Dan Mages
05-05-2004, 10:58 PM
This is my first SMC gloat, and it is a doozy!!
After 8 months of work, I consider my kitchen complete!! It was 90% complete about 4 months ago, but I have been adding a few details here and there. This project has challenged by abilities in carpentry, woodworking, metal working, electrical, plumbing, and tile work. Click here (http://photos.yahoo.com/danmages) to view some pictures of the final product.
Here are some detals of the pics
The Tin Ceiling:
The tin came from Brian Grier's Tin Ceilings up in Canada. It was a real challenge to get it up. The hardest part was mitering the cornice. I have never had to a compound miter cut a complex curved piece of metal. It also required a cone head nail every 6 inches. That required quite a few drill bits and many, many nails.
Left Side of the Kitchen:
The oven is a GE Monogram oven. It is the finest oven I have ever used!!
The dishwasher is a GE Profile model. I like how it can monitor the water quality to reduce its water usage.
The sink is cast iron and comes from Kohler. The faucet is also a kohler unit.
Right Side of the Kitchen:
The cooktop is a glasstop GE model. It is a bit of a pain to keep clean. Otherwise , a great cooktop.
The GE Profile microwave/convection oven/vent hood is one of the coolest things on earth. If I want to heat up some fries or some fish sticks, this thing heats up in no time and saves a lot of energy.
The fridge is also GE (do you see a trend??), nothing fancy there.
Other kitchen details.
The kitchen cabinets are Shrock from the Orange Borg. That is the biggest mistake I have made. The installers did a horrrid job and really screwed things up. Dont get me started...
The countertop is Imperial Green Granite. I have a closeup pic for ya.
The floor and backsplash are travertine stone. Its a beautiful stone, but it is very porus and has sucked up a ton of sealant.
Its hard to see it, but the soffit is recessed by 2 inches. This gives me a channel to run the low voltage wires for the puck lights and the rope light I added to highlight the tin.
How did I celebrate the completion of the kitchen? A 10 oz medium rare tuna steak and potatoes grilled to perfection. This was followed by a 750 ml bottle of Imerial stout... Im still rather buzzed from that bottle.
Comments? Critiques? Criticisms?
Dan
After 8 months of work, I consider my kitchen complete!! It was 90% complete about 4 months ago, but I have been adding a few details here and there. This project has challenged by abilities in carpentry, woodworking, metal working, electrical, plumbing, and tile work. Click here (http://photos.yahoo.com/danmages) to view some pictures of the final product.
Here are some detals of the pics
The Tin Ceiling:
The tin came from Brian Grier's Tin Ceilings up in Canada. It was a real challenge to get it up. The hardest part was mitering the cornice. I have never had to a compound miter cut a complex curved piece of metal. It also required a cone head nail every 6 inches. That required quite a few drill bits and many, many nails.
Left Side of the Kitchen:
The oven is a GE Monogram oven. It is the finest oven I have ever used!!
The dishwasher is a GE Profile model. I like how it can monitor the water quality to reduce its water usage.
The sink is cast iron and comes from Kohler. The faucet is also a kohler unit.
Right Side of the Kitchen:
The cooktop is a glasstop GE model. It is a bit of a pain to keep clean. Otherwise , a great cooktop.
The GE Profile microwave/convection oven/vent hood is one of the coolest things on earth. If I want to heat up some fries or some fish sticks, this thing heats up in no time and saves a lot of energy.
The fridge is also GE (do you see a trend??), nothing fancy there.
Other kitchen details.
The kitchen cabinets are Shrock from the Orange Borg. That is the biggest mistake I have made. The installers did a horrrid job and really screwed things up. Dont get me started...
The countertop is Imperial Green Granite. I have a closeup pic for ya.
The floor and backsplash are travertine stone. Its a beautiful stone, but it is very porus and has sucked up a ton of sealant.
Its hard to see it, but the soffit is recessed by 2 inches. This gives me a channel to run the low voltage wires for the puck lights and the rope light I added to highlight the tin.
How did I celebrate the completion of the kitchen? A 10 oz medium rare tuna steak and potatoes grilled to perfection. This was followed by a 750 ml bottle of Imerial stout... Im still rather buzzed from that bottle.
Comments? Critiques? Criticisms?
Dan