Fixing a horrible layout: Reveal!
We built our home 5 years ago. We had customized a 3/2 floorplan and turned it into a 4/2 without changing the square footage. We had reconfigured just about everything but the one thing we didn't touch was the kitchen. On paper, it seemed like a decent layout. Fast forward to move-in day, ugh. The refrigerator door dented the first time we opened it because it hit the doorknob on the corner pantry. One of my three drawers only opened 1/3 of the way because it hit the side of the refrigerator. That day we realized we hated the kitchen.
Over the years we had pondered all the ways we could change the kitchen and finally decided to take the leap late summer/early fall. The process was pretty stressful even though we hired a KD/Contractor. We also replaced all our flooring with wood-look tile. We have 3 teens and a baby and lived in the house during the process. They started demo on Sept 18th and most everything was finished before Thanksgiving.
We did opt to keep the OTR microwave because we really needed the cabinet space. I'm glad that we did. I absolutely love the layout and all of the storage/counter space.
Materials used:
Cabinets - DesignCraft Potter's Mill Reversed raised panel in Maple White Icing
Counters - Cambria New Quay
Backsplash - Daltile Rittenhouse Square Arctic White 3x6 Subway
Sink - Kraus 33" Stainless Farmhouse sink
Faucet - Blanco Culina Semi Pro
Pulls - Jeffery Alexander Belcastle Brushed Nickel
Floors - Ergon Wood Talk in Grey Pepper porcelain tile
Here's the original layout:
Before:
After:
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Comments (29)I think we have decided to keep the knee wall. I don't think the extra 6" in counter depth above the dishwasher is worth it. I have been really worried how that was going to look being so open like that. Especially given that we are going with the Blanco Culina Semi-professional faucet which is almost 2 feet tall. Now to decide what to do for the backsplash area on that knee wall. Do we carry the quartz up and over or use two rows of subway tile between the counter and ledge (will be quartz)....See More1970's Kitchen Reveal: Modern w/ touch of rustic IKEA Sektion Bodbyn
Comments (24)Thank you everyone for your comments. It has been such a journey, but so glad we did it. @practigal I sure did! we had around 30 cabinets total or so. @Karenseb I actually am not sure what was used for lighting or power exactly. The electrician provided them, but they look pretty standard. Here is a picture. Sorry for the poor quality. I am pretty excited. I just ordered a bunch of reclaimed black walnut to wrap the brick wall in and to add some floating shelves to the right of the exterior kitchen door. It looks like this:...See MoreKitchen Cabinet Layout - Fixing Problematic Architect Design for CO-OP
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Comments (13)dmpsd, thanks. The tile is Ann Sacks Pietra Calacatta porcelain tile in 15" x 30" size. I had planned to have the tile set randomly, but after opening the boxes, I realized that the tiles formed a pattern; I laid them out together like a jigsaw puzzle on my bedroom carpet and labeled them for the tile setter. I was missing some pieces of the puzzle, so needed to get creative. It may be possible to order the tiles numbered, but I had not considered it when I ordered them. The towers next to the sinks are 11.5-inches deep and 14" wide on the exterior; the interior size is 11 x 11". The towers on the makeup vanity are 11.5" deep and 16" wide on the exterior; the interior is 11" deep by 12.5" wide. I have had issues with the stain on the bottom of the towers running onto the countertop next to the sink; if I had known that would happen, I would have wrapped the bottom of the sink towers with Caesartone. Here are a couple more photos. The makeup vanity is at "desk" height (lower than the sink vanity) and is not as deep as the sink vanity (that is, shorter distance from edge of counter to mirror)....See Moreedenaurora
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