kitchen remodel: source list

Well, we made it through kitchen week!  I hope yesterday’s post didn’t kill you – it was so loooooong.  Just understand, I felt a need to show my gratitude towards the people who graciously put their time into making a “how-to” so that complete strangers can have an easier time doing projects.  And wanted to offer in some small way a few things I learned doing my own DIY.

We’ll have some new stationery to share with y’all soon, I promise! The Christmas line is coming…

But, to wrap this all up, I promised a source list.  Now, the list part is easy, but since we were going for the best deals we could find on anything (hello, overstock.com!) a lot of inventory was clearance or is not available anymore.  But there probably is something similar out there for you, if you just search hard!  Here goes…

Kitchen Source List:

Faucet: Price Pfister Ashfield Chrome Two-Handle Pull Down Bridge Faucet, Polished Nickel (Overstock.com – now sold out, available on Amazon for about $50 more than we paid for it)

Soap Dispenser: Used existing one.

Sink: Belle Foret Farmhouse Sink – Fireclay, Apron Front, Undermount, 30″ (Vintage Tub and Bath, still available, although very sadly the price has increased by about $270!! Shipping is still free.)

Disposal: Badger 9 Insinkerator (Home Depot) Matt installed this, the sink, faucet and dishwasher.

Dishwasher: Bosch 24″ Built-in, Black (bought on sale at Lowes).  The model that is one up from the most basic.  We love it – it’s very energy efficient, fast and quiet. I love the half-load feature, and fact that the dry cycle uses the steam from the water cycle, eliminating the need for a heated dry.

Microwave: Kept existing one.

Oven: Kept existing one.

Rangetop: 36″ Burner Bertazzoni Commercial Gas Range top (A M Royal – they offered free shipping and were about $50 cheaper last year) This was one of our two big splurges (the countertops being the other).  I really wanted six burners and commercial-style power, because we love to cook.  Let me tell you, it has been worth every penny and the italian-made range is awesome!  If there’s one place you would spend extra for quality on in your kitchen, let it be your stove and not lights or door pulls or something silly like that.  A kitchen is for cooking. Matt installed this.

Range Hood: Zephyr 36″ Stainless Steel Savona Wall Hood (ABT Electronics)  If you get a commercial range, a hefty hood is in order.  This one was the best deal I could find with free shipping and the correct CFM circulation.

Ducting: We had to move the duct to work with the new hood.  Sort of an unforeseen (expensive) ducting disaster. I can’t recommend the folks we used, it cost an arm and a leg for 20 minutes of work and Matt still had to install the range hood by himself.

Refrigerator: Kept existing one.

Pendant Lights: Rustic Glass Pendant (2) (Pottery Barn, bought on special – they are actually on special again right now)

Countertops: 3 cm Honed Carrara Marble Slabs (2) from Bedrosians in Sacramento.  Fabrication by Benchmark in Chico (Ogee edge, Christopher Peacock  style corners).  We also used the remnants around our fireplace, and to make two imposing stone carts for the letterpress studio. This was the other big splurge (although about the same as granite) – I love Carrara, and love these counters.  They are classic and last a lifetime.

Backsplash Tile: Daltile Rittenhouse Square subway matte arctic white with light gray grout.  Bought from Dal Tile in Chico.  This tile is a fabulous deal!

Cabinets: Painted the oak black DIY, with new doors and trim. All incredible carpentry work by Carl Lee at D’Amato & Lee in Paradise, CA. (They did our beamed ceiling as well).

Cabinet Paint: Benjamin Moore Custom Black Satin Impervo, with an undercoat of Benjamin Moore Heritage Red (also Impervo) and Killz oil based primer.  All cabinet paint was oil based. All purchased at Chico Paint Mart, our local Benjamin Moore Shop.

Cabinet Glass: Seeded Glass, from Miller Glass in Chico. It was a great deal!

Wall Paint: Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray (I love this gray, it’s in our dining room too).

Inside Cabinet Paint: We painted the bead board inside the glass cabinets Benjamin Moore Feather Gray.

Flooring: Vanier Unfinished Hand Scraped Hardwood Flooring Walnut / 9/16″x5″x Random Lengths. (Sadly, no longer sold by Build Direct) It was an amazingly cheap $3.78 a sf, and we love it. We love the walnut, it’s so warm and friendly.  This was done in tandem with the whole house, and was the reason the kitchen remodel came to be.

Hardware: Clear Glass Knob with Black Base (on glass doors – Cool Knobs and Pulls), Bin Pulls Gilmore 4 inch Polished Nickel (Restoration Hardware – on sale), Deco Rings Knob, Polished Nickel (on regular doors – Rejuvenation, great deal), Breadboard knob & backplate (mini-size, Horton Brasses).

Well, there you go.  If this even helps one small person in one small project on their home, I’ll be pretty happy.

Thanks for the ride – and I’m sure glad our Kitchen is finished!