Kitchen & Bath remodel

[l2ridehd]

Just finished remodeling the kitchen and baths in our rental home. New granite (Duncan Stone), new backsplash (I did myself) painted cabinets, and I think they came out great.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj152/l2ridehd/photo_zps94b655d5.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/l2ridehd/media/photo_zps94b655d5.jpg.html)

[CFrance]

That looks super! Who painted your cabinets?

[gomoho]

I'm curious too - who did the cabinets? Trying to decide, when I find some extra $$$ if I want to have them painted or replace the doors and reface the boxes.

[travelguy]

love it; looks so much like our kitchen, except we still have the original countertop. our backsplash is a little lighter in color tho; and the cabinets are still white. we are thinking of replacing some of the cabinet doors with ones with glass inserts.

[asianthree]

what color were the cabinets before...the color with the new counter look great

[mainlander]

Very nice job.

[pooh]

Beautiful!!!

[Barefoot]

Just finished remodeling the kitchen and baths in our rental home. New granite (Duncan Stone), new backsplash (I did myself) painted cabinets, and I think they came out great.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj152/l2ridehd/photo_zps94b655d5.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/l2ridehd/media/photo_zps94b655d5.jpg.html)

As always, impeccable taste!

[graciegirl]

As always, impeccable taste!

I'll say!

[l2ridehd]

The cabinets were that washed pink color before painting. They are now gray, a little lighter then this picture shows on my monitor. I hire a great person to work for me one day a week taking care of our home and the two rental homes. He does lawns and shrubs and other stuff. He is also an excellent painter and did those cabinets for me. I used the same color and granite in both baths and the kitchen. Both the granite and the tile back splash have lots of gray in them that didn't really show in the picture. Took that one with the iphone. I will have Susi get new ones for the rental site with her really good camera next time she is down.

[asianthree]

great job all around...

[Halibut]

Looks great, L2! What model house is that?

Some friends had those same pinkish cabinets and painted theirs a light gray, too, with a mirrored tile backsplash.

In passing, seeing the trash can in your picture brings up one of my grouses about kitchens these days -- where to put the trash? Sure, under the sink but that only fits a very small container and it's not like most of us have outside garbage cans to hold the accumulation of small bags until pickup day. We ended up with a tall plastic can with swinging domed lid that sits in the open against a wall. It's lovely. :laugh:

[rayschic]

Looks great, L2! What model house is that?

Some friends had those same pinkish cabinets and painted theirs a light gray, too, with a mirrored tile backsplash.

In passing, seeing the trash can in your picture brings up one of my grouses about kitchens these days -- where to put the trash? Sure, under the sink but that only fits a very small container and it's not like most of us have outside garbage cans to hold the accumulation of small bags until pickup day. We ended up with a tall plastic can with swinging domed lid that sits in the open against a wall. It's lovely. :laugh:

If you have room in one of your cabinets, try something like this to keep the garbage hidden.
Pull-Out & Built-In Trash Cans - Cabinet Slide Out & Under Sink Kitchen Trash Cans | KitchenSource.com (http://www.kitchensource.com/trash/d/built-in/)

[l2ridehd]

Looks great, L2! What model house is that?

Some friends had those same pinkish cabinets and painted theirs a light gray, too, with a mirrored tile backsplash.

In passing, seeing the trash can in your picture brings up one of my grouses about kitchens these days -- where to put the trash? Sure, under the sink but that only fits a very small container and it's not like most of us have outside garbage cans to hold the accumulation of small bags until pickup day. We ended up with a tall plastic can with swinging domed lid that sits in the open against a wall. It's lovely. :laugh:

The model is an Amarillo ranch home. Where do you see the trash can in that picture? It's actually sitting on the right end of the island, but not shown in the picture.

[Halibut]

The model is an Amarillo ranch home. Where do you see the trash can in that picture? It's actually sitting on the right end of the island, but not shown in the picture.


It's to the right in your photo on the other side of the partition wall. Maybe just temporary while working/cleaning up.

I haven't seen that model before; the kitchen has a very nice layout and window.

[Sable99]

If you have room in one of your cabinets, try something like this to keep the garbage hidden.
Pull-Out & Built-In Trash Cans - Cabinet Slide Out & Under Sink Kitchen Trash Cans | KitchenSource.com (http://www.kitchensource.com/trash/d/built-in/)

Mom and I added an island to our kitchen in Michigan a couple of years ago. One cabinet is the dual waste basket cabinet -- a basket for plastics and a basket for trash. We love it! During our design team meeting last year, I asked the designer about putting a waste basket cabinet in the Iris we were building. She said it could not be done. I was really disappointed.

[l2ridehd]

Halibut Now I see the trash can. Just there temporary while I was doing cleanup. It normally sits just on the end of the island.

Bare and Gracie, thanks for the kind words. I am glad you like it as I truly value both of your views.

As for an in cabinet trash holder, it can be done in any kitchen. You need to add slide out rollers, remove door hinges and attach the door to the rollers and install the trash can and bag holder to the roller slides. They actually make a kit to do it. You just need a spare cabinet your not using.

[patfla06]

Beautiful job! I love the granite!

[redwitch]

Nice job on the backsplash. You guys really did a good job, so did the granite people.

[denniskathyb]

Nice job!! I just started looking at granite to redo ours. We had Duncan give us an estimate. Were you happy with their installers? What color granite is that & where did you get the backsplash? I really love it!

Thanks for any help you may give me,
Kathy

[getdul981]

L2, that looks great! I have a question about the black splash. Were your walls the rough texture and if so, did you have to do anything to make them smooth so the tiles will stick? Or, did you just put the Thin Set on really heavy and hope it's going to stick?

[sandy2193]

Where did you get the granite. Is there a name for the design?

[maureenod]

They do have a special thinset for glass tiles and they have a mat adhesive. Neither work good. The thinset comes out the spaces and if you put it on thin the tile slides down. With the mat, the tile can't be repositioned or adjusted. I use a product called Power Grab,comes in caulking tube, run a bead along the back of the tile and put on wall. Tiles come on a 12x12 sheet. Wait 24 hours and grout with UN-sanded grout.