This is the kitchen at our lake house. Besides flooring we havent done anything to it. We are staying as budget friendly as possible but here is what the plans are.
Paint all cabinets white.
Replace tall pantry cabinet on left with 36" upper and lower
single bowl sink
new cabinets for island (inside is awful)
The stacked cabinets behind the stove were used to hide the vent pipe. Its a stupid design because you cant reach them but we might keep as-is. At some point I might change them to a taller single row of cabinets or I might do them now depending on cost. They did this because the vent pipe goes in the wall too high for a single cabinet to cover even if you use a 36" or a 42". I would need to box it in and finish them if I replace those cabinets. Not hard to do so its an option, but trying trying to get budget as low as possible.
Im leaning towards wood counters, probably walnut. I have a some 8/4 walnut already but would need to buy some more. I also have a ton of 5/4 zebrawood I could use. Those wont get tons of use so im not super concerned about walnut being softer, I can always refinish when needed. Im open to other species. I want the look to be a rustic/modern and walnut is my favorite wood so thats why im leaning towards it. In the living room I used a 6x6 oak beam for a mantel. Zebra is closer in color to that and the oak does have some black in it from the saw blade marks.
If I use walnut I was considering planing 8/4 down to about 1.5-1.75 and using face grain horizontally. On the underside I was going to route channels across the board that stop 1" from the edges. Then inlay either steel or maple to prevent the wood from cupping. Or rip into strips like a big cutting board.
If I do zebrawood then I would rip into 1.5" strips and make a large cuttingboard. I attached a photo of a desk top I made that didnt have finish on it.
Not concerned about matching the barstools. Those are temporary until I find something I like.
My granite guy can install for $32sqft and its not a huge area. Would you do wood or stone? Wood is way cheaper and would be a fun project (I think).
Paint all cabinets white.
Replace tall pantry cabinet on left with 36" upper and lower
single bowl sink
new cabinets for island (inside is awful)
The stacked cabinets behind the stove were used to hide the vent pipe. Its a stupid design because you cant reach them but we might keep as-is. At some point I might change them to a taller single row of cabinets or I might do them now depending on cost. They did this because the vent pipe goes in the wall too high for a single cabinet to cover even if you use a 36" or a 42". I would need to box it in and finish them if I replace those cabinets. Not hard to do so its an option, but trying trying to get budget as low as possible.
Im leaning towards wood counters, probably walnut. I have a some 8/4 walnut already but would need to buy some more. I also have a ton of 5/4 zebrawood I could use. Those wont get tons of use so im not super concerned about walnut being softer, I can always refinish when needed. Im open to other species. I want the look to be a rustic/modern and walnut is my favorite wood so thats why im leaning towards it. In the living room I used a 6x6 oak beam for a mantel. Zebra is closer in color to that and the oak does have some black in it from the saw blade marks.
If I use walnut I was considering planing 8/4 down to about 1.5-1.75 and using face grain horizontally. On the underside I was going to route channels across the board that stop 1" from the edges. Then inlay either steel or maple to prevent the wood from cupping. Or rip into strips like a big cutting board.
If I do zebrawood then I would rip into 1.5" strips and make a large cuttingboard. I attached a photo of a desk top I made that didnt have finish on it.
Not concerned about matching the barstools. Those are temporary until I find something I like.
My granite guy can install for $32sqft and its not a huge area. Would you do wood or stone? Wood is way cheaper and would be a fun project (I think).