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Note: Todd, the homeowner, came up with a great idea to update his cabinet doors. He went to a plastics specialty store and found some polycarbonate (figure C) material that has a lot of different uses. For Todd's purpose he choice to use polycarbonate panels on the face of his wooden cabinet doors, and the outcome was an impressive modern look.

1. To cut the rails and stiles away to release the wood panels, use a laminate router (figure D) that is smaller and easier to handle than a regular router.

2. Drop the new polycarbonate panels into place.

3. To attach the panels use glazing points (figure E), which will allow the panels to be switched out. Use a putty knife to make a little slot for the glazing point, then push it into place.

4. Screw new handles into doors, using existing holes if possible.

1. Replacing the old lighting with a new low-voltage pendant lights with halogen bulbs was the easiest task of this kitchen renovation.

   Note: Be sure to turn off the electricity before installing the new lights.

2. Simply loosen the nuts and remove the wiring of the old light and take it down.

3. Wire the new lights per manufacturer instructions and install the new pendant lights (figure F).

All that's left to this 48-hour makeover is to install the cabinet doors, the rest of the lights and the new flooring.

• For the cabinet doors, simply screw them back on using the screws that you left in the door when they were removed.

• The pendant lights attach to the wire with a clip wherever you decide to attach them (figure G).

• Underfoot the homeowner chose a rubberized exercise flooring (figure H) that rolls right out and is held down with double-sided tape.

• Finally, the refrigerator was rolled in and moved into place to put the finishing touch on this uniquely contemporary kitchen renovation!

In the next four weeks -- and the final four episodes of the 200 series of DIY's Kitchen Renovations -- Ryan will help convert the kitchen in a 1885 farmhouse for a professional chef, his wife and their six-month-old baby boy. The goal is to create a kitchen any chef would love to cook in!

RESOURCES :

Skil
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
Website: www.skiltools.com

Stanley Tools Information
Stanley Tools/Works
Website: www.stanleyworks.com

Fiskars (Bucket Boss Division)
Fiskars Bucket Boss Division
Website: www.bucketboss.com

Makita Products
Makita USA Inc.
Website: www.makita.com

Paslode Nail Guns
Paslode
Website: www.paslode.com

3M Painter's Masking Tape and Sanding Pad
The 3M Company
Website: www.3m.com

Paint (Sherwin-Williams)
Brand name: Sherwin-Williams
Where available: See Sherwin-Williams information, below
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Website: www.sherwin-williams.com

Ready-to-Assemble Kitchen Cabinetry
Brand name: Mill's Pride
Model #: Sherwood oak
Color: Champagne
Where available: Home Depot
Mill's Pride
2 Easton Oval
Suite 310
Columbus, OH 43219
Toll-free: 800-441-0337
Website: www.millspride.com

Formica Corp. Product Information

High-Pressure Laminate
Brand name: Formica Authentix
Model #: 5163-09
Color: Brushed aluminum

Metal Laminate Backsplash
Brand name: Formica DecoMetal
Model #: 4229
Color: Aluminum squares
Where available: Visit the Formica Corp. website, link below.

Formica Corp.
Website: www.formica.com

Cooktop and Oven (Kuppersbusch)

Sensor Touch Electric Cooktop
Brand name: Kupperbusch
Model #: EEB 6600.0 MX
Color: Black glass

Okotherm Oven
Brand name: Kupperbusch
Model #: EKE 804.2 M
Color: Stainless steel

KupperbuschUSA
4920 W. Cypress St.
Suite 106
Tampa, FL 33607
Toll-free: 800-459-0844
Fax: 813-288-8604
Website: www.kuppersbuschusa.com

KitchenAid Briva In-sink Dishwasher
Model #: KID01EKSS
Color: Stainless steel
Where available: Visit the KitchenAid website, link below.
KitchenAid Home Appliances
Website: www.KitchenAid.com

Twinwall Polycarbonate
Brand name: Lexcel
Color: Clear
Where available: Visit the San Diego Plastics website, link below.
San Diego Plastics, Inc.
2220 McKinley Ave.
National City, CA 91950
Toll-free: 800-925-4855
Website: www.sdplastics.com

Woodworker's Hardware Products

3" Pull
Brand name: Belwith Keeler
Model #: BWPA0222
Color: Pearl nickel

1-1/4" Knob
Brand name: Amerock
Model #: A30647 26D
Color: Brushed dull chrome
Where available: Visit the Woodworker's Hardware website, link below.

Woodworker's Hardware
PO Box 180
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Toll-free: 800-383-0130
Fax: 888-811-9850
Website: www.wwhardware.com

Tech Lighting Products

Cable Kit
Model #: 800CBL5N

Shell Sconce
Model #: 800SCSHLAN
Color: Amber

Cone Pendant
Model #: 800PND1WHN
Color: White

Brand name for all three products: Tiella, a brand of Tech Lighting
Where available: Lowe's or visit the Tech Lighting or Tiella websites, links below.

Tech Lighting
7401 North Hamlin
Skokie, IL 60076
Phone: 847-410-4400
Fax: 847-410-4500
Websites: www.techlighting.com or www.tiella.com

Kitchen Faucet (Dornbracht)
Brand name: Dornbracht Tara Classic
Model #: 33.815.888.06
Color: Platinum matte
Where available: Visit the Dornbracht USA website, link below.
Dornbracht USA
1700 Executive Dr., S
Suite 600
Duluth, GA 30096
Toll-free Phone: 800-774-1181
Toll-free Fax: 800-899-8527
Website: www.dornbracht.com

Instant Plyorobic Runway Flooring
Brand name: Perform Better
Model #: 4857
Color: Black
Where available: Visit the Perform Better website, link below.
M-F Athletic Co. / Perform Better
11 Amflex Dr.
Cranston, RI 02920
Toll-free Phone: 888-556-7464
Toll-free Fax: 800-682-6950
Website: www.performbetter.com

Refrigerator
Brand name: Samsung
Model #: RS2577SL
Color: Stainless steel
Where available: Best Buy

Bar Stools (Holland)
Brand name: Holland Bar Stool
Model #: Jetson
Color: Stainless steel
Where available: Visit the Holland Bar Stool website, link below.
Holland Bar Stool
420 West 17th St.
Holland, MI 49423
Toll-free: 800-423-1903
Website: www.hollandbarstool.com

Aquos LCD TV
Brand name: Sharp
Model #: LC-15B44
Color: Silver
Where available: Visit the Sharp Electronics website, link below.
Sharp Electronics Corp.
Website: www.sharpusa.com

GUESTS :

Ric Novak
Superintendent
Sieco Construction
2636 Minnehaha Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: 612-721-4457
Website: www.siecoconstruction.com