Edit: glass isn’t clear…you’re right about the tint and I would have never noticed it until I went to go inspect it. 😂

I did notice that Jan’s final drawings of the panels and the hood is slightly different than what you got.

Now I realize most would not notice this mistake, but it might be contributing to a slightly top heavy look on the hood.

If you look at how Jan drew the panels, notice how the bottom trim was supposed to be taller then it is? It should have been the same height as the small drawer under the glass doors. Then the bottom of the hood was supposed to match.

What you got-

Mock up of what Jan drew.

So you can see that the bottom of the hood was supposed to be the same height as the bottom trim on the panel. The bottom being taller would have made it look balanced with the top (including the crown).

I actually showed Jan’s details on this final rendering as well, which she gave the thumbs up on.

If you read the notes I added on the bottom, I noted that the bottom trim was to be the same height as the drawer. I forgot to write a note on the bottom of hood, but you can clearly see how the bottom of the hood is bigger than the top and matches to the height of the panel bottom.

Did you happen to send this rendering or Jan’s hand drawings of the panels and hood to the cabinet maker?

I know it is not a huge deal, but just thought I would be a complete nit picker and point it out! 🤪🫣

Another thing I wrote and show on the rendering is that the top drawers on the bases and the small drawer under the glass uppers were supposed the be slab front. Maybe you told them to go ahead and make them shaker? It think it looks fine, so I would not worry about that. Again just my nit picking!

With all that said, I think once the pendant lights and everything else is in, the hood will blend more into the background anyways.

I mean it looks so gorgeous as it is right now! So once you get all the lighting, furniture, art, plants, and other decor in there, it will be one of the nicest kitchens and homes I have ever seen!

I will admit that I still am not totally sold on the stools. But, maybe once everything else is done, they will look great. I also am still not sure on the sconces being such a bright gold when everything else is more of a champagne gold. Maybe the gold band on the pendants and on the nook chandelier will be closer to the gold in the sconces and tie it all together? For sure, the paneled sub zero fridge will make a big difference!

❤️❤️❤️

Just a thought. I don’t know if this would make any difference, but I removed the shaker trim on the hood. I think you wanted the pendants, sconces, and lighted glass cabinets to be the focus, so this does make the hood more simple and blend into the wall more.

I think I said " PLEEEEEEEZE order the subzero NOW and clad it please, because the cafe is going to look odd man out and drive you ( ME ) crazy"

Lights. Do you need that recessed shining on the face of the hood, ( the hood has a light ) and while I understand the passion for led, I think the lighting temperature looks too chilly. what is in those?

Aren't the glass cabinets lit? Was that not supposed to be led tape on the hidden inside front edge?

Top drawers on the perimeter bottom and glass. Too late now,

should have been slab : ) which they ignored from their OWN rendering!!!!! Crowds the pulls.

The hood..............let's remember the issue with resources and the Taj Mahal. Let's remember trying to literally eek a way to get it on the splash from what you owned which wasn't enough for a full splash. As I recall this came down to inches. Hence the trimmed panels and limiting Taj to just under the hood.

Stools...... the cling to swivel makes a selection murder. They are by definition, heavier, clunkier appearing, and the rage for the decent looking is all leather online. You are on your own for those : )

Get the rest of the lighting up, warm up that 4000k if that's what is in those. What is taking so long to get a microwave installed? under the counter? I can't do stools again.

Get some art on that wall too.

Top drawers on the perimeter bottom and glass. Too late now,

should have been slab : ) which they ignored from their OWN rendering!!!!! Crowds the pulls.

Actually Jan, I believe the original rendering from the cabinet maker showed the shaker drawer fronts on the top drawer of the bases and under the glass uppers.

I caught that, and asked you about making them slab front since it makes the handles look squished in with the shaker front. You agreed and said, good catch rebunky.

So if you are referring to that final rendering I posted just above…

That was after I ”fixed“ their original rendering, I erased out their shaker top drawers on the bases and under the glass and mocked it up to show the slab fronts.

Anyways, I just wanted to clarify that that the slab fronts was not in their original idea.

Maybe Shazia never gave them the rendering I did above which showed all your approved changes? No clue! But somehow your final design was not fully brought to fruition.

You are right, that was YOUR rendering...... not theirs.

ON WHICH I NOTED PULLS

Good questions!

Yes, I sent your renderings @rebunky and Jan’s handwritten drawings multiple too with the specifics of the back cabinets.

For the panel, he said the tallest he could do to keep the integrity of the wood was 5” high on the bottom the panel. Bc the drawer was going to be 6” high, I thought 1” difference would be negligible.

When it arrived, the drawer was 7” and then about 1” off the counter too. So now we have 8” drawer vs 5” panel on the install. I debated and debated and debated on saying something. But truth be told, I was happy to finally have the cabinets in. I knew a change like that, post install, would be weeks, if not months longer to get.
It looks fine but it’s like a designers touch made the design but a team of trade’s men created the end product and the subtleties make a difference.

So technically he did match the hood style to the panel but what they did is they made everything symmetrical at 5” instead of 6” on the bottom.

Flat panel I also mentioned several times but he talked about how they proportion out the rail to be thinner on top drawers which they did. As you said it really doesn’t make much difference.
Have I considered telling him to change out those shaker drawers to flat slab? Bc I could commission that and it wouldn’t require ripping anything out. Yes, yes I have and then I talk myself off the ledge. I do want to finish the kitchen and then decide what, if anything, has to change.

The primary issue is simply the not another slab of TM. It is. Jan was right and her problem solving was the best way to resolve the issue with what we had. On the after though, you either see the box of the hood or the box of the backsplash. It’s the thing that’s off…and nothing can resolve that unless we had a full slab of TM in the back OR we do a tile backsplash on the full back with a different hood.

Tbh, it’s still an absolutely stunning kitchen. People come stare at it. Go up close and touch it. Inspect all of it. Hug the counters. It’s a very evocative kitchen I guess 😂

Jan, I will respond to your post tomorrow bc you said you’re cranky today. Hope you get out and breathe some fresh air and stare at the clouds and touch the trees and say to yourself … I’m a damn good designer 💗

One day last week, I was stuck in bed - and stumbled upon this thread (getting ready to finally reno my kitchen). I read through ALL of it!

1. I was really hoping for the extra slab of taj - but I understand needing to stick to a budget. I did like rebunky’s idea re: using something else on perimter and the slab to do the entire back wall where it will be seen - but then thought maybe it would look awkward in real life vs. 2D drawing (maybe a design faux pas to not use immediately adjacent countertop material when running it up the wall)?

2. I also was hoping for the glass towers and island to be black (actually, wanted the glass towers to be black metal).

It is much easier to spend someone else’s $$$$$!

When I saw the first photo of the kitchen (before pulls) - I thought something was wrong. I looked again - and immediately noticed that the trim on the bottom of the hood + wall panels did not match the height of the drawers on bottom of the towers. Once I saw the photo with the pulls added, I thought, ”Uh oh . . . no slab fronts on top drawers and bottom of towers . . .” Looks crowded.

Was the last rendering sent to the GC and cabinet maker? If so, how were those details missed?

You’ll notice that I left ”designer” out of the above sentence - because I don’t understand how (WHY???!?!?) you’re paying for a designer when your kitchen was entirely designed by two pros (+ rebunky) on Houzz?

If the three of you spend 1/3 of the time you did on this post - on my upcoming kitchen renovation post - I’ll be shipping some nice wine to Jan + figure out something to send to Rabbitt and rebunky - because, as an attorney, I know how time consuming ”free advice” can be. To be honest, my most difficult clients tend to be the “pro bono” ones - but I never seem to learn that!

Shazia - that last sentence was not a comment about you - I’m sure all of this has been overwhelming at times.

Shazia - I was drafting my comment and didn’t see yours until after I posted mine.

Shazia - if it was me, I’d have them change out the slab drawer fronts. You’ll still have the current ones in place until the new ones are ready - so, no interruption in using your kitchen. I know it’s not fun to have to ask someone to fix a mistake - but you don’t have to be the ”bad guy” (even though you’re not at all) - your designer needs to handle this for you. She also should have been on site when issues came up in order to take care of things for you.

You have nice pulls - but those small shaker drawer fronts really don’t work with them.

Dani, I would be happy with wine! 🍷🥰

Shazia, I would definitely have them fix the top drawers to slab. They would look so much better with the slab front.

I did not know if you had told them to change it back to the shaker yourself, so I did not want to say they looked horrible. We have this unwritten law here in the Kitchen forum that once the kitchen is installed and the OP is happy with it, you do not go off on what all you think is wrong.

BUT, since you DID send them Jan’s sketches, as well as that final render which she approved, they should have followed it. Simple. They need to fix it.

She even wrote the pull sizes for you on top of that final render! Clearly showing slab fronts!

They should have followed the design given them. It is not there job to make changes. You are paying them to make cabinets and build them according to your designers’ specs. Why? Because they are not designers. Clearly! They should not be messing with the design at all. If they think the top drawer looks better with shrunken down skinnier top and bottom rails that do not match the width of the sides, with the pulls jammed in between, they are clueless. 🙄

I mocked up what Jan’s design should have looked like. I changed to slab fronts on the top drawers and under glass doors. I also made the trim on panels and hood the height of the drawer. This looks way better, don’t you think? The details really do matter.

I really don’t understand why they would want to change the slab fronts anyways. So odd! Why would they go to the trouble of making the rails thinner just for the top drawers, when the slab front is way easier and cheaper for them to make? Makes no sense to me.

I would just say something like,

”I wanted the slab fronts on the top drawers. I vaguelyrecall something you said about how you usually make the rails thinner so the pulls won’t look squished in. Well, they do! The more I look at it, the more I dislike how busy that shaker looks with the pulls squished in. The am sorry, but I would like you to redo those drawers and make them slab front like the rendering I sent you by my designer showed.”

Now I would also be questioning them about the shortened trim on the panels and hood.

“For the panel, he said the tallest he could do to keep the integrity of the wood was 5” high on the bottom the panel. Bc the drawer was going to be 6” high, I thought 1” difference would be negligible.”

Well, they did not make them 1” smaller then the drawer. They made the differnce 3”, so now it is now it is really noticable.

They should have made it clear to you that the differance between the rail on the panel and hood and the drawer will be 3”, not 1”.

They could have said, ”So the little drawer needs to be 7”. (not sure why) and it will sit an inch above the counter. That equals a height of 8”. We cannot do the bottom panel trim any higher then 5” for the ”integrity of the wood”. (Excuse me? why?) We understand you wanted the bottom trim to match the height of the drawer. It will be off by 3”. How would you like us to proceed?”

You could have then asked Jan about the 3” differance, and I am sure she would have found a solution.

I do understand you not worrying about 1“. But, I think it was misleading to let you think it was only a little inch and would not be noticed. Again, the small details really do matter.

Wow. It does make a difference…
I keep toggling bw the renderings (thank you again always for that! Btw PM me your addy bc I have a much nicer gift for you than wine to send! 😍 My husband and I have been talking about Jan’s gift for a while now too if you have any ideas!)

So I’m toggling between the renderings and those difference of inches on the panel and hood is so different! Jan’s design executed properly is so much better. How???

To my eye, I am neutral on the shaker vs slab. I actually like shaker on the little drawer more. Slab on top drawers looks cleaner and more custom though.

Why did the custom cab maker do his own thing? Where was the GC? Why am I tired of so many men in my house giving me their opinion, needing my approval, making a mess and then ‘tidying up’ and still leaving a mess? Oops, no one asked that last question…did they? 😂 I’ll save that rant for another day. But I do need a break from any more trades men coming to my house for at least a year when this is all done.

Let me sleep on what to send to cabinet maker. He was actually the best trade yet. Super thorough and definitely one of the best in the area without a doubt. I specifically didn’t go with my GC’s guy bc he did our bathroom vanity and OMG…it’s the greatest regret I have in this whole process. Shoddy work and we did have him come back to fix but it’s still unacceptable to me. I’m still upset every time I look at it. Anywho, the kitchen cabinet maker was a great decision but what I realized in the end is that this design was so out of the ordinary for him. He was confused about the panels for a bit, pushed back on the glass. He was always amenable to me saying this is what my designer said. But it would take two or three rounds sometimes of explanation. So I was disappointed when the 5” vs 8” happened. I also realized he went symmetrical all around but the design was to have weight on the bottom. I don’t think he could envision it bc he’s never done it.

I think it’s very fair to go back but honestly I’m pooped. My birthdays coming up this week and all I want is to be done. But I know I’m in the last leg of this marathon so gotta keep going.

I hope to wake up fresh and clear in the am.

Lighting temp is 3000 in canned lights. I can change if needed but light is pretty neutral and we use the dimmer.

LED tape in glass cabs is 2700 bc I wanted those warmer.

Microwave goes in today.

I could think of a few inexpensive edits to that big ole hood

Also your cabinet installer forgot to put in glass shelves

@Shazia Happy Birthday in advance! I love your comment about having a bunch of men in the house telling you what to do. I also love it when men tell me a thing can't be done or is too much work or will be too expensive. Fortunately, there are other men... super men, I guess. Keepers! Sounds like your cabinet guy is one of them. I don't mind paying those guys extra to keep them coming back. If you have him change anything, consider paying him as though it was a fresh job, instead of "fixing" things for free, especially since it doesn't sound like he was at fault for anything. Also, can he fix the mistakes in the bathroom made by the contractor's carpenter? Don't let your bathroom ruin every day.

Wine for rebunky - noted! 💜

I was surprised about drawer fronts also - because slab seems easier to me . . .

Shazia - have a Happy Birthday - even if you decide to not make any changes, your kitchen is still amazing!

P. S. - wine can be a very nice gift - if you send the right bottles!! 🤣

Hiiiiiii yall! Ok I’m fresh and ready!

Let’s huddle up bc we’ve got this and have added @kl23 and @dani_m08 (you get an award for reading the whole thread!) to the team!

The microwave was installed and now the kitchen looks like it can breathe without the hunky microwave on a counter.

I’m going to tidy the kitchen and send a pic but @rabbitt_design rendering (THANK YOU! did only the hood, slab and stools change? Want to make sure I didn’t miss anything) looks so similar, I can now see how much the kitchen needs color 😂

I’ve scheduled a shopping trip with my local interior designer next week for art and accessories. I’ll send pics as things get added. (Btw Dani, she’s an interior designer, not a kitchen designer so her role came much later)

And I’m open to edits. Some will have to wait bc of said break needed. But some could happen sooner rather than later. And I do prefer to pay my cabinet maker for changes bc he really was an upstanding trade. Re: why not do slab…I actually think he couldn’t imagine not doing the shaker for the integrity of his work. He was like trust me on this.

In either option, let me get a more finished look on this side and we go from there!

My big question mark still is lighting. I actually love the current sconces and had an idea. I know an artist here who is also our handyperson. She’s very talented! I was going to ask her if she could do something to make the color of the sconces more champagne. The shape, scale and light of them is so nice and my scouring for other sconces is bringing nothing better imho. If that’s not an option, I’ll move these sconces to the dining room.

I’ll nix the breakfast nook chandelier Jan vetoed and play around with some options.

Thank you for the birthday wishes!! 😍

You could take one of your shelves (for size) to a local glass and mirror shop. They could make/cut your glass shelves as Rabbit Design mentioned. It will make a HUGE difference.

Happy Birthday and a shout out to RABBIT!!

GREAT SOLUTION for the hood.

Pardon me, but do the EFFING stools swivel?!

Give that up......please. It will free your selections!!!.

And hurry up on the clad subzero!!!!! and the SLAB drawer fronts. It has nothing to do with integrity, it has to do with proportion.

I’m so confused why the stools are so controversial. What did they ever do to anyone?! 😂
They DO swivel and we use them daily!

Will add to edits list for now. I would have no problem changing them out later. Maybe the furniture manufacturers will hear our call for needing nice looking swivel stools and create something darling 😍

Noted on glass! I can do that.

I remember originally we talked about top lighting and cabinet makers said that with glass, it looks like the bottom of the ocean bc the light graduated through the glass from top to bottom.

But then we did LED strip so could have done glass after all.

Adding to list and that can be done now ✅

I like Rabbitt’s hood idea. One slight tweak I would consider is to remove the shaker trim and then have it be a softer curve as it tapers up verses the sharper angles.

This one might be plaster, but you get the idea.

I thought you were getting the glass shelves, so I was a little surprised when they were wood. I think the glass shelves will look beautiful!

You mentioned the breakfast table was possibly going to be a walnut (?) wood fluted base. Maybe get the table and chairs picked out first and then look for stools that tie in with the table?

Perhaps someone here could advise you about low iron glass. It is supposed to eliminate or reduce the green edges of the glass. I didn't know about it when I got mine.

My day was made : )

In oh so busy busy everyday life, the "thank you" words are rarely expressed in a heartfelt way. We text, we toss them off as we don't want to be rude and we ARE, in the moment....... grateful! We thank anyone and everyone.

But then there are the handwritten notes, and the so VERY, very lovely thoughtful gift - completely unexpected. I got one of these today...... from the op in this thread.

To Shazia, - your note alone blew me away at the end of a ridiculous two weeks and an incredibly long and exhausting day .

Contrary to what some may believe, pro's don't hang around these dilemmas to garner business. We offer up advice without the commitment of real result or responsibility. No money changes hands and if we disappear? No biggie! But we aren't offhand in comments, we dig and we even push. Some? We hang in for what seems eternity🙄. It will be the resources of another, their result, and when someone returns and is happy? That's the best news.

Shazia, thank you so much again for your thoughtfulness. May you enjoy that kitchen for many many years, apple slices and all.

You truly made my day: ) ❤️❤️❤️

Jan

SHAZIA!

Thank you so, so much for the beautiful card and amazing gift! Your words actually made me tear up with happiness. I love my present! It is absolutely perfect, and it will always remind me of you. They say everthing is bigger in Texas. Well, that must be true because you have the biggest heart!

I love helping people and I was thrilled to be involved with your project. It turned out amazing. Especially with Miss Jan steering the ship! I love how you called your kitchen ”our” kitchen!

If I ever am in Texas, I will definitely take you up on your invitation to float in your pool! But, only if I get that ducky floaty and that cute doggie can share it with me! 😂🤣

Don’t forget to do a final reveal once everything is all in place (sub Z clad, breakfast room, and everything decorated in your “coastal glam” style. 😍

Oh my goodness @jan_moyer @rebunky!! I’m so glad to see your notes! It was my pleasure and honestly the least I could do with all that you both did. I’m so happy you both are happy that I’m happy bc it makes me…well… happy 😍. And now you can never forget that a girl can never have too much glam 😘

I still can’t believe how beautiful the kitchen is. I promise to send pics!! The kitchen is so cozy now and personal while super luxe. We got some art, table, chairs and lots of plants are making their way in. I started the Master Gardener program this fall and our living room is slowly turning into an arboretum 😂

Back to the kitchen though, people still gasp when they see it! Secretly I sometimes debate on getting the Taj Mahal for the whole backsplash since it really is readily available but I also don’t want to see another contractor for at least one year. 😂

Can I share something too? Besides only ONE thing, I am utterly happy with my entire first floor renovation! The design, the quality or materials and workmanship, and the finishes! It’s absolutely gorgeous! I feel it’s a success to have one regret out of a thousand decision points.

I have my first retreat coming up at my house, since this whole flood debacle, and I’ll get some beautiful photos to share!

Shazia

I almost died when that arrived and your return address was a total BLUR of ink!! I put three pair of glasses on to no avail lol

So Glad you saw the note here......

My mom would have been flipping in the grave. " WHAT?! You didn't write a thank you note?!" : )

Shazia I am so relieved you saw this! The return address on my envelope was all smudged up too! I sent a PM to you on this site, but I never knew if you got it.

Anyways, I am so beyond happy for you! I am dying to see the final reveal with the pendant lights, breakfast nook, living room, and the rest of the space all decorated and full of warmth, plants, and love! Oh, and we cannot forget the glam!!! 🤩❤️

The finished out kitchen and a brunch I had last month. I’m still obsessed!!!

Omg!!!!!

That looks fabulous!!

The food and the kitchen!

So happy the glow hasn’ t worn off!

Now I'm hungry!!

I am also thinking that I should just go ahead and pull the trigger on my kitchen renovation. My neighbor is going through one currently - and it doesn't sound like she's been having fun. So, I put it off for a little bit - however, after looking at your photos, I WANT A NEW KITCHEN NOW!!!!!!

The glow keeps getting brighter and brighter! Every morning I wake up and see my kitchen and think…is this my house? Then I use the kitchen and it’s so so so perfect! The function of it along with the aesthetic…it’s a dream!

Then people walk in and their jaws drop and then of course that makes me happy too!

The previous owner of our house, who’s a good friend now!, came over when everything was done and said, you made this a million dollar home.

And it really looks like one!

One of our daughter’s friends came over and she’s like oh you’re rich rich when she saw the drink fridge!

It’s fun to see what people pay attention to! For me, it’s the flow and the feel. I know there’s a few things that could have happened to make it perfect to the nuanced eye…but for me, I am over the moon. And it feels like home 😊

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!

@dani_m08 whenever you start your Reno, you will be ready!!! I regret none of the time I took for all due diligence (which basically was about 200 of the messages here 😂 and Jan still responding 😂😂😂)

I will say this.

Hire a contractor you love. I loved mine but even in the end, I couldn’t stand seeing the PM anymore. I still don’t want any guys in my house for a few years (even though I’m doing a Reno in our Virginia rental as we speak and want to strangle the painter on day 1!)

Shazia!

Thank you so much for posting the final reveal. I have been waiting and waiting for this!

It looks AMAZING!!!! I am sure you will be obsessed forever.

I love the blush pink chairs in the nook. They look so plush and cozy. They even match perfectly with the brick wall outside the window.

I can’t remember, but weren’t you changing the living room a little too? I would love to see it.

I am going to have to reread this whole thread someday. I skimmed through a little, but it is long! It was alot of fun and it is really exciting to see how everything came together.

That brunch looks so delicious! The island works perfect as a serving buffet.

I knew there were some small details that the contractor missed, but I had to scroll back to remember exactly. It doesn’t matter, because it is stunning. I am sure it functions like a dream too.

When the cabinet clad SZ fridge is installed, it will take it over the top!

Congratulations and enjoy your beautiful home Shazia and family! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you!! Yes those pink chairs were such a find. I promise I don’t try to do pink but my local designer has incorporated the blush tones so nicely!
I couldn’t find a good pic of the living room but here’s the funniest thing. It is EXACTLY the same as before (literally from the original posts here$ but people think it’s new! They always ask, oh did you do the living room too? 😂
What did change was the fireplace but other than that, it’s the same.

As yes I am dreaming of the clad subzero! Our budget went kaput after this reno 😂

I’m thinking of doing a Reno of our upstairs bath and daydream about posting here with a full year lead time. But then I imagine contractors coming in and I quickly squash the idea 😂
Nothing before 2026!

Oh and I did re-read this thread a few months ago and it is so fun and chock full of gems! On the other side, I understand it so much more! I was learning as I went along and even though Jan and Rene were saying things clear as day, it registered in stages. Some during and some after.

Oh and random aside but the GE Cafe oven is soooooooo good! The griddle part is something I never realized we would love. I am happy to report…I cook! Well sometimes 😂

The living room flows so nicely! The rug has a hint of the blush tone of the chairs.

I actually have the all stainless GE Cafe range. My mine is about 11 years old, so that was before they did the cute little bronze ring on the right side of the handle. It has taken a beating, but still going strong! Glad it has inspired you to start cooking!

And please start a new thread when you start your bathroom. I would love to be a part of round two! 😂

@dani_m08,

I hope you start your kitchen reno soon and please start a thread if you need help!😘

@Shazia it's all really pretty. I like the strong vertical emphasis. Are the lights on dimmers? It seems really dark in contrast with the light in the living room. Maybe it's just the photo. I don't think you need a clad refrigerator at all. What you have is great.

As mom always said?

“

All’s well that ends well!”

I’ d re read but……:) ?

It’s nothing more than the virtual conversation , albeit within the constraints of distance and strangers! Lets say we planned- and Shazia executed and that’s the short and loooong story of getting what you want in a kitchen!

The plan, no guessing,, feet and inches - its always that:)

Then the finishes…

Everyone who asks for help should read this discussion. What a beautiful room!

shazia - thanks for the encouragement and advice! My primary bathroom renovation was such a horrible experience that I haven't been excited to go through renovations for my kitchen/powder room/laundry room/primary bedroom closet.

I was just feeling ready to tackle my kitchen - until my neighbor stopped over to ask me legal questions regarding the issues she's had with her kitchen renovation.

Looking at the photos of your finished kitchen makes me wish I would have just "pushed through" and continued with all of the other planned renovations for my house!

@rebunky - I hadn't read your comment to me until after I sent my reply to shazia's comment.

I have "saved" the comment - I'm going to use it as "inspiration" to push forward re: my kitchen renovation!

Also, I wouldn't even think about starting my kitchen renovation without adding a post in order to receive advice/assistance from you! 🥰

@JAN MOYER - I'm interpreting your "like" of rebunky's comment as an offer to provide your expert advice/suggestions re: potential layouts that are posted for the space. (+ voice your disapproval). I know that your comments are all made with the best of intentions + I have pretty thick skin! ❤️

Its a long road thread?

From first query…. which do you prefer!

Jan…..” Neither”?

Thus…. along the way???

A hundred drawings, me , Rebunky, Rabbitt,

and these:)

That last might be me….

More likely its the final push when having a baby?!

NOT unlike doing your kitcen!!!

Then you arrive as Shazia did…to

:):):):):)!!!!!!😎❤️

Ha, it's like the final push when having a baby--best line ever!

Nice work Shazia, looks like a happy kitchen. dug this up from my 7 design iterations over the course of these 2 years, haha..I have lived in this kitchen already, I know every nook and cranny...fun festivities ahead for your friends and family

And that’s my kitchen! Your renderings made me realize the potential of my kitchen @Rabbitt_Design

I remember the first rendering you did and then realized it was my kitchen! I was blown away bc I thought you only see kitchens like that in other people’s homes!

@kl23, I need to post a better pic of living room and kitchen BUT the kitchen also doesn’t get too natural light while the living room is flooded with it!

So I do have all lights on dimmers and in the daytime, I keep the recessed lights on at 3000k. Then in the evening, I’ll turn on the pendants for warm light.

The cabinet lights and sconces we use as needed. One thing I wish I had done and may change is to make the cabinet LEDs 3000 too. I didn’t realize the sconces were 3000k so now the lighting is off when they’re both on. But I’ll just choose one or the other to turn on

@Shazia good tip for everyone. Thanks. Again...very pretty.