Project: Kitchen Remodel 2010

I do owe my loyal readers an apology for no blog updates lately. It has been a crazy month of October. We are underway with remodeling our 1984 hideous kitchen which is taking up the majority of my time spent persuing the internet.

Last Thursday my new appliances were delivered and I bid farewell to my almond colored stove and dishwasher - buh bye. The new appliances are awaiting installation in our garage since we haven't put the new floor down yet. This is a nuisance since the only appliance we have in the kitchen is our new stainless fridge, but it's buying me some time to make up my mind (keep in mind it took us TWO years to select appliances). What I've found so far are images of my dream kitchen (below). Please notice the AWESOME paint color. We spent a lot of time at benjaminmoore.com trying to match this up and I think we've got it nailed. The color is called Greenwich Village - coming soon to my kitchen!! Our cabinets will also be stark white with the stainless hardware (no window cabinets though, I'll admit I don't keep an extremely clean kitchen) and our floors are an orangish hardwood (the color is butterscotch from Bruce Hardwood). Now it's just a matter of selecting the granite. We have been in the process of choosing granite for the past 6 months or so. I'm not joking when I say that we have samples from every slab at home right now. It's not right. We are all over the place and can't make up our minds. Finding the kitchen below was a blessing. We both agree that it is breathtaking and that we will shamelessly copy every aspect of it.
Once we have this all buttoned up, the fun part begins: picking out kitchen dining furniture! Our kitchen is a fairly large space (10x12), so I'm hoping we can fit a round table with either 2 or 4 chairs. I'm worried 4 may look cramped but it makes more sense.

I am absolutely loving the kirkwood pedestal table and seagrass chairs from Pottery Barn. I'm worried the chairs may not be too durable but I love the cozy feel of them with this table.

And of course on the other end of the spectrum - the Collette chair and Arbus/Seneca table from Crate & Barrel. The upholstered chairs have some fabulous details to them, though they carry a hefty price tag of $399 each. Not deterred, I have already ordered 5 swatches.

I also owe you some before, mid-construction and after pictures. I can't wait till all the construction is finished!