Show me your kitchen open to your living space
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoGorgeous, Allison!
Here's mine. I hope you can tell by these somewhat "choppy" photos what's what. Kitchen, dining, and living space are all open to one another. Kitchen backsplash is white subway tile, and granite is River White.
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8 years agoMy kitchen is the hub of our main floor. It's open to a keeping area w/ a TV that has sliders to our deck. Our LR is connected and wraps around to the front of the house. The DR - other side - has a square arched opening to the kitchen. My laundry room, powder room & coat closets are the only spaces not open to the kitchen.
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I just snapped a pic of the DR to show how it opens to the kitchen. Other pics are from Easter, so LR print & decor are out of season ;)
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8 years agoHere's my kitchen. It opens to our family room. We gutted our original kitchen about 8 years ago and this is the final result. The original kitchen had light, white washed cabs. Pretty enough, but I disliked how it looked from our family room. The refrigerator was originally front and center, where the cooktop and hood are now. I'll try to find the Before pic . Anyhoo, this is the After.
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8 years ago
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