Kitchen Remodel: AFTER

 

Ahhhhh, this is my new kitchen.  I am obsessed.  I can't quit baking. OMG.

Here's a sneaky of the way it used to look, just for a refresher.

Little stainless shelf above range was cut to size.

I inherited the idea from my friends, Adam & Jade.

It's an under $50 find from Ikea.  Love.

Why yes, I did plan the cabinet hardware to mimic

the appliances.  Again, obsessed.

The counter (peninsula) that separates the kitchen

from the dining room used to be a full wall, with

an arched doorway, that led into the dining room.

I am so thankful that we took that wall down.  

I am even more excited that the walk through

was roomy enough to support my metro rack 

of random things.  There is a chunk of 

kitschy, old lady that lives in my soul and she just

loooooves kitchen sh!t...

Let's be real, my favorite things are favorites for

great reason!!!  My grandma's juicer, random bowls

I found at garage sales or acquired from my mom, milk

bottles that held flowers at our wedding, a hand blender I scored a flea market

in Seattle, when I took the train up to see a friend when we were newlyweds 

in Oregon...and on and on.  I loooove this stuff. 

One of my favorite things about having this wall gone 

(yes, this was the wall), is the amazing sight lines. I can

see the kids playing in their tent (which was lovingly crafted by my in-laws).

 I used to have to peek around the corner every few seconds, just

to make sure they were playing okay.  Now, they play in peace, while I 

prep dinner.  Very much a win/win on that front. 

I am equally excited about the great work surfaces, which the old set up lacked greatly.  

The microwave/convection combo was a must have, as I didn't want to lose 

our limited upper wall space to a microwave, and I love the idea that I have 

an additional oven, when I am on a roll and can't shove everything into the

main oven.  Priorities, my friends...priorities.

 

Can you now even stand that a wall used to stand

here?  UH-mazing, right

So...come visit.  We'll get our bake on!!!

Kitchen Remodel...the shopping

We moved into our house 8 months ago, and I have been chomping at the bit to take down some walls in the kitchen, to create a more functional space.  My friends, that time is upon us!!!  WHAT!!!

I will post pictures of the original kitchen at a later date, but for now, I will share some of the lovely things that are going to come together and make the new space amazing. 

Pendant lighting, for over what will be my main work

surface.  A peninsula between the kitchen and dining

room.  (buh bye wall that once separated the two rooms).

 

I shared these slabs in my last post, but I am so excited to actually

get a real life visual on them, when they arrive in Denver next week.

 

This is the stain of the cabinets, on maple wood, that with are going with. 

Just not this style. Instead we are going with shaker style cabinets and flat panel drawers.

 

We love this hardware so much, we are using it again.  This picture

is the storage unit we had built in our new mudroom.  I promise I will blog

the cuteness of the mudroom, as soon as my house isn't such a hot mess

(i.e. I don't want to blog it without the ridiculous upholstered cushion my

 mother-in-law made for the mudroom bench, but don't dare put said cushion

in the space, until all the work in the kitchen is complete).

 

We went with GE Monogram appliances. 

We already know that my middle name should be switched from

'Beth' to 'Bargain' but this appliance search really set the need for that

change, in stone.  I searched, called and brokered some deals to get all of our

appliances at cost.  Seriously.  That little bit of leg work saved us thousands! 

 

The gas line was hooked up today. 

Ahhhh, this is basically a day to celebrate, in my book. 

 

While searching for carpet to run up our stairs (side project)

I found some wonderful options with the brand Milliken.  In my research

I found that the brand also creates amazeballs rugs.  I think this rug needs to

be plopped on the wood floors, in the main work area of the kitchen, for cozy feet

and a ridiculous splash of pattern.  Borderline obSESSED.