Our kitchen renovation is finally complete! Here are a few before pictures to refresh yourself with the fabulous 1970's style.
This part of the kitchen makes me so happy for several reasons! I now have a little more pantry room with the tall cabinets, the stove is large enough to hold a normal cookie sheet, and there is a space for cookbooks, bowls, etc.
My favorite details: the subway tile backsplash, the bead board above the cabinets and wrapped around the bar, and the school house pendant lights above the bar.
We extended the bar to take the place of an eat-in kitchen area. We have already spent hours and hours playing, cooking, eating, talking here... I think it is my favorite place in the house now!
Now Jesse has 2 more weeks of school until he is finished with his Master's, and then we will start on the new nursery for baby Charlotte!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
This project was almost completely a "do it yourself" renovation. We contracted out the counter tops and new cabinet doors/drawer fronts. Everything else was on our own. I can't even begin to count all of the trips we took to Home Depot...enough for a 2 year-old to know exactly where you go to "fix things"! Of course, it was much more complicated than we had imagined it would be...and more time consuming. After removing the old dropped ceiling, we realized that all of the plumbing for our upstairs bathroom would have to be redone so that the ceiling could be raised. New electric lines had to be run for several of the new appliances and new lights as well. Jesse has now officially earned his Master's in plumbing and electrical work. This part of the kitchen makes me so happy for several reasons! I now have a little more pantry room with the tall cabinets, the stove is large enough to hold a normal cookie sheet, and there is a space for cookbooks, bowls, etc.
My favorite details: the subway tile backsplash, the bead board above the cabinets and wrapped around the bar, and the school house pendant lights above the bar.
We extended the bar to take the place of an eat-in kitchen area. We have already spent hours and hours playing, cooking, eating, talking here... I think it is my favorite place in the house now!
Now Jesse has 2 more weeks of school until he is finished with his Master's, and then we will start on the new nursery for baby Charlotte!
4 comments:
It's absolutely amazing, I know you are going to enjoy it!!! It's nice having a handy husband isn't it! I hope you are feeling great!
Just positively beautiful!!
OH MY GOSH!!! it perfect. i am drooling! great job you guys. we would have given up and moved out long before the finish line on this one!
It's like something on HGTV! I can't wait to see it in person. We're very impressed. The beach in less than a month!
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