"Banty" wrote in message
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In article , Rex says...


I plan to replace the tile in the entry with a better grade of tile (maybe
stone) and extend it so it connects to the kitchen and then replace the
linoleum in the kitchen with the same tile.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/0b53a653.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/81f9021d.jpg

If you plan to do that amount of work, you might as well fix up the
kitchen the
way you like.


If I replace the tile counters with granite slab, I would probably replace
the all the existing tile backsplashes with smaller glass or stone tile
backsplashes in the same areas.

Nice.


Here a granite similar to what one of the choices I'm considering
http://www.garywfuller.net/gallery_3...3-Images/1.jpg . Would a
lighter granite be better with the white appliances?



I'd say that would go better with SS or black appliances (I went with
black for
my kitchen remod). Nice.

If you keep the white appliances (but now I think you're talking about the
kitchen you really want - so change them and go with SS or black if you
like...)
I'd go with something like this (which a diner local to me has, looks
sharp):
http://barefootcounter.com/Granite/1655/index.html

But that's just me.. some lady on Usenet who happens to be redoing her
kitchen
too.

Cheers,
Banty

I'm not dead set on having that color granite, it's just one of several
choices available. I'll more likely keep looking for a better granite color
to coordinate with the existing white appliances and oak cabinets than
replace all the appliances just so they go with the new granite. I might
replace the tile master bath vanity top with granite slab and get two
undermount sinks because there are giant lips on the existing top mounted
sinks making it annoying to wipe anything into the sink. I assume it will
be much cheaper to do the vanity top at the same time the kitchen counters
are done. On the other hand, then it might not match the beige tiled shower
and it is getting into to much money to replace the shower enclosure too.
Maybe I should replace the tile vanitytop with either marble or Corian with
built-in sinks?

I'll want to do a mini remodel of the entire place. Replacing the
builder-installed carpeting and linoleum with new tile and carpeting and
repainting walls. The place now has all off-white walls and "Light Medium
Neutral with Dark Speckles" colored carpeting. After this replacement, the
carpeting might not be replaced again before selling, so I will likely stay
with something that will be appealing to a wide variety of tastes. What I
see people doing with paints is having earthtone walls with lighter-colored
ceilings and white baseboards, white doors, white window and door surrounds
and white crown moldings as accents. I will probably also have a more
interesting color painted accent wall in the master bedroom and the living
room and then repaint those two walls again to match the rest of the place
at resale time.
Since the entire place is 2 b/2ba and only about 1000 sq feet with small
rooms, I might as well get nice quality stuff since the quantities of
materials I'll need to buy will not be large. Labor will be the same
regardless, so the total differences in cost between cheap quality and
better quality carpets, paints and tiles should not be huge.
I'll go look at some model homes for ideas and maybe get a designer
consultant to help pick out the best combinations of colors.