Four month Kitchen reno finally finished.
LeAnn
5 years ago
What started as a dishwasher water leak revealed major damage from perhaps decades ago in our 50 year old house. As the extent of the damage was revealed, we had no choice but to completely gut the room. Not only was the floor and subfloor gone, but many of the joists were rotted, too. We literally took the kitchen down to the wall studs and the crawl space dirt!
Galley kitchen: 9' x 27'
We made a pass through bar to our den.
Counter tops: LG Hausys Viatera "Everest".
Flooring: 12x24 Mohawk Ava Terina Greige porcelain (half bath at end of kitchen was remodeled last spring, so we continued same flooring throughout kitchen).
Sink: Blanco Diamond in Metallic Gray.
Ceiling: Old Oak Tavern wood slats (wood slat detail added to cooktop vent and window seat).
Paint: walls- Sherwin Williams Gossamer Veil, trim & white cabinets- SW Alabaster
Blue cabinets- Magnolia Home "Silo District" cabinet paint (blue ceramic truck planter in window above sink was a gift from a dear friend. It was the inspiration for the paint color).
Backsplash: 2x8 Daltile "Modern Dimensions - Arctic White" and Daltile 1x2 Blue Denim
Giagni Pompa faucet
Lighting fixtures selected by my husband (Lowes).
Kitchen also has above cabinet rope lighting, puck lighting in beaded glass cabinets (all dimmable), and under cabinet lighting.
My husband made all the cabinetry.
BEFORE:
Dirty, nasty mess we uncovered.
AFTER:
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6 months into the reno (remember me?)thanks!!!!
Comments (2)Very glad you are back in your 'new' home -- vs. the camper in the steel shop :) Will look forward to seeing pictures. We stayed in our home through our big renovation; no kitchen, May - right before Christmas. Still plenty to do. Unfortunately, the more you tear down the more there is to put back together. It sounds like you are in the home stretch, best of luck with the remainder!...See MoreFinally - Elizpiz's Finished Kitchen
Comments (135)firsthouse, thank you so much for your kind words! If you go with the WZ backsplash, you will love it. We have been using our kitchen heavily and it looks just great still. So, here are some pix of the soapstone. The first three are with the counters freshly oiled last Friday. The next few after that are the same counters, after a dinner party for eight, plus our daily cooking and "wear and tear" - taken this morning (Tuesday). It's hard to tell in these photos, but the counters are actually lighter, with most of the oiling residue gone. The counters have gotten naturally darker over the few months we've been using the new kitchen; I would say that they are not as light grey as the sample photo in my post above, but certainly not as dark as when they are oiled. The last couple show you the counters with a wipe of an oiled cloth contrasted with the "day to day" look. Do a search for trailrunner's kitchen; she does not oil her soapstone and you can see how lovely they look (she does a lot of baking, so you can see really nice variations in the counter colour, where she kneads her bread). cawfeegirl, thank you! I have seen your posts and know how exciting it is to be "in process" good luck! Cheers, Eliz...See MoreNew kitchen cabinets - down to the Final Four!
Comments (5)I just finish remodeling my kitchen cabinets. I found the branded cabinets to be way more pricey than what you can find online. My cabinets were ordered from www.rtacabinetwarehouse.com. They have good quality all wood cabinets and the color and style they offered were similar to what you are looking for. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.rtacabinetwarehouse.com...See MoreFinally Finished Pic- Warm wood and Cool Cream Galley Kitchen
Comments (52)CKGM Wow - you must have thought I abandoned you! I was so busy at work(73 hours that week and I am salary :-( and didn't have access except via phone (I did have a mini comment above) I looked on my phone but somehow missed getting back to you on this lovely and inspirational kitchen. Loving it - I love your backsplash choice and grout now match very nicely with your counter. Your galley is going to be very functional - and you managed to build in a feature that I could not pull off - the little bar at the end of the kitchen with 2 stools. I am only allowing a few items on the counter - DH gets his coffee machine and grinder. We share the paper towels, and I have the banana holder and fruit/veggie double basket - unless I can find a better place for it - the pantry is too warm as the pipes go through the wall. When I finally post my pictures - we have more in common that just Grazia tile - we also have a garden window!! What is your wall color - it looks similar to ours!! And as you know, I am finally out of the ABB club!! A bit of a hijack Fun2learn - there are several places on the east coast that carry the Grazia tile - I did find it at Malsnee Tile near Reading PA (might have a Leesport address but essentially Reading) - Best Tile has numerous shops in the east coast but turned out to be cheaper to ship from Tile-Shop.com in California than from the East coast. I worked out a plan to have it delivered to the cabinet store, so shipping was much less.- I worked with Nelson (not TileShop.com) Nelson Chow Tileshop, Inc. 510-525-4312 Here is the info on Best Tile Laura Breindel Showroom Manager Best Tile Syracuse 315-437-1606 ext. 211 And Malsnee Tlle information- I worked with Rebecca and Jessica 1106 Stinson Drive Leesport, PA 19533 (610) 916-7621...See MoreLeAnn
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5 years agoWow! What a difference! Way to go.
In the photos it seems you got a little hue in the lighting reflections from ceiling. 1 minor adjustment in the upper lighting bulbs should help light up this great job even more.
LeAnn
5 years agoThanks! The ceiling is actually laminate flooring! The window seat is a definite favorite. Love to relax with a cup of coffee in the mornings and enjoy the view.
LeAnn
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5 years agoSlide out for cookie sheets, coffee bar slide out, and recycling bins. Not shown are dual slide outs under sink, trash can slide out, and slide out at end of drawer stacks for cooking oils, etc.
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5 years agoM Miller, it is an undermount range hood. my husband used 8" round ducting and routed up into the attic and vented to the outside. He built the custom wood hood, trimmed with crown and accent ceiling wood.
LeAnn
5 years agoM Miller, it is an undermount range hood. my husband used 8" round ducting and routed up into the attic and vented to the outside. He built the custom wood hood, trimmed with crown and accent ceiling wood.
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