So my wife and I have decided to do some different stuff with the interior of our house. She is in the middle of painting all the trim in the house white, along with doors, etc. I told her it would have been easier to go buy all new, but, she loves painting and insisted on doing all of what we have. Whatever, lol!
So, at this time we are also tearing out the carpet in both our living rooms, hallway, and going with wood floor looking ceramic tile throughout it all. At this time in the kitchen, I am going to be moving the refrigerator from its current spot since we are limited on the size of fridge we can put in its current spot, and to a different wall in the kitchen to help open things up a bit. I will be adding a new bottom cabinet to the area where the fridge will be moving from, along with a new top cabinet.
We have been wanting to do new countertops in the kitchen while we are at it, but just really unsure of what we want. We don't want to spend a TON on them. We currently have some very outdated blue laminate. I talked about going back with laminate in something that looks like granted, quartz, etc. We just want something that's going to last while we are in the house (another 6-8yrs I'm guessing) and hold up well!
I had also considered doing ceramic tile or stone on the countertops, but I don't know if I want to deal with the constant cleaning of grout/re-sealing if going that route. Back when I was still doing tile for a living, I remember doing a few for people. I loved the look of it, but just couldn't imagine the upkeep.
So...... Lets hear some opinions on what everyone has and how you like it. Here is a few pics of what we're dealing with. The cabinets in the kitchen will be getting painted white also.
The freestanding pantry in the above picture will be getting removed, and the new stainless fridge will be positioned where the current pantry is to the right of the white fridge. The cabinet I am adding will take up the space where the current white fridge is. This will allow more countertop space in the long run, which we don't have a ton of.
Since these pictures were taken, I have already added a stainless over the range microwave, which helped with the crowded counter space!
So, at this time we are also tearing out the carpet in both our living rooms, hallway, and going with wood floor looking ceramic tile throughout it all. At this time in the kitchen, I am going to be moving the refrigerator from its current spot since we are limited on the size of fridge we can put in its current spot, and to a different wall in the kitchen to help open things up a bit. I will be adding a new bottom cabinet to the area where the fridge will be moving from, along with a new top cabinet.
We have been wanting to do new countertops in the kitchen while we are at it, but just really unsure of what we want. We don't want to spend a TON on them. We currently have some very outdated blue laminate. I talked about going back with laminate in something that looks like granted, quartz, etc. We just want something that's going to last while we are in the house (another 6-8yrs I'm guessing) and hold up well!
I had also considered doing ceramic tile or stone on the countertops, but I don't know if I want to deal with the constant cleaning of grout/re-sealing if going that route. Back when I was still doing tile for a living, I remember doing a few for people. I loved the look of it, but just couldn't imagine the upkeep.
So...... Lets hear some opinions on what everyone has and how you like it. Here is a few pics of what we're dealing with. The cabinets in the kitchen will be getting painted white also.
The freestanding pantry in the above picture will be getting removed, and the new stainless fridge will be positioned where the current pantry is to the right of the white fridge. The cabinet I am adding will take up the space where the current white fridge is. This will allow more countertop space in the long run, which we don't have a ton of.
Since these pictures were taken, I have already added a stainless over the range microwave, which helped with the crowded counter space!
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