| I've decided to go with the cherry cabinets and the Peacock Green granite. The cabinets will be delivered on 5/22, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that everything will turn out nicely. I'll be putting in a black composite quartz sink. I'm hoping that I won't have a hard time adjusting from my white & beige kitchen to this darker one. Although I'm not a fan of stainless appliances, I find myself settling for them after all. I actually prefer white appliances, but with cherry cabinets, black & stainless would go better, and I think black may make my kitchen even darker, so I had to pick the stainless.
The irony of doing all this kitchen upgrading is that while I'm spending more $$ on the so-called "upgraded appliances" with all the bells & whistles, according to the Consumer Reports, they are also more "repair prone" !! Sometimes I wonder if all this kitchen upgrading is even necessary or worthwhile. My old formica countertop is functional and very low maintenance and all my basic appliances do get the jobs done, even if they don't have all the extra features. Being the practical person that I am, I just hope I won't end up regretting going through all this hassle for nothing even though everyone claims that kitchen remodeling is a good investment since it increases the home's resale value. |