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Our Second New Kitchen

Our second new kitchen, but this time we are doing it on the cheap, using high-quality used cabinets. For the rest, we will do our best to get good quality materials at a low price.
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Garage with cabs
Garage with cabs		 36 inch pantry cabinet side with doors open
36 inch pantry cabinet side with doors open		 Top door of pantry before cleaning
Top door of pantry before cleaning		 30 inch wall cab with dirty under-cooktop cabs on top
30 inch wall cab with dirty under-cooktop cabs on top
Close up of wall cab, before cleaning
Close up of wall cab, before cleaning		 This light shows the color of the wood better, with wall color samples.
This light shows the color of the wood better, with wall color samples.		 Our great deal on an induction cooktop!
Our great deal on an induction cooktop!		 $1200 from a scratch and dent store, with factory warranty.
$1200 from a scratch and dent store, with factory warranty.
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Nancy in Mich Kitchen.jpg		 BEFORE right corner
BEFORE right corner		 BEFORE range area
BEFORE range area		 BEFORE sink area and left corner
BEFORE sink area and left corner
BEFORE Why I hate this kitchen
BEFORE Why I hate this kitchen		 BEFORE Right end soffits
BEFORE Right end soffits		 BEFORE fridge and pantry area
BEFORE fridge and pantry area		 BEFORE The sink counter
BEFORE The sink counter
BEFORE Looking out over the family room
BEFORE Looking out over the family room		 BEFORE The dining area
BEFORE The dining area		 Craigslist counter stool
Craigslist counter stool		 BEFORE The dining area from the opposite angle
BEFORE The dining area from the opposite angle
BEFORE From the family room, looking into kitchen.
BEFORE From the family room, looking into kitchen.		 BEFORE Dining area
BEFORE Dining area		 Me!
Me!		 The Kitchen Plan: Green Demolitions 23 year-old Quakermaid Beadboard cabinets.
The Kitchen Plan: Green Demolitions 23 year-old Quakermaid Beadboard cabinets.
New wall! between kitchen and family room. Desk at left, then 36 pantry, corner DW cab.
New wall! between kitchen and family room. Desk at left, then 36" pantry, corner DW cab.		 Our new skylight. The soffit you see in the center lower part of picture is above sink and window.
Our new skylight. The soffit you see in the center lower part of picture is above sink and window.		 View of skylight construction.
View of skylight construction.		 Looking at the corner where the countertop ends next to the wall oven.
Looking at the corner where the countertop ends next to the wall oven.
This cab will hold the dishwasher and the microwave. It goes where the new wall meets the sink wall.
This cab will hold the dishwasher and the microwave. It goes where the new wall meets the sink wall.		 Flooring is Marmoleum. Color 1 is Tan Pink, the middle color choice.
Flooring is Marmoleum. Color 1 is Tan Pink, the middle color choice.		 Flooring choice 2 is darkest, called Tobacco Leaf.
Flooring choice 2 is darkest, called Tobacco Leaf.		 Flooring choice 3 is called Horse Roan, is lightest.
Flooring choice 3 is called Horse Roan, is lightest.
All three flooring choices with the cabinet and the island tile.
All three flooring choices with the cabinet and the island tile.		 Wilsonart Laminate Luna Crest against our island tile and cabinet door.
Wilsonart Laminate Luna Crest against our island tile and cabinet door.		 Luna Crest, island tile, door, and trim piece.
Luna Crest, island tile, door, and trim piece.		 Field tile, listello and resin liner with laminate sample
Field tile, listello and resin liner with laminate sample
The first four cabinets are placed!
The first four cabinets are placed!		 The desk area.
The desk area.		 Standing next to the desk area, looking at the window wall. It sure is green!
Standing next to the desk area, looking at the window wall. It sure is green!		 Right corner of kitchen.
Right corner of kitchen.
The sink cab and the wall cab.
The sink cab and the wall cab.		 From an opposite angle.
From an opposite angle.		 another view of the big pantry, the desk space and the entry into the family room.
another view of the big pantry, the desk space and the entry into the family room.		 Dusty couch and brick wall.
Dusty couch and brick wall.
Left half of family room. Entertainment center, doorwall and wall o' brick!
Left half of family room. Entertainment center, doorwall and wall o' brick!		 Yet another view, giving idea of family room in relation to kitchen. I am standing in front of big pantry.
Yet another view, giving idea of family room in relation to kitchen. I am standing in front of big pantry.		 Living inside a milk carton.
Living inside a milk carton.		 Next to the doorwall is my sunshine wall pocket for shed keys.
Next to the doorwall is my sunshine wall pocket for shed keys.
The new wall behind the dishwasher and pantry.
The new wall behind the dishwasher and pantry.		 Standing on the ramp to the famiy room - we have cabs!
Standing on the ramp to the famiy room - we have cabs!		 Entering kitchen from the hall, looking toward the family room.
Entering kitchen from the hall, looking toward the family room.		 Brighter view of the long cab run.
Brighter view of the long cab run.
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7-30 counters in 018.JPG		 Stained and poly'd toekicks.
Stained and poly'd toekicks.		 Closer look
Closer look		 Ta Da! A working refrigerator and a wall oven in place.
Ta Da! A working refrigerator and a wall oven in place.
See the empty space between the oven and the big wall cab ?
See the empty space between the oven and the big wall cab ?		 Corner cab, plus the lights are in!
Corner cab, plus the lights are in!		 Kitchen's long wall.
Kitchen's long wall.		 The fridge wall.
The fridge wall.
The desk wall.
The desk wall.		 The backsplash plan.
The backsplash plan.		 Close up of backsplash plan.
Close up of backsplash plan.		 PICTURE FROM ORIGINAL KITCHEN OUR CABS CAME FROM
PICTURE FROM ORIGINAL KITCHEN OUR CABS CAME FROM
PICTURE FROM ORIGINAL KITCHEN OUR CABS CAME FROM
PICTURE FROM ORIGINAL KITCHEN OUR CABS CAME FROM		 The Island
The Island		 The tiles
The tiles		 More tiles
More tiles
The rest of the tiles
The rest of the tiles		 How we tried to position tiles so there is flow from tile to tile.
How we tried to position tiles so there is "flow" from tile to tile.		 View of the island from the ramp to the family room.
View of the island from the ramp to the family room.		 The other side of the kitchen
The other side of the kitchen
The aisle between the island and desk, before stools.
The aisle between the island and desk, before stools.		 Casey is really not interested in doing dishes!
Casey is really not interested in doing dishes!		 The aisle between the island/cooktop and the fridge.
The aisle between the island/cooktop and the fridge.		 The island braces, from Federal Brace
The island braces, from Federal Brace
Island edging detail
Island edging detail		 Island edging now more bronze
Island edging now more bronze		 The cabs at the top of the ramp to the family room.
The cabs at the top of the ramp to the family room.		 Another section of edging and the two types of counterstools.
Another section of edging and the two types of counterstools.
Another shot of the new, more bronze color edging and the tile top.
Another shot of the new, more bronze color edging and the tile top.		 Close up of window and sink
Close up of window and sink		 View of the long counter that needs a backsplash!
View of the long counter that needs a backsplash!		 The view from the family room. A door has gone missing (above the wall oven), we hope it will turn up soon.
The view from the family room. A door has gone missing (above the wall oven), we hope it will turn up soon.
Fridge, small pantry, and the cook book shelves. In front of book shelves is an odd, necessary counter.
Fridge, small pantry, and the cook book shelves. In front of book shelves is an odd, necessary counter.		 The view standing in front of the wall oven.
The view standing in front of the wall oven.		 The aisle between island cooktop and the fridge
The aisle between island cooktop and the fridge		 The view from the hallway as you enter the kitchen
The view from the hallway as you enter the kitchen
The island's cabinets
The island's cabinets		 The aisle between the island seating and the desk, without stools yet, with spotted hound dog on the rug!
The aisle between the island seating and the desk, without stools yet, with spotted hound dog on the rug!		 The display above the shallow cabinets.
The display above the shallow cabinets.		 Possible field tile, just plain matte ceramic, is on the left.
Possible field tile, just plain matte ceramic, is on the left.
our cabinets in their old house in Connecticut
our cabinets in their old house in Connecticut
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