My kitchen renovation started in December and was supposed to be done in one month. Well, that stretched to nearly four months but now it's done!

This is NOT your typical GW white OTK. For a detailed running commentary with TONS of photos go here:

GrumpyDave's new kitchen

Here's the before with bleached oak, blue Corian, and blah tile:

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And here's the after:

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The old desk converted to a buffet is much more useful.

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Blanco Supersingle thanks to the GW forums.

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No more blind corners.

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Built-in spice cabinet.

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Two Super Susans.

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On my web page I detail how all the drawers are used. I used to have ALL my utensils in one drawer with no dividers. It was a jumbled mess. Now I can split them between prep utensils in the island and cooking utensils under the cooktop. The organizers keep everything tidy.

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My new "everyday" dishes. Dress them up. Dress them down. They go with everything.

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Many thanks to everyone on Gardenweb. Lurking here for most of a year taught me a lot and helped me make the right choices.

Product Details
Floor tile
Kulture Woodland porcelain tile purchased from Arizona Tile. The new tile floor may very well be my favorite part of the whole project.
Cabinets
Schrock Brantley in Cinnamon Cherry.
Cabinet hardware
Amerock Essential'Z pulls in satin nickel.
Amerock knobs in the 10 for $20 blister pack, satin nickel.
Countertop
Cambria quartz in Coswell Cream.
Backsplash tile
4x4" Emperador Light tumbled marble bought from Arizona Tile. I was planning for more of a Crema Marfil look but the designer at the tile store convinced me to go with Emperador Light instead. Was she right? Probably.
Sink
Blanco Precis Super Single Silgranit sink in Cafe Brown with color matched strainer and fitted stainless steel grid.
Faucet
KWC Systema in stainless steel.
Soap dispenser
Moen 3942 in classic stainless connected to a Never M/T.
Refrigerator
Electrolux EI23BC36IS counter depth french door with IQ touch. A bit of a gamble with all the bad reviews out there, but the vast majority of complaints are for the in-door water/ice dispenser which I don't have. Thus far this refrigerator has been perfect.
Wall oven
Electrolux ICON E30EW75GSS Designer series 30" single wall oven with wave-touch controls.
Microwave oven
Electrolux ICON E30SO75ESS Designer series high-speed oven. Never used one before but those who have them love them.
Cooktop
Bosch NIT5665UC 500 Series 36" induction cooktop.
Dishwasher
Miele G5705SC Futura Dimension Plus.
Range Hood
Kobe CH2236SQB
Drawer liners
Combination of Cushy Cupboards and Easyliner Solid in taupe. I actually prefer the Easyliner despite CC being all the rage on the Gardenweb. It's available locally and a lot cheaper to boot.
Drawer organizers
MadeSmart bins in granite. Bought at Bed Bath & Beyond. They look great and they were pleasantly inexpensive too. The sizes are a bit inflexible when trying to completely outfit a drawer but in general they worked out just fine.
Overhead lighting
Six CREE CR6 LED retrofit fixtures. I love these so much I replaced all the can lights in my house with them.
Undercabinet lighting
High brightness premium LED light bars from Environmentallights.com.
Soffit lighting
I tried the 4" version of the CREE CR6 LED lights mentioned above but I think I'm going to switch back to standard PAR20 bulbs. The LEDs made for great task lighting but I get enough of that with the overhead and undercabinet lights. The soffit lights lend themselves more to soft ambient mood lighting where the incandescants excel.
Cookware
Demeyere Atlantis series stainless and Scanpan CTX series non-stick. Although not technically part of the new kitchen, the change in cooktop from convection to induction required that I get all new cookware. I'm really looking forward to trying some top notch cookware for once. I certainly could have spent a lot less, and I probably will as I supplement with additional pieces down the road.
Dinnerware
Bryan China bright white wide rim china with a few Food Network brand bowls in Buttercream from Kohl's. Again, not technically part of the new kitchen but who wants to use chipped old dishes in their brand new kitchen? :)

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