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Cabinets: Home Depot rose maple
Counter top: Dupont Zodiaq engineered quartz (from Lowes)
Knobs and drawer pulls: Top Knob from ImprovementDirect.com
Zac installed the upper cabinets and we were finally able to move the refrigerator. Once the cabinets were in, the counter top installers came out and made templates of the lower cabinets. The counter tops would be cut at the factory. The backsplashes would be cut and installed onsite once the counter tops were in. The installers also took our sink so that the factory could put in the cutout.
The countertops we chose were engineered quartz by Dupont. It looks similar to granite (most people ask if it's granite) but it doesn't require the treatment and care and feeding that granite does. Pretty much once it's installed it's good to go. No sealant required.
The knobs and drawer pulls came from Top Knob from ImprovementDirect.com. We had over 80 knobs and pulls to install!
Engineered quartz counter top, and the drawer pulls we chose in an oil rubbed bronze finish:
Before countertop installation:
After counter tops. The pony wall also had a matching slab of quartz installed over the top. You can also see the black baseboards that we started to install. Black baseboards will go in all of the downstairs rooms.
Zac also installed under-mount lights in the pie-wedge shelving. These are on a switched outlet with the ceiling fans and lights.
Another before and after sequence with countertops:
The sink we chose is also from ImprovementDirect.com. It is a Kohler sink and faucet set. The sink is black porcelain and the faucet set is oil rubbed bronze. The divider between the sink halves is lower than other sinks to allow the handles from pots and pans to overhang when soaking. The sink was also installed under the countertop so that there's no lip in between. The undermounting also makes the sink a bit deeper. At first Zac wanted an asymmetrical sink, but I convinced him otherwise. This one came out pretty good. The drainage hardware is also in oil rubbed bronze. In the photo you can also see the matching window sill that is also in engineered quartz.
When I was going through the pictures I found one that was pretty close in view to one of the original pictures of the kitchen from the sales listing. Even with an undone window it looks much better! (Our kitchen isn't dark, it's just how the photo came out). I will have to try to repeat the "before and after" view once the window treatments and remaining lighting are installed. We also need to install the crown molding pieces on the tops of the cabinets.
Original kitchen (photo from the sales listing):
Kitchen now:
