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Comments (21)Try this link and see if it works...it's in my dead section of Flickr account...from Timeless Timbers of Ashland, Wisc. They sell wood products salvaged from places like the local bay in Lake Superior. Amazing colors. Photo shows birch end grain butcherblock as sold in gift store cutting boards--one is oiled and one is unoiled for comparison. Colors include yellows and browns and some greens and sometimes a blue. This wood was super-old-growth when it was cut, so it had very dense grain from slow growth. The salvaged logs are "sinkers" that did not get shipped out during logging era. It ain't cheap. We priced out side-grain butcherblock for our project ($600 for two pieces each four square feet but am I remembering right?). It would have been a Killer Piece and would have made us an amazing space but we decided to go with humble Ikea beech for reasons I won't bother with here. Not sure if the prices still hold the same--economy is different now. If you search the GW you might find more discussions of reclaimed lumber products. Here is a link that might be useful: Timeless Timbers cutting boards--salvaged lumber...See MoreA teaser for my finished kitchen
Comments (9)I LOOOOOOVE IT!!! Very MCM, great tile colors and the randomness is just brilliant. Your cabinets are gorgeous too. Really looking forward to the completion of your reno and more pictures. These would look great on display. Here is a link that might be useful: fiesta...See MoreOriginal 1966 Kitchen/Living Room Remodel Ideas
Comments (61)Hi Guys, Long time no post. :) We've been quite busy! We replaced the boiler (a rather harrowing experience), talked to a well known MCM architect here in Minnesota, visited various cabinet construction facilities (got a tour of the shop!), visited Ikea to see the new sektion line, visited flooring stores, etc. In the mean time I've been thinking about some of the advise I've gotten here and from the architect we talked to and tried to make some modifications to the original design. I sort of like it, but it didn't pass the wife test. She likes the stacked stone look, and in some ways likes that the upstairs is more closed off, but doesn't like how it segments the living room away and is afraid it might make it too dark (I think that might actually be nice for viewing the TV, but oh well). She liked the original design better in that regard, so it's probably back to the drawing board. Figured I'd post it here though in case anyone had any thoughts. Other things we are kind of generally gravitating toward after visiting cabinet/flooring shops: - Rift sawn white oak or quarter-sawn maple slab cabinets. Probably horizontal grain. (yes, the picture shows shaker, that's just what the program has available) - strand woven eucalyptus flooring. Worried about cupping with humidity, need to find out how stable it really is. Also concerned about ability to refinish in 5-10 years. Not particularly green if you have to replace it all! Alternatives might be doing quarter/rift sawn oak or maple (should be very stable) like the cabinets. Costs a lot more though. - Want to integrate some stacked stone or long tile. There's a MCM house we almost bought (so close!) that had an entryway we loved with long pieces of mixed height ledgstone or stacked stone. Trying to see if we can integrate something like that into the design....See MoreIs quartersawn oak timeless or trendy? How does it compare pricewise?
Comments (14)Our current cabs are GO and we're going with oak again, just not the builder grade GO of the '80s and '90s. We considered all our wood choices when we remodeled two bathrooms two years ago but we kept coming back to QS oak. We *love* QS oak plus we own a number of family heirloom pieces made of QS oak. If we'd chosen a different wood, such as cherry, we felt that we'd be following what everyone else was doing and not following our heart. We're about to redo our kitchen and once again, we're going with QS oak. We plan to use QS oak when we remodel the laundry room and MBTH. If you Google images for "Arts & Crafts furniture," the vast majority of what you'll see is Mission style. However, our family pieces are definitely not Mission style even though they were made during the Arts & Crafts period. Our cabinet style is not Mission style or classic Shaker either. They are overlay, inset panel with a bead and a decorative edge. IMO, they are a transitional style in keeping with our transitional home. Our cab hardware, light fixtures, etc are also transitional. I'm not sure how much of an upcharge we're paying for QS oak from a local custom cab shop but I know it's less than we'd pay for painted cabs. We nearly went with DeWils cabinets; they do not upcharge for QS oak. All their woods are the same price. They are local to me (Portland OR area) but they ship to many areas of the country and contrary to a few other places we checked, you can get QS oak in any of their door styles and finishes they offer. If QS oak is what you want, you should add them to your list of cab companies to consider....See Morewoodlandredhouse
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