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Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Sorry NT I just got the fridge a month or so ago...and its ALL MINE Lol

I would suggest to anyone getting a new fridge to get the french doors, you can fit large dishes etc. in there and you also never have to worry what side the door opens too.

The one place I clean has a regular counter top but it looks like a granite countertop with the finish. IMHO of cleaning countertops in different houses, I prefer regular counter tops to granite. The granite ones that I clean, seem to be harder to keep clean and looking clean. The regular countertops, clean easy and look clean when you are done.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I have corian, white with kinda specs of blue. It is so easy to keep clean...

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Skootz, what type are you referring to as "regular" countertops?

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Formica?

NT your current kitchen doesn't hold a candle to the kitchen I had in my old farmhouse. Oy it was really interesting. The cabinets went all the way to the ten foot ceilings. I only kept things on the first shelves because I couldn't reach any other ones, and I am 5'9. The cabinet doors on one of the top ones (there was only 2) had doors that were four feet wide. Can you imagine how hard they were to open? There was marlite everywhere, and bits and pieces were missing. Bits and pieces of the floor were missing. It was "nice"

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Silestone is a manufactured granite. In some places it's much cheaper than the real stuff. It looks great. Here, granite isn't all that expensive.
I agree, if you are doing tile, get the biggest squares you can. The less grout the easier to clean and the better it looks.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And the cheaper it is to install! :-)

My bathroom looks great with 10"x13" wall tile!!!

My neighbor is putting that "fake" granite on her countertops soon. She's putting it on OVER her tiled counters, which kinda weirds me out.

I like granite but I've hated the colors I've seen. Next year, I'm redoing my countertops, but I'm thinking I'm gonna do Corian rather than granite.

I'd love a new kitchen! Actually, dammit, I'd love a BIGGER and new kitchen!!! Although I suspect my kitchen will look better when I get that vinyl flooring replaced. Mine kinda looks very similar to NT's right now (that's also what was in my bathroom.

I'll post pix of my bathroom soon. For a small bathroom, it really looks much bigger (sticking to the same tile everywhere, rather than a different floor or different vanity).

Escapee... 10' tall cabinets???? WTH? Sheesh, I'm tall but even *I* couldn't do much with those. Although I'd love the storage.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 8:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
btw..you need to check what's popular or resaleable in your market. Here, if I were to go to the expense of a kitchen remodel and used anything but granite for countertops and some kind of tile for the floor, I would never recover the cost when I went to sell my house. Without those materials, my kitchen would still be considered needing a redo.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Texannie, not even corian?

What is the diff anyways?

We can put hot pots on the corian, cut on it, and we have had no damage to it whatsoever. Heck I even got a lot of red paint drops on it and they wiped or peeled right off.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Nope, not even corian, well at least in my area.
difference in price, looks, perception as outdated.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
There's a (mis)perception that granite, and only granite, will increase the value of a home. But it's not necessarily true. If you bought a condo for $400K and did extensive remodeling (stone flooring, granite countertops), you are not gonna get the $100K "increase in value" from the remodel. You have to look at other factors... comparable resales in the 'hood, what the market will bear.

A neighbor in my building just bought a condo and has done the remodeling as I referenced above. There is no way in hell she's gonna get a half mil when she tries to resell. Even though she thinks she will, it just ain't gonna happen. There are brand new condos selling for a half mil, with far more amenities (less granite countertops). And those will sell first.

You also need to consider how long YOU plan to live where you are and what YOU want to live with. I absolutely hate the granite that's available... it's way too dark for a small kitchen. There is no way I'll put granite in unless it'll look like marble (which doesn't exist). So I'll end up either putting in Corian (preferred) or more tile (not ideal but not a bad solution). For me, besides the look, it's not gonna be worth the cost to install it.

If you are not planning on reselling within the next 5 years or so, it doesn't matter about recouping costs.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
For my little house, the cost of corian or granite is not practical, let alone affordable for me.

A friend of mine has just redone her kitchen and her countertops are beautiful. It looks expensive but she said it was pre-cut laminate from Home Depot and only cost her a few hundred dollars. I'm checking it out this weekend.

This is the type of layout my cabinets will have and I'm going to need 44 cabinet pulls, which means 88 hinges:

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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
that's what i said, cost, you have to look at your neighborhood. i was saying that in MY neighborhood, I would lose money in the long run if I did not put in granite counter tops.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
There are a gazillion shades of granite and I've seen plenty of light colored ones just on decorating shows alone.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Texannie, if you know anyone that needs granite or tile work done, my nephew-in-law does that work. He lives in Groves, but will travel.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
NT, those cabinets look great! 44 pulls! Dang, if we add pulls to our kitchen, we'll only need half as much. Guess that's cuz you are doing double rows of cabinets!!! THink of how much more storage you're gonna get!!! Are you also going to do the glass doors on some? That'll look so cool. I don't think I'd ever go with glass cuz then you'd have to have everything in the inside all nice and neat... But the frosted ones like above would help.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
NT That is absolutely beautiful!!!! I am jealous!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
escapee, do you have my # to let me know about the duck tape? click here for pink flamingo duck tape

also don't forget martha stewart D11!


Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I looked for it on MS online, but I can't find her color pallet. It's just all of these suggestions for painting. Bully to that, show me the color.

Also, I have to go to Wal Mart tonight, I will check to see if they have it. It's in hardware, right?

E me your phone number, dear!

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
NT, you could use some subtle changes to make your kitchen western looking without spending a lot of money. This one used roosters, but you could use stars or horses
kitchen

Using this type of hinges, iron or hammered copper hinges

Adding a couple old leather belts with screws and glue to the upper drawer fronts along with your star pulls
belteddrawers

Adding something to a plain clock to give it the cowboy appearancecowboyclock

goosenecksconceMaybe adding a couple of these above the sink or table

Find a decorative paper towel holderstarpapertowel

There are several types of soapdishes and spoon rests soapdish

eta: Also you could use 'spicy' color accents - tones like brick red/rust, sky blue, emerald green, saddle brown or even black

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I LOVE THOSE ROOSTERS!....where did you find them?

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Cute idea's Grace ... where did you find them??

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Sorry, I didn't find the rooster accessories, just a design picture of a ranch western style kitchen. I have seen similar ones, though, somewhere.

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Texannie, actually, Silestone is quartz. I have it in my remodeled kitchen. I paid more for it than I would have for granite, but because it is non-porous and is so much easier to keep clean than granite, it was worth it.



Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
you are right, Hyper. I meant manufactured quartz. In some ways I like it better than granite. I like that it is more uniformed. Depending on your slab of granite, you could get some real color variations. When it first came out down here, it was less than granite, but now cost wise, it's either the same or more.

is that your kitchen? it's goregous!!!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
That picture is not my cabinets. I was just showing the double row design.

Daddy and the guy that works for him were busy little bees today. This is what I came home to:

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I knew I should have done laundry last night.