Cheap Kitchen Cabinets
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ironpony
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Seasoned Oak
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Seasoned Oak
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ironpony
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no sir, they were custom built 3/4 inch plywood boxes with 1 1/8 hickory face frames. I do have the Lowes ones in the pantry though. Not alot of visual difference.
ironpony
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Yes, the hickory coloring is a love it or leave it, the island is almost a full slab of granite 66x102
If this were the last Kitchen we were doing in the house, that would be the way we would go.....REAL Cabinets
ironpony
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if I was doing it again, now, I would go with the Thomasville cabinets from Home Depot. There are pros and cons to everything. Price vs quality, and I believe the production finishes are tougher than what the custom shops use. Everything has trade offs. I did actually get these cheaper than production cabinets thats why I went this way. I caught a cabinet guy between jobs and he used this job as a fill in between others because I did not need them right away. I have installed thousands of cabinets over the years and there are alot of features on production cabinets that make them nice. Do not let the particle board scare you there is nothing wrong with it. When you order cabinets you can get the end cabinets made with raised panels instead of the pb. If they are installed properly they will outlast you.
You have eased my concerns.....we did order finished ends on Cabinets that would be exposed, it will also make the sides flush for the Crown Moulding. Also upgraded the Lazy Susan to one that doesn't have a post in the middle....we were told that they may get wobbly
mass_burner
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The rest of the house is Oak, so we were doing it to match....otherwise, the Wife would do wide plank flooring....gonna be a heck of a job ripping up the flooring to get the new hardwood to meet the level of the old.....just hope that it's not screwed and glued
We had to go through 3 layers of linoleum and a 3/4 plywood with cut nails. Uck!
Seasoned Oak
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Dont get me wrong i do really like the cabs too,but the CTs and the appliances really make em shine.
Seasoned Oak
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Seasoned Oak
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Thats an idea,i probably needed 30" in that area of the stove,where the DW is only 24" . This house was a dump when i started,it turned out pretty nice overall.
Stax
Minister of Fire
We're finally winding down on the project.........
Before
Picture taken about two weeks ago
We've been hit with delays in materials,a couple of injuries, and some house construction issues.....we're further along than the picture, just haven't uploaded any recent. Ripping up the floor was the worst of the project, and caused the first injury......I cut up my elbow and didn't know it, and got it infected grinding it into all the dirt and dust....swelled up and had it drained twice already and on Antibiotics for the past 3 weeks.....a little painful, but had to keep going. New Counter Top in, just basically have trim work to do, and the backsplash....Wife picked out a Basket Weave pattern.....and while the walls were open, had everything brought up to code.
Before
Picture taken about two weeks ago
We've been hit with delays in materials,a couple of injuries, and some house construction issues.....we're further along than the picture, just haven't uploaded any recent. Ripping up the floor was the worst of the project, and caused the first injury......I cut up my elbow and didn't know it, and got it infected grinding it into all the dirt and dust....swelled up and had it drained twice already and on Antibiotics for the past 3 weeks.....a little painful, but had to keep going. New Counter Top in, just basically have trim work to do, and the backsplash....Wife picked out a Basket Weave pattern.....and while the walls were open, had everything brought up to code.
Seasoned Oak
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Looks good,i like the change and your choices. Only thing that would improve the look is Stainless or Black appliances. Though stainless is a pain to clean.
Thanks. Actually, when the budget allows, we are looking at Stainless and Black Appliances. We had a friends sister who went to Stainless from White and gave us her 2 year old Bosch with a Stainless Tub.....timing was right as our Kenmore Elite was at the 10 year mark and was having control panel issues. Just trimmed out the window and entry, and added the toe kick, now we're waiting on a Pantry door (special order)
Hogwildz
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Stainless sucks to keep clean.
Appliances with the Stainless "look" but not true stainless, look great and clean easy.
I have black, and it looks good, but has it's own pitfalls as each one has their share.
Appliances with the Stainless "look" but not true stainless, look great and clean easy.
I have black, and it looks good, but has it's own pitfalls as each one has their share.
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