Kitchen Remodel

As a follow-up to yesterday's post where I posted a video tour of our kitchen renovation, I thought I would post a photo tour as well. I don't think words or pictures can accurately portray the vast transformation of our kitchen. One would have had to have been present in our old, cold, dark, dingy and small, not to mention extremely dated kitchen to appreciate fully the light, the warmth, the space and functionality of our new kitchen. It's almost as if it's not even the same house.

 So, here we have the entryway, which will become the mudroom when the cubbies are built.

The cubbies will go on the wall with the angel on it. In the picture above, you can see the view from the entryway into the dining area with the wine bar straight ahead. Also visible is the wood floor, which is a wide-planked distressed oak, which is reclaimed barn siding. It's a very cool floor.

When you walk in the door, we have a bathroom immediately to the right. The tile on the floor and walls and in the shower is Italian Porcelin, but it feels like slate. We had a custom shower built in there,which is really nice.

Moving into the dining area, we have our "wine bar" which is visible from the entryway. We have all our bar ware stored in the cabinets above. The cabinet doors are made are wrought-iron  wire style and are super cool, especially for displaying the glasses. The counter is granite and the backsplash was designed by me and made from little bits of broken glass. I love the way the backsplash ties the counters and cabinets together. Under the counter, we have the wine fridge and two cabinets that hold nothing but alcohol. You can take the girl out of the bar, but you can't take the bar out of the girl (once a bartender, always a bartender). We also had undercabinet lighting installed which really brings out the backsplash and the beauty of the granite.

Moving on to the dining area. The dining area is quite large and the table is situated so that we can enjoy the views of the yard and farm out of the many windows. The light coming through these windows is amazing. The table seats 8, but we can insert two leaves and extend it to seat 12 comfortably. The lantern mirrors the bolt and toggle on the table and has an industrial feel to it that goes with the whole atomosphere of the kitchen. I just love sitting at the new dining table and staring out the windows.

Here is the view from the dining area into the kitchen.

And now for a tour of "Mommy's Playground" as I like to refer to the new kitchen.

I'll start with the Island, which you can see in the photo above. It seats four very comfortably and this is where the kids eat many meals and do their homework. Above the island are pendants made from mason jars, which are super cool and go with the industrial feel we were looking for. Inside the island, we have a cabinet for the trash, a microwave cabinet and two cabinets with pull out drawers, which I just love. Take a look.

Moving on to the sink and range top area. In the old kitchen I had one small window in this area that was not as big as one of the current windows, and being a lover of the light, it would be fair to say that having one small window on the west side of the house was a depressing experience for me. So, having these windows is just amazing! As you can see, we have a 36" farm sink with a large goose-neck faucet. I love the sink for both its size and depth and makes for easy washing of pots, pans and baking sheets. The range top a 48" gas range top with six burners and a downdraft, which negated the need for a hood and which allowed extra room for windows! I love the recessed arch in the ceiling that mirrors the arch in the island and wine bar and I also love the backsplash going all the way up.

 In the picture above, on the right, you can see the double wall ovens with a warming drawer. I love having double ovens. These are electric and have a convection feature for baking and roasting. Below are more views of the ovens and other appliances.

On the opposite end of the kitchen, we have the fridge and my pantry (which is really just my spice pantry).

Here are some detail shots of the cabinetry, counters, backsplash, etc. The cabinets are KraftMaid with a biscotti paint and cocoa glaze. I love them! We have so much storage, which is great considering the amount dishes, glasses, serve-ware, bake-ware, pots, pans, cooking accessories, etc. that I have. The corners have lazy susans. The lazy susan nearest the range has all the pots and pans. The lazy susan closest to the ovens has small appliances stored there, so I do not have to have those things cluttering up the beautiful counters.

I did not get a detail shot of the knobs and pulls, but I really love these as well. They have small beading detail on them that reflects the beading on the cabinets.

And finally, here is a view from the kitchen area into the dining area.

So there is a photo tour of the kitchen. The video tour gives a much better feel for the kitchen, so if you missed that, check it out in the post below. We are totally loving our new kitchen and it has already added a tremendous amount of enjoyment to our home.

And lest we forget where we came from, here is a picture of my kitchen on Thanksgiving day, a kitchen which I somehow managed to pull off Thanksgiving dinner in and look forward to laughing about in years to come.