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Ruby:
Anne, Check your PM

Chad:
I'd personally pass on putting a wood floor in a kitchen. What happens when you get a leak in one of your appliances or kitchen sink, or when a pet knocks over a water bowl in the middle of the night or pees on the floor or someone drops a gallon milk or ....... you get the idea.

Chad:

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Well, from what I can tell, If you click the photo, it will take you to my album of the rest of the photos.  If it doesn't work, PM me your email and I will send the album to you.  Good Luck!
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Very nice, thanks for sharing. :)

Vinny:
I redid our kitchen a few years ago and I can tell you some things we don't and do like ... this is just our opinion.

(-) We bought the Mills Pride cabinets from HD which are also a Masco product, we went with the factory put together version not the DIY put together. They seem OK but we question the sides as they are not wood, they seem to be a low level laminate. My wife questions how long they will last and I have no thoughts on the subject. Probably should have gone with all wood cabinets.

(-) I don't like cabinets without wood face surrounds (I think they call them face frames - think old fashion cabinets). You have a limited door opening range and its really hard to get a tight fit and all old homes are not square, unless you can install them without a soffit or have the ability to use crown molding to hide imperfections, but we are learning from this mistake.

(+/-) We used laminate counter tops and we fancied the edges - 45º bevel. Looks nice but my wife wants a higher end countertop now. SS sink was reused - it's a single bowl and we never had a double bowl. I think any of the higher end counter tops would be nice ... it really depends on what you like. Natural beauty is OK to use as it is something you will admire for a long time. We probably should have upped our budget for a "better" counter top.

(+) We used laminate tile for the flooring - there is also wood grain - we have Wilsonart and think it's great. The floor was just put in last summer. We put the wood look laminate in the family room about 4 years ago and it still looks great.

(+) Lighting is VERY important. We installed recessed lights in out kitchen and they work great. The working area of our kitchen is on the smallish side so we only installed 4 lights. I went around with a plug in version of a recessed light to get the areas where they would shine. We did not install undercounter lighting but they really are a nice touch.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - When you work with the designer go over the plan at least 10x before you make a decision. I was at odds with the designer at HD and he really didn't seem to know what he was doing even though he was a 20 year professional! He designed my kitchen without spaces for doors and drawers to open. Luckily I am a geek and research all that stuff before doing a project and I knew better than what he was telling me.

If you have any more questions, please ask.

Bonibelle:
Vinny is right about the solid end cabinets. Otherwise, you really don't need the solid cabinets everwhere as they are very expenisve and you will only see the face anyway.

It took me about 2 years to finalize how I wanted my kitchen. If you are thinking about making changes, imagine how your kitchen could be more functional. My best example is the trash bin that I added in my island adjacent to the dishwasher. It simplifies my clean up so much because I just take the dishes from the island, given them a quick wipe with a napkin and they go directly into the dishwasher. Likewise, my storage is located close to the dishwasher so that eveything is within easy reach.

 Vinny is right about lighting.  I did the recessed lights but   I also put in halogen task lighting over my island. Since my shift to energy efficiency, I replaced the flood lights with florescent lights and it makes the kitchen much cooler in the summer. The high hats with incandescent lighting will really make your kitchen hot. My kitchen is not fancy, but it is very functional..

You might also want to try HGTV website
http://  http://www.hgtv.com/

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