"You've never seen cabinet doors with glass inserts? "

Heh, Don, you moron. Of course we've all seen cabinets with glass
inserts. I didn't say they didn't exist. I said YOUR suggestion of
simply changing the doors on his existing builder cabinets to glass
ones makes no sense. That's because, as I already pointed out,
cabinets with glass doors have inside finishes that are attractive,
usually the same as the exterior, and meant to be seen. If you
replace the doors on typical builder type cabinets, which is what this
person has, with glass doors, all you're going to do is look at an
unattractive inside of a cheapo cabinet.

Is that so hard to understand?

Rex wrote:

"Bob (but not THAT Bob)" wrote in message
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Rex wrote:

I have a fairly new tract house that I'd upgrade the kitchen on and I
need
tips on the best things to do so it looks less generic cookie-cutter and
helps resale down the road.

Check out the current pics.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/f85668f3.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/e819233c.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/e8c359f5.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/eae6076e.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/62722d7a.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/d694ee5d.jpg

I'd like to upgrade the counters. They are tile, but not a high grade of
tile. Don't know if it's worth tearing out the tile counters and
replacing
them with granite slab or granite tiles. Maybe just replacing the plain
tile backsplashes with something more interesting?
I definitely want to replace the existing sink and faucet with better
quality replacements and replace the vinyl floor with either hardwood or
tile to match the rest of the house. Can the current sink be removed
without major damage to the counters?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/62722d7a.jpg
Is there anything that can be done with the cabinets to give a more
upscale
look other than tearing them out and replacing them? Restaining or
painting
or adding door handles?
I'm replacing the dishwasher because I don't like the performance.
Stainless steel seems to be the current fad, but then I'd need to get a
new
range, microwave hood and refrigerator to match and the current
appliances
are still pretty new.

I looked at these pics, as well as the later ones you posted.

Other than the fact that the recessed lights seem to be illuminating the
tops of the cabinets, rather than your workspace, the area most in need
of renovation is the floor.

I renovated (brought back from the dead, actually) a property using the
exact same neutral color scheme except I tiled the floor and laminated
the countertops, and I got the highest price ever paid in that
particular neighborhood.

So if resale is important to you (personally I prefer to live in a house
*I* like, and to hell with the next owners) just change the floor to
tile. Don't do wood, as it will probably be water damaged long before
you resell it.

I may be the only one who's already sick of granite countertops, and
thinks they'll be as outdated as those hideous pink pickled oak cabinets
I saw everywhere a few years ago.

Here is a picture of a neighbor's house where they went ahead and changed
out the standard tile to granite. What do you think of this?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/9546ec69.jpg

Looks OK as granite goes, except spending a mint on rock, but still not
so much as a doorpull on those cabinets?

Did I mention Tuscan tile backsplashes as my least favorite? But the
tile showrooms are full of it, so maybe it's me.

However, if they like the traditional style, I'm sure the kitchen works
for them.

BTW, are you in CA, where 1000 sq. ft. houses command $800k? If so, the
luxury touches are becoming so common that the resale mkt. demands them
(unless I just watch too many remodeling shows).

wrote in message
oups.com...
"You've never seen cabinet doors with glass inserts? "

Heh, Don, you moron. Of course we've all seen cabinets with glass
inserts.

Why does it seem that you're lying, again?

I didn't say they didn't exist.

Now you're backpeddling.

I said YOUR suggestion of
simply changing the doors on his existing builder cabinets to glass
ones makes no sense.

yawn
Try to get out of the trailer park sometime, and see how the rest of the
world lives.

"tiny dancer" wrote
As for the floors, I prefer stone in the kitchen area. I'm hovering back
and forth between the stone and hardwoods *only* because my area is a
kitchen/breakfast room.

2 years ago my brother built a new home and had maple laminate flooring
(Armstrong Swiftlock) installed throughout the house including the kitchen.
That house is on a well with a softener.
His wife poured a bottle of JetDry in the dishwasher socket and when she
turned it on later the JetDry reacted with the softened water to cause the
DW to fill up with foamy suds that forced its way out around the door gasket
and flooding the floor in the kitchen.
That soapy water caused the laminate to swell and buckle and it had to be
replaced.
Unfortunately Lowes stopped carrying that particular style of laminate so he
ended up yanking all the laminate up in the kitchen and putting tile down.
Its probably not a good idea to put wood or wood type flooring in wet areas.

"Bob (but not THAT Bob)" wrote
Did I mention Tuscan tile backsplashes as my least favorite? But the
tile showrooms are full of it, so maybe it's me.

Same here, I don't particularly care for them, must be a nightmare to keep
clean, all them little holes and the textured surfaces.
But you're right, they've been popular for quite some time now.
I prefer a cleaner more unified look between the counter and the backsplash.
Yes, its just me. :-)

In article et, Don says...


wrote in message
roups.com...
"You've never seen cabinet doors with glass inserts? "

Heh, Don, you moron. Of course we've all seen cabinets with glass
inserts.

Why does it seem that you're lying, again?

I didn't say they didn't exist.

Now you're backpeddling.

I said YOUR suggestion of
simply changing the doors on his existing builder cabinets to glass
ones makes no sense.

yawn
Try to get out of the trailer park sometime, and see how the rest of the
world lives.


I don't see a response to trader's point anywhere in this post. (And, no he did
*not* say they didn't exist.)

Banty