The original kitchen was miles of peach formica. It covered the cabinets and went right up the walls. The bar was small and ended in a wall. This picture to the right is the view from the family room into the kitchen during the construction process.
This is the new kitchen layout. The biggest changes are the wall we took out and the shift in the 'magic triangle'. We moved the refrigerator from the left of the entry door across the kitchen so it is next to the eat in area and the window.
We moved the cooktop to the island which required jackhammering and running electric and gas to the new island. Last, but not least, we centered the kitchen sink up under the window, it was offset below a cabinet before.
Previously, the bar had a 'burled wood' formica top and an antiqued yellow paint job. The mirror wall and glass shelves were in good shape so we decided to keep them. We repurposed the light fixture into another room and added a simple pendant light. We replaced the top with Silestone and painted out the cabinets in a bright white.I will collect up some more of the before and after shots and put them here for your review. Don't blast me in the comments for my choices, it's way too late to change this stuff!!
-- Sandee Wagner
5 comments:
It is really looking like home now!! Keep em coming!
I will take some more pictures and post them.
Now, you need to start working on the remo for the back porch oasis, and put in some palm trees, and a bunch of sand, and get a couple of camels.
Are any of the rooms painted purple?
Hey Anon, how about we let the checkbook recover before we engage phase three (the yard makeover is phase three, AFTER the bathrooms get remodeled); however, we may have to address the drainage issues before the "oasis" begins to take shape. No bedrooms were painted purple, but purple drapes were hung in a bedroom.
Do you still have those big flower pots with all the pieces from a broken mirror glued to the sides?
If you set them out on the back porch, it'll probably attract hordes of starlings who'll want to hang out and stare at their reflections all day.
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