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So, me and my girlfriend are planning to live together, found a nice place and are planning to live there for a longer time.
No kitchen installed, so trying to put something together.
Living in Germany, so everything is electrically powered (as opposed to the Netherlands, were gas is still abundant). I definitely want an #inductionhob
Also definitely want physical buttons/knobs/levers to control it. Touch is completely out of the question.
And preferably would like to have built in air extraction (space wise).
But, both physical controls and built in extraction seem mutually exclusive.Also almost everything is with touch control. WHY!? When I am cooking, I want blind physical access. Not messing around with touch.
Any tips?
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“But wait, I thought you were looking at Zellige tiles for your backsplash,” you might say accusingly, if you were a judgy fussbudget, which you most certainly are not.
Yes, I am still considering Zellige tile, but a fellow Fedizen turned me on to the idea of possibly getting stone slab remnants for a more attainable price (than whole slabs, that is) so a solid stone backsplash is personally more preferable to lots of grout lines. I still love the look of both. -
This amount of backsplash/countertop is (ultimately) about how much we would need for our whole kitchen. I don’t think it would be so overwhelming as it is in my previous examples, because the amount of pattern you’d see in the vertical plane wouldn’t be nearly as much.
#KitchenDesign #KitchenRemodel #InteriorDesign #ArabescatoCorchia
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More Arabescato Corchia. Even though this kitchen is slightly more traditional and detailed in design, with more decor items about, it still somehow works without being too busy or overwhelming. It could be AI, though. Things just magically work in AI-generated interior design. 😑
#KitchenDesign #KitchenRemodel #InteriorDesign #ArabescatoCorchia
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More pictures of Arabascato Corchia
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Ok I think as an alternative to Calacatta Viola, this Arebescato Corchia is more what I’m going for. It has more of a grey/dark grey breccia pattern, and depending on *how* dark grey, could still read as black and white (a soft black, if you will). Plus it’s slightly less expensive.
Viola is more dark purple/pinks which COULD make the cabinets look more orange in comparison. And you know I’m scared of orange tones.
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BTW, spouse made this vanity and the matching medicine cabinets, and I finished them. He also tiled the backsplash and did all the plumbing and electrical work. It really helps us save on labor costs, which ultimately means we can afford some nicer materials. I’m so hashtag #blessed that I married such a skilled and talented guy!
#BathroomRemodel #KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #InteriorDesign #DIY
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Yes I know marble isn’t as hard as granite or quartzite. I know it’s prone to etching and staining. We have laminate counters now and are used to using trivets and cutting boards already. Calacatta Viola is one of the more stain-resistant marbles when sealed. Homes and shops in Italy have had marble counters for hundreds of years and they just “patina.” The heart wants what it wants (but the heart also has to stay within budget so it’s a moot point).
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For instance, I love this Calacatta Viola marble, although I have not seen it in person. Descriptions say it has “deep purple or maroon veining,” but to me it just looks black & white.
What do you think? I like the idea of black and white marble counters, b/c in our bathroom we have Negro Marquina marble counters, so the kitchen counters would be the inverse (I don’t want dark/black counters in the kitchen b/c of how much they show crumbs and streaks). -
It doesn't help that I keep falling in love with the most expensive stone options on the planet.
#KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #InteriorDesign #kitchen #DIY
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In other news, I’ve been advised to go ahead and choose the final countertop material I ultimately want, because removing a temporary counter from new cabinets could damage them. Does anyone have any experience with this? It really puts a kink in my plans (even though I’d love to have my dream countertop now) b/c we can’t afford to do the whole kitchen all at once, so trying to match stone slabs later would probably be next to impossible.
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Spouse pointed out that even though both the door and drawer panels were cut from the same piece, the color looks different because of the way the grain is oriented: vertical on the door, and horizontal on the drawer.
It makes me wonder if that’s some of the frustrating color difference I’ve noticed in other kitchen cabinet photos of white oak.#KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #InteriorDesign #Kitchen #DIY
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I swear it’s gonna look real nice when it’s done (if we don’t butcher it in some way). This makeshift panel is a pre-finished maple which is actually going on the inside of our cabinets.
But the final panels will be white oak with brushed brass handles, like the rest of our cabinetry will be.#KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #InteriorDesign #Kitchen #DIY
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Kitchen update: I still haven’t figured out the stain color. The fridge was delivered almost a month ago. We’ve been using it mostly “naked” while I continue to figure out the stain. Spouse eventually put a makeshift panel/handle on one door, and the freezer drawer. The handle is a stair handrail lol. It’s very chunky and reminds me of The Flintstones.
Previous kitchen updates can be found here: https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic/116733281204962234
#KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #InteriorDesign #DIY #Kitchen
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I just found a “visualize these floors in your space” picture that I took of the Ledge Point Pecan from Home Depot, and IT LOOKS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. I can’t believe we didn’t send it right back when we had the chance. In our defense, our wood floors are so orange it’s hard to trust our own eyes.
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Video of a 1949 kitchen design has people drooling over its brilliant features
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/1949-kitchen-design-ex1/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic/115335464731272020
I should’ve taken @somcak @kmherkes and @sindarina recommendation and gone with Mayfield Oak, that seems to be closer to what we were going for.
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Doots has been kind of a horrible goose so far today. In the 2 minutes in which I left the kitchen to smooch spouse as he ventured out to get us coffee and breakfast sandwiches, Doots got up on the counter and ate ALL of Loki’s prescription food I was about to serve.
Here he is inspecting the kitchen remodeling progress.
#AllCatsAreBeautiful #DootsToots #KitchenRemodel #KitchenDesign #DIY #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfPixelfed #Cats #Cat #LynxPointSiamese #Caturday
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I am SO GLAD we decided to go ahead and replace these cabinets rather than try to refinish them. They are heavy, but pretty gross, with all the layers of old oil paint and cooking grease built up over the years.
Whoever said it would take the same amount of time and money was probably not wrong, given what we’ve discovered today.
After 60 years and 3+ layers of paint plus a final refacing with MDF/laminate, it’s time for new cabinets.
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This very sturdy, very heavy upper cabinet was held up entirely by ten nails. 😱
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The tile has been removed! Well, the more recent 6x6 off-white tiles, anyway. The older cream w/brown speckled tile is still up, b/c it’s behind the upper cabinets (which are coming down soon).
In pic 2 you can see a scorch/burn mark on the old green paint. I bet that’s why they eventually installed tile on the side of the wall oven cabinet too, probably at the same time they installed the vent/hood.
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At some point the cabinets were painted Pepto Bismal Pink, followed by Vivid Pea Green, and then Mustard Yellow. It’s like doing archeology, localized entirely within this kitchen.
Altho at every point when we’ve encountered a baffling design choice by previous residents, and I ask why, Why, WHY?! The only answer that makes sense is “it was the cheapest option.” Like the MDF doors not covering the openings at the top. 💀 :scremcat: -
Apparently the white 6x6 tile I’ve come to know and (almost) love are not the originals:
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The vent hood has been removed. It was held up by 4 screws, but even after those were removed, the vent stayed in there. It had been VERY skillfully wedged in there by whoever installed it. It took a lot of strength and wiggling for Spouse to dislodge it.
Someone didn’t measure well, and/or didn’t account for the tile.More info in the ALT text (highly recommend reading it).
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We are definitely not cooking Thanksgiving dinner in our usual way tomorrow. It’s gonna be cold cut turkey sandwiches, store-bought pie, and microwave stuffing and cranberry sauce.
I accidentally bought a box of traditional stuffing mix, which does NOT include instructions for how to make it in the microwave. 😬
But just about anything can be cooked in the microwave if you BELIEVE. ✨ 🌈 💫 ⛅️ -
Things are moving slowly. Spouse wants to remove the upper cabinets and take off the tile and Sheetrock in order to move the vent duct and electrical over to be centered in the space between the (future) fridge cabinet and oven cabinet.
Then he will remove the flooring under the cabinet, before putting it back and wiring the induction cooktop back so we can use it until we are ready for the new cabinets.
As always there is more info in the ALTtext.
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The cooktop cabinet is temporarily on the opposite wall. This gives a good idea of how tight things would be if cabinets stretched all the way down the East wall, creating a true galley kitchen. It’s very tight for 2 people to work in.
The cabinet cannot sit up against the wall because the windowsills prevent it from being flush. I told spouse it feels like a pregnant cow is looming in the kitchen.
I don’t know why the cow is pregnant.
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…he explained easy at-home ways to test for that. The easiest (but a lil daring) way was to pour some on your skin and see if it makes your skin sting and turn white.
So I did. It was as harmless as water; no white marks.
So the vendor sold me expired product.
We have not heard back from them. So now I have to contact them to get it resolved. Get my money back? See if they can ship me fresh, non-expired product?
Ugh 😩
2/2#KitchenDesign #DIY #WhiteOak #KitchenRemodel #InteriorDesign
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Monday’s work ended with the layers of vinyl flooring removed, the one piece of sub flooring replaced (turns out it was damage from carpenter ants, and was probably installed that way), and the fridge moved over into the corner where the new fridge will reside.
Things take a lot longer when you’re doing deconstruction instead of demolition. Because we still need to use our kitchen as much as possible!
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I also double-checked my process against this video, which I've watched several times now to ensure I didn't mess up.
#KitchenRemodel #InteriorDesign #KitchenDesign #WoodBleach #Circa1850 #YouTube #Tutorial