Awesome Kitchen Pics!

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,590
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
totally awesome pics
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited March 2010
    dun dun dun...that is so awesome!!!! It really does look like a great kitchen; congrats, Trey!! I'll have to call you over when I buy my first place!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited March 2010
    Thanks man - Id totally be willing to help out - say the word!

    Here is a pic of the original kitchen for comparison...
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    Looking good man, very nice job.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    Awesome kid. Looks great.
    Congrats
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2010
    Great work.
    engtaz

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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited March 2010
    Looks good. Do you have other lighting other than the one overhead in the center? If so, can you take a picture with them on?

    Task lighting really makes a kitchen.
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited March 2010
    Eh, I liked it better before.
    (hey, someone had to say it!)

















    j/k :p
    Great job, BTW.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited March 2010
    Thanks for the replies --

    the before was horrible, the picture does not do it justice just how bad it was --- seriously lol...

    I know u were kidding but man... lol

    There are all kinds of lighting in the kitchen...

    There is the big task lighting in the middle you see there... there is a 4 ft flourescent over the sink for task lighting reinforcement, there are under cabinet lights to help lighten up the counter for when working there (which have a 3 stage dimmer) and then there are six recessed cans on a dimmer for more of a mood setting or lighting reinforcement. It can almost be daylight bright in that kitchen with all the lights on...

    All lights ala Russ

    Ill take a pic of that soon
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited March 2010
    Here are some prev pics I have of some of the other lights
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited March 2010
    That looks awesome! Did you do this all yourself? How long did it take? I can't really tell by the pictures, but what kind of counter tops are those?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited March 2010
    The counter tops are just laminated tops - I couldnt afford granite or anything...

    I did all the work except for electrical and plumbing and Russ helped lay the tile --

    But all the cabinets were built from scratch, I replaced all the trim around the doors and windows --- paint, etc etc

    Technically it only took about 2-3 months but it has been drawn out about six because we went to the rest of the house for about 2-3 months...

    Thanks for the comments!
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited March 2010
    Looks great Sid, you should be proud.
    Larry
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited March 2010
    Most impressive!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited March 2010
    Very nice work Trey.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited March 2010
    Very nice lighting.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    Very nice lighting.

    :o:o Awww shucks! Thanks max.....
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2010
    Nice work Trey!
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited March 2010
    I design specialized LED lighting products for work. However, my home budget is insufficient to do what I really want. I am currently making my own under-cabinet LED lighting since the cheap stuff is of poor quality and the good stuff is too expensive. I made a couple fixtures using Osram Dragon LED's but they were just a little too dim. So I am switching to Cree XRE 3000K LED's.

    Even making my own is expensive. The Cree XRE's are $7 each and I need 4-6 per fixture, and I need 6 fixtures. Each fixture will also need heat sinking, diffusers, and electronics. I will be making these as well.

    I guess I could have just used incandescent for florescent fixtures, but then what kind of an LED product designer would I be?
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    Hey Max. All we used was the good old fashiond halogen "hockey puck" designs for the under cabs. 12Watt if I remember. They are a good task light and don't produce much heat. I tried some of the LED products and haven't been too thrilled with the light output of the small grouping fixtures.
    We have a trial project using LED for street lighting and all I can say is it looks like a pain in the arse with little result compared to mercury vapor or high pressure sodium.
    Any new LED technology coming down the line?
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited March 2010
    I've used Xenon lamps for under counter lighting, they are bright, don't give off allot of heat, and are dim-able, they are available in line or low voltages, and have a high\low\off switch on each unit. I've seen the led products, right now I don't think they give off enough light, and the light has a blueish hue to it,.........
    This is similar to the fixture I used.

    http://www.pegasusassociates.com/xenon-task-lights-p043x.html
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
    Very nice.....I dont dare show my wife!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited March 2010
    Just curious, but why did you leave the dishwasher 8 feet away from your sink?
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited March 2010
    Hey Russ,

    I agree, the halogen "hockey puck" style lights are really the best way to go. Again, since I work with LED's for work I just have to go LED's. For me it's principle.

    I have attended a couple LED conferences this past year. LED installations are coming. There is a general push to increase the lumens/watt and decrease the dollars/lumen metrics. There is some good products out there (that cost a lot of money), but there are also a lot of dog products (much cheaper).

    Jimmy, the low light blue-ish fixtures are the dogs. The LED's I installed are bright enough (but I want a little more). They are also 4000K which is NOT blue-ish. They are a warm-fluorescent color, and cost around $2.50 each. Each fixture runs at 4W and are VERY uniform due to each fixture using 6 LED's with some nice diffusers. The LED"s I recently bought are brighter and also and are 3000K (incandescent lamp color). But each LED cost $7, and I need 4-6 in each fixture. So you can see why "good" LED light fixtures cost a lot of money.

    Check out the attachment of my kitchen for a picture of my currently installed under-cabinet lighting. Only the left side is currently installed. the color temperature is slightly cooler than the incandescent recessed lighting. Each fixture is about 12" long. There is a switch underneath the cabinet to select off-mid-high intensity.

    Estimates are that by the end of this decade, 70% of general illumination will be LED. There has been some great installation examples with definite cost savings (TCO) over mercury vapor or sodium installations, but one must get past the initial investment cost.

    There's lots of little advances to LED's and LED support technology. It would take too long to explain here, and I have already thread-jacked too much.

    Again, my compliments on a nice kitchen install.
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