This morning Lloyd and I went over to Trail Appliances to get an idea of how much the new kitchen appliances will cost. The guy that helped us was amazing...and he works with Andy from Apollo (the people building the extension).......so thats good to know. We looked at cook tops, islands, cabinetry etc as well as fridges, freezers, dishwashers, trash compactors (thanks again Heather that is going to make SUCH a big difference!!) and we've even worked in a built in coffee maker to go above the microwave...and maybe even a wine cooler....we saw some cabinets by a company called 'Peachwood' so we may see what else they do as they were really nice - and the glass they used was beautiful...it kind of looked like really old glass....not smooth.
The architect is coming on Tuesday afternoon and it will be interesting to see what she says because the roof line in the kitchen will be odd......a third of it will be in the old house so will have a lower/ average ceiling height...and then the new kitchen/ sunroom will have a half cathedral ceiling kind of thing......it will be interesting to see what she comes up with anyway :)
Talking to the guy at Trail and seeing all our options has given us a lot to think about.....and has made us even more excited about the new addition......they break ground at the end of September and say we should have our kitchen all finished (complete with the counter tops done) by Christmas :)
I think when we have the new kitchen done, we will close off the doorway between the hallway/ kitchen and the study...it will make the study quieter and more private and will also give it more wall space for book cases etc......
I'm really excited now about seeing it all done.......it's going to make such a difference here......it really is. The kitchen we have right now is horrible....half the drawers can't be used because the bottoms are falling out...the cupboard shelves are so old and look nasty.....the tile is all cracked and is pale blue and pink (I mean...OMG who chooses those colours for a kitchen???????)
The counter tops have melted spots on them where someone left a pot for too long.......the wndow is too high for me to see out of well....the lighting 'boxes' above the kitchen cupboards are so dated and has bits missing.....the edges of the counter tops are peeling and chipped.....
I knew we would have to wait until we could do the kitchen and I didn't mind the old kitchen for a few years...but it will be so good to have the new kitchen.......it's going to be so nice :) It's going to be about 27' x 27' so something like 730 sq ft :)
Its going to be a lovely place to display my kitchen aid mixer ;)
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