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On Wednesday, we went back to Berloni. I told her we need to change the design. I wanted something more like an American kitchen than an Italian kitchen. Her design was nice, but it was too white, too flat, too monochromatic and did not fit the feel of the condo. I got, "we don't do many American kitchens because people don't want them". Well, you know, it is our kitchen. She had one shaker style door, but it was wrapped in something that made it look like shiny plastic wood. She just didn't have a sample of anything else that wasn't totally flat fronted. She still did not like the idea of putting the cabinets at a height I could reach(what is standard at home). I seriously do not trust her to do what I want, because I think for her it is design and for me it is function and design. When you are 4' 8" tall, function is important. Stu has not been happy from the start and that has not helped matters. I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, but I was not a happy camper.
We left and instead of going home and calling the other company recommended, EuroKitchen, I decided to just drive there. Wow, what an amazing difference. First, they had a large display area and with many different types of cabinets and options. They had sink bases with drawers, they had lowers that look like door, but has drawers inside, lots of countertop options. They had actual sinks and faucets, not just pictures. Second, they have appliances that sell and they service, including Bosch(I loved my Bosch dishwasher). All their appliances come from Germany as do their cabinets. We did not like the style of only fridge they had, but I can get one elsewhere. Third, attitude. Their cabinets come in different heights and they are will to do what we want. They are flexible. Darwin, was a sweetheart and showed us so many options. He gave us a catalog to take home. It is in German, French and Dutch, but we can see look at different options via pictures. Fourth, it's an overall feeling we had there. It's the little things, such as, their restroom was clean and bright and it had paper towels. I use the restroom in both places and the other one didn't even have anything to wipe your hands on. The display area was well lit and welcoming. We walked out very happy. We have someone coming over on Friday to measure and then we will work on the design.
We stopped at both AMC Unicon and Crown on the way home to look at fridges. We realize we have to get a smaller than 36 in fridge in order to get a larger sink, at least based on Berloni's design. We did find a 30 inch french door at Unicom-it's a Whirlpool, but we are okay with that. Crown had an LG and our friend said they have so many electronics that to stay away. We will wait on the design to make a final decision. We may just get the fridge now, since we are fighting with our icemaker in our current fridge.
Today, I started looking at options for pendant lights and backsplash. I think I found a backsplash tile I want. I'll upload a picture I took of it sitting on a stool in the condo. It has a white/off white background, with light gray, dark gray and a blue similar to the furniture and walls. It is different being a cement tile. I was looking for glass tile, and this caught my eye. Options here for tile and lighting are limited. I still need to try a few other places as I have not found lights and do want to see if I can find the glass tile I was hoping to find. If I use this tile, I will do white cabinets and gray countertop.
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