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Kitchen Remodel is finished!!

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

I spent the better part of a year reading Houzz daily sometimes all day looking for ideas and reading advice beyond belief for our kitchen remodel. It was overwhelming and I definitely spent way too much time overthinking every part of our remodel. And I mean EVERY part. But, I was very grateful for much advice I read on Houzz and pictures and learning about brands etc. So I thought I'd post our final results. We absolutely love how it turned out. We flipped our kitchen and dining room. Some said it couldn't be done but we found a great contractor who said it could and made it happen. Quartz is Pental Quartz - Misterio, Cabinets are Decora - Kindling on Maple from Home Depot (Not made anymore, got them right before discontinued), flooring is Cascade Prime - Sand Castle, simple white subway tile backsplash with light grey grout, GE Slate appliances, Gunmetal grey pulls, Kraus 33" grey granite sink, Worldy Gray Paint by SW (there are a million greige colors in the paint world!) and so much more. We absolutely love everything about it!!! There are so many decisions, handles, handle placement, toe kick color, faucet (soap dispenser or no soap dispenser) the list is truly endless.......but take your time and choose what makes you happy (if you plan to stay long term in your home) and you will not regret it. Sorry for all the rugs - two dogs and a cat make a lot of messes.











Comments (28)

  • 6 years ago

    Nice. I like your cabinet color.

    jmkautzman thanked sheepla
  • 6 years ago

    Very nice work! I especially like your choice of white tile for the backsplash/wall.

    jmkautzman thanked sableincal
  • 6 years ago

    Wow! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

    jmkautzman thanked dsimber
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Flo Mangan, yes I agree on the color. We are going to work on our living room next and then I hope to incorporate some color yes!!! And my husband hates a low hanging light - I literally got to choose everything but the barn door which he chose - so I gave in on the light hahaha :) He didn't want the view out our large window obstructed. Thank you!


  • 6 years ago

    Very nice


    jmkautzman thanked misecretary
  • 6 years ago

    Love it!

    jmkautzman thanked HU-161159613
  • 6 years ago

    Thanks all. I get that everyone has different tastes, we absolutely are in love. We didn't have a designer and all that stuff, so this is not a post to say "Hey, look at our awesome kitchen!" This is just a post to show our kitchen in case any of the aspects are what people are looking for (I looked at SO many pictures I cannot tell you) and want to know what brand it is etc. and to tell you to do what makes you happy :) Again, if you're planning to use that kitchen for awhile anyway. If you're going to turn around and sell then that's a different ball game.

  • 6 years ago

    Beautiful. Everything goes together so perfectly.

    jmkautzman thanked malabacat
  • 6 years ago

    Beautiful! Congratulations on your new kitchen. I like how bright and clean it looks - the countertops and backsplash are lovely.

    jmkautzman thanked cyc2001
  • 6 years ago

    I love the cabinets and am considering same brand/color/wood, which style cabinet is this (which version of shaker) curious you say they are discontinued, cause we are getting ready to order and no one mentioned that.....

  • 6 years ago

    Nice job! We're about to embark on our kitchen and also overthinking everything. Thanks for sharing! Love all your color / finish choices.

  • 6 years ago

    ktnws - interesting, because Home Depot combined the Decora with the Thomasville (I think the Decora's were a Masterbrand product as is Thomasville?) and when they did that our Home Depot anyway said Kindling wasn't still available that they could tell. They combined all their displays into one Thomasville display. Anyhow our cabinets are Maple on a Harmony door. We paid a pretty price for them (and honestly I only chose them over less expensive brands because it's the only cabinet color I finally found that was what I wanted!) - our contractor told us all the time that they are really quality good cabinets. Best of luck to you, hope you love them as much as we do!!!


  • 6 years ago

    mrst878 - it is honestly amazing how many decisions there are to be made and you just can't fathom it until you do a kitchen remodel. Best of luck to you!! I would say try not to overthink things too much - I mean I was truly the walking definition of it - but also in the end, I love every choice we made.

  • 6 years ago

    I really do love your combination of cabinet color, floor, counters and tile. So very calm yet warm. Modern + classic at the same time! Great job!

  • 6 years ago

    raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio - wow thank you so much. I had NO idea what I was doing. Not at all. Never done anything like this, just a stay at home mom for 20+ years, I know kids and babies, not designing haha. But I just looked at lots and lots of pictures and tried to figure out what I liked and my husband honestly loved every choice we made. Appreciate your kind words!!

  • 6 years ago

    Beautiful -great job !!

  • 6 years ago

    Very nice job.

  • 6 years ago

    Lovely kitchen and dining space! Question on the lights above your island...can you share the brand/style?

  • 6 years ago

    congrats! gorgeous. im at the stage of staring at photos all day and it can be overwhelming lol.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    hemina - these are the pendants, purchased them at Lowes.

    • Portfolio 7.5-in H 7-in W Smoke Ombre Tinted Glass Globe Pendant Light Shade

    I will tell you we tried all sorts of pendants. Tons and tons. I hated them all. And the picture on the Lowes website of these is not flattering at all!!! I brought these home and my husband and our contractors absolutely loved them - and finally so do I :) We absolutely love them in our space, they look so cool. We don't actually use them much because we have so many can lights, but we love how they go from smokey to less smoky and are bright as the light bounces off of them without being on.

  • 6 years ago

    You’re right-the Lowe’s site doesn’t do these justice! Thanks :)

  • 6 years ago

    Very beautiful. I like grey walls because they're look like neutral.

  • 6 years ago

    A bowl of lemons for some color, and for sure artwork is needed on the walls.

  • 6 years ago

    shirlpp - yes we took pictures as soon as it was complete. Accenting had

    not really begun too much. Thanks!!!

  • 6 years ago

    Feels wonderful to have it done, doesn't it.....well done!

  • 5 years ago

    @jmkautzman what do you think of your slate appliances a year later??

  • 4 years ago

    ashleyb345 - I love our appliances!! Sorry I missed your post months ago, I'm sure I'm much too late in answering.