Thanks so much for posting everyone!
I want to see more! LOL

All of the kitchens look inviting, each is personal and unique.
Jody, yours is so warm, and gorgeous. The eating area is beautiful. Clairdo yours is so fresh and perky.

We had new countertops done several years ago and then new appliances 2 years ago. Don't ever buy Samsung appliances, OK? Promise me? Fridge came with a bad compressor and the stove had a bad element and then the new one went bad 18 months later again. First time I used the self-clean on the oven, it blew a major fuse and I had no oven or clock or controls for 2 weeks until the repair man could come. Grrr. Door handle on the micro is broken, cheap plastic cracked and it came right off, that'll be $40 for a new handle and the oven door doesn't seal correctly. I wanted a black fridge but Woody didn't. He was allowed to win this one, much to my chagrin. I hate the big gray box. We have more counterspace than it appears, that edge on the very right goes about 6 feet to the corner where the stove is.

Oh, look- Paisley is on the floor- we lost her in July. I miss that sweet girl, she LOVED the kitchen no matter what it looked like! :)

Three years old already. I don't like much on my counters.

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And this is what it used to look like
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debi....that is an amazing change, its beautiful now ! I bet it was a huge job to completely remodel it, I love your cupboards !

Flamingo...love your kitchen too, especially Paisley

Paisley added a special feature to your kitchen Flamey!
Quite a lump to step over. LOL

I'm sorry you had to lose her. I didn't know......

Gazania....my sink is a 30" professional Franke. Next to the pull out trash bin....it also has sponge flip-outs & a huge cutting board that slides over one end of the sink. This house was built in 1984.....so in it's day.....

Yes...I know it's missing some options, like a foot control for the water....etc...

Sorry....it's late. I should have said "where" it is in relation to everything else. The frig is directly across from the sink and the stove top is to the left of the sink...2' over. Across from the stove top are the double wall ovens. It's all in a triangle....

Beautiful kitchens everyone!!!! Thanks for posting them all!!!

Thanks for all the compliments. Especially from the "cynic" :-)

Yes Cynic I was the designer on our kitchen project. The cabinets were custom designed by me and are Cherry wood with a brandy stain & chocolate glaze. Simple doors with mitred corners. I chose the stainless steel appliances to break up and brighten up an otherwise dark room. I had never had SS before that. I also chose the dark gray and black granite to cool down all the warmth from the cabs and pendants. We did not change the footprint at all, just added a glassed display cabinet at the end of a run, hid a window with a bad view and widened the peninsula.

We bought our home new in 1981 and waited 25 years to remodel. Here's what it looked like right before the remodel. The entire remodel took three weeks from demo to completion unless you add in the new grass cloth and pantry door which was done last week, three years after the start. :-)

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And here is the dry bar before and after.

Jodi-

Lavon - Thanks. We did it ourselves except for the granite and floor which I wouldn't allow my husband to do (too costly for possible mistakes). It was a long time in the making but came out nice.

Debi, or anyone, I have a question. I am looking to replace the butcher block top on my island with granite. I noticed in your picture that you have a significant overhang on the inside of your island where the drawers are. Does that make it difficult to access the drawers? I have no hardware on my drawers.

I have really enjoyed seeing everyone's kitchens, its like looking through a Better Homes & Gardens magazine ! And its fun to see how each ones is unique in its own way.
Here is a picture of my last kitchen, I still have the refrigerator and the stove is in storage, because I didn't like it as much as I like the "cheap" one I have now ! :-)
Funny how you can learn to do with a lot less....

magic_az.....You open the drawers from the bottom lip....right? Cabinets have a lip all along the side. So an overhang is not going to be in the way. :0) Go for it!

Magic:

Our overhang facing the sink is approx. an inch out from the raised panel drawer/doors. It's very deceiving in the photo. Also, the handles on the drawers are approx. 1.25" deep, so they stick out just a tad more than the overhang. There is no problem opening the drawers at all and no interference from the overhang.

The side with the 10" overhang has cabinet doors that have magnetic closures so hardware (sticking out) doesn't interfere with people's knees. Most people don't get doors on this side but it's easier for us to get things in the back of the cabs as oppose to pull out shelves that limit the usable space. They look like fake doors without the visible hardware, but are very functional.

Hope that helps.

Thank you both. DH says he can also make a small finger pull notch on the underside of the drawers.

I kno the fireplace one is blurry but I'm to lazy to take another one.

Bump,
May I see some more? Pretty please??

After remodel in 2003-4. House was built in 1962, first remodel since being built.

Window side. Formal dining room in immediate background, left. Living room beyond.

island side

from other end...window side, desk and coffee bar in forefront

BEFORE PICTURE

Kacee that is SOME dream kitchen!!! You must love cooking up a storm there, and on your huge stove. Congratulations on your remarkable design compared to the former kitchen.

BTW, I've seen a few posts from you recently and I'm assuming you are new, so a huge welcome to the Table.

Kacee, your home photos actually stopped my heart!!!

It ... is ... beautiful!!!

Did you make your shojis or purchase them? I want to replace the closet doors in the guest room and office with that look.

Jodi-

kacee2002............WOW! That's beautiful!!!! I think we have similiar grass cloth too.....wow!!!!

Jodi, I had to chuckle. I just replaced a very similar stove to the one you had. I really liked the double oven since I mostly used the eye level one but disliked the (what I had) Corningware stovetop. They were expensive appliances in their day no doubt.

Again, you did a fantastic job. You're very talented.

Thanks again Cynic. Our old range was not a double oven but an oven with an over the range (OTR) microwave. Because of the size of our kitchen, we had no choice but to do the OTR look again. I would have preferred a real vented hood but it was not to be.

And by the way, growing up we had a dishwasher just like yours. Every time I complained that we didn't have a dishwasher, my dad pointed out that we indeed did have a dishwasher and that he was looking at her. :-)

Jodi-

There are some beautiful kitchens here! Just lovely! I looked, but didn't find, more pics of my kitchen, so am going to make due with one of an old commode (not the toilet kind) that we had refinished and use in our kitchen. I store my dishtowels in it, and we usually have one or two bowls of fresh fruit on top as well as a few antique dishes.

I love this thread! I'm a kitchen geek. Can't get enough!

We bought out house in 1995, remodeled the kitchen in 2001. Here's what it looked like before. Excuse the mess, this was taken as we were starting demo. It's the only before pic I have.

On to the after. We did all of the work ourselves. The new layout necessitated gutting it all to the studs. New plumbing, electrical, everything. We even built the cabinets!

The wet bar. This was a big empty wall in the old kitchen.

Before and after of the fireplace in the adjoining family room. Because I can!

Wow that is an amazing make-over woodsy...its BEAUTIFUL !!!

I'm in the mood to see more kitchens!.
Shoot, I forget your name.......the girl who lives in England. Do you use an Aga stove? I've heard about them but have never seen one, or know of anyone who cooks on one.
Care to share your kitchen?

There are a lot more members who haven't shown their kitchens. Don't be shy.

I just LOVE everyone's kitchen...ours needs a major redo...the floor is up right now and I'm hinting to hubster to at least redo the countertops and get a new stove and microwave..they look white but their actually like drafting paper..ICK ICK ICK

liz, your dog appears to match the colors/decor perfectly; he blends right in so much so I almost missed him.

Here's mine:
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Time to bring this to the top again!!!!

Georgysmom, can you post your lovely kitchen here?
And any others who would like to share.

Remember this thread??
I'm hoping by posting, it can come to the top again, and we can add to the thread again.

I've since moved from that apartment.

Here's the first one. I can't seem to add another so I may post a second message with a second picture. We remodled our old kitchen in 2003. I live in a very small home in Levittown and love the new kitchen!

Yes, fun to look at everyone's kitchens. I'm still not posting mine, lol.

LOL BigAck!!! It's been 2 years, so I think you should!

Humm... I thought I've seen this post awhile back and had posted my kitchen. Apparently, I didn't.

My budget was very small comparing to other kitchen remodeling projects. So, it was more of a refaced project for both the kitchen, the breakfast and unitily areas.

Mainly, I did it to make the kitchen more accessible for me, being in a wheelchair. Plus, I needed to replace a deteriorated countertop. I kept all the appliances because they're still in working condition. The colors was picked out to match with the existed Saltillo floor.

There was no kitchen designer involved. I chose and designed what was best and hired a handyman to do all for me except for the granite countertop. That was a saparate installer.

After 5 years, I still love my kitchen and enjoy cooking in here.

BEFORE:

AFTER

AFTER (no more busy looking wallpaper :o)

You can see more from the Kitchen forum by following the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: ntt's refaced kitchen

Our kitchen is roomy and has quite a bit of storage in the cupboards. The cabinet is one I picked up off of Freecycle recently, which matches the cupboards perfectly.

The floor is peel and stick linoleum.

The cabinet, which was originally a stereo cabinet. The glass doors house two large pull-out shelves. It's gorgeous.

Now that was clever Jasdip! The color of the stereo cabinet matches well with the kitchen cabinets. Would the same cabinet door handles (hardware) fit with the stereo cabinet doors?

Your kitchen is well organized. I have too many big appliances and they're cluttering my beautiful countertop. It's not easy for me to move the appliances in and out easily. That's why they sit all over the places.

Tell me how you posted more than one picture in your response? I love all these beautiful kitchens!
Joann

not a very good picture, but this is it!

ghoghunter, this thread was started a couple years ago, where we could post more than one picture in the same message.

Now, with the new image uploader, we have to do individual pics. At least, if there's a way to do otherwise, I've yet to figure it out, and I've been trying! At least we can post pics immediately after one another.

Salgal, is your home a log cabin?? It looks so lovely and homey!

I'm going to put Ghoghunter's kitchen one after another, so we can see it in one place. It's beautiful!

Ghoghunter's Second picture of the kitchen

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Let's try that second picture again....

Well GW was acting up. Sorry.

And here is the dining area....

I don't happen to have a kitchen picture handy, but here is my new fridge!

OMG! I love fridge pictures. There is a whole web site somewhere just for pictures of the inside of people's fridge's. I'll have to see if I can find it again and post a link! I am ashamed to say my own fridge is not in the best of order right now and it is just too hot to clean it out. Yours is gorgoeus!!!
Joann

I upload photos on Photobucket and just link them here. I can link as many photos as I'd like.

Oh, I love your frig Lisa! You've got that extra drawer which is very cool!

NTT, that's right. I forgot, now that we can upload pics directly here. If anyone uses Photobucket, Tinypic, etc, as many pictures as you want can be in one thread.

Great Kitchens & Fridge. Is this the continuing thread on the kitchen Table page, or a older one?

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Table (KTGP)

and another Kitchen Tour!