The Home Ownership Thread

[Numbernine]

I love that old school angle bracing and lath and plaster.

Good you can come help me put in my 2 new skylite wells

 

[RedLantern]

Officially DONE with the ktichen! Installed the backsplash yesterday, and the cabinet maker installed the missing trim piece.

Before
you can see the wall that used to separate the kitchen and dining to the right

After: I should note that there will eventually be a thin piece of grey trim between the green and white paint on the header walls in the dining room.

Closeup of the countertop material - looks kind of like sprinkles! Very good at hiding crumbs etc.

Bonus : Dat Dawg!

 

[Ataturk]

The exposed countertop corners look pretty sharp, or is that just from the picture?

 

[RedLantern]

Not any sharper than normal.

The exposed countertop corners look pretty sharp, or is that just from the picture?

Just the picture, I'm pretty sure. They don't seem sharp to me and nobody in person has said so.

 

[lordsuperb]



Officially DONE with the ktichen! Installed the backsplash yesterday, and the cabinet maker installed the missing trim piece.

Before
you can see the wall that used to separate the kitchen and dining to the right

After: I should note that there will eventually be a thin piece of grey trim between the green and white paint on the header walls in the dining room.

Closeup of the countertop material - looks kind of like sprinkles! Very good at hiding crumbs etc.

Bonus : Dat Dawg!

You should've centered the cooktop.

 

[RedLantern]

No way - I love having a useable work area to the left rather than the 15" I would have had otherwise

 

[jbarwick]

I like the metal you chose for behind the cook top. I've not thought of that for our house which would work wonders.

 

[Piobaire]

Altogether awesome update, RL.

 

[GreenFrog]

dat dawg doe

 

[zalb916]

No way - I love having a useable work area to the left rather than the 15" I would have had otherwise

Thank you for this refreshing response. Many of us on this forum love a good picture and often forget that we actually have to wear our clothes and use our kitchens. My parents have a beautiful looking centered cooktop. It sucks to work on because of the lack of counter space. I totally get where you are coming from. It sounds like you really thought about how the space would be used instead of just how it would look. Smart. Enjoy!

 

[RedLantern]



I like the metal you chose for behind the cook top.  I've not thought of that for our house which would work wonders.

Thanks! It's bright quilt stainless - I got it from Quickship Metals (online) and they were really easy to work with. You can give them measurements down to 1/16" and they will cut it to order if you have a non-standard size.

Altogether awesome update, RL.

Thanks! There were a lot of hiccups, and a it was pretty stressful a times, but it's satisfying to see something my wife and I designed from top to bottom come to life. I'm still in the honeymoon phase with it where sometimes I just like to stand in there and appreciate all the things I like about it. Very cool to pick out any detail and know there there is nothing known to me at the moment that I would rather have in it's place!

 

[JohnGalt]

Worth going ceiling height on cabinets with a 10' ceiling?

 

[RedLantern]



Worth going ceiling height on cabinets with a 10' ceiling?

I think it will depend a lot on the style of cabinets and the layout/size of your kitchen. If you need the space, you need the space, but you will need a stool to reach up there. I tend to like the look of ceiling height much more than shorter cabinets, but I can see where they might look weird if too tall.

 

[poorsod]

I am planning an inexpensive kitchen remodel. What do you guys think about cabinets from ikea vs Home Depot vs lowes? Apparently contractors don't like the IKEA cabinets, perhaps because they have to assemble it. Any other inexpensive cabinet options I should consider?

Thanks

 

[brokencycle]

Can you just re-stain the existing cabinets and change hardware?