Remodeled green and white oak kitchen

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Our kitchen was previously a 1990 Tuscan style (as shown in the photos (see comments) framed in black listed as 2 of 30 and 7 of 30 from our original listing. Instead of a white kitchen, I designed our remodeled kitchen to be green and warm wood (white oak). To bring in more light, we cut an archway between the dining room and the kitchen, adding a walnut countertop trimmed in white oak. The countertops are quartzite -Brazilian Alexandrita and are the highlight of the kitchen. Appliances are GE Cafe in matte white. I wanted a clean look, so water and ice dispenser are within the appliance. It was a lot more to get the french doors on the oven - but I bake a lot, so well worth it for me.

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dani_m08

last year

I would love to add a french door wall oven in my renovation - however, I doubt that I will be able to convince my SO that I need one . . .

Your quartzite is very pretty!!

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Priscilla Lyon-Fair
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last year
John Liu
last year
I like it! Your appliances caught my eye. Bluestar?
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Cathi Thomas
last year
@John Liu, those look like GE Cafe.
porkchop_z5b_MI
last year
Looks nice! All that storage - wow!
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akrogirl32
last year
I love your quartzite!
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Susan Day
last year
@dan_m08 I am installing Alexandrita quartzite from Brazil in my kitchen too! I posted on here about the install as it went really terrible and is now going to be torn out, new slabs from same cut are ordered and they will try again. My question to you is, do you find this material to be proud or chippy? Some people on Houzz are scaring me about potential spotting and staining that could happen.
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Priscilla Lyon-Fair
Original Author
last year
@Susan Day = we had researched that there are very few installers that install Alexandrita quarzite in our state (South Carolina). We went with a reputable installer and had no problems with installation. It can be fragile in transport and installation - but once installed no problems. We had the quartzite sealed and we clean up our messes right after cooking. We also use a stone cleaner with a micro fiber cloth every couple of days. It still looks brand new and I have no regrets.
Susan Day
last year
This is such a relief to hear! We live in TN and the installer we chose because we have known the salesperson for over 10 years and trusted her say on the quality and craftsmanship. We definitely now have our doubts, but she has said that it is very fragile up until it's actually installed in the kitchen. Did you have the countertop sealed after installation? I will buy some stone clean and use a microfiber cloth. I clean up right after cooking as well. That's a good habit to already be doing. Here's a pic of what it looks like now. It will be torn out bc there's so many issues but I do love it and can't wait for the final product. We are refacing the cabinets with white oak and doing a creamy white zellige style tile for the backsplash
Priscilla Lyon-Fair
Original Author
last year
@Okafor susan. It is the most beautiful stone I've ever seen, and is certainly the highlight of the kitchen. I love that you have it going down the side of the cabinet as well. We went with a cream colored marble tiles for a backsplash. It's very complimentary and we didn't want anything distracting from the beauty of the counters. I am also very cautious about dishes 'falling' as the quartzite does feel like glass to me. Hopefully, we will enjoy it for many years to come. Good luck on your next installation and share pics.
Priscilla Lyon-Fair
Original Author
last year
@Susan Day - the installers put a seal coat on it. They left the bottle so we can do it about 1x a year going forward.