Kitchen Remodel After Flood
**Kitchen Remodel — Flood Restoration & Full Redesign**
What started as a dishwasher flood turned into a full kitchen transformation. The water damage required gutting the lower cabinets and subfloor, which gave the homeowners the opportunity to rethink the entire space from the ground up rather than simply restore what was there.
The original kitchen was a closed-off galley-style layout with light blue painted cabinets, wood-trim countertops, a pass-through window to the living room, and stick on hexagon backsplash — functional, but dated and disconnected from the rest of the home. The flood damage stripped it to the studs and gave us a clean slate.
The client was on the tall side so the ceiling soffits were raised and smoothed out to give the space a larger feel.
The rebuilt kitchen features a dramatic two-tone cabinet scheme — natural maple shaker uppers on the perimeter walls paired with a deep sage green island and pantry cabinet, creating depth and intentional contrast. New quartz countertops in a soft white marble pattern run throughout, and a handmade-style teal zellige tile backsplash covers the cook wall floor to ceiling, adding texture and warmth that makes the space feel custom and curated.
The layout was redesigned to open the kitchen to the main living area. The old pass-through was removed and the wall framed out cleanly, making room for a new full-height pantry cabinet on one side and a generous island with pendant lighting overhead. The island adds both prep space and a natural gathering spot, completely changing how the room functions and flows.
A white farmhouse apron-front sink with matte black faucet anchors the sink wall alongside open floating shelves, replacing the old drop-in. New LVP flooring runs throughout the space, and the previously textured ceiling was smoothed and repainted, finishing the room with a clean, modern look top to bottom.
The result is a kitchen that bears no resemblance to what the flood left behind — and is significantly better than what was there before it.
What started as a dishwasher flood turned into a full kitchen transformation. The water damage required gutting the lower cabinets and subfloor, which gave the homeowners the opportunity to rethink the entire space from the ground up rather than simply restore what was there.
The original kitchen was a closed-off galley-style layout with light blue painted cabinets, wood-trim countertops, a pass-through window to the living room, and stick on hexagon backsplash — functional, but dated and disconnected from the rest of the home. The flood damage stripped it to the studs and gave us a clean slate.
The client was on the tall side so the ceiling soffits were raised and smoothed out to give the space a larger feel.
The rebuilt kitchen features a dramatic two-tone cabinet scheme — natural maple shaker uppers on the perimeter walls paired with a deep sage green island and pantry cabinet, creating depth and intentional contrast. New quartz countertops in a soft white marble pattern run throughout, and a handmade-style teal zellige tile backsplash covers the cook wall floor to ceiling, adding texture and warmth that makes the space feel custom and curated.
The layout was redesigned to open the kitchen to the main living area. The old pass-through was removed and the wall framed out cleanly, making room for a new full-height pantry cabinet on one side and a generous island with pendant lighting overhead. The island adds both prep space and a natural gathering spot, completely changing how the room functions and flows.
A white farmhouse apron-front sink with matte black faucet anchors the sink wall alongside open floating shelves, replacing the old drop-in. New LVP flooring runs throughout the space, and the previously textured ceiling was smoothed and repainted, finishing the room with a clean, modern look top to bottom.
The result is a kitchen that bears no resemblance to what the flood left behind — and is significantly better than what was there before it.
Project Year: 2025
