August 28, 2006
Hardware and windows and tile...oh my!
An entry in which I bring you, the reader, up to date on the kitchen remodel saga.
Some more pics:
This is a mock up of the tile pattern on the backsplash. Below it will be more of the field tile in a square pattern. Behind the vent hood for the range, the field tile will also go all the way to the ceiling.
Here's the sink. I think this ended up being our boldest statement in the kitchen. It will definitely be one of the most noticable features. It's colored cement and the apron will extend proud of the cabinet surface. It's 9.5" deep, so there's plenty of room to wash the stock pots after Ronda makes her dad's famous soup.
Another view of the sink. In this view you can see the metal grate that's embedded in the cement at the bottom to keep pots and pans from marring the surface.
Here's the wetwall with the drywall up. It also shows one of the windows with new sashes. They were done by a local window restoration expert that was recommended on the neighborhood mailing list. They look just like old style windows, but have double paned glass in them.
A better picture of one of the windows. This one is in the breakfast nook. I have a feeling we'll be replacing the bright brass hardware with something different. With the double paned glass in the sashes, the window is very heavy. To make the weights work, they took the weights from the upper sash and added them to the existing weights for the lower sash. So, the upper sash is now fixed in place.
The cabinet company wanted the walls textured ahead of time, so here's how it turned out. To match the rest of the walls the texturing guy used a technique called "skip troweling", which is popular around this area. Ronda tells me that in Cincinnati smooth walls are the prevalent wall finish. (click for more detail)
A nice big picture of the faucet. All of our hardware is oil rubbed bronze like this. We kept the original plumbing location for the faucet. It's kind of an old fashioned look, with the hot and cold coming in through separate pipes out of the wall. With the 9.5" deep sink, we're going to have tons of room for washing big pots and pans.
The new light for the breakfast nook was a great find Ronda made in the "Rejuvenation" catalog. It matches closely with the original lighting from the living and dining rooms (as you'll see below).
...and the original living room light for comparison. Notice the polished nickel cups with the shades that match the new light. Rejuvenation calls the color of the shades "ivory", but they have an orange tint to them. In any case, it was a great find.
I've almost caught up! A lot of work is happening today, though. Cabinets should be in by the end of tomorrow. They were delivered yesterday, so Ronda and I paid them a visit and were really happy with them. Pictures later!
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