First allow me apologize, I take away hold been crazy busy amongst this kitchen Reno.. it has taken over our life!!.. Don't larn me wrong..Its so FUN in addition to surreal to run into my vision come upwards to life but at times ultra stressful to programme in addition to execute..
First off the mess lone in addition to the kids which leads to us leaving our abode for a week.. packing upwards amongst two kids nether three is a MISSION inwards itself!!
So because nosotros didn't take away hold a projection director .. it all came downwards on moi but the kids needed me too, so my married adult man was the site supervisor spell I was available through FaceTime in addition to yesteryear phone.
So lets start amongst how it all began.. equally I said earlier inwards my previous post, nosotros were keeping our electrical current cabinets simply extending them roughly 4FT, adding a isle in addition to hence changing the flooring.. It sounded slow plenty at first.. Then came the tough part.. finding matching cabinets.. WOW.. this inwards itself took weeks.. I went to a custom Kitchen companionship who refused the chore proverb they didn't similar to MIX the cabinets amongst other brands?? so weird so they didn't desire my money.. ODD !! so I called a few local individual carpenters which resulted inwards nada so in conclusion after searching online I constitute a local companionship that made most the same mode cabinet equally ours.. I booked in addition to appointment and met amongst a kitchen designer, I told him all my dreams in addition to after that calendar week he called to outburst the bubble I was living inwards ;).. Well it wasn't outrageous simply much to a greater extent than than I had anticipated. The unfortunate role was the door mode that matched (or basically matched) ours was a upwards in that location inwards upgrades sixth out of 8.. so needless to tell to a greater extent than money. We opted to simply produce the MATCHING extension of the kitchen cabinets in addition to become amongst some other companionship all together for the island. The isle was a split entity, summation I don't similar matchy matchy anyways. The other principal argue for going amongst some other companionship for our isle is that nosotros were able to larn much ameliorate character doors..solid wood! With enterprise forest drawers, all amongst included soft close.. dissimilar our novel cabinets that matched our existing.. I had to pay $400 for to larn iv soft closing drawers!!
Clearly the cabinets don't stand upwards for ours inwards colour.. They are Natural Maple.. presently they volition endure professionally sprayed in addition to painted Benjamin Moore Linen White 912. The agency to continue the await completely cohesive is to continue the hardware the same equally our previous kitchen cabinets. Luckily I was yet able to discovery the matching hardware. The pulls inwards a higher house are from Lowes.
Now that nosotros decided on cabinets came the fun role .. choosing a counter top.. butcher block, laminate, concrete, marble, quartz, granite .. so many counter overstep choices out there!
We wanted to larn away from some other laminate counter top.. First allow me tell when you lot chose to become counter overstep shopping.. AVOID THE MARBLE SECTION!!! Oh my gosh I was inwards love, it was absolutely heartbreaking, I run into why so many people take away it!! Its heaven! Honestly I wish I were to a greater extent than careful inwards the kitchen displace I wanted it so bad!! Quartz was nice, I liked that I could larn to a greater extent than of the white marble-y await I craved BUT it did await imitation to me personally in addition to the damage was HUGE! I couldn't wind my caput about spending that sort of coin in addition to non loving it.. After going dorsum in addition to forth nosotros decided on a 'Quartzite granite'.. inwards the cease nosotros chose 'Fantasy Brown Quartzite' a mix betwixt a granite in addition to marble amongst lots of ivory in addition to whites. The best of both worlds if you lot enquire me.. It has the await of marble amongst its swirled marble outcome in addition to non dotty similar most granites. The white color inwards the rock is what I loved though it does allow for it to endure to a greater extent than porous in addition to scratch easier but non nearly equally slow equally a marble. Hopefully it holds up.. So hither is the slabs nosotros chose..
Fantasy Brown Quartzite - Creamy amongst taupe's in addition to greys in addition to browns amongst a impact of sage green. Love! Love! Love! The best role is the married adult man in addition to I agreed!!!
So hither is a sneak peek of our kitchen Reno progress.. You volition take away hold to exercise your imagination equally the lighting yet needs to moved, cabinets painted, (still fighting on getting the Island painted!) walls painted, counters installed.. the listing goes on in addition to on BUT nosotros are at to the lowest degree inwards the abode stretch now.. I simply actually involve a counter so I tin take away hold a working sink in addition to dishwasher.. washing dishes in addition to bottles inwards the Laundry room is NO FUN!! :(
Does anyone take away hold whatsoever helpful tips for surviving a Kitchen Reno? I'd dear to listen them.
Have a Great Weekend!
