Ridge Road House Materials list

This is my initial list...possibly boring to read (but exciting to me).

It is only preliminary, will take suggestions (especially to recreate the old house).

I love the idea of oak kitchen cabinets with the oak grain. Some old 1920s kitchens had those (though I am not sure of the original kitchen in the Ridge Road house when the Day family had it), the 1960s kitchen Harry Cooley put in did have a darker stain wood cabinet. His kitchen also had light countertop. Instead of subway tiles though I am thinking of white shiplap to have an older look instead of shiny new. Here's the idea of oak drawers below, light countertop, shelving above rather than cupboards.

Materials list:

Ridge Road, Randolph Center, VT, Cape Cod style house with front large upside down V dormer

Siding- Hardie plank smooth white

Window trim white, 3 ½” wide, flat

No shutters

Retain molding details on front dormer of house and all along edge

Roof- metal standing seam, medium gray

Windows- Double hung, aluminum-clad wood outside, wood painted white inside

Grill type- two over one, as realistic as possible (not pop-out grill or encased in glass grill)

High quality in terms of energy efficiency

Woodwork interior, all painted white wood, semi-gloss enamel paint

5 ½” flatboard baseboards with flat edge

3 ½” flatboard trim around interior windows

All interior doors, solid wood, painted same white as woodwork

3-panel Shaker doors for all doors

Except I have two old doors to use from the original house for the upstairs two bedrooms (do not repaint)

I have one old closet door should be used in mudroom (do not repaint)

I have one old very small door which should be used to recreate the secret passageway in upstairs hallway (do not repaint)

All doorknobs needed- white porcelain

All ceilings & walls sheetrock

White ceilings

Slightly off white (grayish tone) walls

All floors wide board pine with square nails (except kitchen, mudroom, bathrooms)

Kitchen, mudroom, and both bathrooms- solid sheet vinyl (pattern looks a little like concrete, a tannish/grayish mottled pattern)

Armstrong CushionStep  B3252 “Ancient Fury Vinyl Sheet- Spitfire Shot” 12’ wide, low gloss (cannot install kitchen cabinets on top of this)

Kitchen bases- medium stain oak (like old 1920s kitchens) with obvious grain pattern

Mostly drawers on bases (no cupboards) except one tall ‘pantry’ cabinet

Either slab style or full inset (I like the simple plain look of these)

Open upper shelving of either same oak wood or white boards, no cupboards up

Kitchen cabinet pulls- antique brass or bronze bin pulls

Backsplash in kitchen- white shiplap boards

Countertop quartz, white or off-white, simple infrequent pattern either lines or flecks

Squared off front edges of countertop, slightly rounded corners

Island between kitchen and dining room, use same oak kitchen cabinet bases with simple, attractive back (viewed from dining room), drawers on kitchen side, same countertop as kitchen

Sink, white single large basin (double wide with no separation), drop down type

White appliances in kitchen- refrigerator (bottom pull-out freezer), dishwasher, induction stove top, microwave.  As simply designed appearance as possible but energy efficient. Consumer Reports Best Buy appliances.

White washer/dryer in mudroom, energy efficient, Consumer Reports Best Buy appliances.

White wooden shelving in mudroom, hooks, bench? cupboards? small closet?

Vermont Castings Encore black enamel wood stove in living room

Slate (or plain granite) stone base in one piece if possible

Possibly naturally found rounded stones creating interesting wall behind stove?

Bathrooms-

Double sinks white, squared shape, drop down type

Quartz countertops same as kitchen

Bases- oak, same as kitchen

One small closet in each bathroom

White tub with shower in both bathrooms

Large tiled walls inside shower enclosures, similar to countertop color

Mitsubishi mini splits for AC upstairs and downstairs

Electric hot water heater

But maybe makes more sense to have forced air AC/heat furnace/hot water source?

Need advice on this

Ceiling fans in living room, and in each bedroom

Ceiling light (simple chandelier type) over dining room table

Lights drop-down over kitchen island

Light over kitchen sink

Entryway mudroom light in ceiling

Lighting and outlets in screened in porch

Lighting above each bathroom sink

Lighting outside at each entry door and along the side of house with deck

Lighting outside garage with switch in mudroom

Ring doorbell cameras at each entry