The Kitchen Remodel, Part 2

Here is our new kitchen!

What a difference, eh?

We are so happy with the composite granite sink
and the quartz countertop
I made the soap dispensers out of mason jars ~ perfect for me since I love canning!

Jas did a great job on the moulding on top of the cabinets

The under cabinet lights really light up the workspace on the countertop

We love the stone backsplash!
We know it won't be the easiest to clean but it coordinates well with our fireplace
and we love it :)

The end panels that match the doors on the cabinets add a custom look &
we are so happy we added those

We are super happy with how the floor turned out

The tiffany style lights coordinate well and
I re-covered the cushions on our old stools…
I had to add a feminine touch ;-)

We got our ready-to-assemble cabinets from Barker Cabinets in Oregon. We love love LOVE them and recommend them highly (I'm not even getting paid to say that). Their cabinets have all American made components, the soft-close hinges are included on all drawers and almost all doors (except the funky angle doors like the two-door corner cabinet and the 45 degree cabinet), and they have all plywood construction. We ordered the Westminster style doors because we wanted a simple style door that had a little bit more to them than just the shaker style. I ended up painting our cabinets. It was time-consuming but only cost us a can of primer, two cans of semi-gloss paint, and a few specialty smooth paint rollers. We splurged for the trash can with the ServoDrive and it is sooooo cool :) and worth the expense. You can find them at barkercabinets.com if you are considering a remodel and you need cabinets.

Our quartz countertop is from Cambria which is a family-owned company that sells the only American made quartz. We found they also had the best selection of interesting quartz patterns - more like a granite look where you can see the layers in the stone. A lot of the other quartz companies have very uniform patterns kind of like solid surface countertops, and we wanted something that looked more like natural stone. Our counter does not photograph well, but it is a great mix of brown and black with some teeny silver speckles in it. Just perfect for us!

While we were working on this I kept waiting for something to happen. Ya know, you always need one setback or surprise or delay or SOMETHING. Nothing was happening… nothing was happening… and then I had a breast cancer scare. So far, so good and it probably is nothing. God is so good. I will be retested in 6 months to be sure. I will count that as our surprise during construction.

There's the tour! It seems that we are still married after all this is said & done! Yahoo!

(((hugs))),

chris

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. Psalm 143:10