Pros & cons of On-Counter Cabinetry
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Comments (7)We have antique pine, which is soft, but they were distressed when we got them anyway and the few dings only add character. Used Good Stuff for Wood - purchased here (copy/paste): http://mapleblock.com/detail/butcher-block-finishes-39/ It's FDA approved/food safe, but we don't cut on the wood. I also don't sit hot things on it. I have honed granite on either side of range. Love my counter: Here is a link that might be useful: my wood counter...See MoreTile counters: pros and cons?
Comments (18)Thanks---we do indeed have Bungalow Kitchens, which I think is the source of some of my tile envy. :) For those who have used epoxy grout, what kinds of challenges, if any, have you encountered with the install? We'd been told to find an expert installer (which makes sense anyway for a level counter) but I'm not even sure how to go about doing this. We do have a very large tile distributor in town and can certainly take a trip there to find out a bit more, but just a little wary of this. I've also been told that where we live, going with a more experienced installer will pretty much make the cost a wash versus stone, for whatever that's worth. We have granite now and like its performance (but hate its looks---the PO put a very low-end granite in with, apparently, a very poor install so there are seams everywhere; we also don't like its looks given that we're trying to keep the kitchen vaguely period-appropriate). We have also contemplated mixing counter surfaces---the counter on the right by the refrigerator is intended to be a baking counter, so it would be easy to do that one with a different material. Top candidates if we don't go with tile are wood (lots of concerns there with water in particular, though), soapstone, or a green solid surface material of some variety (keep looking but can't seem to find one with a track record we're happy with, though). So, no clear winners...*sigh*...See MorePro/cons of counter depth fridge?
Comments (9)I am 5'10" but still prefer a CD. My opinion is that the extra 3 or 4" of depth you get with a standard fridge is typically where items end up getting lost... and forgotten. My wife and children certainly can't reach that far back. Our FD CD is a JennAir and sticks out past the cabinets just far enough to allow the doors to open - not excessively. The benefit is that the few additional inches of clearance afforded ofer a standard fridge makes a HUGE difference in the traffic flow in even our open kitchen layout. We liked the CD so much we bought one for my folks who had a standard side by side. They have a small galley kitchen - went from 'skootching' by to being able to walk by comfortably. That one piece transformed the feel of their kitchen. While the drawer access on a FD is better than a traditional freezer door, I don't feel, however, that you can fit as much in a drawer. We ended up getting a small upright freezer for the basement but that has benefits beyond either fridge style. Good luck in your selection....See MorePro and cons of fridge drawer vs an under counter refrigerator ?
Comments (13)I habe refrigerator drawers and they work great. One top is refrigerator and below is a freezer. The top has pre selections of different types of temp settings (snacks,drinks,produce,variety etc) and can manually set the temp the preferred temp too. Freezer is great, it has pre sets as well (chill, deep freeze, spirits) and one great thing is it also has an ice machine if desired. love them, I use them for my drink station and barely touch my wine fridge since it’s mostly for looks and less convenient than fridge drawers! I’ve seen other people use them as a snack station for kids with apples juices cheese strings etc. I love it as a beverage center I can fit a ton of stuff in it: beers ciders wines orange juice etc. I use the freezer for spirits. for the noise, it is so quiet I don’t ever hear it running IMO but the ice machine sure is loud I can hear when the water pump turns on to refill the ice tray and the ice drops into the bucket it’s loud. My cabinet guy never was able to fit it in flat to the rest of the cabinets for some reason, if your considering cabinet ready you may want to check that first. The ice machine doesn’t have a way of recognizing when the bucket is full so you could easily overflow the ice bucket into affinity which is annoying but after some discipline of turning it off and on when needed, it works fine for us. It’s nice not having to use the ice maker in my large freezer because it’s always so full of food and etc. overall love it and will always use them instead of wine fridge/undercounter door fridge....See MoreHillside House
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