We did a major kitchen remodel, DYI, and this site was invaluable to us during the planning process. We originally wanted an island in this kitchen and you all talked us out of it and I'm so thankful!

Here are some before photos. With 3 young kinds who are always hungry, we majorly out grew this space. We ended up taking the wall down behind the stove and opening up into the dining room. The dining room we moved to the back room right off the kitchen.

We still have some work to do like trim pieces, some paint, filler strips between cabinets and wall, window treatments, and backsplash but I'm sure that all will take a while to do so I'm sharing now. This whole project took about 2 months. We did most of the work by ourselves, hired out the electrical, gas, and countertops. Cabinets are from IKEA, appliances are all GE (we reused existing fridge and dishwasher), countertops are Solid Surface by LG in nordic white.

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Missing one trim piece by the window

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Pantry on either side of the fridge

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Bench is from LLBean

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One of my favorite parts of the kitchen, the rug!

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We are SO happy with how it turned out. It is so much more functional than our previous kitchen. I love being able to cook dinner and also hang out with my kids doing homework at the peninsula. Our only regret is not doing it sooner!