charles123's Kitchen

Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

Contact: charles123 (My Page)
Posted on Wed, Jun 22, 05
Link to kitchen photos: http://www.pbase.com/charles123/kitchenmakeover

Details:

• 3 weeks total time to complete. We hired a contractor.
• Complete removal of everything in the 20 yr old kitchen
• Ikea Adel birch cabinets
• Fridgidaire slide in oven,
• Viking hood
• Grohe Faucet
• Bosch DW
• Insinkerator hot/filtered water dispenser
• Waste King disposer
• under counter SS sink
• Granite Uba tuba counters
• Replaced 2 windows with Milgard
• Flourescents replaced with 6 can lights on dimmers(incandescent), 1 pendant, and undercab flourescents.
• Tiled backsplash and floor
• Closed one pocket door. Removed other pocket door and widened the doorway.
• Painted it ourselves.
• Purchased parts online and locally (irawoodinc.com, Home depot, Local dealers)
• On budget - around 17k USD total parts and labor, dumping.
  

Thanks to all here on THS who were very helpful with tips, insights and words of advice.

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Follow-Up Postings:

RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: mlaj2000 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 19:27

Gorgeous Kitchen. Especially impressed by the budget. Anyone can have a beautiful kitchen when money is not an issue. But I am always in awe at the kitchens that come out "high end designer looking" at a modest price. Congratulations and enjoy.
BTW Your daughter is precious!!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: charles123 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 19:50

Thanks for your kind comments! It took months and months of planning, ordering, researching, playing around with different layouts with Ikea's kitchen software. haha. We decided to hire someone to install everything to minimize the time the kitchen is in chaos, because of our little one in the house. She's so funny, says she also wants to do "kitchen project". :-)

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: LackBoys3 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 21:13

Great kitchen, what a wonderful and warm space you've created! Adorable little girl too!!! Did you design your own tile backsplash? DONNA

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: charles123 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 22:01

Hi Donna, Glad u like it. I saw the backsplash design at the store, so I just copied it because I liked it. :-) I didn't have much time to think of something new, and we didn't have the time to special order tiles because of the tight schedule. haha

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: geogirl1 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 8:08

Your kitchen looks great! Your daughter is beautiful too.

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: nsMontreal (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 9:37

Your kitchen is absolutely beautiful. Those red walls are fab with the birch cabinets. LOVE it! And your little girl couldn't be any cuter! Enjoy!!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: MsAzadi (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 12:17

What a great kitchen -with storage for mom and daughter!!! Love that red!!!! and love people who can do it on budget and have it look terrific.

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: nutynetie (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 12:28

Please don't take this the wrong way, I didn't even notice the red! Too busy looking at the gorgeous cabinets. So - a lesson here - don't let any one ever tell you red is "too much" for a kitchen. Maybe the cute lil' one distracted me abit too...

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: jeffandbeth (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 12:56

Beautiful kitchen! Can I ask for a breakdown of how the money was spent? We're trying to save to do our kitchen and are looking at the adel line too!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: loriafopiano (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 13:36

Serene look to your kitchen with the nice jolt of red. Love it all; enjoy!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: Wooderlander (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 14:09

Beautiful new kitchen, gorgeous colors, precious little "helper," very impressive budget and time to complete. Congratulations!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: charles123 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 23, 05 at 22:29

Hi all, yes our little elf helped us complete on time. :-) jeffandbeth, here's some numbers roughly we spent: DW 750 Range 1300 hood 650 disposal 130 sink 420 faucet 420 hotwater disp 450 Fridge- use our existing one. ikea cabs 4000 uc lights 130 knobs 100 granite, 2 slabs 650 floor tiles 440 backsplash tiles 160 2 windows 550 pendant 40 6 can lights 250 Labor 6000 - demo, remove linoleum floor, dump cabs and old appliances - install windows - Replace flourescent lights with can lights - install granite counter and sink - install hood - install cabs - install undercab lights - install floor tile and backsplash - wiring for lights, appliances - plumbing - move ice water outlet - install flashing on roof We bought the materials ourselves and kept it in the garage. I just made a list of the things to buy and searched online or just bought locally. We painted and removed the pocket door ourselves.

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: tryingagain (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 05 at 1:07

Wow! Nice kitchen. Great cleaning crew! Very cute.

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: hedygs (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 05 at 21:13

Love your kitchen!

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RE: Ikea Adel Birch kitchen completed!

• Posted by: diykitchen (My Page) on Sat, Jun 25, 05 at 21:57

Beautiful job! I had to laugh because we had oak cabinets, 6" tile counters & backsplash just like you, AND the exact same faucet! That faucet must have cost all of $15 18 years ago, and I didn't even care most of those years... until I found this Kitchen Forum & during my remodel the entire world of faucets opened up... thank God! Isn't it nice to treat ourselves with neat things? I got the Fusion Bordeaux antique copper. Anyway, I love what you've done with the kitchen... and I love red--my favorite color. I really love the backsplash, it's like a piece of art and so fits in your kitchen. You are lucky to have such a nice kitchen, and such an adorable daughter! Have fun with both.

- posted by starpooh @ 10:23 PM