Swingers Forum - Stainless Steel Kitchens?

So we own a home on a high point of the street with a mountain and canyon view that has been described as Real Estate porn. The lot is rather large since the land and the home were initially acquired and built in the 1970s. The problem is the home was built in the 1970s. There has been some remodeling done to the home before we bought it but it could use an update. So after speaking with Mrs. Delicious about what she would like done I can see we are about to spend $80,000.00 to a $100,000.00 maybe, well probably even more in a remodeling project. We met with a designer and I think he was salivating. So we may be going from zero debt to a small mortgage. Then there is living through the remodel. I think we can set up the cabin tents in the back yards and just barbecue all summer. The neighbors would enjoy watching us shower under the garden hose.

I am going to leave most of the decisions about colors and such to my wife but we both have one real defining preference and that is it all has to be durable and functional. We are a really active couple and we have really active adult children that come over a lot and we and our kids have active friends that also come over a lot. We have two large lean and healthy dogs that both weigh almost a hundred pounds each and three cats and the animals have their own access door and being part of the family they are allowed in the house. Our home is often more like a base camp than a place of elegant living. We are the jump off point for all sorts of activities up the canyons out in the deserts and out in the wilder parts along the Wasatch front and back and occasionally for night games of an adult nature. We often come home dirty and sometimes bleeding and when we are at home we move around vigorously and abruptly often in a hurry and we are hence hard on a home.

One specific preference is a stainless steel kitchen as in appliances and kitchens cupboards, everything above and below the counter tops and possibly even the counter tops all stainless steel. We like to entertain and cook large meals for numerous people. We like to brew beers and meads too and both of those processes require detailed attention to sanitation so easy and effective clean up before and after preparation is a must. It would be nice to include a dedicated keg refrigerator under the kitchen

WALLY11500 wrote:

Private message me I have alot of connections and know some really good people. I have been doing metal countertops for alot of clients and everybody loves them.
scott

Will do.

DEVIANTTONGUE wrote:

Are you absolutely hooked on stainless.....bitch to keep clean....every splatter, hand print, drip, etc. leaves a mark.....

Water over time is hard on wood and really hard on Melamine over particle board. Maybe wood if the boxes were real hard wood. No particle board even if it is covered with melamine. The marks and splatters on stainless are easy to see and not so hard to clean off.

Yes Stainless is wonderful when new, but as it gets used it scratches easy and a lot unless it already has a swirl or clam shell finish then it will resist the scratches better but will still lose its glamor over time. But it will last forever and can be abused at will.
I install commercial kitchens often and return to repair, they last but dont look so nice just plain. But they are bullet proof. Good luck hope you find what you need. cheers

we have some great connection if want some ideas to add stainless is a pain to clean we just finished our house off with granit

I have been doing kitchen remodeling for 20 yrs. Cabinets, countertops, flooring, tile, granite and plumbing. I would recommend a good quality cabinet with granite countertops and tile (stone) flooring. I can also do stainless countertops but they do scratch and require a lot of care. If I can help let me know.

Dan 801-824-0024 text is best

We are thinking that we want the cabinets themselves to be stainless but the counter top to be some other material because it is more likely that scratches or stains will occur on the counter tops than on the cabinets or the appliances with exception of the stove. Stove tops (like swingers posting in the forums) can take a lot of abuse if you cook a lot. Some wear and maybe even some scaring is bound to happen. We are looking more for low maintenance functionality and dependability than high maintenance glamour that you are afraid to touch or that has a quick break down once you actually start to cook. We just love a kitchen that just screams use me harder, harder, yes please. As I said earlier we are more like an adventure base camp than the Ritz Carlton. The designer we know and trust and so far are planning on using has a team he works with it seems but we can pass anyone's name along to him and yes we will be discrete. So far he has never had a request for a steel kitchen so we are looking mostly for someone that has access to the steel cabinetry and some experience in installing steel kitchens. We are still open to other options so long as the durability might be comparable.

KANDD wrote:

you might consider laboratory stainless cabinets. industrial quality is rarely inexpensive but extremely durable.

i have read of a polyurethane or clear lacquer finish applied over stainless that alleviates the fingerprint smudge issue.

Good idea! We will look into polyurethane.

I think Swingular needs a new feature. It can me called ASK SUGARANDSPICE

H2ODREAMS wrote:

I think Swingular needs a new feature. It can me called ASK SUGARANDSPICE

That would work as long as you believed that any one ass hole held all the answers, which I do not. Unlike many people on Swingular, I am not afraid to comment or express an opinion. I do not presume to always be right or deny others the right to express them selves. You or I do not have to agree with each other to have a dialogue. Thus, I invite you to add your voice to the forums with more often and not just a complaint about me or someone else.