mnhockeymom - how are you? where have you been? it's been a while!!!

I know, I know! Life has a funny habit of getting in the way ;-) We actually just moved (totally spontaneous) and are now a bit closer to you, I think...

The place we bought started as a barn in 1872, was moved over ice and converted to a colonial in 1911 and not much has changed since except a FR and garage being added on one side. Most of it just needed a face lift (paint, refinish floors, etc) except, lucky me, the kitchen! Sooo, here we go again!

How are YOU? How's your project??

Where are you living now? Hadn't you just finished up the other house? Guess we'll be seeing you around here now that you have another kitchen to do. Any ideas??

ALMOST done...need to grout the backsplash, then window treatments, chairs for the table and the miscellaneous little items before we're really finished. It's been a long time coming!

Yes, left sWelltown and am now in Concord - LOVE it!! Ideas for this kitchen are trending along the fairly classic (hopefully not boring) - we're in a historic district and the house is really traditional so I need to stay true to its past and make the kitchen look like it's always been here, timeless, etc.

All I know for sure right now is: L-shaped layout w/ island, white cabs for perimeter, all integrated appliances inc. Liebherr refrig as I need the french door set-up with two freezer drawers on bottom, ModernAire hood, wood on part of island but not all

Totally can't decide on: perimeter counter (soapstone? black marble? white marble? honed granite?), color of island (white? black? red?), island counter (really feeling a white marble)

The rest of the details (like backsplash) will fall into place once I have decided on the ones above. Drawings are in progress now - we need to be very efficient with use of space as scale of this one is MUCH smaller than my last! I've got all the same contractors and subs lined up so at least I can be confident in the work....it's my selections that I need to worry about this time - ugh!

Hope to pull permits in a couple of weeks, start after Labor Day and be done so that I can host Thanksgiving =)

Any pics to share of yours? Any suggestions you want to pass along?

HOPING for Two_Devons to see this as she hinted about a honed black marble and I am dying to see it and hear from her about her experience....

Not sure if you saw this thread from May, so I'll link it. If you click on the photos in the thread, you'll go to her Photobucket album.

Here is a link that might be useful: Two_Devons Thread about Black Marble

thanks, akchicago! I was hoping she'd have some updated pics as well as some thoughts to share now that she's been living with it. Maybe she'll still pop in....

She has an email link on her My Page page. I don't think she's come back since that thread. Have you tried emailing her?

no, but that's a great idea!

akchicago - thanks again for the tip (much too obvious for my TKO brain right now!!) - I emailed her and she got back to me with an update. She's hoping to post pics soon but is having some structural issues with the house and needs to deal with those first.