Filed under: kitchen remodel
We have lived in this house for over 11 years and have basically done nothing to the inside besides paint the kids’ bedrooms. I think that says more about the design choices originally made than anything else – the house still looks pretty good. There isn’t really anything too ugly or tacky about the house. Sure, there is wallpaper where I prefer there weren’t, but it isn’t some big florally pattern or anything that makes you cringe when you enter the room. Despite the fact that our laminate counter tops are still in good condition and are a neutral beige speckled pattern, I am tired of them and want granite. It’s taken me a while, but I have finally convinced Boxman to spend some of his hard earned money on the kitchen. I think what helped most was going to visit our friends in Dallas who have done lots of remodeling and have a beautiful house. Thanks Shawn and Serena. So, here is where we stand right now -
Granite: After losing the granite I fell in love with because it took Boxman too long to decide if he liked it enough (someone else bought it the day before we went to buy it and to order more would cost nearly twice as much), we’ve decided on Juperana Carajas
Little did we realize that picking the granite was not going to be the only hard decision.
Sink: When I saw some copper sinks on-line, I decided that’s what we needed and it was a pretty easy sell to Boxman. We went ahead and ordered this one but might have to cancel that order and switch to a smaller one as the granite people weren’t too sure when they were making the templates this morning if this sink would fit with a faucet. Apparently, our cabinet isn’t standard.
The question then is, do we want to be even more different (which would cost less), buy a single well sink, or spend more to get a similar one that would probably fit better? Of course, over time they would all develop a lovely patina. Which one do you like?
Faucet: Who knew what a hard decision it would be to pick out a faucet? Let me just say that Home Depot and Lowes really didn’t have any good options for us. We were hoping for a pullout sprayer and a soap dispenser. Both of these have a matching soap dispenser available. The only one we found with a pullout spray that we liked is brand new and won’t be available until November. I searched on-line and found this one we liked, but I thought it was a little expensive. Bwhahaha.
Then we came across this one at a local store that had lovely knobs to match for the cabinets (yes, we have to replace them too – I’m not going to do this halfway, you know). How cute would that be with the copper sink? But is it worth paying significantly more for?
So what do you think?
Backsplash: This could be an easy thing, or it could be a bit harder. Apparently around here, 4×4 tumbled stone is the popular choice. I don’t like popular choices. Unfortunately, most of the ones I like are about $35/sq. foot. We don’t have that many square feet, but ouch. I think I’ll summarize the current options another day.
