Kitchen Re-model

Part of what we love about our new home is the open floor-plan, primarily the way the living room, kitchen and family (dining) room all flow together.

Below is the kitchen when we bought the house. We loved the oak cabinets and didn't want to change them. The rest of the kitchen was pretty much a blank slate so we could have done anything to it. The cabinets and counter (although filthy) were in good shape, so although one day we'd like to replace the counter top- its fine for now.


This is the kitchen half-way though the home remodeling and, as you can tell, it was the dumping grounds for all of our materials- and when you have two to six men working in your house all at the same time....well...this is what happens lol!

This is the kitchen today. Instead of tiling the backsplash in the kitchen we opted for aluminum pressed panels. These are very easy to work with but can be expensive for a large area. But since we had a small area it worked fine and to save on cost we went with a stock color- Copper. We also painted the remaining walls the same as the hallway and door wall area. Tawny Birch from Behr in eggshell.

Part of our loan agreement when we bought the home included the purchasing of all new appliances. So were acquired Maytag appliances in black. The fridge has french-doors and a freezer on the bottom, along with the ice/water dispenser. The microwave is your typical microwave...nothing fancy (although one day I would love to get a convection microwave). The previous owners had an electric range, but we really prefer gas, so hubby ran a gas line for the new stove. And we bought the "Quiet Series 300" dishwasher, and aside from the new washer and dryer, it is my favorite new appliance. We also bought an oak island from Home Depot with a butcher-block top and stained it to match the cabinets.

Details...below are closer photos of the backsplash we installed, as well as the island when we bought it and the new sink and faucet we installed. I love the sink, extra deep black granite composite- much quieter then the old aluminum sink that was originally there. And when your living room is only steps away a deep sink and quiet dishwasher really make a difference.