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Originally Posted by MyDearSam  My kitchen is big, bland, and horribly inefficient. I want to take out the oversized peninsula and replace it with an island. Currently there's too much dead space in the middle of the room, and the peninsula cuts too far into the eating area (we don't have a separate dining room). The cabinets are white, vinyl flooring is white, countertop is gray/white. I want to either paint or reface the cabinets, replace the vinyl flooring with bamboo, and the fugly uber-cheap laminate with granite. |
Sounds like all good ideas and as long as you aren't moving plumbing and/or electrical, it should all be doable. I really wanted bamboo flooring but realized this is a 100+ year old house and in trying to keep somewhat within the style of the home we decided on a wide plank laminate flooring. Our kitchen is huge as well. The pictures don't really show it but the island is three separate sets of base cabinets with an overhang making it square so there is a stool at one end. I'm sure yours will be beautiful when it's done. One step at a time.
Personally, I love the design phase the best!! Well, that and the finished project! LOL