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Default free-standing vs. slide-in ranges, and kitchen renovation



>
>>BTW, I like your countertop choice. Can you tell me what it is?

>
> It's granite, in a color pattern Home Depot calls Dakota Bordeaux (see
> http://www.countertopcollections.com/material.html, about a third of the
> way
> down.) Strangely enough, my employer just moved into a new campus, and the
> elevator floors and bathroom counters are *extremely* similar to our
> countertops. But no, I am not tempted to change ours. 8


Maybe that would be overdoing it? I'm not much on decorating, so I couldn't
say, but it is extremely attractive.


>
>>Oh, forgot, I like the handles, too, on your cabinets.

>
> Thanks. They're standard Euro bar pulls, available in a variety of
> lengths,
> thickness, and finish. I chose all stainless ones rather than
> nickel-plated, and
> by far the best prices I found were at coolknobsandpulls.com. The specific
> link
> is:
> http://www.coolknobsandpulls.com/cab...bar-pulls.html
> (or http://tinyurl.com/f268h).
>
> We used #8000-3 (4-1/2 long) on the small doors, #8000-4 (5-9/16 long) on
> all
> other doors, #8000-192 (10-5/8 long) on 24" drawers, and #8000-448 (20-3/4
> long)
> on the single 30" drawer. All the bars are 1/2" diameter.
>
> -- Larry
>

Thanks, Larry, for providing me with all the information.
'tis very much appreciated,
Dee