The owners of this Lake Oswego home, purchased new to
them just a few years earlier, were ready to change up the kitchen. Because the
oven had finally ceased to work, along with the other tired appliances, the reasons
were easily justified. The tiled granite counter tops were too busy, on the dark
side, and of course dealing with the grout lines just topped the list of annoyances.
What they didn’t want was a full kitchen gut with new cabinetry. She wanted a
solid surface counter top that was light in color, but not a solid humdrum
color. The solution was to install a 3CM CeasarStone Dreamy Marfil slab. This
stone is dreamy with its light veins in it and has the appearance of marble
with absolutely no maintenance. It works well when combined with other elements
including the oak cabinetry. To soften the 80’s awkward corners on the island,
the kind that hurt when you bang into them, the new counter top was cut with a
larger radius of rounded edges.
He wanted a backsplash that had some contemporary glass
and a natural stone texture to it. After viewing many options he decided to generate
his own design plan layout for our skilled tiling guy to mimic. The Salceo
10x14 in Cortez Beige and ½” Designer Glass in Emperador Mix Mini Roman tiles
were meticulously laid out in a cohesive look that really gives the kitchen
that punch of an unexpected surprise, which is exactly what they wanted to
accomplish.
Because the new stainless steel wall oven, warming drawer, and microwave
were different sizes than the original appliances, we modified the one cabinet
unit to accommodate the new ones. It’s as if it was always that way. New
electrical circuitry for all the new appliances were installed, as well as
matching stone plates on backsplash, and new under cabinetry lighting to
enhance the one of a kind backsplash.
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| BEFORE: notice the cut counter top corners and wall oven combo |
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| AFTER: much lighter look |
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| AFTER: a seamless look |
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| AFTER: new wall appliances fit to a perfection in old wall cabinet unit |
The owners of this Lake Oswego home, purchased new to
them just a few years earlier, were ready to change up the kitchen. Because the
oven had finally ceased to work, along with the other tired appliances, the reasons
were easily justified. The tiled granite counter tops were too busy, on the dark
side, and of course dealing with the grout lines just topped the list of annoyances.
What they didn’t want was a full kitchen gut with new cabinetry. She wanted a
solid surface counter top that was light in color, but not a solid humdrum
color. The solution was to install a 3CM CeasarStone Dreamy Marfil slab. This
stone is dreamy with its light veins in it and has the appearance of marble
with absolutely no maintenance. It works well when combined with other elements
including the oak cabinetry. To soften the 80’s awkward corners on the island,
the kind that hurt when you bang into them, the new counter top was cut with a
larger radius of rounded edges. 
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