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Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by ruemom (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 13:15

Finally!! The kitchen is 98% done! We love it and consider all of our "sweat equity"
worth every drop AND every $$ saved. We could not have done it, however, without
the benefit of all the advice, suggestions and experience shared on this forum. Thank
you ALL. If you have any specific questions about cabinets, granite, etc., just email
me.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures of our galley kitchen (after and before)

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RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: yandj (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 15:42

Wow!!! what a transformation - you have a beautiful and warm looking kitchen! How long did it take you? I loved DH's table for tools :-).

Many congratulations.

- Yvonne.

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: TexasHottie (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 23:00

I don't think that I can view your pix without a password...

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: ruemom (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 16:20

Yes, just click on the picture to enter the slide show - you don't need to sign in!!

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: vern1 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 17:30

I clicked on the picture to enter the slide show but nothing happened, it says I need a password to view

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: batmik (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 17:56

I couldn't see them either, and I tried clicking on the picture.

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: Momto4Kids (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 18:33

same here

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: Colo_Lady (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 16:07

Can we get a password?

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: ruemom (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 17:13

Ok. Just sign in as me - id: mrue@dwacpa.com and password is: 120978. Of course now I'll have to kill you!! :)

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: vern1 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 17:43

ruemom

Stunning!!! It looks so warm and inviting. You should be proud

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: Mercymygft (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 18:04

Wow! Beautiful job, I love the darker cabinets. We chose to do darker cabinets also. What brand are yours?

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: Momto4Kids (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 18:49

What a beautiful kitchen! And the fact that you totally DIYd must make you even more proud! It's truly beautiful!

And there must be a way to share your album to the public without giving a password. Hopefully, someone who uses that service will tell you how!

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: ruemom (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 22:59

Mercymygft - Thanks. The cabinets are Autumn Spice Cherry by Welborn. We love them!

I know - I've posted pictures from Kodak Gallery before without requiring people to log in - obviously I've forgotten how I did that.

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: Andrea345 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 05 at 10:39

Wow!
What a dramatic kitchen. I love those cabinets. I only hope my drama comes out as well. Your granite works so well with the cabinet color and the stainless steel / metal accents add just a bit of sparkle. Lovely.
-a

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: DonnainMD (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 05 at 22:44

I am so glad to see someone else who has used Wellborn. We just ordered our Cherry Hill Square - Light Cherry last week. We are working with a KD though and our's will not be a DIY project. Congratulations on a very beautiful kitchen.

RE: Another Galley Kitchen - Total DIY

Posted by: PaigeCT (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 15:15

Beautiful Ruemom! I'm a diy-er myself (also a galley kitchen) and I'm very impressed with what you did. The cabs are gorgeoous, and your layout is perfect. Enjoy!

- posted by starpooh @ 9:57 AM

Comments:

Your kitchen is very similar to what we plan. Ours is a long narrow galley that looks very much like yours except we have no breakfast area.

Our cherry cabinets will be here this week. We're gutted to the studs at the moment (old house).

I love your colors. VERY tasteful. I was just telling my husband that I'm not sure I want a tile backsplash for such a narrow space, thinking that paint will pull it together so much better without being busy and getting dated so quickly in the future. Your gorgeous kitchen convinced me! I love the sleek lines of less is more.

Bravo on a job well done. We are also DIY'g it and saving a ton of money, but more importantly, we know it will be done right because we are taking our time.

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