussed... Did you consider adding a wall between the present formal living room and the present dining room? It seems particularly odd to me to have this whole first floor totally open with two seating areas open to each other. If you added that wall perhaps you could turn the front room into a music and sitting room. The locations of the windows and doors across the back wall don't seem to related to the different spaces. I was thinking you could put a swing door between the dining room and the living room and another between the kitchen and the dining with windows centered on each of the three spaces aross the back; living room, dining room, kitchen windows. Did you discuss putting your clean up sink on the exterior wall and a prep sink in the island? I thought maybe instead of reach in pantries you could frame in a walk in pantry behind the fridge. The areas in teal are a reach in pantry on the left and a walk in on the right. Just food for thought...
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emilysmarathonmom
15 years ago
I too was so thankful for my new kitchen today. I was particularly thankful to have more than 2 burners!! I lived with that 2 burner stove for 6 years.
morton5
15 years ago
Thanks for the nice sentiment, Anita. I too was thrilled with the efficiency of my new kitchen. Usually after cooking for a crowd in my old kitchen I was exhausted. The cooking extravaganza today was fun, and I had enough time and energy left over to enjoy my family and guests.
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I was thankful for my new gas range this thanksgiving! Its the first time in 20 years that the crust on my pumpkin pie didn't get too brown and I didn't even have to put any foil on the crust!
brunosonio
15 years ago
It's been 3 years since the renovation (thanks again GW members for all the great advice!). Last night was the second Thanksgiving dinner I've cooked in the kitchen. Everything from appliances to lighting to layout functioned exactly as I wanted (thanks to 2 years of planning before demo). And in the end, I didn't think about the kitchen, just enjoyed it...kind of like wearing a favorite pair of jeans.

It's turned into a comfortable and warm space, one I can share with friends and family at each holiday.

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