by Dallas Renovation Group
Plano, TX, US 75093 · 198 photos
Baby Boomer Kitchen Makeover
http://Dallasrenovationgroup.com

This 1960’s era kitchen, complete with period fur-downs, short cabinets, and a star-trek console island was ripe for a remodel. Traffic flow was a big issue, as the utility room and garage door accessed the kitchen in the middle of the work triangle.
By redirecting traffic flow through the kitchen by moving the garage access, and re-arranging the work areas, this gourmet kitchen is now ready for battle. Gone is the stain-grade cabinets, and console island, confusing layout, and the busy wallpaper.
The focal point of this new kitchen is most certainly the 9 foot, black walnut, Red island. This spacious Island has a myriad of cool features, including under-counter cubbies for toddler crafts, two distinct sitting areas for work or socializing, and an in-island microwave drawer accessible to everyone. Just behind the island is a beautiful Viking range sitting just under a custom patina copper vent hood. The kitchen was widened over 16” and all the new painted cabinetry, including the double refrigerator finishes off an open, light and airy new gourmet kitchen. Add the pull-out pantry cabinets, the redesigned “mother’s desk”, and the farmhouse sink, and you have a masterpiece.

 
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cbowers97 wrote:
where did that copper hood come from, is it custom made, and what are the dimensions? - I think this is a beautiful hood and I am just now in process of designing how I want my kitchen to be and I'd really like to know more about that hood. »
· Comment · 5 months ago
Dallas Renovation Group Happy New Year. This was a custom copper hood, with lateral burnishing to produce the patina you see here. The hood is 36" wide and 40" tall. Good Luck. --DRG
5 months ago ·
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jsegreti wrote:
Island top - Where did the island top get ordered from? »
· Comment · 7 months ago
Dallas Renovation Group This is a custom top ordered from Cavazos, in Garland, Texas. Their number is 214-500-9542.
Good Luck. -DRG
7 months ago ·
aggiersm thanks for the cavazos contact
4 weeks ago ·
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jallred wrote:
What is the size of the kitchen? Also is that a pantry behind the cabinets next to the fridge or shelving? »
· Comment · 9 months ago
Dallas Renovation Group The size of the portion of the kitchen shown is 18' x 16' (wide). There is a breakfast room behind the camera, that adds another 8' or so. There is a pantry to the left and right of the refrigerator, and the pictures are below. The left pantry is a pull-out, and the right is a more traditional walk-in. I hope this helps!
9 months ago ·
jallred Thank you so much. I think that is such a neat idea. SO pretty and nice.
8 months ago ·
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dfoley wrote:
WHAT COLOR ARE THE CABINETS PAINTED »
· Comment · 10 months ago
sombie What color is the red?
6 months ago ·
Dallas Renovation Group SW 7587 Antique Red. - DRG
6 months ago · ·
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hollybauer wrote:
Wood - Is the 9 foot 4 inch thich black walnut a single piece of wood, or are pieces glued together to get this unique look? »
· Comment · 13 months ago
Dallas Renovation Group This is a "Butcher Block" top, which are many separate pieces of Black Walnut, laminated together. Here is a top view of a few others to help see the options out there.
13 months ago ·
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Nicole Sinopoli wrote:
We are remodeling a kitchen and would love a big wood top for the island, however some are trying to talk us out of it saying it is hard to keep looking beautiful. What are others experiences with a wood top for the island and is there a certain wood that is than others to use for an island? »
· Comment · 18 months ago
Dallas Renovation Group There is no question that wood tops (butcher block) requires some maintenance, and that these tops are also "living", in that they will age and distress over time. The typical wood we use is black walnut, which is very dense and durable, in relative terms to other woods. Before anything is done, the wood is oiled. The top in the picture (4" thick") was oiled 5 times, with a liberal slather coat, which soaked into the wood.

You can expect that knives or other implements will make marks over time, however, the overall block can withstand quite a bit. You can also choose NOT to cut on this top and keep it looking less used over time.

I hope this helps. Many of our clients are looking for the "institutional" look in the kitchen, with Stainless appliances and these type of tops. If you are wanting a pristine look over time, use granite. If you are willing to have a "lightly used" look, I love butcher block, as long as everyone understands they are to be oiled over time.

Cheers!
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What Houzz contributors are saying:
The garage door originally led straight through the kitchen's work triangle, so traffic flow was a big issue. The team rearranged the work areas in the kitchen towards the left side of the space, and put the garage access on the right side. Overall, the kitchen was widened over 16 inches. Pull-out pantry cabinets flank the refrigerator, paneled in the same style as the surrounding cabinetry. The unique hood is custom made out of copper and treated with a burnished patina. Refrigerator: KitchenAid 48” with custom panelsCabinetry: Custom cabinets from Woodcraft Unlimited
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butcher block island under counter micro?
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Butcher block island
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Red Island
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Cool pop of color for an island
added by daradeshay to Kitchen (5 days ago)
Island- change to built in microwave. Room for additional seating at the end.
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like seating on end, but doesn't fit in our room layout, unless put seating backing garage wall.
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Kitchen
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the extension on end
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island
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Red
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Black walnut top
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Like it
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pantry
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Color in kitchen
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like the oven in it and color
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Red island
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island top
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dark wood butcher block
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built in warmer/ mix of warm wood & granite
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oven hood is interesting - like red island
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Dad
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Floor
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Island countertop. Oven.
added by Bettie McCaw to kitchen (4 weeks ago)
long, thin island-different color
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island
added by Vicki McCarthy to Vicki's Kitchen Ideas & Likes (4 weeks ago)
VERY interesting!
added by mandygosal to Kitchen Ideas (4 weeks ago)
love the red island
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red island
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love this red butcher block island
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Red kitchen island idea (except put trash under) - white cabinets, wood floor - see if Patty likes that - love the floor!
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Perfection
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Pantry
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Red cabinets?
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Red island
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My island
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Red
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Red island and red range
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amy kitchen layout
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island and storage
added by macthew to Sutter Hill (5 weeks ago)
Really cool farm table/island
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butcher block
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love red island with butcher block top
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No gloss butcher lock
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open legroom at one end
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Red island with wood countertop.
added by bhalsch to Kitchen remodel (7 weeks ago)
entire set-up
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Love
added by ems69 to island (7 weeks ago)
butcher block with seating, don't like the legs, but the concept is good re: living end of island
added by rebeccaconn to rebeccaconn's Ideas (7 weeks ago)
Red island with butcher block, white cabniets
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thinking about painting legs of small island cart red/black
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Red and microwave?? hmm
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Colors in kitchen
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like island (but in diff color), like top of island
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Color of top Microwave Drawer for JuJu?
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island
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awesome
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Red island with white cabinets
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not colors - but idea of having the end of the island open so seast can push in
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island
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Island legs
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Kitchen idea, like the red island
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Red kitchen
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Love the red
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classic with red island.
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Love but not in red
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Red table legs... Kitchen table??
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Island
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i like the red
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Less chunky but about the same as ours would stick out
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Butcher BLock legs
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Could like this butcher block
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antique red island, sherwin williams color paint
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seabaugh red
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island
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kitche layout
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The red table with wood top
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copper hood
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Like red table legs for current table?
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Red island
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red bench
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Colored island
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Red island
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large refrigerator
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Ilot
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Floor. different size boards
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Extended island
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Wood floor/butcher block
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hood/island
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floor color
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red island
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additional angle to farm kitchen table to island conversion...
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kitchen island design
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Island
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red finish
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love the red and "farmhouse" feel
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like the color
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Red island
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wood island
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red with butcher block, red island
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island way too chunky but cool painted island with butcher block
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Red island
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Island
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Love island
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Hmmm
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Like how the color and wood contrast
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ANTIQUE RED
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island
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Pop Of RED!
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butcher block island
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Red island
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butcher block and stools on island
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Chopping Block
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Ilot
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my idea
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Red Island
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The island and butcher block counter top
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red island
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Thick butcher island
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Red painted island with butcher block top. Nice wood floor.
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pantry by refrigerator
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red island with white cabinets
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For/island
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Osland
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Kitchen
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antique red color
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island
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Love the red
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island color
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Butcher block
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Red island and copper hood
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Red island and copper hood
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Floors!
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Two tones but bottom cabinets too light?
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Island
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Kitchen island
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butcher block
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the red island
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Red
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Island
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Copper hood
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Island seating...shelves
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Pop of color on island
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love this island top
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butcher block table top, block legs, microwave in island
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Color and thick legs
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Island
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Red
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Island
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Love
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open table end of island?
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Here is copper with white right next to it
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Floors
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Second oven in island
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simple door design
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Red
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Love the counter top on the island
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table
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like this floor
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butcher block island
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I like the copper hood over the stove.
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Kitchen bar-red
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Island seating
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Island idea
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island
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red island
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this is it
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island d
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Red cabinets ?
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Island
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Island Legs
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Island ideas
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viking microwave in island
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butcher block, dark, under color ugly tho
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red with butcher block for island
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leg
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island
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built in micro...
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red island
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Island/floor
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Red stained island. Butcher block top.
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Red island
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Island
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Color for kitchen table?
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Island
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Island 4
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Island
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Wood island top
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kitchen triangle/layout
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Color for bench
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color of wood
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Not the style, but like the red color with dark floor and white uppers...
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island legs
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