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kitchen remodel- opinions
drewstar:
Hi Anne,
I love home improvement projects. I think it would be neat to see a couple of photo's maybe a "before" "during" and after shot?
My mother, as well as my sister just went through 2 fairly high end kitchen renovations, they both went with a dark/black polished stone for the counters. While this looks stunning, I'm hearing that they really can show the smudges. Just a data point - if you were considering a dark stone for the counters. You'll be polishing them, not just wipping them down.
As far as tile on the floor, I'm torn. I went with a lamainate and am very happy. Granted, it doen'st have the charm of stone or real wood, but it is nice. My folks had tile and when they did thier make over, they took it out and actually went with a very high end vinly. The stone was cold, cracked and ANYTHING that dropped on the floor, wine glasses, jars, eye glasses, would smash. I think if I had the budget and re-doing my kitchen, I'd go hardwood and put a very durable/mutliple coats of protector on it. My friend did this ussing reclaimed, antique wood for his floors and it looks fantastic. ;) My sister went with tile and it looks beautiful, but was $$$$$$$$.
redwright:
We just had the hardwood floors refinished in our whole house. There's a newer product called Bona® Traffic™ -- that is super for kitchens and high traffic areas of your home. Its typically used on restaurant floors and theatre stages. Water beads up, its hard to "scratch" and the finish is beautiful!
And I'm currently having new coutertops made for our kitchen. We're doing butcher block. Found a local artist that does gorgeous furniture and countertops. I know wood isn't for everyone -- but I am excited about them I'll try & post pictures when they're done.
anne:
I'll definitely post before, during and after photos. I do like the look of dark counters, but the smudging issue may alter that.
I hope today to have "draft 1" of the cabinetry, down to the item numbers of what I want to buy. Yes, there will be multiple drafts, but i have a pretty good idea of how I want things.
I do expect the countertop people to do their own measuring and that is fine- they'll be installing, so they can make their own errors. ;D
No walls are being removed. Torn up to the extend needed to do some electrica and install a gas line, but that is it.
kervis:
I too, was in charge of my remodel!
I was going to go through Home Depot--worked with a designer, picked everything out, had computer drawings done....
Then someone mentioned custom cabinets! As a lark, I had someone come and give me an estimate based on my Home Depot plan. The price was nowhere near as high as I would have thought--we ripped out the 1970's soffits and have wonderful space that goes up to the ceiling. We "built-in" our fridge. Yes, we did end up spending a bit more, but the extra space and the cool details made it so worthwhile. I have deep drawers for my pots and pans rather than shelves, I paid extra for some pull-out shelves, etc.
We went with laminate countertops that look like granite figuring that we could update/replace those at a later time if we wanted.
We have a busy household. The floor guy asked me, "Do you see yourself getting out of the kitchen anytime soon?" hahaha Tile is very hard on your legs and back. We would have totally wrecked a wood floor within a week, so we went with Armstrong Congoleum linoleum that looks like tile. I find it funny, but everyone who comes over thinks that indeed, it is tile. I just LOVE it.
We also put in undercabinet lighting on dimmers, we have a desk/work station where the cabinets do NOT go to the ceiling--we have an outlet up there along with dimmable lighting. I put greens and twinkle lights up for winter, red twinkles for Feb--I make it festive! When I am not adding anything, it just has nice uplighting!
We moved our fridge and microwave outside under our roof-covered patio. ( Make sure to use the right amperage cord to plug your appliances in!!) That along with the grill, completed our outdoor kitchen for a 6 week period.
Wish I had pictures to send! Have fun!
Chad:
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Tile is very hard on your legs and back.
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:-/ :-?
You're suppose to walk on it, not roll around. ;)
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