Lesher Kitchen Tour of 2016

Remodel or new build? New build by O’Shea & Brubaker

Design: Curry Design

Year of the above? 2015

Perimeter Countertop: Genesis granite by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Genesis granite by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Ceramic Tile from Conestoga

Cabinets: Colonial Craft Kitchens designed and crafted the European style, also known as “frameless lestyle”, cabinetry and applied antique white paint. The door style is a raised panel and drawers are a recessed panel. The drawer guides are full extension under-mount soft close guides. The door hinges are a concealed soft close hinge. The under cabinet lighting is LED Seagull lighting.

Floor: Hardwood

Lighting: All lights are LED from Yale Electric

Appliances: Everything is stainless steel; Kitchen Aid refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, Electro Lux pedastal washer and dryer, double oven, electric touch control cooktop.

Sink and faucet: porcelain

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love? Yes, our island (168” by 54”) seats 8 people. We also like our custom made lazy Susan, roll-out shelves, 2 bin pull-out trash, pop-up mixer shelf, and a Decora receptacle cover. I love the openness and brightness of my kitchen and have a lot of storage space.

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Colonial Craft Kitchens

O’Shea & Brubaker builder

Budget Blinds(all windows have wood plantation blinds)

Curry Design Group

North Forge Fireplace

Any other comments related to revealing your kitchen’s profile?

It’s light and open. We like our LED lightning, under counter Decora lights, and hardwood floor.

See the inside of this and eight other homes during the Lesher Kitchen Tour. Get all the details and find out how to get your FREE pass to enter. Subscribe at the top right hand side of this page and see each kitchen profile as we post them. There are limited passes to this exclusive event in downtown Hershey. Pick up yours today. See you on the tour!

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Remodel or new build? Remodeled the outdoor deck

Year of the above? 2016

Perimeter Countertop: Bianco Antico granite by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Bianco Antico granite by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Full height Bianco Antico granite backsplash by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Cabinets: Werever.com outdoor (marine grade) high density polyethylene (HDPE)

Hardware: Stainless steel pulls

Floor: Autumn Chestnut Azek Deck

Lighting: Kichter pendants, soffit lights, under counter lights, recessed lights, crown molding up lights are all controlled by Lutron app.

Appliances: Sedona by Lynx Grill, Sedona Pro Series sideburner, summit fridge, Summit kegerater

Sink and faucet: Stainless steel Solera sink and Lynx stainless steel faucet

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love?

It’s outside undercover. So, it can be enjoyed despite inclement weather.

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen? We got our cabinets through werever.com cabinets based out of Florida. Whitney Paden assisted with the design. They were amazing to work with and provided complimentary designs and full plans.

Any other comments related to revealing your kitchen’s profile?

For an outdoor kitchen, we enjoy all of the storage space our cabinets provide compared to other outdoor options that we considered.

Here’s Whitney Padens story from werever.com about the process of how things worked with Rachelle Kline during the design through finished product:

When Rachelle Kline contacted Werever Outdoor Products for assistance with her outdoor kitchen, she had a good idea of the L-shaped kitchen she wanted to create, but was looking for design guidance as to what would specifically work best for her new deck area, and would best meet her needs and wants for the new space. Our Complimentary Design Service was just what she needed.

Rachelle provided us with conceptual drawings of the space, approximate dimensions of the kitchen area, the types of appliances she wanted to include, and information about how she would use the new outdoor kitchen. We discussed optimal cabinet layout and storage solutions, quality of appliance manufacturers and their options, and made selections of cabinetry color, door style, and decorative details for side and back panels. She also perused our Outdoor Kitchen Gallery for inspiration photos, and shared a few of these to help us understand her vision for the final project.

We took Rachelle’s information and inspiration, and transformed it into a set of CAD-quality shop drawings, full color 3-D renderings, and a line item quote, presenting the preliminary design concept and budget for her new outdoor kitchen.

After a few revisions to this initial plan, and discussion of several layout options for the kitchen through conversations by phone and email, we finalized the design and budget for her cabinetry and appliances. Her order was then custom built specifically to meet her needs, and shipped in fully-assembled modules, arriving to her home just a few weeks later, ready for installation.

Curious about their product?

Werever Products, Inc. manufacturers durable, waterproof cabinetry, designed specifically for outdoor use. Our cabinets are constructed using interlocking joints, similar to Amish furniture, with no supporting hardware, glue or welds; this means they are built to last in any environment. The material we use is a high density polyethylene (HDPE) that is resistant to hundreds of chemicals including chlorine, is UV-stabilized for full sun exposure, and will not spilt, fade, crack, chalk, and will definitely not absorb water. The cabinets are engineered for all climates, rain and snow, and extreme temperatures, hot or cold. Best of all, the cabinets require virtually no maintenance. You will never need to repaint or refinish, or be careful about what you use to clean them. Feel free to hose them off, use a pressure washer, or any household cleaner as you see fit. Werever’s unique HDPE outdoor cabinetry will last for years and years without ever showing its age, and are backed by a lifetime warranty.

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Kitchen Profile: 23 Beechwood Lane Hershey PA – Indoor Kitchen

Remodel or New Build: Remodeled

Year of the above? 2012

Perimeter Countertop: Crema Bordeaux Granite by Lesher

Backsplash: Ceramic Tile by Lesher

Cabinets: Colonial Craft Kitchens refinished the existing cabinets removing the “pickled stain” by sanding them and then repainted them with a durable pigmented varnish paint giving them a whole new look. There was also a revamp of the existing cabinets to offer an updated look. Convenience items were added to the kitchen for ease of access as well. A large pullout pantry and 2 Sub Zero wine coolers were added.

Hardware: New

Floor: Brazilian Cherry hardwood by Nissley Floor

Lighting: Recessed and Pendant

Appliances: Sub Zero refrigerator, Sub Zero dishwasher, 2 Sub Zero wine coolers and a Thermador cooktop and oven

Sink and faucet: Double bowl stainless steel

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love? We really like our range hood which is very powerful.

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile – countertops and tile

Colonial Craft Kitchens – refinished the existing cabinets

Nissley Floor – hardwood floors in kitchen

Hines & Albright – builder

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Kitchen Profile for: 28 Woodland Avenue

Remodel or new build? Remodel Chris Marozin Construction

Year of the above? 2011

Perimeter Countertop: Ubatuba granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Ubatuba granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Subway Tiles

Cabinets: Wellborne Cabinets from Lezzer Lumber

Floor: Porcelain from Dal Tile

Lighting: Progress Lighting

Appliances: Lowes , see comments below

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Sink: Blanco Silganite II sinks for the kitchen and bar sink from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love?

“I live in a house built in the late 50’s and the kitchen had always been a small separate space in the home. With a lot of blood, sweat and tears (the blood and sweat were my contractor’s, – the tears were mine as I continued to spend more and more money than originally planned on my kitchen remodel) my kitchen is now open to the family room and a true entertainment space, thanks to the great ideas and collaboration with my contractor, Chris Marozin.’

“I love my breakfast bar which is a floating piece of granite without any cabinets underneath it. My contractor designed a custom steel support structure to hold the weight of the granite, giving it a floating effect. With no cabinets under the island it really makes it feel part of the great room versus two separate spaces, which can be difficult to accomplish in an older home without major construction.”

“I had existing granite stone walls and initially I was very uncertain about covering them with cabinetry, but we used that area as a bar/drink station. In the end, the cherry cabinets and the under cabinet lighting really highlight the granite stone walls.”

“I have a Bosch glass range hood and Bosch induction cooktop that I love. I have a touch faucet, which is very convenient.”

“My microwave and oven are stacked one on top of each other and it really has the look of a double oven. I like the streamlined look of the microwave versus it having a separate location.”

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

Chris Marozin, from Marozin Construction (717) 896-6437, Lezzer Lumber, and Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile of course!

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Remodel or new build? Remodel with a total redesign of the kitchen creating more space and openness

Year of the above? 2007

Perimeter Countertop: Peregrine granite with a full bullnose profile by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Peregrine granite with a double edge profile by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Ceramic tiles 4” x 4” with custom-crafted granite accent above the stove by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Cabinets: Woodmasters premiere line with solid cherry custom cabinetry

Floor: Natural stone floor by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Appliances: Stainless steel Fisher & Paykel double drawer dishwasher, stainless steel Frigidair refrigerator, Kitchen Aid microwave and kept the existing Jenn Air stove

Sink: Stainless steel double bowl sink

Blinds: JC Penny

In addition, at this home you will be able to see the master bathroom with custom marble features throughout, tile flooring in the sun room, a marble topped furniture piece, a powder room with marble and tile, and a fireplace surround and hearth.

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love? We love our countertops and island along with the expansion and openness of our redesigned kitchen. Our island is unique with a double edge profile(an ogee edge profile on top of a full bullnose) making it look thicker (6 cm thick, normal is 3 cm) and totally unique. The veining in our stone is gorgeous and flows at all seams. We used the same color granite from our island to make a long threshold dividing the flooring of our kitchen and family room which allows for a smooth transition. Our island is designed more like a piece of furniture with the wood painted a charcoal color while the cabinets are cherry. The double drawer dishwasher is fantastic, especially during our large family gatherings.

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NOTE: Derry Township does not allow parking on the “inner circle” of Almond Drive. Parking must be on the outer circle of Almond Drive.

Remodel or new build? Remodel

Year of the above? 2016

Perimeter Countertop: Atlantic Pearl granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Atlantic Pearl granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Cabinets: Kept existing cabinets which are painted white.

Hardware: Utilized the existing brass which had been painted black.

Floor: Floor Keepers from Lebanon refinished my existing pine floors.

Lighting: Home Depot

Appliances: I kept my existing white Whirlpool appliances.

Sink and faucet: R. F. Fager

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love?

I have a small space. The fact that the countertop was able to be one piece was wonderful. I have no seams. I absolutely love the granite. My installation was simple and easy.

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

I did the majority of the work. I repainted using Sherwin Williams durable quality paint.

By adding the granite countertop from Lesher’s( Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile), I was able to spruce up an existing space and utilize many existing items.

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Remodel or new build? Partial Remodel

Year of the above? 2016

Perimeter Countertop: Giallo Ornamental Granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Giallo Ornamental Granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Backsplash: Vallelunga Pietra Romano Ocra Tile 6” x 6” by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Cabinets: James Marshall Cabinetry built additional cabinetry to match the original style and color of the existing cabinetry.

Hardware: New

Floor: Kept existing hardwood floors

Lighting: Kept existing lights

Appliances: Kept existing appliances

Sink and faucet: New stainless steel bar sink and large single bowl sink, Kohler faucets

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

“We remodeled our kitchen beginning in January 2016. This was not a complete remodel because we did a full overhaul in 1998 with new custom cabinets then so this time we just needed to update.”

“I wanted to enlarge my island and which meant having additional cabinets built that matched my existing cabinets. Jim Marshall was recommended by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile. Jim was wonderful. He really gave me good advice on how to achieve what I wanted. He is a perfectionist! His work is very good. He designed the additional cabinets and created an apron for the addition I wanted on my island.”

“So I had new countertops for the entire countertop and island. I also utilized a tile person through Lesher. He did a great job. It is really done well.”

“A gentleman from Lesher helped me figure out under counter lighting, did the demo and hooked me up to be able to use my kitchen temporarily when it was torn apart. He was very good at figuring out logistics of updates.”

“Mary Jane from Lesher helped pick out the sinks which I bought from Lesher. I had already picked out faucets from the plumbing store.”

“Jim Marshall recommended a painter to me that turned out to be very good as well. He and Jim were able to work together to communicate and move things forward without me, which was very helpful.”

The updates were all really fast. I am very pleased with every aspect of the project.”

Any other comments related to revealing your kitchen’s profile?

“What stands out to me is the high quality of every recommendation we received and we ended up utilizing someone either directly or indirectly referred by someone from Lesher for every part of the project.”

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Remodel or new build? New build of an old home

Builder: Oshea & Brubaker

Year of the above: 2014 We lived in the home 19 years before rebuilding. The original ranch-style home was Brian Krause’s(the current owner) grandparents’ from 1962-1995.

Perimeter Countertop: Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile – Tuscan River natural stone

Island Countertop: Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile – Tuscan River natural stone

Backsplash: Sonoma Tilemakers, Zafu Iridescent glass tile. We mixed vertical and horizontal applications to offset the range.

Cabinets: Colonial Craft Kitchens – European style cabinetry with Birch wood. The perimeter and bar cabinets are a dark custom stain while the island cabinets are a black paint with rub thru to the same dark custom stain as the perimeter. The doors and drawers are recessed panel with soft close concealed hinges. The guides are full extension undermount soft close. The glass is Industrex and the hardware is Richelieu bar pulls. Colonial Craft also did the master bathroom and the vanity upstairs.

Plumbing Fixtures: Main Sink – Kohler Stainless Steel Apron sink, Grohe Faucet; Prep Sink – Blanco square sink, Grohe Faucet; Brizo Deck Mounted Pot Filler; Bar sink – Casalina Hammered Copper Vessel sink (online), Holden Vessel Faucet (online).

Floor: Kitchen -Armstrong Valenza Solid Tigerwood Hardwood flooring with natural finish; Cocktail Area – Armstrong High Grove Manor Solid Maple Hardwood flooring with Autumn Spice finish

Lighting: Yale Electric – Tech Lighting, Mitrani

Appliances: Martin’s – Thermador 36” 6-Burner Duel Fuel Range; Thermador 30” Wall, Built-in Microwave; Thermador Warming Drawer; Thermador Dishwasher; Thermador Range Hood; Thermador Freedom 18” Built-in Freezer; Thermador Freedom 24” Built-in Refrigerator; U-Line Beverage Center; Danby Wine Cooler; Danby Upright Freezer in pantry

Pantry: California Closets, Custom-painted sliding door by Chip Arnold Designs

Sound System: Control 4 installed by Hi Def Lifestyle

Do you have unique kitchen features that you love?

“Yes, we love our Mocketts, which are towers of 3 outlets that lift up through the counter (www.mockett.com)! We have a long counter without room for outlets in the backsplash, however we wanted to make sure we had plenty of power sources for small appliances. Judy at Colonial Craft Kitchens introduced us to Mocketts. We also love our Adorne by Legrand under cabinet system. Our outlets, light switches, USB ports and lighting are hidden under the cabinet to have a clean backsplash. We also used Adorne light switches throughout the first floor. Deck mounted garbage disposal air switch buttons are used to maintain the clean look. We included a TV in a cabinet behind pocket doors so not to miss any play of the big game.”

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

“Don Klinger (Value By Design) was the architect who beautifully designed our house to keep it within the character of the neighborhood, but also captured the Italian-style “piazza” we wanted for the rear patio. The large windows at the rear of the kitchen allow us to enjoy the “piazza” even when inside. Judy Hays at Colonial Craft Kitchens spent a lot of time with us custom designing the perfect kitchen for our lifestyle. Chip Arnold Designs, who helped us select the exterior and interior wall colors, painted the color and decorative painting finishes and the pantry door. Our builder, O’Shea & Brubaker, worked tirelessly (and patiently!) with us as we searched for unique features to include in our home. We couldn’t be happier with the finished product.”

Any other comments related to revealing your kitchen’s profile?

” We wanted to make sure that the kitchen would be the center of the home and perfect for entertaining as every gathering always ends up in the kitchen! The kitchen is situated so that while we are in the kitchen, we are still a part of the party whether it’s in the great room or outside on the patio. We positioned the main sink on the island so that we could clean up while still talking to our guests. One must-have was a bar area to mix cocktails and Kevin O’Shea and Judy (Colonial Craft) worked hard to make it a reality as it meant moving beams and adding a third sink to the kitchen. We also have granite from Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile in our master bath, master closet/dressing room, and powder room.”

Additional Rooms to see:

This past summer of 2016, a mud room off the kitchen area was updated with new cabinets from Colonial Craft Kitchens which include a countertop and a backsplash made out of Palomino, a natural stone. It’s an unbelievable natural stone with its own character. Plus there was a custom made copper strip created as an accent piece. Joshua Riggan from Riggan Crafted Metals creates custom metal accent pieces which can be incorporated into backsplash designs.

Other areas of this home will be available to see on the day of the tour too. The master bath has rainforest granite throughout and the powder room and master closet both have natural stone.

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Remodel or new build? Remodel with a very contemporary lasting design

Year of the above? 2006

Perimeter Countertop: White Carrara marble on the breakfast counter and baking area by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Island Countertop: Jungle Green granite on the island, side wedge shaped table and butler’s pantry by Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile

Cabinets: Cherry custom made cabinets (cabinet maker is now retired)

Floor: Re-sanded existing oak floors

Lighting: Louis Poulson pendant lights

Appliances: Wolf oven and stove, Miele Full size dishwasher and Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawer.

Sink and faucet: by Franke

Was there a cabinet maker, builder, or anyone you’d like to give credit to regarding the inspiration, design or decorating of your kitchen?

Weaver Builders Contractor

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The Lesher Kitchen Tour is Sunday September 18th RAIN or SHINE from 1 pm – 4 pm. If you did not pick up your pass at Lesher Natural Stone, Quartz, & Tile, we will have some available the day of the event Sunday, September 18th at the home seen above: 23 Beechwood Lane Hershey. Stop there first and you will receive your FREE pass(es) giving you access to enter all 9 homes.

On Sunday take a short drive through Hershey from the beautiful countryside to the quaint downtown. Step inside some of Hershey’s most charming homes. Discover what others have accomplished and the resources they utilized in the unique creation of each kitchen. Meet the designers, cabinet makers, builders, architects and other related vendors. Get to know your local countertop craftsman at Lesher. Talk with some of the creators of these masterpiece kitchens.

Read about each home before you go:

23 Beechwood Lane

17 Beechwood Lane (Outdoor Kitchen)

28 Woodland Avenue

50 Forest Avenue

985 Greenlea Road

525 W Areba Avenue

150 W Areba Avenue

45 W Granada Avenue

30 Almond Drive NOTE: Derry Township does not allow parking on the “inner circle” of Almond Drive. Parking must be on the outer circle of Almond Drive.

Take a look at our map:

Google Map of Lesher Kitchen Tour

All addresses are listed on your FREE pass to enter these nine homes.

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