Good god, Go for it. Don't look back. Can't wait to see the work in progress.
Good luck.

OMG - every bathroom in my house had that white tile and grout when we moved in!!! 1.5 remodeled, 1 more to go!!

You've made your case, that's for sure. You won't get any arguement from me!

And now some details for the upcoming Kitchen!

What a great idea. Tell us what you didn't/don't like about your old/current kitchen so that it gives people things to think about when designing their new space.

In my old kitchen I hated how much of the counter space was outside of the "triangle" of stove, sink and fridge. That part of the counter was never used and became a collector of junk. I had just a small area of counter inside the triangle. So inefficient.

Holy mackerel, you need a kitchen asap. I look forward to "after" photos!

can i ask what appliance you have chose
we are doing our remodel in march
looking at samsung rfg298aars
ge cafe slide in range with double oven
and the ge cafe convection micro
some sort of botch dishwasher

i think

You definitely need a remodel with so many safety issues, let alone functionality. I look forward to seeing your new kitchen (and maybe some progress pics--hint! hint!). ;)

I hated my corner sink and therefore, corner sink cabinet.

The lack of thought in that the only place to put the micro meant only a few inches were left between it and the dreaded corner sink.

I also hated the tall skinny cabinet that we had to tilt our plates to fit inside.

The 6 inches or so to the side of the stove. Not enough for a landing zone, so it collected odds and ends that had no other home.

The lower cabs had a vertical rail in the middle and nothing but a shallow fixed shelf in the back. New kitchen will have all lower drawers.

Shallow cabs over the fridge. There was a much deeper space behind them, yet the cabs only went back a short way. So much wasted space...

It's killing me to see that silly wine rack when there's a space below for a wine fridge. Obviously the previous owners didn't actually drink any wine.

Thanks for the support! Here's where we're heading with the remodel. We're opening the kitchen to both the adjoining great room and dining room which should help with flow and light. We're going with painted white cabinets, honed jet mist granite (thanks again boxerpups), and 1 1/2 inch red oak flooring to match the rest of the house. The house is a 1930 colonial so we're trying to have the kitchen look more like it should look given the age and character of the house. We're going with the ikea domsjo double farmhouse sink and in the center of the room we'll have a standalone wood work table with pot rack and copper pots above. We got the GE profile 36" induction cooktop and GE "single/double wall oven" which we will mount together. Still trying to figure out the extractor fan issue. Not sure where we're going with that still...

I've been thinking about this remodel regularly for about 1 1/2 years and obsessively for the last few months. It almost doesn't seem real that it might be starting soon and the reality of making final decisions is freaking me out. But I know we need to do something and even if we don't make all the perfect decisions now it will be much, much better (and safer) than what we have.

I'll keep you all posted with photos during the construction. Thanks again for the support and all the great advice I've gained from this forum. I think you can see that I've been lurking and soaking it all in by the choices we've made. Thanks!

Sounds terrific! Your choices will really fit in with the style of your home.
We were all scared silly making final choices, but then you get so busy being in the midst of it, that you get less fearful as you go....

A lot of good reasons for a remodel!

Did you have your new layout vetted by someone else? We all make mistakes somewhere, so it's a good idea for a few other "eyes" to check it out.