What a fantastic remodel. Is that soapstone on the counters? It's gorgeous.

It is Barocca soapstone from Green Mountain.

That is lovely!!

Amazing job. Elegant in its simplicity, and very well-balanced too. The counters are gorgeous. Congratulations!

Simply beautiful!

Cabinets: Conestoga RTA Crystal White Beaded Inset

Countertops: Barocca soapstone

Backsplash: Sonoma Ashbury crackle subway

Hardware: Jeffrey Alexander Layfayette & House of Antique crystal knobs

Sink: Kohler Whitehaven

Faucet: Kraus

Range: Samsung Induction

Range Hood: Kobe

Refrigerator: Samsung CD 4 door

Dishwasher: Kitchenaid

Pendant light: Quoizel Tiffany

Wow that looks fantastic.

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Stunning transformation! It's really beautiful.

Beautiful!!

What a great job - total transformation!

Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

Hard to believe it's the same space. I love the soapstone, and pantry wall. The layout, the colors--everything works so well together!

That's a huge change! It looks amazing! The fact that it was diy blows my mind. Congratulations!

Awesome...such a change! Can you tell me the interior depth of your hutch type cabinet? Is it built into studs or the depth of a previous closet?

Great job. What a difference!

Very nice! How long did it take you to do all the work? (We are finishing up our DIY kitchen so I am curious how we compare!)

Rantontoo -- The interior of the hutch is about 17" deep. It is original to the house and is not as deep as the original pantry closets to the left. A fireplace on the other side of the wall takes up room behind the china cabinet and part of the adjacent pantry. So it was a natural spot to build in a china cabinet. Hope that makes sense.

Fabulous! Amazing transformation!!!

Very pretty! I love your color and decor choices too.

Thanks everyone for the kind words! The transformation has really changed this side of the house.

My husband deserves so much credit for all his hard work. He took a lot of saved up vacation days from work and finished the bulk of the renovation in 2 months. That included reworking plumbing, new electrical, rebuilding the soffitt, new headers above the old pantry closets, taking down a wall in the laundry which we also renovated, repairing the floors, assembling and installing cabinets, and installing sink and appliances. (And he fixed it so I had a temporary sink and range in the space while he worked -- I think he didn't want me to stop cooking!) We had a functioning kitchen at that point. After that we finished the laundry area, did paint, trim and finishing touches on the weekends.

There was a delay of about 4 months choosing tile and waiting for it to come in. So overall it was about a 7 month project.

Everything was DIY except countertops and backsplash. And we hired someone to finish the drywall and ceiling where the two rooms joined together.

Beautiful!

I am always in awe of DIY work. This is amazing. Your DH is a gifted DIY'er.

Beautiful kitchen, and congratulations to you both.

Bravo! What a stunning transformation!

gorgeous! Love the countertops and that hutch

Such a much better use of space!

Beautiful! So much lighter and brighter. And the space!!

Wow. That is just beautiful. Just curious how long it took you to do it.

Beautiful! And so peaceful looking! All those lines on the old cabinets, the lowered ceiling and cabinets over the peninsula gave it a frantic feeling now it's calm, warm and wonderful. Love the countertops.

What a lovely job! Enjoy!

Stunning!

One more before and after to show the transformation. So much more light!

Before, we had started taking down the dropped ceiling. When you came in the back door this was the view.

The view now:

Beautiful - I love all your choices!!! I love the charm of your space and that you kept the original hutch to maintain some of the period details of your home. It keeps it from looking like the 'standard white houzz cookie-cutter' kitchen. Also love the hex b/s above your range, natural brick and rug choice. Just beautiful!

Amazing!!!

I loved the soapstone with the brick. What a stunning combination.

Thanks. The brick is original to the house. The fireplace divides the den and kitchen areas.

Just gorgeous.

lovely! so much more open.

Iam702 -- It took a total of 6-7 months. Kitchen was mostly finished after 2 months but it took awhile to finish the trim, paint and backsplash.

Beautiful!! I like the openness too. I have a dropped ceiling too, and I can appreciate what a difference removing it has made in your new space.

awesome work! congrats!

What a fantastic job! I've DIY'd a kitchen, so I KNOW how much work it was to make it look like it was no work :-) Kudos to your hubs.

Wonderful transformation!

WOW what a beautifully executed DIY!! I too have been a long time lurker (3+ years) gleaning so much knowledge from all the kitchen gurus here. Your new kitchen is amazing! What a labor of love from your hubby- congrats!!