Noooooo!!! I just added all the pictures and they didn't go through :(

Maybe I will try 5 in one post instead of trying to do them all at once.

Sorry the lighting isn't great in the pix. I had different lights on and off at different times, and some pix are too dim.

New foyer floor

From foyer door

Coat and shoe closet! No more hooks on the wall!

Beverage station

Beverage cabinet

Adaptive tools & cereal

Lower corner: snacks & linens

Upper corner

Above the fridge

Pantry cabinet with pull-down spice racks

Teen's ramen shelf (depleted) and cutting boards

Thank you. Me too! I was a little nervous, but I'm so happy I took the plunge.

Great job! What an amazing transformation!

Love it all--especially that turquoise pendant!

Way to go, stillpitpat! Nice transformation. cool to see the before & after pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for all the pictures--it's so nice to see the results. Love the turquoise, especially the linoleum. Please do email bengiesbride--she'll be happy to hear about the chimney!

Love how everyhing has such nice clean lines, very pleasing and calming.

And then the bolt of color- I covet your floors:)

I’ve enjoyed watching your progress and I’m so pleased to see the final results. It’s absolutely beautiful and looks so happy and comfortable. I love the floor, the tile, your cabinets...everything.

Perfect from the floor up! Thanks for the detailed before and after shots to put it all in perspective. It's been fun to follow the process and even better to see the great outcome.

Congrats and great job! It is a unique, beautiful, and functional space - and you were right, the "before" was terrible! Enjoy!

What a transformation, WOW. There's nothing better than an amazingly functional layout combined with fun finishes! I particularly like your clean backsplash and the lovely blue light.

That's fantastic! What a happy and (user) friendly kitchen.

Thanks everyone! It's so fun to finally be able to share this. A couple things I left out of my post up top:

The old kitchen was in that set up when we bought the house (minus the sideboard and Ikea table in the back, which we bought). We lived with that for 18 years. Eighteen years!!! I hated that kitchen so much that I didn't even care about damage. My mom burned the laminate once by putting a hot pan right on it, and I was like "whatever. It's ugly already." Sometimes I cut vegetables right on the laminate b/c I just didn't care.

As to the light and clean lines in the new kitchen, I am enjoying that sooo much. I surprised myself in the planning process because I didn't expect to be so drawn to white and light wood. I am usually a dark wood person. But I think being in such a cramped space with poor lighting for so long (even though the tiles, cabs, and floor were light) really made me crave simplicity and openness.

Mama goose, I had meant to mention the pull-down table before. We ended up not doing it because the designer squeezed in that little counter at the back of the room, and I realized that we could have shallow cabinets that protruded on the interior wall (just not a huge fridge). And it turned out that we couldn't recess anything on that interior wall because of the vent stack. :(

Also want to thank Anglophilia for her consistent recommendation of Glacier White Corian. And is CPartist gone now? I can't remember specifically what we talked about, but I know she was involved at some point too.

Couple more pics - I love my huge drawers!

It came out fabulous

So well thought out! Love your wall tiles and everything that is tourquiose.

I just cannot get over the backsplashes! LOVE em!