Finished mixed cabinets/mixed hardware/two stones kitchen
I would love to share pictures of my finished kitchen. I have been mostly a lurker on the kitchen, appliance and laundry forums, with occasional questions.
I have absorbed so much advice and made much better decisions, based upon your accumulated experiences.
We needed to renovate our 24 year old kitchen, mainly because all of the appliances were way past their expiration date. Something was broken with each of them. While aesthetically my old kitchen still looked pretty good, the layout was challenging. The main working area was the peninsula which was a 10 ft.+ walk from my refrigerator and from the sink. I would be running circles each time I prepared the simplest thing. Standing on hard tile only added to the cumulative fatigue. There was little work area to the right of my cooktop, next to my go-to burner. Our 33" french door refrigerator was the only model that would work in that space. It was inadequate in storage and so we would have to run down to the basement each time we needed more milk or juice. This was very aggravating when you are pouring your morning cereal.
before:
facing east
facing west
facing south
With the help of friends and this forum, I started planning my new kitchen over a year ago. My space is deceptively difficult. There were 4 doors entering the kitchen, a narrow back pantry area, and windows that gave us beautiful views but limited where we could place a refrigerator or stove.
At the very beginning of the process, I found my Bertazzoni Heritage stove in an appliance store and was offered the showroom model at cost. I fell in love with it, as I found the Wolfs and Vikings so massive compared to what I had been used to. The whole kitchen was designed to highlight my beautiful new stove. Our house is a French Provincial, built in the 1920's. I wanted to be in keeping with this style, while not necessarily looking too period. I wanted to keep a formal, separate dining room.
My best decision was to go with a kitchen planner/ cabinet rep towards the end of the process. While I had done huge amounts of research on everything and decided on a lot of things already, she helped make crucial decisions on layout that I was unable to commit to, and helped tweak the whole aesthetic look, suggesting the stained alder wood, the chiffon color as a 3rd color for the pantry, and the wall arm sconces over the sink. Our contractor was superb and the whole process, once (because) all decisions had been made and everything ordered, was 12 weeks from demo.
We also added a 2nd floor laundry room. I am not sure which I love most - the convenience of that or my kitchen island work area.
I love this site and recommend it to everyone that I talk to. Thank you for all of your generous wisdom.
After:
Facing east
Bertazzoni stove
Pantry area
facing west
Those are refrigerator drawers under the counter where the toaster oven is. We put butter, jam, and the extra juices, soda, and milk there. We also put a bread box in the 2nd drawer down to the left of these refrigerator doors
facing south We closed off the bottom half of the doorway, but left the arched opening to allow light to flow into our central hallway. I store my cookbooks here. There are wine racks in the right hand cabinet and this is also our phone center. The doorway to breakfast room is on the left and the doorway to the dining room is to the right.
adjacent breakfast room with new banquette. We cut a new table top using the remnant of the Costa Esmeralda stone .
I know that I have provided a lot of picture but if you would like to see my whole album, here is the link:
http://s991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/jge2010/New%20Kitchen%20-%20before%20and%20after/
Perimeter counters - Costa Esmeralda
Island and bookshelf - Madre Perla
Cabinets Crystal Quest frameless, shaker style "Regent"
Natural alder with pewter highlights
Paint on pantry doors - Crystal's "chiffon" finish with Van Dyke brown highlights
Paint on island/bookshelf - FB blue grey
Hardware - all PN, Schaub Empire
Restoration Hardware for island and bookshelf
Floors - White oak in herringbone pattern to match the rest of the house, nutmeg stain
Walls - 3 walls in kitchen Donald Kaufman DKC #47
contrast wall and breakfast room BM Natural beech #253
Subway tiles - Isole "Buttercream" with Ashbury "Vermouth" contrast
Wall arm sconces over sink - Hudson Valley Garden City, PN
Island pendants - Rejuvenation Hardware "Coronado" classic pendant, PN
Shades from Schoolhouse Electric "custard" color
Vintage Belgium chandelier - Historic House Parts
Sink - Main: Blanco 1 3/4 reverse bowl (I put a drain rack in the left sink) with Rohl R7903LM/APC country side lever pull out
Island: Blanco single bowl undermount with Rohl Perrin Rowe U4746/APC
Gas Range: Bertazzoni Heritage 36" in Cream
hood: 42" VentaHood
Microwave and electric wall oven - Electrolux
Dishwasher Miele
Refrigerator: 36" built-in Jennair with bottom freezer
Refrigerator drawers - U-line
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