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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:38 AM Post #2762755
| It took 3 years, we are now done. It is all paid for, we paid cash as we went, that's why it took 3 years.
8' x 12' addition, moved everything, washer & dryer out of the basement, new dining room window. Also put new windows in the whole house, new walls & ceilings in the dining room & living room. New siding on the house.
Next happening starts in the spring of 2007, addition to living room & master bedroom, 4 seasons porch/office, & an old-fashioned open porch with posts & railings & gingerbread trim.
Bernie
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:39 AM Post #2762758
| Another shot. 
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:39 AM Post #2762760
| Outside. 
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:41 AM Post #2762763
| Dining room window. Can't see, but there are black & white tiles under the plants. 
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:42 AM Post #2762765
| Okay, details. 
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:43 AM Post #2762768
| Glass doors on both sides of cabinets between kitchen & dining room. 
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garden6
Lansing, KS
(Zone 5b)
September 27, 2006
10:37 AM Post #2763087
| Good job Country Gardens! Now, where's the pot of coffee and homemade pastries to celebrate! ;0) |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 27, 2006
08:10 PM Post #2764766
| Coffee is always on & I'm sure a snack isn't to hard to come by.
Everyone is welcone anytime. My favorite pasttime is shooting the bull!
Bernie |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 27, 2006
08:31 PM Post #2764820
| Love the kitchen and also love the color of the house!! Great job!!! |
jab91864
Northern Michigan, MI
(Zone 5a)
September 28, 2006
08:01 PM Post #2768086
| Very nice, Congratulations !!!!!!!!
~Julie =0) |
staceysmom
(GayLynn) Appleton, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 01, 2006
12:25 PM Post #2775616
| Very nice! Love that area behind the corner kitchen sink. Also love the cabinets. Would love to paint mine white but they are still in okay condition as is. We had cabinets between our kitchen and dining room and had thought about putting in glass doors but hubby didn't want to go that route so we removed the cabinets all together really opened things up. Great job. Also love the color of the outside of the house, looks so homey! |
purplepetunia
Savannah, GA
(Zone 8b)
April 07, 2007
05:12 PM Post #3366898
| considering replacing countertops with corian, due to the cost factor.
Also wondering about the best type of sink. The integrated corian sink sounds nice. Anyone had one for a few years that still looks good? |
dsscmy
May 19, 2007
04:57 AM Post #3513331
| very nice !!! 
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anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
06:23 PM Post #3998730
| CG, what are your new counter tops? It is all so wonderful |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
September 21, 2007
01:03 AM Post #4000561
| We hand built them using laminate. No seams in the whole kitchen! |
TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
September 22, 2007
10:12 AM Post #4004627
| Good job Bernie! |
bsweet
Springfield, MO
October 12, 2007
10:13 PM Post #4077229
| Hi there...we are in the process of re-doing our kitchen. We built the house 12 years ago, and are replacing formica with granite, and painting cabinets a cream color. My question is..I need to replace the cooktop and dishwasher, but can wait a bit on the fridge, and microwave is new. All are black, and it would be much cheaper to just replace what is necessary, and stay with black. Will black be OK with light painted cabinets? I like stainless, but really don't want to spend so much money on appliances right now. Suggestions? |
anastatia
Vancouver, WA
(Zone 8a)
October 12, 2007
10:44 PM Post #4077324
| There are some replaceable "fronts" for appliances. And there is appliance paint. I have seen both and they look very good. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 13, 2007
12:14 AM Post #4077560
| My thought would be that off-white or stainless appliances would look better with the light colored cabinets, but that's my personal taste. In your case, I'd think about what look you want in the long term--if you think you'll like the black appliances then by all means get the new ones in black. But if you'd really prefer light colored or stainless appliances and you think you can afford to replace the rest of your current appliances in a few years, then I'd get the color you want and either put up with mismatched appliances for a while, or get the replacement panels or paint the others to match. |
TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
October 13, 2007
08:30 AM Post #4078013
| I have everything all mixed up; started with an all white kitchen
Switched white microwave to black/stainless
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TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
October 13, 2007
08:32 AM Post #4078022
| Have a stainless steel sink and the original white dishwasher; the formica strip along the front edge of the counter has fallen off; have not tried to put it back on because I don't know what kind of glue to use. 
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TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
October 13, 2007
08:33 AM Post #4078026
| When my white range fell apart I switched to black with stainless steel trim and 6 months later switched out the white vent hood for stainless. 
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TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
October 13, 2007
08:36 AM Post #4078032
| Now when I decided I wanted an island . . . thought a little wood would be nice. The counter top matches the other counters. off to the left I have another table that is wood but has a stainless steel
top on it . . . where I keep my commercial meat slicer.
So I have a mix of about everything you can imagine . . . it's probably not kosher but it doesn't bother ME!
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 13, 2007
10:50 AM Post #4078420
| Unless you're trying to sell, it really is all about what you like and what works for you. Only reason to care what other people think is if you're trying to sell the house! |
TwinLakesChef
OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA
(Zone 4b)
October 13, 2007
11:12 AM Post #4078484
| Build a little into the selling price and a buyer's dislikes can be a negotiation tool without the time and expense of changing it to what you may "guess" a buyer would like.
If we had to do our house so people in this area would like it . . . we would have to put tons of oak all over and we do not care for oak.
We will probably never sell our houses so it will be our children's challenge after we are dead. |
