Thanks for the feed back. Sorry for the delayed response but I've been swamped at work and the last thing I want to go is look at a computer when I get home. So I'm posting this at work. SSSHHHH.
I've linked a ROUGH blueprint of the house. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106488396/HOUSE.pdf Nothing is to scale and the sizes are guesses. I noted the wall I'm talking about removing. I would end up adding an island to the space as well. I can do the floors myself and I have a few sources to get clearanced tile. I can also do the drywall, electrical and plumbing work. What concerns me is the cabinets. Those of you that have made them do you have a rough percentage you saved and can you please share details? I looked at Home Depot last night the two samples I liked were +$11K for the 10x10 example. I really liked natural hickory and antiqued white ones. Once again I appreciate the comments!
270-da-lover - Nice job on your kitchen. I would be ecstatic to have something that looked that nice.
Islandhopper - Well, in my defense I'd rather cook than eat out. If there was more than me there I would cook everyday. I use my current kitchen quite a bit.
kilroy / zz13 - I was talking about laminates. I don't know why I typed composite. I know quartz is expensive and I don't want the maintence involve in concrete.
Jim - The wow factor I'm shooting for is size and function. While I would LOVE to add more natural light it isn't easily done. The house is brick and the windows are new. I may end up adding a skylight later when everything is done. Additional lighting is planned as there are two things I hate about the current setup: Lack of light and the floors.
Jim - I've been doing that with the rest of the house. I've basically lived in a constantly changing construction site for the past 4 years. I will keep that option open but I'm not sure I could mentally handle the kitchen being in flux for more than a few months.
Henry - I'll post a pic of the cabinets tonight and get yours (and everyone else's) opinion on them. I'm guessing they are EOL. Good point on the ventilation. My dream would be a real stove hood. Currently I have a window fan.
I think I answered all the question... I'd read through again later when I have more time. Thanks again.
I've linked a ROUGH blueprint of the house. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106488396/HOUSE.pdf Nothing is to scale and the sizes are guesses. I noted the wall I'm talking about removing. I would end up adding an island to the space as well. I can do the floors myself and I have a few sources to get clearanced tile. I can also do the drywall, electrical and plumbing work. What concerns me is the cabinets. Those of you that have made them do you have a rough percentage you saved and can you please share details? I looked at Home Depot last night the two samples I liked were +$11K for the 10x10 example. I really liked natural hickory and antiqued white ones. Once again I appreciate the comments!
270-da-lover - Nice job on your kitchen. I would be ecstatic to have something that looked that nice.
Islandhopper - Well, in my defense I'd rather cook than eat out. If there was more than me there I would cook everyday. I use my current kitchen quite a bit.
kilroy / zz13 - I was talking about laminates. I don't know why I typed composite. I know quartz is expensive and I don't want the maintence involve in concrete.
Jim - The wow factor I'm shooting for is size and function. While I would LOVE to add more natural light it isn't easily done. The house is brick and the windows are new. I may end up adding a skylight later when everything is done. Additional lighting is planned as there are two things I hate about the current setup: Lack of light and the floors.
Jim - I've been doing that with the rest of the house. I've basically lived in a constantly changing construction site for the past 4 years. I will keep that option open but I'm not sure I could mentally handle the kitchen being in flux for more than a few months.
Henry - I'll post a pic of the cabinets tonight and get yours (and everyone else's) opinion on them. I'm guessing they are EOL. Good point on the ventilation. My dream would be a real stove hood. Currently I have a window fan.
I think I answered all the question... I'd read through again later when I have more time. Thanks again.