Before and After of our Kitchen
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4 years ago
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThis was what the kitchen looked like on the day we closed on the house.
We scraped ceilings, removed paper and painted and changed flooring before we ever moved in.
On the other side of the wall seen above is the dining room. At first we straightened out this wall so our dining room hutch would fit on it in the dining room.This is how the wall looked from the dining room side on closing day. The blue tape is where we were going to add some walls and built ins to separate the living space from the dining and from the secondary bedrooms.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere is a photo of our hutch in the dining room the day before we opened up the wall. We'd lived with it like this for about 18 months or so.
After we opened up wall and new pantry.
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Comments (28)@pollyanna - yup that's the place. Good luck with your project! @NewSouthernBelle - the island is huge. 8' long and 6'9" wide. The short straight side is just a little under 4', and the other side is the curved one. The shape is pretty cool, and the whole island isn't quite squared up with the rest of the kitchen - rotated about 20 degrees or so, which also helps make it look interesting. The countertop is supported on three legs and a pretty thick plywood top. The extra thickness is great - because of that, the granite is stacked up triple thick on the island which makes the countertop look really beefy. The three legs are just a little too close to the edge of the counter, though - it's possible to bang your knees depending on where you're sitting. Unfortunately, all that stone is heavy, so fixing that doesn't seem really practical. Here's a link to a layout diagram that will hopefully help you visualize it:...See MoreKitchen Reveal - Before and After Pics!
Comments (38)Awesome remodel! I had to go back and forth a few times to see what changed where.. lol. The fridge wall is much more usable and you added a wall dividing what I think is the living room, which really made a nice eating area and the brightness is so much better in there. Very nice!...See Morekitchen before & after
Comments (10)@Woody Vaughan or Shaun Fogarty this is such a tiny space.... no other spot for the fridge/freezer. We tried several configurations, but nothing would really work. The old kitchen actually only had enough space for a smaller size fridge. Knocking out the wall gave us a little more room, and my husband really wanted a regular full size fridge. I appreciate your kind words....See MoreOur remodel is done!
Comments (22)Duraseal Warm Gray on the floors. We have red oak wood and it turned out so nice. Funny... the dining hutch area is my favorite part. I love the glass tile and love that it's different from the white. It doesn't look too busy in real life but I can see how the picture doesn't do it justice....See MoreKat
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