We finally can afford to update the kitchen in our house! I'm so excited! We have tile countertops and the grout is so disgusting and our sink is cracked and stained, so this is long overdue! I was wondering if anybody had any pointers, things you like about your kitchen, things you don't, etc. We're going to get new countertops, a new sink, faucet, disposal and dishwasher. Nothing major like cabinets or actual remodeling.
Post by daisylola11 on Feb 13, 2015 15:20:31 GMT -5
We have the grout problem too, so jealous u get to change it! One thing I would also change is to make the sink either flush with the counter or lowered. When I clean the counter and want to sweep things in the sink it doesn't work, it's above the counter, then u have to clean around the sink even more. It kinda sounds crazy but bugs me all the time!
Post by daisylola11 on Feb 13, 2015 15:25:11 GMT -5
Also personal preference for the sink, I would do a single bowl vs the double we have now. Unless it's a huge double sink and there enough room in each to fit like a large pot
We finally can afford to update the kitchen in our house! I'm so excited! We have tile countertops and the grout is so disgusting and our sink is cracked and stained, so this is long overdue! I was wondering if anybody had any pointers, things you like about your kitchen, things you don't, etc. We're going to get new countertops, a new sink, faucet, disposal and dishwasher. Nothing major like cabinets or actual remodeling.
Post by bkroxfan003 on Feb 13, 2015 17:21:27 GMT -5
We just moved into a rental house that the owners had to basically renovate because the former tenants trashed the house. Because of this, we got a brand new kitchen. We have cherry cabinets with granite countertops. My husband works for a company that sells granite slabs so that's how he was able to convince our landlord to install them. Also, when you get the cabinets, I'd get some deep drawers for the bottom cabinets. They are sooo nice. It's a lot easier to get out my glass pans and bowls.
We finally can afford to update the kitchen in our house! I'm so excited! We have tile countertops and the grout is so disgusting and our sink is cracked and stained, so this is long overdue! I was wondering if anybody had any pointers, things you like about your kitchen, things you don't, etc. We're going to get new countertops, a new sink, faucet, disposal and dishwasher. Nothing major like cabinets or actual remodeling.
We have the grout problem too, so jealous u get to change it! One thing I would also change is to make the sink either flush with the counter or lowered. When I clean the counter and want to sweep things in the sink it doesn't work, it's above the counter, then u have to clean around the sink even more. It kinda sounds crazy but bugs me all the time!
I never would have thought of that and it would totally drive me nuts too! As far as the sink though, we have to have a double! We are very passive aggressive in our game of chicken dishes, and when we had a one bowl sink we could never use it when there was a stack of dishes in it! Maybe we will do a 3/4 one instead.
We did a farm house sink and I LOOOOVE it. Big enough to bathe the baby! Also our backsplash has dark grout, and I recommend that too. Good luck!
You're kitchen is gorgeous! Such a good use of space! I love farmhouse sinks too. Have you seen the stainless ones? That's what I'm leaning towards if it fits. And dark grout is so smart!
We just moved into a rental house that the owners had to basically renovate because the former tenants trashed the house. Because of this, we got a brand new kitchen. We have cherry cabinets with granite countertops. My husband works for a company that sells granite slabs so that's how he was able to convince our landlord to install them. Also, when you get the cabinets, I'd get some deep drawers for the bottom cabinets. They are sooo nice. It's a lot easier to get out my glass pans and bowls.
That worked well for you guys that you got a new kitchen! Unfortunately (or I guess fortunately lol) our cabinets are in good shape, so I don't get to change those. I totally know what you mean. It's jenga to get a pot out in our current cabinet.
Post by bkroxfan003 on Feb 13, 2015 22:54:30 GMT -5
Those pull down faucets are nice! Our landlord was going to get a cheaper one that had a separate sprayer but the guy who installed the granite countertops said the pull down ones work better with granite. Here's half my kitchen with the granite. I always thought I'd like the darker ones but I actually really like this one
Post by booksandlace on Feb 14, 2015 2:12:37 GMT -5
We are doing the same thing right now. We just got our installation date for our granite countertops and stainless steel sink with a new faucet. Then we are doing a mosaic tile backslash and staining the cabinets cherry
We chose speckled quartz countertops. I both like and hate that they camouflage crumbs. When I clean I have to crouch down to eye level to find any stuff hiding on the counters. Also I second getting a single sink instead of a double. I wish my biggest pots fit in our sink.
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