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Tour of the Completed Kitchen

Bob tours the open-plan kitchen with its Merillat cherry cabinets and salvaged green breakfast nook-the only remaining feature from the original kitchen. The kitchen features durable black Silestone countertops, which work well with the stainless steel finish of the new Thermador residential stove. Bob points out the well-planned coffee station and pantry area with its Whirlpool fridge and sleek Thermador dishwasher. He finishes up on the new Kohler sinks and faucets.

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Tour of the Completed Kitchen

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" Now because the kitchen is wide open to the family room dining room area is really important that the choices are kind of cohesive and here we've got beautiful cherry wood cabinets from Merillat they kind of run throughout this entire area and architecturally the only part of the kitchen that's really been kept intact is the -- in the corner with the original benches and the original table. But of course they've gotten a little bit of a twist too with the green. That different colored green paint and the antique green light and back over here in that -- the island itself some other important choices I think the silestone. Countertops which is a man made stone mostly quartz very very durable very. Resistant to heat and to scratching and again they've chosen a black which works well with -- all the other finishes in here mostly the stainless steel fantastic. Thurmond or residential model it sure looks like a restaurant -- it's got six gas burners electric griddle and a couple of ovens. And this is really you know this really solid. And they've got a terrific. Hood overhead which includes the lighting then over this way. The architect's design included kind of a coffee station additional pantry areas and of course we have here is a stainless steel fronted whirlpool refrigerator side by side doors with all the features that you want like the ice and water dispensers. And again that trim look. A new Thurmond or dishwasher. And I love the look at this especially they've fitted all the control buttons on the under on the side here on the edge rather of the door so that when you've. Close it you just have a nice flush face uninterrupted by any kind of buttons or controls. Kohler supplied to the beautiful kitchen sinks and lavatories. Faucets et cetera throughout the house."

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