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Spoke to 5/6 kitchen/bath contracand have Home Depot draw up plans but

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I hit a road block with getting cabinets thats modern. All are encouraging me to get Shaker Style. I want what I want. Aparently home owners in the gulfcoast area of Florida do not buy modern style cabinets. I'm 4 hours to 5 hours from Miami and really dont want to go that far.

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millworkman
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Have you told them that in so many words? Have you told them if they want to sell you cabinets they can sell you what you want or you are going elsewhere?
sushipup2
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Ikea.
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Nice plan. I see your points about the master set up, the pantry & the mudroom/powder room set up. Here are my initial thoughts: Mudroom/Powder Room- I would move the interior to garage entry door/wall to the other side of the staircase and then slide the door all the way to the left so it swings toward the left hand wall (I would move the side entry door down into the garage area) or slide it all the way right and have it open toward the door at the base of the stairs. This would allow you more space in the mudroom area to reconfigure to your heart's content and eliminate the mudroom/powder room door issue. You could also move the powder and laundry rooms to the opposite wall and do a back hall sort of entry so you couldn't see straight through to the mudroom from the kitchen. Pantry/Stove counter space issue-Delete the angled wall and extend the stove wall out as far as possible. Move the pantry door to the wall opposite the backside of the main staircase. Master Suite-Flipping the bath/closet & the bedroom would indeed allow a greater buffer from the family room noise and would allow you to have more windows in the master bedroom. I like this idea. Dining Area-It will be very difficult to get out those french doors with a table and chairs in front of them. I would make that area a wall of long windows to take advantage of plenty of natural light in the space and move the doors to the set of windows on the left in the family room. Kitchen- Have you thought of compromising in the kitchen and maybe doing a prep island in the center and a snack bar island at the edge of the kitchen/family room area? If you straightened out the angles on the sink side of the kitchen and just made it a 2' deep square jut out, ran the countertops within the jut out and not beyond it,there should be enough space between the sink counter and the snack counter to do a nice size island. Out of curiosity, what is it about a snack bar island that your DH likes? What is it he doesn't like about a regular island with seating? I will say, we lived in a rental house with a kitchen setup like the one in your plan and those snack bar counters became clutter magnets. Just my experience. -No tub? Even if you don't plan to ever sell the house, small grandchildren/nieces/nephews may come over and need a tub vs. a shower. Tubs are also nice for soaking sore muscles after soccer/basketball/etc. I would at least put one in the kids' bath. Hope this helps!
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Here is rough sketch with approximate dimensions. I have tried to make as much sense as possible of dimensions in your diagram. I think dimensions on my diagram are within the ballpark for most part. Depending on their accuracy, your closet space will get crunched a bit. I also took the liberty to close off the direct door from the kitchen because I think it is not essential. The idea I was toying with was that if you are ready to place a glass wall between the lounge and the tub then you can watch TV while sitting in the tub. For this specific purpose the tub is located lengthwise. Also, I decided not to relocate your vanity because you show it under a window, and I assumed that it is the best vanity location you could find under light conditions. Ideally, I would prefer to combine the sink vanity and the make up vanity under the window. Notice that the opening between the retreat and the actual bath area is almost 5'. You do not need such a big door. I would suggest that you place the entry near to the tub and use that small stretch of wall between the doorway and the shower door for placing the dresser for your husband. Sorry, forgot to draw it and it's too late now to go back and add it. Also made the door to the deck open outwards -- not sure if this is what you want! I'm sure others will suggest even better changes to this. This is just a start and I enjoyed it!
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AZ-now I get where you're coming from. My nephew did lumber stacking (or something) for HD for a short time and it near drove him nuts. My son works at Barnes and Noble and has similar issues. We are buying frameless cabs from HD because we like the workmanship and versatility, but we aren't using their labor. We can do most of the work ourselves except for expert stuff like new wiring, maybe some plumbing, and, of course, the counters, whatever they turn out to be. Undecided on that front. That work will all be from local shops. When we were first there and the KD started with all the "specials" that ran out "soon," my husband was confused by the segue until I told him the guy was telling us about their "blue light specials." Oops, missed out on that month's deals, but guess what?! there were more deals the next month. Careful planning trumps transient specials, which is where this thread began.
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Diane Gardner
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I have a limited space so using Home Depot to come up with a computer drawing at different angles was a good idea. I am able to see how many cabinets fit in my space and their measurements. I have been to some of the better designers in my area and was told that they make their money on the cabinets and there is no money in the sleek modern styles. The modern styles I like and see in magazines and online have mimimal hardware or none at all.

Where are the custom cabinet designers in the gulf coast area? I don't want to travel to Miami or Orlando for Kitchen cabinets.

Ikea may look good but the quality is not there.
herbflavor
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cabinets come in 3 inch increments. Use a steel tape measure and graph paper.....you told them how many feet across walls and between doors windows because you got this far. You can calculate off 3 inch incrments . for 90 inches you can get three 30 in cabs or two 36 in cabs and an 18 for example. So with this info and at least a beginning mock up you can work with online cabinet retailers. there are some good ones . since getting around Florida seems to be the problem. I would rephrase your post to " help me find cabinets on line and execute a DIY project " or something like that. You should be able to find someone in your town to help w demolition and putting the new cabs in, locating electrician/ plumber etc. Local help will want the work and they will know how to get the necessary other service help. are you seeking slab doors like these?
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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You want frameless cabinets with slab doors. Lowes sells them. I don't believe that HD sells them. There are lots of cabinet companies represented by independent dealers that can provide these to you.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I have used Ikea in Miami Beach for very modern flat panel high gloss cabinets and If you want that style you will need to venture a bit further than a big box store.
sushipup2
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Ikea does indeed have the quality. You haven't done your research very well if you don't know that.
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Floored You: TileDesigners
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Ikea's laminate gloss door is a good value for a low priced product. The quality is not the equivalent to something like a Bulthaup or Snaderio. Only local custom makers with a relationship with Rehau, or other modern door producers, can get close in quality to the European frameless cabinets. They should use double refined laminate coated MDF for boxes, with Blum Legrabox drawer hardware.

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