AW - Kitchen Remodel (Update & new pictures on pg2)

[nuggetrn]

Just because I am excited and enough people have asked!! I am making my own thread, hope nobody minds  (diamondsndaisies for you too!)

We bought our house about a year ago, knowing that our first major project was going to be the kitchen. We've done some minor projects along the way but we are finally able to tackle the kitchen!! We know this house isn't going to be where we stay forever, and it is a small starter home, so we are being careful in how nice we go with the kitchen. Mainly we wanted to add a dishwasher, and get more/bigger cabinets and increase the counter space. It is going to look pretty awesome when we are done also!

Computer Generated images of our cabinet plan

DH also wants to add some crown molding and build me shelves by the window and at the end of the top cabinets.

These are the cabinets we bought

Appliances - The color is called slate but they give off  more of a bronzey hue, especially when set against our backsplash and the browns in our house.

Countertop - We decided to go with a laminate countertop. We really wrestled with this because we were not sure what we should do regarding countertops. After a lot of research and learning the laminate countertop of today is so so much different than it was when it first came out we chose to go with it. It is called Perla Piazza. I feel like this picture looks very grey... the grain in real life is definitely more of a tan/brown color.

Backsplash - These are glass and brushed metal tiles. Need to decide on a color for the grout

Flooring - This is wood look tile. We need to decide on a color for the grout lines too

DH ended up being off of work last night so he decided he was going to go ahead and get started. I woke up this morning to all of our upper cabinets being down and the soffit removed. SO weird but so awesome to see!! I am super anxious to keep going.

I need to pick out a paint color soon. I am between a tan/beige color or maybe some shade of white... the color also will be going down our hallway so I want it to be pretty light to add some brightness to that area. Anyone with thoughts?

I am really really sorry if any of these pictures are massive, I will try to edit them right away... There should really be an option to preview a post before you post it!

[diamondsndaisies]

Looks awesome! I love the bronze/brown and grays together!
What did you use to generate the computer layout? I need to find something like that for ours as well.

[nuggetrn]

diamondsndaisies We actually just took all our measurements into Menards and sat down with one of the employees back with the kitchen stuff and they put it all together with us. We did it for the first time in April of 2014! Then we went back in last month to take a second look and edit a few things and then ordered the cabinets. They had all our stuff saved the whole time.

[mrss44]

Gorgeous! Makes me want to redo my kitchen.

[samanthasays]

nuggetrn are those the GE Slate appliances? I really want the Ice White, so I am curious to hear how you like them once you get them in

[PonyGirl]

Looks great!! Love that backsplash and flooring!

[teraiin]

Awesome choices on everything. It'll look so snazzy when it's done.

[WVaRN]

Oh I love it all.

[ohara]

I love that back splash. And the wood look tile is so neat. I didn't know such a creature existed until we started home shopping a few months ago. I think it's a great alternative to wood in the kitchen, best of both worlds.

[MrsC0617]

Beautiful! That laminate looks cool, too. Good luck!

[LadyNymeria]

Looks good!! Can't wait to see pictures of the finished reno!

I can't wait to redo our kitchen!!

[nuggetrn]

Feb 12, 2015 9:43:07 GMT -5 samanthasays said:

nuggetrn are those the GE Slate appliances? I really want the Ice White, so I am curious to hear how you like them once you get them in

Yes! They are GE! Is the Ice White another color that these come in? I am going to have to look those up.

Sad Story (kind of).... We have had them for like six months and the dishwasher and the microwave have been living in the garage unusable til we get the remodel done. We have been using the fridge and the stove tho and I love them!! The glass top stove is so nice and I loved that it gave us additional "counter space" in the meantime. The fridge is super spacious and has great options for reconfiguring shelves to fit stuff. I don't have our water hooked up in the door yet because we were waiting for the remodel since it is being relocated to the other side of the kitchen.

I will let you know about the other two when we get them put in!!

[nuggetrn]

Thanks Ladies! I will definitely post updates as we get stuff done

[Deleted]

Looks great! I've been all about home renovations the last few months. It's exciting and stressful!

[nuggetrn]

samanthasays Ok I looked those up and those are nice!! I would love to see those in person, it is hard to really tell what they really look like on a computer screen.

[samanthasays]

Feb 12, 2015 10:27:41 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Feb 12, 2015 9:43:07 GMT -5 samanthasays said:

nuggetrn are those the GE Slate appliances? I really want the Ice White, so I am curious to hear how you like them once you get them in

Yes! They are GE! Is the Ice White another color that these come in? I am going to have to look those up.

Sad Story (kind of).... We have had them for like six months and the dishwasher and the microwave have been living in the garage unusable til we get the remodel done. We have been using the fridge and the stove tho and I love them!! The glass top stove is so nice and I loved that it gave us additional "counter space" in the meantime. The fridge is super spacious and has great options for reconfiguring shelves to fit stuff. I don't have our water hooked up in the door yet because we were waiting for the remodel since it is being relocated to the other side of the kitchen.

I will let you know about the other two when we get them put in!!

Yes, I think Slate and Ice White are their new collections. They are thinking stainless steel will fade out. I love the collections, they are so clean and modern but not stainless steel. Which I personally think has run its course. 

[nuggetrn]

Feb 12, 2015 10:34:12 GMT -5 samanthasays said:

Feb 12, 2015 10:27:41 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Yes, I think Slate and Ice White are their new collections. They are thinking stainless steel will fade out. I love the collections, they are so clean and modern but not stainless steel. Which I personally think has run its course. 

I am so glad they made these collections. DH and I have been between stainless and black appliances for forever and the first time we saw the slate ones without even having to discuss it we decided that they were what we were going to buy! I love the way they look.

[fallbaby11]

Everything looks great!  Love the appliances!

[nuggetrn]

Feb 12, 2015 10:48:39 GMT -5 @justplanelove said:

Gorgeous! I am super jealous. My kitchen is tiny and stuck in the 50's metal cabinets and all. Someday.

I kind of wanted to like this, but I thought maybe I should not.. altho we are giving hugs today so maybe it would have been ok, lol. We planned and saved for over a year and lived in a crappy kitchen. I hope someday is not too far off for you!!

[mtnmomma13]

I definitely want to see final pics! We are starting demo on our kitchen in late March, so I'm always looking for ideas.

[nuggetrn]

Feb 12, 2015 11:04:10 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

I definitely want to see final pics! We are starting demo on our kitchen in late March, so I'm always looking for ideas.

Do you have anything cool to share? I love all things kitchen!

I can definitely handle sharing pictures as we get things done!

[mrsgbmack]

Love!!! I need to go somewhere and do the generated lay out. This is making me excited to do ours next year!

[Deleted]

Looks great! I love the tile flooring that resembles wood! Your backsplash is exactly what I want!

[nuggetrn]

Feb 12, 2015 11:21:23 GMT -5 @kellbell said:

Looks great! I love the tile flooring that resembles wood! Your backsplash is exactly what I want!

It is so cool! I had never seen anything like it and now they have tons of different styles/designs. I hope it looks as good up as it does right now. We need to decide on grout colors at some point and I am not sure what we are going to choose.

[ttcminicofer]

That is going to be such a beautiful kitchen!! I am jealous!

[mtnmomma13]

Feb 12, 2015 11:08:54 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Feb 12, 2015 11:04:10 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

I definitely want to see final pics! We are starting demo on our kitchen in late March, so I'm always looking for ideas.

Do you have anything cool to share? I love all things kitchen!

I can definitely handle sharing pictures as we get things done!

Nothing solid yet...but because this is our forever (hopefully!) home, we are really struggling with exactly what to pick. We are doing custom cabinets (probably shaker style in a dark wood) and granite with hardwood/engineered floors. I would like to do the island a contrasting color because we like the look of darker floors. Something like this maybe:


ETA: I can't tell if that pic is showing, as my work network blocks things. The full link is www.houzz.com/photos/3660843/Angela-Raines-Designs-traditional-kitchen-other-metro

[expatmama11]

I love the backsplash. I would kill for that refrigerator!!

[nuggetrn]

mtnmomma13 I like the idea of contrasting the cabinets and the island! If it is done right I think it looks really good! The kitchen in that picture seems awfully dark to me though, do you have more natural light in your kitchen? I really need a bright workspace to see, so it might just be me... But that is my only thought there.

Planning remodeling is so fun but so stressful especially when you think that you are making a decision that is going to last a long long time! Unless you're made of money of course, which I am not

[mtnmomma13]

The darkness is my exact concern. We do have much more natural light than that kitchen does though. We have a big window over the sink and another big window that will have a desk underneath it. Then on the other side of our kitchen where our living room is currently (we'll be blowing out two walls), there is a huge bay window. We are a bit stuck on floors, so hopefully we'll find something we love soon!

I can't wait to see your final pics! I also am loving all things kitchen and spend way too much time on Houzz right now.

[aprilz81]

We totally redid our kitchen last summer in our new house. It was really stressful but we love the results. Keep us posted!