Kitchen Remodel Questions...Answered!

A few people have asked me some questions about the kitchen remodel in our first house,
so here are your answers!

Thanks for the compliment, Anna! 

The cabinets we went with were special order cabinets from Lowe's. 

Stock cabinets would have been cheaper, but they just weren't very good quality. 

We went with Shenandoah cabinets, which were on the cheaper end of the special order cabinetry, but were still good quality. 

The style of the Shenandoah cabinets we picked out was Winchester and the color was Maple Cream Glaze. It was a nice, warm cream color.

 We chose to go with Lowe's over Home Dept because they do FREE consultations and will draw up a kitchen plan for you (Home Depot charges for this service).

I'm happy to give you more info on the laminate, Missy!

We also ordered our laminate counters from Lowe's. We went with Wilsonart Laminate and the pattern was called Kalahari Topaz, which was a neutral light and dark beige combination.

This isn't the best picture of it, but it gives you an idea of what it looked like up close.

We went with the beveled edge finish, instead of the traditional waterfall edge that you see on most laminate counter tops. In my opinion, I think this is what made it look more like a stone counter top.

We had originally wanted to go with a glossy-finished laminate that looked just like granite. However, the expert at Lowe's told us that a glossy finish would show every single little scratch, so we ended up going with a matte-finished pattern. 

And we were so happy that we did!

Good luck with your kitchen remodel!!!