My kitchen is 100% COMPLETE! YEAH!!

[Planogirl]

That looks gorgeous. I really love the ceiling!

 

[okeydokey]

It's gorgeous. Do you just sit in there for hours to look around? I think I would.

 

[DawnCt1]

How long did it take for this project to get done, start to finish? You have totally inspired me now!!! But being a familyof 6 without a kitchen during renovation completely scares me.

I planned this kitchen in my mind, before we put the house on the market in January. We weren't entirely sure we wanted to move so we had a Plan B. By then I knew what I wanted. I think that is the hardest part. We ordered the cabinets in June and the demolition started July 7th. My carpenters are a bit slower, and I knew that. It was fine with me because I could decide if I really liked this or that. They were essentially done 3 weeks ago but I had to wait for the floor finisher to come back, then wait a week. The carpenters came back this past Wednesday, grouted the glass tile pieces in that were back ordered, replaced the cabinet doors that didn't come from the manufacturer perfectly, put on the toe kicks, install the wine cabinet and by noon they were gone. Yesterday the bar stools, table and chairs came. Today is Sept. 24th. This is something you need to do in the summer so you can eat outside, otherwise, you are eating out A LOT. We ate out a lot anyway. We had a wet bar in our partially finished basement, so with a grill, an extra fridge in the basement, paper plates, cups, etc. It is survivable.

During the demo they left as much of the usable parts of the kitchen until the last minute. The ceiling took over a week to do; a lot of detail. The door was open a lot so in the winter, this could be an issue. On the really hot days I saw my light bill soar.
Another great benefit to all of this? In June Delta Sky miles announced Bounceback. Redeem 10K airline miles, (I did on two Macy's gift cards totally $100) and get double miles from July 1st to Sept 30. My cabinets, all the wood, electric, lights, fixtures, sink, etc, etc, etc went on my Amex card. When the local lumber store told me that they didn't take Amex, I knew that the did because they had before, I told them I didn't have another card. We earned more than enough miles for two free airline tickets because I use the card for everything else too.

 

[Buckalew11]

Well, I think you should take those hammered aluminum pieces out, put them on the counter and take a picture for me! I only have one piece, a tray that belonged to my Nana. She also had a candy dish and my mom has that now (to keep family peace, lol--all 3 of us want that dish. )

 

[DawnCt1]

Looks great!!! Can you share where you found the bench???

The bench was a steal! I had been looking for a shoe bench for a long time. This one has sliding doors because the one I had with the lid, no one would used because there was always something on top of it. I found it in August for $149 plus shipping here. http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Richland_Storage_Bench_with_Sliding_Door/820/

 

[Buckalew11]

I planned this kitchen in my mind, before we put the house on the market in January. We weren't entirely sure we wanted to move so we had a Plan B. By then I knew what I wanted. I think that is the hardest part. We ordered the cabinets in June and the demolition started July 7th. My carpenters are a bit slower, and I knew that. It was fine with me because I could decide if I really liked this or that. They were essentially done 3 weeks ago but I had to wait for the floor finisher to come back, then wait a week. The carpenters came back this past Wednesday, grouted the glass tile pieces in that were back ordered, replaced the cabinet doors that didn't come from the manufacturer perfectly, put on the toe kicks, install the wine cabinet and by noon they were gone. Yesterday the bar stools, table and chairs came. Today is Sept. 24th. This is something you need to do in the summer so you can eat outside, otherwise, you are eating out A LOT. We ate out a lot anyway. We had a wet bar in our partially finished basement, so with a grill, an extra fridge in the basement, paper plates, cups, etc. It is survivable.

During the demo they left as much of the usable parts of the kitchen until the last minute. The ceiling took over a week to do; a lot of detail. The door was open a lot so in the winter, this could be an issue. On the really hot days I saw my light bill soar.
Another great benefit to all of this? In June Delta Sky miles announced Bounceback. Redeem 10K airline miles, (I did on two Macy's gift cards totally $100) and get double miles from July 1st to Sept 30. My cabinets, all the wood, electric, lights, fixtures, sink, etc, etc, etc went on my Amex card. When the local lumber store told me that they didn't take Amex, I knew that the did because they had before, I told them I didn't have another card. We earned more than enough miles for two free airline tickets because I use the card for everything else too.

we did this also on our Disney visa throughout the building process. I earned a ton of points doing that!

 

[DawnCt1]

Well, I think you should take those hammered aluminum pieces out, put them on the counter and take a picture for me! I only have one piece, a tray that belonged to my Nana. She also had a candy dish and my mom has that now (to keep family peace, lol--all 3 of us want that dish. )

Here they are, just for you, along with my mother's yellow tea kettle. I used to play with it when I was 4. I was looking for the genie.

 

[TheBigBadWolf]

Absolutely gorgeous! I particularly love the light fixtures, and your ceiling!

 

[DawnCt1]

we did this also on our Disney visa throughout the building process. I earned a ton of points doing that!

Its a beautiful thing! Never miss an opportunity.

 

[arminnie]

Well, I think you should take those hammered aluminum pieces out, put them on the counter and take a picture for me! I only have one piece, a tray that belonged to my Nana. She also had a candy dish and my mom has that now (to keep family peace, lol--all 3 of us want that dish. )

I wish I'd known. I could have shipped you several pieces. We had to close out my dad's house last month.

I hated all the things that we had to part with, but I was moving to a place 1/3 the size plus no garage. I was happy to send things to a new home where they were appreciated though.

Demo started on my condo 9/1. As of today the kitchen has been gutted, subflooring down, popcorn gone, new doors and framing installed. My kitchen cabinets are being custom made - I have no clue where they are in that process. As I said earlier I left town. I need to go back for a couple of days to pick up my dog so I'll stick my head in. I guess the floors will be the last thing. As they are being site finished that is going to take awhile to put the layers down and "cure" before furniture can be moved back in.