Kitchen Reveal

I'm very thankful for our kitchen.  It's open to the whole main floor and is wonderful for family dinners and entertaining.  It has tons of cabinet storage and counter top space. It lacks nothing when it comes to the footprint but I have wanted to redo it since the day we bought our house - 11 years ago.  

Because it was ugly.

But we didn't feel good about spending tens of thousands of dollars when functionally it was fine. And being the do-it-yourselfers that we are, we didn't want to go through a major remodel and have someone come in and tear everything out.

And then last year I discovered an online company that would make cabinet doors to order and I was home free!  (I will give you the details later in this post.)

Here is the kitchen we lived with for a decade -

And here is our kitchen today...

There are still several things we'd like to do.  We are planning on buying a new stainless gas range. We put in a bead board back splash which has been a nice solution but will probably put in a tile or tin back splash at some time.  And we'd like to get new counter tops and a farmhouse sink.

But this has been a huge change and I'm loving it!  

While we waited for our new cabinet doors to arrive, I started painting all the cabinets.  I used Sherwin Williams Alabaster in their best quality paint that they specifically make for cabinets. We also got new hardware in an oiled bronze.

We ordered two cabinet doors the appropriate size to make this vent cover.  The fleur de lis is a gift from a friend.

This is the view into the family room.

And the view from my kitchen sink into our family room.

Below is the view from our dining room.  A built-in china cabinet separates our dining room from our family room.  We'd like to replace the wet bar sink with something in oiled bronze.  There is also a space in the lower cabinet where an ice maker used to be.  It didn't work and we are either going to fill the space in with a wine fridge or shelving.  It is to the right of the picture and since it isn't finished yet, I didn't include it.

This is the view looking from the family room to our entry hall.

Our floor is ceramic tile with oak inlay. It's probably time to replace it, too.  The door on the left is the door to the basement and you can see the door to the garage straight ahead in the entry hall.

This is the view from the family room couch.

When sitting at the counter you can see into the hallway where our guest room, my husband's office and a full bath are.

I have always loved white kitchens and this change has been wonderful!

Thanks for visiting!  I've been working on refinishing some Bergere chairs for our living room and hope to show them to you soon.  I'm also refinishing a kitchen table and chairs for my daughter and my husband is making a new top for the table.

So, I'll be back in a couple of days!

love and blessings~

 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."  Matthew 5:6 

Cabinet doors -Lakeside Moulding, square cabinet wood panel doors in Ash
Cabinet color - SW Alabaster, semi-gloss, cabinet quality
Hardware - atg stores on line
Sign above sink - Etsy, Distressed  DeSigns
White scrolled wall hanging with boxwood wreath - HobbyLobby (I painted it)
Bonjour dishware - Joss&Main
Cow juice glasses - Joss&Main

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Between Naps on the Porch - Metamorphosis Monday
It's Overflowing - Share Your Creativity
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A Stroll Thru Life - Inspire Me Tuesday
Stone Gable -The Scoop
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Home Remedies rx -Talented Tuesdays
DIY by Design - Swing Into Spring
No Minimalist Here -Share Your Style
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