Kitchen reveal: navy island and white cabinets
Many of you have seen photos of this kitchen as we were remodeling it. Well, we are moved in now, and it is pretty much done. I am really happy. One of my posts concerned the kitchen sink. I wasn't sure it would be big enough. It is the Kohler Riverby. I wanted a single basin that was 9 inches deep. I didn't want farm style. I wanted a 30 inch, but it only came in 8 inches deep. So, long story, short, I got the Riverby in 25 inches. My granite installer thought I had made a mistake in what I told her and had me in a panic. I love it though. Plenty of room. I also agonized over the pendants and their size--love them now--the backsplash, the color of outlet on island... All worked out and I am happy with my choices. Here are some pics. Let me know if you want any details. All appliances are Thermador except microwave, which is Sharp Over the Counter R-1214 (?). Countertop is quartz--Polarstone is the brand, Olympia the color. I love it!
Little TV area is still a mess!
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Comments (51)Fourkids4us, our island is (or at least feels to us) HUGE. We love it. It is a wonderful big work space--as my user name suggests, I love to bake, and it's the perfect spot to roll out dough, let cakes or cookies cool, etc. It also works wonderfully as a buffet area when we have people over. The prep sink really takes up a very small amount of space on the island. I have all of our knives, silverware, tupperware and lunch boxes there, as well as the trash can, so it's a great spot for making lunches and prepping things for cooking. Plus, one person can be working there, with someone else doing dishes at the other sink, or tending to things on the stove, and no one is in anyone's way. We had lived in this house for about 11 years before doing the remodel, so I knew what I liked and didn't like about our previous layout. As you may be able to see, we kept a lot of our previous layout intact, because parts of it worked well for us. I did try, though, to "zone" things when we reconfigured the layout--baking zone, fruit & veg prep/lunch packing zone, coffee/tea zone, clean-up zone, etc. I have cooked and baked a lot in the new space (including making a wedding cake for 300 people!), and I don't have any things I would change or do differently in the future. All of that planning and obsession about details before construction seems to have paid off--thank you, GW! :) As to the openness to the den--it is a new experience to be all together in one room, and certainly there is noise carry-over between the two rooms. However, aside from using the blender or the coffee grinder or things like that, I can't really think of anything that I've done in the kitchen that would interfere with people watching TV in the den. Plus, we do have a separate living room/dining room, so we still have a spot to entertain or relax that is not open to the kitchen. For us, the benefits of the totally open space have definitely outweighed the drawbacks, but I think it is important to carefully consider the implications before just tearing into walls (as satisfying as it may be!). Best of luck coming up with a plan that works for you and your family!...See MoreClassic with a modern touch White Kitchen Reveal
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7 years agoHi all. Thanks for the nice comments. I will answer a few questions and post a few more photos. The blue is Ben Moore Newburyport Blue. We have painted a few rooms in that same color and love it. The paneling around the opening to little sitting room is about 15" tall. It saved us a lot of money to have the beam be lower than the ceiling. We were worried about it feeling closed off, but it doesn't. I had built a house about 7 years ago and we did the same appliances in this kitchen, including the fridge/freezer. We love the dispenser. Our old Thermador dispenser wasn't stainless. I love this new look. We struggled with whether or not to do it both times, but we drink way more water this way. So much easier. Kids fill water bottles all day long. Ceilings are probably a bit lower than 8 feet b/c they weren't level, so that had to be fixed. Pendants are about 18 inches tall and about 1.5 inches more with the ring at the top. I was worried they were too big, but am so happy I went with them. Being really light and open helps. Here are some more photos.
Here is Newburyport Blue in a room.
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Here are the counters installed. Now to pick a backsplash! Any thoughts?
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2 years agoJust seeing the comment on the microwave above. It is not flush with the cabinets. We love this model of microwave and put it in this house and our Florida condo. Here is a photo. You can see how it juts out a bit ...probably a few inches. I can try to get a better photo later.
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