Updated kitchen reveal
nuppal
4 years ago
I wanted to share our kitchen since I had used this site for questions and many of you helped me out. I am really happy with the kitchen and it works for us. Some people had said I would not be able to fit an island in here, but we can actually have lots of people working in the kitchen at the same time. So for those that are frustrated with some comments, I suggest ignoring them and going with your gut. This kitchen was designed specifically with our needs in mind. Still working on the dining table area and decor.
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Comments (102)Sorry! It didn't send me any notice that the kitchen had been commented on so I didn't see the questions until I went to show someone the pics of my kitchen! Hopefully these answers aren't too late to help. Carynia, after much agita, I went with Antique white by polyblend (at home depot). I have it listed in the below posting. I see there that I made the comment that I could've went darker on the grout, however, I barely even remember that sentiment, so the color is just fine. http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2439662/kitchen-reveal-almost-completed-not-staged-kitchen-need-tile-help AvatarWalt, I would totally put in that linoleum! There are so many benefits to linoleum that I'm sure you already know. If the wood floor had been in terrible shape, that would've been my first choice, especially since it would be appropriate for the age of the house. bobcatralph, that magazine was "IT". After looking for over a year for inspiration I had at least a hundred magazines and books (that I just gave away). So many were beautiful, but I just kept coming back to that magazine. I could choose between any Sherwin Williams paint color that I wanted for the cabinets, and in the end I tried to get the one that would be closest to that magazine (taking into consideration the lighting in my kitchen). I'm pretty sure I'll always keep that magazine (and a few others that gave me great ideas). Ps... another favorite color that I almost went with was Aleutian.... once I decided against white, it was very hard to choose between the two, but I'm sure I couldn't be happier than I am with the color I chose. Thank you everyone for your kind words!...See MoreB&W Updated Bathroom Reveal
Comments (28)Errant- yes, the doors are mirrored. It's the main bathroom so I didn't want guests using it to see all the soap bottles, etc in the shower. But you'd rather they get a large window size view of themselves while they are using the toilet? You need to get rid of the valance. It looks silly....no good reason for it, and even used decoratively, it doesn't even hang right. If it were my bathroom, I would put a shower curtain up. Pronto. You could hang the rod above the shower enclosure... but that would make it darkish in the shower, unless you have a recessed ceiling light with a diffuser? Or you could have a shower curtain made, you'd pretty much have to anyway, because of the height... but if you did, you could add a strip of sheer fabric to run where the upper open part of the shower is, letting in light. I can't tell beacuse of the angle... but you could also run a rod on the outside of the shower just like a curtain rod. It doesn't have to be a tension rod like typical shower rods.. and it would be best to have the shower curtain made with grommets... easy to slide back and forth. Nice job on the makeover. It looks nice!...See MoreGray and white kitchen - update to last year's reveal
Comments (5)I think it looks great...and so does the cat. Of course, he's on the countertop - that's where the action is. Mine were always too finicky to eat what I was preparing but wanted to be there anyway. Yes, I know...the health dept......See More1970's Kitchen Reveal: Modern w/ touch of rustic IKEA Sektion Bodbyn
Comments (24)Thank you everyone for your comments. It has been such a journey, but so glad we did it. @practigal I sure did! we had around 30 cabinets total or so. @Karenseb I actually am not sure what was used for lighting or power exactly. The electrician provided them, but they look pretty standard. Here is a picture. Sorry for the poor quality. I am pretty excited. I just ordered a bunch of reclaimed black walnut to wrap the brick wall in and to add some floating shelves to the right of the exterior kitchen door. It looks like this:...See Morenuppal
4 years agoThis was our original kitchen. It was a galley. We added square footage. I had several posts, maybe you can click on my profile and see posts. I’ll also try to see if I can post a link.
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4 years ago@ salonva we went with a marine black leathered soapstone counters for perimeter white cabinets and a leathered Calacatta Vagli for the wood stained island. Not installed yet but I have pics of our selections.
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