I wish I knew how to make a collage of pictures - it would make it much easier for this. I'm not sure why the pics are just attachments instead of being able to see them (anyone want to help?). I apparently didn't take as many before pictures as I thought.

Old cabinets were the standard tract housing oak with outside hindges. New cabinets are maple with inside slow close hindges . The pictures really don't show the new color really well. The main parts of the kitchen are almost a cherry color finish. I did flat panel curved tops on all the upper cupboards, flat panel straight edge on bottom cupboards. The island is raised panel in a darker brown color. I put false panels on the back side of the island to make it more decorative. I rebuilt the pantry to include a third one. Plus I did roll-outs in the island and bottom portion of the pantries (sorry that I did ). The top portion of the pantries now how moveable shelving .

Now I get to redo the floor and then repaint and make new valances. Eventually I will get stainless steal appliances - maybe in five years or so. The only appliance we have had since we moved in is the refrigerator. Everything else, including the sink is less than 6 years old.

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	old island.jpg (78.8 KB, 77 views)
	new island back.JPG (54.4 KB, 67 views)
	new island front.jpg (55.3 KB, 58 views)
	old pantry.jpg (75.9 KB, 67 views)
	new pantry.jpg (40.6 KB, 68 views)

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I love the new color! You did a great job picking it out!

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My 3lynns~ Ashlynn-8, Brooklyn-4 and Kaylin-3

It looks great! Sounds like you guys have been busy!

Thanks! I really like the new colors. They do change depending on the lighting/time of day. I still need to sust them off, but I am waiting a week or so until I know I can't harm the stain

Now to choose flooring! I was going to go with laminate, but after reading I think it will either be vinyl or linolium.

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It looks great! I love that color for cabinets.

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Wow! What a difference. We are looking at model homes right now, and it's like you've taken a "typical" home and made it look like one where you expect designer things around. Very nice job.

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Wow, thanks! I was really glad that I went with a European design in the doors - which means they almost touch each other instead of having a large piece of wood inbetween them. I also changed from no knobs and hand pulls to putting them on.

I couldn't justify spending the kind of money to remodel if I wasn't going to make it POP and be a drastic change from what I had.

Now if I could only accessorize - I'm not that good

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Looks nice!!

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Looks wonderful! Great job!

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Looks great- look the new color