Kitchen Reno Reveal

The kitchen reno was finished last week!

If you put all the hours into it, I think it turns out to have

taken 20 days of work.  Add weekends and other contractor 

obligations in there and it ended up taking about 6 weeks.

 I had envisioned something much more casual when we
 started planning this reno, but I like how this
space turned into a blend of vintage and contemporary.
 It's a good balance of The Mister and me, and I have
 to tell you that he picked out most of it!
  Didn't see that one coming, but love the end result
even more than what I thought I wanted.

We sure are pleased with how it all turned out!

Here's a little slide show documenting the progression....

And a few before and after comparisons...

Had to laugh now that I'm editing this and see the cupboard

door open.  Anyone else have kids that leave them open? ha.

Our old ones wouldn't close and now that the new ones do,

I can't keep them closed long enough for a photo shoot! haha.

Even though we went from white to black with the cabinets

and white to grey on the walls and enlarged the island, the 

space feels much bigger, almost as if we knocked down walls.

We don't miss the carpet or the ceramic tile.

This floor is soft, easy to keep clean and surprisingly warm!

We didn't replace the oven.

She's a 26 year old Jenn Air and we love her

  grill with under-the-house exhaust vent.

She's still going strong and when she finally does

die, I'm sure we'll replace her with her next generation.

So, there you have it!
I'll show you the family room some time soon.
It's before and after is almost as shocking as the kitchen! 

Now...some special credits and thanks are in order...

1. Kris, our contractor, from Williams Handyman Service.
2. The Mister, and his brother, who hung the lighting.  He also installed the hardware, cabinet fronts, dimmers and did some ceiling repair.
3. Cabinet hardware is from D Lawless Hardware.
4. The cabinets black and white, sink, faucet, rug, quartz counters, and sofa table holding the ship are from Ikea.
5. Backsplash is from The Tile Shop.
6. Lighting is from Pottery Barn.
7. Window blind is from justblinds.com
8. End chairs and slip covers from World Market.
9. Flooring is Nirvana from Lumber Liquidators.
10. Copper Boot Tray in the pet station is Smith and Hawken.
11. White square dishes are from Target.

The runner, ship, bar stools, artwork and anything else I didn't

mention was already in our home, mostly vintage 

 auction finds and thrift store rescues. 

And now you can all applaud because I promise I won't

show any more kitchen reno photos! haha.

Thanks for letting me share and for all the encouragement

over the last couple of months!

♥