Kitchen reveal as promised to Mtn
We purchased our house over 2 years ago. It was a fixer with the priority being the decaying siding and leaking roof.
Our kitchen had been updated in 2013. The PO removed the wood floors throughout the house and put in industrial looking brown tile. They also painted the interior red and gold. We had the interior painted within a few months of moving in.
This is a picture of the kitchen I took during our initial viewing. Although the cabinets look to be in good condition, they were not. The corner sink was a PITA during cleanup and not enough cabinet space.
We removed the wall on the left and raised the ceiling. Moved some windows and took out the sliding door(which is behind the dark wood table). Moved the door to the adjacent family room. Installed wood floors throughout the house.
Cabinets are white quarter sawn oak and the counters and backsplash are leathered Taj Mahal quartzite.
Sink is where slider used to be. Two new windows on either side of rangetop.
Living room and dining room in the distance. We also tore out the old bar area and matched the cabinets and added a wine fridge.
Took this picture last night at dusk. Family room is on the right.
Really happy with the way everything turned out. We started demo beginning of July and moved back into the house Oct. 1.
We also fixed the entrance to our main suite, taking out a step up, step down into the room. This involved moving the toilet which on a slab is very messy. But it made our house a true one story with no steps which was important to us moving forward.
Each bathroom had the same vanity cabinetry and granite as the kitchen, so we redid each one. We removed the bathtub from the guest bath and installed a walk in shower. So our 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath house has no tub. In our RE market, for a single level home with an ocean view, this is not a problem.
We are so happy to be done with all major construction!
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Thank you all for the wonderful comments. I am really happy with how it came together. You know how stressful it is when you are making so many design decisions and keeping your fingers crossed it will all work out!
We had a great contractor. He was recommended by our realtor when we bought the house. He has a large crew and they work hard from 8am to 5pm. My DH and I have lots of experience with home construction and renos. This was not our first rodeo! We rented a condo just minutes from our house so we could stop in multiple times a day to answer questions or work through issues. And there were plenty of those! We planned ahead and stayed on top of deliveries insuring that when they needed something, it was on site. My DH made many trips to stores picking up supplies for workers so they could keep on working. Our contractor was very appreciative of that and did lots of extra work at no additional cost to us.
@dani_m08 The stiles are 1.25" and have a shallow reveal. I was all about easy to clean so this appealed to me. Here is a closeup:
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