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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:33 pm
Kristy, sorry, but I am laughing. Is there really pewter paint? Never heard of that! Eek! You posted the pics as I was babbling! Your kitchen is wonderful! Now I want a closeup of whatever you did with those stones. No window in the kitchen, I take it?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:43 pm
The reason why I am interested is because a kitchen remodel may be in our future. We went through 4 houses today in our home buying search. The one I love, love, love has a weird kitchen. Placement of sink is weird. (Single, rather shallow stainless steel sink with an old-fashioned faucet positioned smack next to a wall on the left on the short part of an L-shaped loooonnnnng counter that is around the bend. The dishwasher is just to the right of the sink, underneath the counter--and that's exactly where the short L turns the bend into the long part of the L. It is opposite the stove, which is on the same wall as the window. The stove and oven are a floor model and electric. They are positioned to the right of the window, almost directly opposite the sink. The stove only has 2 burners and a griddle. For some reason, the owners added two gas burners cut into the counter to the right of the electric burners! I've never seen that in my life! Right now in this rental, I have an electric (prefer gas, but . . . ) glass-top range with 5 burners. This seems so strange. The nice double window that overlooks the backyard is to the left of the stove, with plain countertop below (not the sink, as I would expect). The counter extends a bit and then the countertop ends at the refrigerator. Everything else in the house is fabulous except this stupid layout. And the area is very, very nice. Just not sure I want to get into a kitchen remodel.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:19 pm
Thanks Mocha and Heck. Nope no window in the kitchen, and yes there really is pewter paint and believe it or not it looks darn good. I bought the paint at Wal-Mart. The kitchen you described sounds very interesting. Anything in the kitchen seems to be a major job I guess because it puts your kitchen out of service and is so inconvenient. I will post a close-up of the stones on the wall tomorrow, batteries are charging tonight.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:26 pm
I just noticed the white porcelain sink. Very nice with the tiled countertop!
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:31 pm
Actually Herck it is granite. If you could see it up close you would see little dark grey flecks all over it. I really love my sink. It goes really well with the pewter faucet. They make a Champagne colored one that would have went perfectly with the stones but Lowe's charges 40 extra bucks to order something for you and no way was I going to spend any more money on a sink.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:44 pm
Very nice job, Kristy! How is the maintenance on a granite sink?
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:53 pm
Hi Hypermom, thank you for the compliment Well according to the salesman, will not scratch or stain. So far that has been true. It does seem to me that it would be very hard to scratch. The surface is smooth but not slick like porcelain. It sorta feels like the underneath side of porcelain, you know the part that does not have any glaze on it.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 8:10 pm
Here ya go Herck, this is the stones on the wall. I attached the larger ones first and then wasn't happy with the look so I went back and attached smaller ones in the middle in a diamond shape to sort of tie in the ones on the wall.
These are the tiles on the counter top.

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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 8:27 pm
Kristy, you did an awesome job! I love the pattern of the tiles on your counter top. Thanks for the info on the sink. I was looking at a black granite one at Home Depot, but no one was around to ask about it.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 8:35 pm
Kristy...your kitchen is gorgeous. You have to be so proud because you did it yourself. I love the cabinets with the beige trim. Also the tile counters are outstanding! I am not looking forward to finishing ours. It is long and narrow. I love the layout but when I got the first coat on the drawer faces...I nearly passed out from the fumes. So I put it off til nicer weather and I could open all doors and windows. Now we have a puppy and there is no way I can paint with him around. Maybe another excuse will come up by the time he's got older.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 8:44 pm
LOL, Supergranny! I'll tell ya that is some kinda hard work. I am very proud though and I love doing things myself. One thing I learned though is that I will never attempt to do tile on the floors again, killed my back, knees, feet, hand and arms, no way, no how! Good luck with your project and remember to take before and after photos, I forgot.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 8:48 pm
Thanks Hypermom, and those black granite sinks are BE-U-TI-FULL!!! I would have had me one of them but it didn't go with my colors. If you get one I promise you will love it. Everyone that has seen mine loves it too.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 11:20 pm
Oh, Kristy, the tiles and the tile work is absolutely gorgeous. (I had tile in my previous Delaware home--and you did a much better job than my husband's cousin!) The grout can be a bugaboo. (We found that the grout chipped and crumbled over time, but I have no idea if that is true for all grout or if it was an indication of something Ed's cousin did improperly. Is there a varnish or something over the tiles? What will protect them from water and spills? (Mine didn't have a finish.) I love the stones. (I was picturing pebbles and couldn't fathom what you were doing.) Looks terrific! Congrats! You must feel like a queen!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 11:24 pm
We looked at a house we couldn't afford --just to see the workmanship (in case a smaller house within the development went for sale). This kitchen had Silestone countertops. I didn't like them as much as granite, but it could have been their taste in colors. He said Silestone goes one better than granite (more expensive to boot) because it is impervious to both bacteria and chipping. Had a smooth touch, like marble.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 11:34 pm
HP, I love the Silestone that I put in my kitchen in IL. It does not have the maintenance that granite has. There are a lot of different colors. Mine is Amarillo Palmira http://www.silestoneusa.com/colors/colors.cfm?SS=home
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 2:15 am
Kristy, you did fantastic!!! I am confused about the no window though, here, a room can't not have a window.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 5:23 am
You did a great job Kristy, I really like the way you painted the edges of the cabinets, really makes them stick out. Looks like you put a lot of work into it, but now you get to sit back and enjoy it.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 6:01 am
Very nice work, Kristy. It looks so lovely, neat, and clean. That's what I love most about newly done rooms...their crispness!
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Penguingirl
Member
01-26-2006
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 6:48 am
Yep, there's nothing like facing a fresh kitchen in the morning. It just puts you in a happy mood first thing. Nice job Kristy. I'm glad you posted a pic of the stones...I couldn't picture that one either. I was thinking little quarter sized rocks from the road. Looks great.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 7:47 am
Kristy, your kitchen is lovely. You did a beautiful job. your attention to all the details really pulled it all together. I'm with Vee there is nothing like the crispness of a newly done room.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 9:32 am
Thanks everyone, and Texannie I don't know about the window. The house was built in 79, it does have a door. I hate the fact there is no window. When we bought the house it had a dark brown floor, yellow counter tops, dark brown cabinets, and the walls were paneled dark brown, eeegads! We remodeled it when we bought it 12 years ago. The cutting counter was a two-tiered island in the middle of the floor. There was no room at all. I had a large butchers block made to go over the top of the cabinet and now it can be pushed into the opening and pulled out when needed for chopping.
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