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Kitchen Remodel Reveal

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Julie

The day has finally arrived – at long last! I am revealing my kitchen remodel.

Just so you remember where we started, here are a few pictures of our kitchen before:

The oak cabinetry had taken on a bit of an orange tint over the years and was in need of a face lift. But the real motivator for our total update was the appliance configuration (the microwave was way too high), lack of lighting over the island and overall dark feel in the space. We were wanting something a little lighter and more classic so that it would carry us for the next 10-15 years.

After months of researching, planning, talking to contractors, and then finally living through the dust and disarray we finally have our updated kitchen.

Here is the after:

Here’s what we did:

re-configured the existing cabinetry so we could change up the appliances to function better for our family (we now have a 36″ stove, a microwave that is easily reachable by all and we added a warming drawer underneath the microwave)
painted the cabinets
added a pot filler faucet over the stove (after discovering there was already a water line there!)
changed the back splash tile
installed new marble counter tops
installed a new farm sink
added pendant lighting over the island
moved our island to the center of the kitchen (it was off-center by almost 15 inches for years!)
extended the island counter to accommodate seating
painted the kitchen walls

By far my favorite aspect of the new kitchen is the new, upgraded appliances and how everything was reconfigured to create a better functioning space. This layout not only looks pretty, but it functions amazingly well and I didn’t lose any storage space. In fact, my storage is better organized than ever before so I absolutely ADORE it! (More on that in another post coming soon.)

Above you can see my dream sink. It is HUGE!

The counters are marble…called, Calcutta Green. It doesn’t have a lot of veining and I immediately liked the simplicity of it when we found it at the stone yard.

The kitchen is the complete opposite of what it was before, and I have to confess it has taken a little getting used to. We have lived in this house for 13 years so the change was a little startling at first!

I’m trying to add back in some color and some warmer tones to bring the warmth back in. I think I’ll be tweaking and moving things around for awhile as I get used to these lighter and brighter surroundings.

Oh..I almost forgot to mention another thing we added which has me so excited…the cabinet hardware.

I know…I need to get a life if I’m getting excited over cabinet hardware, but here’s the deal…we didn’t have it before. My husband doesn’t like cabinet hardware. He thinks it clutters up the cabinets. As you can see, there’s no “lip” on the edge of our cabinetry so it drove me CRAZY to open these doors and drawers all the time without hardware. Well, it took 13 years, but he gave in and I am SO HAPPY! Even my kids got excited about this small update!

I have a few more finishing touches to add (I’m waiting on pulls that I ordered for the island) and I have a new kitchen rug in mind that I will purchase sometime in the future. Right now, I’m so happy to have the workers gone, the dust cleaned up and things back in place. It feels so good to be back to normal.

Later this week, I will post about the paint colors and sources for lighting, cabinet hardware, appliances, etc.

Thank you to all of you who have cheered me on here on the blog and on Facebook and Instagram as well. I’m letting out a huge sigh of relief that it’s DONE!