So my original plan was to wait until our whole house is finished to "reveal" the finished product. I've recently come to realize that if I do that it will be next year before you all see another blog post. My new plan is to post room by room as we slowly get things finished. That being said...we officially have a KITCHEN!! Before you see the new pictures I just want you to remember what this place looked like to begin with. It was bad. The floors, the cabinets, the countertops...none of it stayed.
Side note: Look at that sweet baby sleeping in his carseat! Where did that baby go?? Now he runs around this kitchen like he owns it.
We ripped out all the cabinets and floors, took out the soffit above the cabinets, got rid of the old appliances and opened up the wall going into the living room.
Here it is!! I'm so so pleased with how everything came together. Changing the layout has made the biggest difference. It feels like there is twice as much space as there was before. Taking the cabinets to the ceiling helps the room look taller and the white cabinets and neutral colors make everything so open.
I love all of the details of the kitchen but let me tell you...all of these decisions were not nearly as easy to make as I thought they would be. (Especially when your husband makes you stick to the budget) :) The countertop was probably the hardest decision. Carrara marble is the most beautiful countertop that was ever created but apparently its a terrible idea to put marble in kitchens...even though everyone on HGTV does it. So we ended up using quartz in a color called Lyra and I LOVE them.
The color we used on the walls is called Watery by Sherwin Williams. And since we're going for the "classic" look we had to use subway tile for the backsplash.
This island is amazing. As soon as we get some stools I will spend all of my time right here. When I was growing up, I remember spending hours and hours sitting at my grandmother's bar in her kitchen. I learned to cook without even realizing it because I sat there so often to talk with her, do homework, maybe because I was in trouble a few times. So, when we started planning the kitchen remodel one of my non-negotiables was some type of bar where kids (or anyone) could sit. This will no doubt be the center of our house.
I just couldn't have a brand new kitchen without a farmhouse sink. I've loved the look for so long and now I love it's functionality too. It's size makes it easy to wash lots of dishes at once...or to at least "store" lots of dishes until the dishwasher is empty.
I'm so happy to finally get to share a little slice of finished product with you all!! Hopefully before too long we'll have a few more rooms complete and I can share some more!!
