Show off you kitchens!

Hi all!
I am in the process off moving to the West Loop in Chicago. I like my new condo except for the kitchen but since I got a good price, I figured I can fix it up to the way I wanted. I've been looking online for ideas/inspiration and I thought it would be fun to show off our kitchens. I'll post picks off mine as soon as I move in (this week).
Thanks in advance........

Here's Mine. It's large, prolly take a while to load to start it off. Click on it, then do other things until it loads up.


edit - just did a test on loading it on the newer laptop. Took around 13 minutes. Ymmv - I have dsl. Cable is prolly quicker.

Khaopaat, I heart you.

I have a pix of my new kitchen, reflecting our project to paint the cabinets and replace the handles to update the look (in addition to painting the walls and backsplash). But I am too inept to get it from my desktop to this posting. Guidance?

Here's a couple of pics:

Wowza, milz50, very nice... but where's all the stuff??? I presume you must have just renovated or moved in or something? Fill us in, that kitchen must have a story!

Puppy wrote:Wowza, milz50, very nice... but where's all the stuff??? I presume you must have just renovated or moved in or something? Fill us in, that kitchen must have a story!

Correct - we just built the place about a year ago. You called us out...we eat out too frequently. At least we use the sink for something:




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Merely reinforcing my belief that gorgeous kitchens are wasted on those who don't cook

gleam wrote:Merely reinforcing my belief that gorgeous kitchens are wasted on those who don't cook

I'd have to disagree here.

Khaopaat wrote:

hilarious!! and that was a great scene BTW

gleam wrote:Merely reinforcing my belief that gorgeous kitchens are wasted on those who don't cook

+1
I wish I had a dollar for every fancy stove I've seen that just looks pretty and is not used.
Sub-zero's full of doggie bags & water

seebee wrote:

gleam wrote:Merely reinforcing my belief that gorgeous kitchens are wasted on those who don't cook

I'd have to disagree here.

Sorry dude, your kitchen is really pretty, but it's not quite to that level. You should be happy -- it means you can actually use it without feeling guilty about ruining better homes and garden's 15th shoot.

gleam wrote:Merely reinforcing my belief that gorgeous kitchens are wasted on those who don't cook

Are you sure it isn't the dog that's being washed as part of dinner prep?

David Hammond wrote:Are you sure it isn't the dog that's being washed as part of dinner prep?

That's what I thought. Talk about disturbing the children...

Hey milz50, do you happen to know the brand and name of the paint you used? I have been looking for that exact color. Gorgeous kitchen!!

milz50 what is that big black thing on the shelf over the stove? I like the pool table. Must be handy to have the kitchen so close to the pool table. Or maybe the pool table is one of those fancy dinner tables that they had on the Beverly Hillbillies!

razbry wrote:milz50 what is that big black thing on the shelf over the stove? I like the pool table. Must be handy to have the kitchen so close to the pool table. Or maybe the pool table is one of those fancy dinner tables that they had on the Beverly Hillbillies!

yeah, the cue sticks were "pot passers"

We finished ours last year. We gutted the icky 90's remodel I acquired when we bought the house, took down a wall between the original kitchen and a bedroom, closed off one doorway and completely changed how the room functioned. The cabinets are locally sourced black walnut (as is a piece of flooring), lights are all LED except for two antique pendant lights, and the counters/sink are soapstone. All the tiles are recycled material.


View from new family room
Facing into work space

I suppose we could have done a better job of clearing the clutter but, hey, who has time?

Note the tilt-y knife handles along the back of the counter. We had the counter person cut long parallel slits for our knives.

The paint is Benjamin Moore color is Thunder (AF-685).

razbry wrote:milz50 what is that big black thing on the shelf over the stove?

?? I'm not sure what you are referring to? The range hood and cabinets are above the oven.

Hi,

I think this picture is what is being refered to:



Regards,

That's decorative open cabinetry used to conceal the hood. It looks like it either does not vent or has a an unusual rear rectangular venting system, that is the Wolf 54" unit, right?

Diannie wrote:Facing into work space

Note the tilt-y knife handles along the back of the counter. We had the counter person cut long parallel slits for our knives.

It looks like you have slits directly in the soapstone countertop. Do you get water and/or creeping crud in the knife slits? Does this damage your knives (gotta assume it doesn't, but not sure why it doesn't)?

Your kitchen is gorgeous. I love the effect of the sink and counter together.

Octarine wrote:That's decorative open cabinetry used to conceal the hood. It looks like it either does not vent or has a an unusual rear rectangular venting system, that is the Wolf 54" unit, right?

It's a 48" Wolf. The hood vents into the wall behind it.

grits wrote:

Diannie wrote:Facing into work space

Note the tilt-y knife handles along the back of the counter. We had the counter person cut long parallel slits for our knives.

It looks like you have slits directly in the soapstone countertop. Do you get water and/or creeping crud in the knife slits? Does this damage your knives (gotta assume it doesn't, but not sure why it doesn't)?

Your kitchen is gorgeous. I love the effect of the sink and counter together.

Thank you, that's very kind. I love the soapstone. I do have to oil it occasionally to keep it dark but don't find that is a big deal.

The slits are cut directly into the back of the counter. Two are on the left of the sink and two are on the right. We do occasionally get water in the right one but not much. Nothing underneath gets icky because they're essentially over empty space. The undercounter cabinet is a corner one with a lazy susan that just misses the corner with the knives.

We do have to be careful about removing them but neither of us drags the blade against the stone. The slits aren't tight against the blades.

The kitchen is fairly compact so we were looking for space saving ideas. I didn't have a dishwasher before the remodeling and we gained space for one under the counter to the left of the sink. You can't see it in these photos.

My son's kitchen...

it's kind of small but it seems to work well for him

mhill95149 wrote:My son's kitchen...

Bravo. If they made full-size appliances in ABS, I'd be all over them (in fact, I wonder if I have enough white bricks to build a housing for my new stove...). Stainless, schmainless.