The fun never sets!

[Mik]

The scare factor would still be better than the clean up.

[George K]

BTW why did you choose quartz?

[Mik]

Looks and toughness. Easier to clean, won't stain. Only thing I have to be careful about is not putting hot pans down on it. I could do that with granite.

This is what we picked - Aspen Gray

[Mik]

Inspector Stella is on the job.

[blondie]

Looking fantastic!

[Mik]

The gray stuff started going up today. Again, being inspected.

[George K]

How long has this taken, so far?

WHat's the estimated total time?

[blondie]

I rather like your tiled backsplash too. Classy!
I’ve an appointment in 2 weeks with a designer lady. My anxiety of the kitchen is high. I don’t do well with creative types. I know it’ll be quartz; I want a quartz backsplash too so I won’t stress over tile. I don’t want white/cream MDF on bottom cabinets, and I’m still recovering from yellowed honey-oak and oranged red-oak from the 90’s. I guess I’ll have to see my options and how expensive stained wood is. I might go rogue and ditch the shaker cabinets for something flat and modern. I really hate cleaning those crevices.

[Mik]

@George-K said in The fun never sets!:

How long has this taken, so far?

WHat's the estimated total time?

The counter was one day. We are on the second day of refacing and it will likely take two or three more, but civilized hours - 10 to 4.

[blondie]

@Mik Are they stripping your cupboard frames chemically, then sanding? Is it dustless or messy? How are they doing it?

[Mik]

They sand it down to wood, yeah, there’s dust but lot like site finished hardwood. Then they apply veneer to the cabinet facings. The doors will be maple. Here’s what it looks like now.

[Mik]

I’d stay away from MDF too. Wood stains are coming back and there are some gorgeous ones, but pricey. You might consider colors - we only went with the gray bottoms because it worked well with the backsplash and it shows the wood grain. We will add color with wallpaper on the walls and tray ceilings -,probably a blue faux grass cloth.

[Mik]

I’m a great kibitzer, so if you post pictures I’ll be glad to submit my unsolicited ideas.

[blondie]

@Mik Cool! So what kind of wood are your cabinet frames? If I go the painted route for mine, I’d sure want to make sure they could be sanded and refinished say 10 yrs in the future.

(I remember site finished hardwood flooring from the old days)

[Mik]

Maple.

All our hardwood flooring is site finished. I’m not wild about the prefab.

[blondie]

Good to know. I’m doing vinyl plank (little ‘grain’, a light oak color) with this new place (zip no one does hardwood where I’m building). So I need to learn about durabilty options, grades, fading asap. We’ll be north facing again light wise. The Persian rugs go with us. But the kitchen island and cupboards are stressing me. Everything I see is white, blond oak, gold hardware.

[Mik]

Vinyl plank is great stuff.

Blacks and navy blues with gold hardware look great. Very rich.

[blondie]

This is what I’m saying goodbye to :sniff: : I loved my walnut floors & granite ..

[George K]

@blondie oh, my!

[Mik]

Love it! I can see why you don’t want to leave.