Kitchen Plan

My goal on this kitchen remodel is to do the whole thing for $10K or less. The 10K is a tight number, but a good goal to track to.

Taking a look at the on-line info, this would cost $50K plus. I will keep a running total with the material costs and supplier links.

Here is a rendering of the remodel. The hutch and dining room are not shown.



Summary of the remodel:

Rebuild all the existing cabinets, using the current cabinet doors. The previous owners did a reface job on the existing ones.

• The doors are great, but the cabinet boxes and refacing are terrible.
• Adding all full extention, auto-close drawer slides
• Adding toe-kick drawers
• All of the shelves will be full-extention pull-out

Add a kitchen island

• Size is 30 x 90
• Appliance lift
• All shelves are full-extention pull-out
• Furniture legs
• Bead-board surfaces
• Wood on-lays - grape motif

Add a built-in china hutch

• Matches the island
• Steel pot rack

Counters

• The 39 running feet of cabinet will have brown-black granite surface, using 26x18 tiles
• Expoxy grout to minimize lines

Lighting

• New can lighting - currently only one light!
• Modify the soffit and add task lighting
• Drop lights over the island

Applicances

• New double oven, cook-top and microwave
• New dishwasher
• Still deciding on the refrigerator

Flooring

• Installed maple flooring last year - will include in the cost
• We will include kitchen and dining room: 11 x 27, giving 300 sq ft.

Sink

• Still deciding - farm sinks are cool, but big $$$
• May do a graphite composite sink with a separate apron for effect

Room

• Making the windows a bit smaller to allow for more cabinets
• Will put a magnetic chalkboard up for kids artwork, etc.
• Will add a display shelf around the soffit
• Crown molding
• New sliding glass or french doors (still in debate)

Other items alreaady completed:

We did these before we moved in since there was a whole bunch of mess involved

• Added a pantry to the laundry room
• Removed the partition wall between the kitchen and dining room
• Inset the refridgerator in the remaining wall
• Maple flooring as stated above

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