Update on kitchen - counter tops installed today
See post number 3 for the most recent update. The countertops were installed today, I'm soooo happy :cheesygrin: it's all looking so great!
Yep, that right, I'm finally going to redo my kitchen :cheesygrin:. I usually go south to Texas every winter with dh because due to the nature of some of my disabilities, winter and I don't get along very well. This year, we have decided not to go. Mainly because our youngest DD really needs us here, to lean on us and to help her through the tuff moments she will have in the future. We don't mind (my body may but I don't).
Anyway, when we purchased our condo about 2 and a half years ago, my dh promised that I would get a new kitchen someday, as the one we have is very small, with no counterspace except a small section on the island next to the sink. Since we are not going south, we will take that money and redo the kitchen.
I will try and make it short, give you just the main ideas, and all the great prices I hope to get for my new kitchen. And of coarse, pictures, lots of pictures.
Here are the basics about our condo: 4 year old concrete building so one of the walls is solid concrete, as well as the floor with infloor heating (so no baseboard heaters).
bamboo flooring (I put down just before we moved in)
can't move island due to plumbing as it has sink and dishwasher
can't move stove
moving fridge to adjoining wall
reuse the boxes from existing 4 cabinets and island (recycling is a good thing)
custom built cupboards to fit exisiting space
reface island and put new doors and trim
purchase new stainless steel fridge, stove, dishwasher and microwave hoodfan combo
Purchases:
STOVE - I am so happy with this deal :cheesygrin::cheesygrin::cheesygrin:
I went to Sears on Friday after looking for over a week at appliances and trying to find some good deals. Why is it that there are good deals galore until you want to buy an appliance, then you can't find them?
Anyway, I was browsing through Sears and I came upon a stove I have been drooling over, but knew I could never afford, and as I moved closer I was sure I needed new glasses :icon_scratch: even though I just got some. There is was, all shiney and gleaming, it had an aura about it! As I got closer I could see the sign $999 :icon_scratch: could it be :shrug: a $1899 stove on sale for $999 ok, where was the hidden camera, where was the person ready to jump out and scream NOT :hahaha:!!!
I called over the sales clerk (Christiina) and said, is this the correct price? She looked at it, looked at the stove and said "NO", my heart sunk. She asked if I was interested in it, and of coarse I said yes, but I could never afford the $1899 She said she would call the manager. The manager came over and Christina proceeded to explain that someone put this sign on the wrong stove and that I wanted to buy it. He said :eek: that is obviously not the price of this stove, to which I replied yes, I know :bawling::bawling: then he proceeded, "I guess we will have to give it to you at this price as the sign was placed over the stove" :confused: what, where, who :confused: are my ears deceiving me :confused::confused:. Yep, thats right, I purchased my stove last night and I am so happy, on top of that, this weekend Sears had a scratch card so while we were writing up the order Christina gave both myself and my dh a scratch card and said whoever gets the highest amount, that is the card we will use. I scratched and got $20, my dh scratched and got $50, so we got an additional $50 off the stove as well :cheesygrin: I am so happy I could scream. Thank you Christina :sweet: Here is a pic of the stove I have purchased. And of coarse, I paid with my SDM mastercard, so I will get the optimum points as well. I plan on using it to purchase all of my appliances so at 5 points per dollar spent, that will add up to lots of extra $$$
http://www.appliancist.com/samsung-r...ric-ftq387.jpg
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It has a triple and a double expandable burners, a true convection with a hidden bake element and double fans in the oven, a warming drawer, steam bake, induction heat, a 5 year warranty (all the other stoves only had a 1 year)
a warming station on the stovetop, 5.9 oven space with 3 racks, self clean, and a quick steam clean cycle
I'm in heaven and will be cooking up a storm in no time.
Now, on to the fridge.
I want a 3 door(french) fridge, but I cannot have the ice and water setup as since our floor is concrete, we cannot run water lines. Still no luck but I am looking. I NEED the fridge before they can do the final measurement for the cabinets as it all depends on the size of the fridge. It should have been my first purchase, but I couldn't turn down the deal on the stove.
DISHWASHER
Ok, I purchased the dishwasher at an auction on the weekend. I had actually looked at this dishwasher when I was searching for my stove and fridge. The retail price was $599 The one I purchased is brand new, still in the box, it was a repo of a plumbing store, so everything there was new. I paid $200 including buyers fee and gst I was so happy. Here is a pic. It is stainless steel, with a stainless steel interior. There are 3 wash arms, 6 cycles including a rinse cycle and a plate warmer cycle. So on this deal I saved almost $400. So far so good.
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FRIDGE
My dh and 2 of my dd's went out on the weekend and purchased the fridge as I was unable to do it and we needed it to get done to continue with the cabinets. They did really well. They got a sale and managed to get $600 off the price. Original price was $1899 and they purchased it for $1299, I am very proud of them ;). It is a Samsung to match the stove and it is a counter depth fridge, french door which is what I wanted. I didn't wanting a huge fridge sticking out in the room. It is a bit bigger than the one we currently have. Very nice fridge. Here is a picture of it.
http://www.refrigeratorexpert.com/im...-rf263aers.jpg
It looks like this inside, but the outside looks like the one above.
http://catalog.sears.ca/wcsstore/Mas...46_22633_P.jpg
We have decided not to move the fridge (my dh's choice), instead, we are making my island bigger so that I have a larger area next to the stove to chop and prep from. We are installing a pull out cabinet between the fridge and stove that will house the garbage can (my idea :) ) so I think this will be the handiest place for it, and when working in such a small space, I have to have a place for everything.
The cabinet maker has finished the final layout lastnight with my dh and he started the cabinets today. I'm so excited. Will post the before pic's soon. Just not up to it at present.
FINALLY, it's been a while, the cabinet guy is slow and I have not been up to him working in my condo, but he started yesterday installing the new boxes at on end of the kitchen. In post 2, I have put the pictures from yesterdays mess. The countertops are suppose to come next week, followed by all the new doors a few weeks after that. Let me know what you think, look at post 2.
