[coors2003]

so about 6 months ago i started working in my kitchen of my 70s house, everything was in great shape but really dated, i dont have pics but it used to have a double oven front left of the fridge, so i knocked all that out and got rid of the elect cook top and cut the cabinet and counter and installed a 5 burner gas stove.

then changed out an old 70s microwave. the kitchen had a raught iron section for like a breakfast nook and i took that out as well.

this is where the double oven was, you could barley bet by there with the 2 ft opening

then i added an island, and knocked the soffet above the cabinets out and scraped the cieling, then installed recessed lights

 

[slosilver46]

Lighting can make a huge difference. Are those Halogen bulbs? I here they can be expensive.

 

[coors2003]

then i put crown molding above the cabinets and a lower trim and side trim and painted the cabintes with an oil base killz and then oil base white paint and removed all the old aluminum brick looking backsplash

then went the hardy backer and started installing 12x12 granite and travertine backsplash

this afternoon im gonna put in my black cast iron sink new faucet and do the island, and im gonna do a travertine inlay in the center. then i get to do the flooring and the bathroom, should all be done in the next few weeks, more pics to come

 

[coors2003]

the can lights i used were only 12 bucks each and they came with the bulbs, they are not much more than the reg ones, forgot i still get to grout the backsplash and replace the plugs and put some super clear caulk in the tile, and tape bed and paint too. damn i have alot of shit to do!

its coming out good i think, since this is my first try at a kitchen

 

[2K2 LS1's wife]

WOW!!! That looks really good so far!!! Love the countertops and the new island.

 

[coors2003]

thanks, it will look bad ass when its done, i think anyways, the pics dont do it justice

 

[kangol]

You did a great job, huge improvement.

Worth every penny, and second of labor.

 

[fbracing5]

Looks great

 

[Sgt Beavis]

The change is like night and day.. good job.

 

[stinginstang]

going white with the cabinets "lightens" the whole kitchen. I like that much better than the original darker color.

 

[coors2003]

yea me too, also scraping the ceiling and knocking down the sofets above the cabinetes made it feel huge, i pulled the carpet out yesterday, getting ready to lay 16x16 tile this week

 

[2K2 LS1]

Did you install the granite tiles over the formica counter tops?

 

[Blue90LXSupercharged]

Did you install the granite tiles over the formica counter tops?

I istalled 6x6 tiles over formica in my kitchen in my first house. That has been over 4 years ago. Still looks good.

 

[coors2003]

no i layed hardy backer down first

 

[talisman]

Geez, you could atleast clean the place up bfore taking the baseline pictures.

Looks MUCH better. The only thing I see that I would still consider changing would be those quarter wagon wheel lookin deals on the island. I'd demo those out completely.

 

[UserX]

Nice work!

 

[Yellowstang]

Awesome job, huge difference!

 

[8mpg]

what did the granite tile run you? I know it is much cheaper than slab..just trying to figure the cost savings

 

[Leah]

We are in the middle of painting our cabinets as well. We're trying to decide whether we should do oil based/latex based paints. The reasons I'm worried about oil based is the yellowing over time and the odor. I've talked to a couple of paint places (Home Depot then Sherwin Williams) and both told me if I get a GOOD latex based paint, it will work just as good as oil based, but without the negatives I posted above.

Our main issue is that we don't want them to 'stick' when opening/closing the doors. So since you have just done this, I would love your opinion on it. Also, did you spray yours or use a brush?

I'd also love any information you could share about laying the travertine on the countertops-we want to redo the counter/backsplash and it would be so much easier if we could just put it on top of the existing formica junk.

Thanks and it looks AWESOME!!! Huge difference!

 

[Chili]

We are in the middle of painting our cabinets as well. We're trying to decide whether we should do oil based/latex based paints. The reasons I'm worried about oil based is the yellowing over time and the odor. I've talked to a couple of paint places (Home Depot then Sherwin Williams) and both told me if I get a GOOD latex based paint, it will work just as good as oil based, but without the negatives I posted above.

Our main issue is that we don't want them to 'stick' when opening/closing the doors. So since you have just done this, I would love your opinion on it. Also, did you spray yours or use a brush?

I'd also love any information you could share about laying the travertine on the countertops-we want to redo the counter/backsplash and it would be so much easier if we could just put it on top of the existing formica junk.

Thanks and it looks AWESOME!!! Huge difference!

And did you do that countertop tile over the existing stuff?