We're almost underway with it now! I started a journal entry for photos, and have the before's loaded. http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/viewentry/48723/ I'll add more to it as we go.
Our contractor is the same fella who did the basement renovation for us in 2003 (the Mother-in-Law suite for Howie's mom). He can't do the work until the end of October, but we're trying to get all our ducks in a row ahead of time. We got great deals on a floor models of a Maytag dishwasher and a Whirlpool Gold over-the-range microwave. Our fridge and range are newer, so we're not replacing them.
A local homeowner bought our Geneva metal cabinets and original countertop, and he'll be here Thursday to remove them. That'll open up the kitchen for us to get most of the painting done before the new cabinets are put in. We decided on Kitchen Kompact cabinets http://kitchenkompact.com in the Mellowood maple style http://www.kitchenkompact.com/mellowood.htm . They'll be delivered on Friday, where they'll sit in the living room until John can do the work. We're ordering a laminate countertop in a dark grey and black granite pattern.
We learned that the small lumber yards like Carter Lumber http://carterlumber.com (which deals mainly with contractors) are often a lot more reasonable than huge stores like Lowe's and Home Depot; they don't have the enormous overhead that the mega stores do. Score one for the little guys!
A local discount chain, Value City, has Pergo laminate plank flooring for $34.95 a box. It's the same flooring Lowe's carries for $59.27/box! http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=117568-35938-080004 At Pergo's website, we did a mock-up of a kitchen with maple cabinets, deep red walls and this cherry flooring...Looks pretty neat, and we sure can't beat that price. I think all we need is the transitional pieces for the kitchen doorway. We're newbies at installing anything like this, but it's supposed to be pretty easy.
That's it in a nutshell. We're so excited to be able to do this, finally!
This message was edited Oct 6, 2004 4:01 PM
