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Before and After Kitchen Renovation

My house by the beach was built in 1928 or 1945. I’m still not completely sure. What I am sure about is that it was time for the kitchen to have a makeover. I had always wanted to remove the wall separating the kitchen from the rest of the living space. Originally I was petrified to make any decisions, but with a little help from Home Depot and a lot of help from my awesome contractor, my kitchen exceeded my wildest dreams:

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The kitchen before – wall blocking kitchen area from dining area
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Kitchen – old tile, cabinets and odd location of attached lower counter/table in middle of room
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View from kitchen to deck, which does have water views. One sliding glass door blocked by wall.
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Kitchen sink and window – looks at nearby neighbor’s house. Dated

Demolition day. Goodbye old kitchen
Behind the wall are wires and more…
View from kitchen through to bathroom space. Not much room for insulation due to cement walls so we had to build space for that.
Uncovering wood damage from under the tub in bathroom which is next to kitchen
newspaper article from 1963 in the walls
Sheetrock is up. New wood floor is added to kitchen. There was some wood floor under the old tiled kitchen
The floor is stained dark to blend with rest of house. Cabinets and appliances arrived.
A new closet replaces the unused bathtub, an Aria vanity is installed along with bead board wainscoting
Countertops are in. Subway tile backsplash in too.
The 6 foot island could fit 3 but 2 is more comfortable with chairs from Pier1 Imports
The renovation extended throughout the house with a dining area.
I love my Louis Poulsen light fixture
The couches finally arrived from Wayfair after a 6 month wait. Table and rug from Wayfair as well. Very happy with the look.
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25 Responses

  1. Wow, so pretty. You should also add kitchen designer to the list of talents you have.

    1. Thanks Dianne – it was actually more fun than I thought it would be and the result so rewarding!

    1. Thanks so much Liz – I’d love to have company, maybe by the summer we can not have to social distance as much!

  2. Wow! Your renovations look awesome! The timing couldn’t be more perfect now that you are spending all of your time at home. I’m really happy for you.

    1. Thanks so much Audrey – I am loving the new kitchen and you are right, we are sure spending a lot more time at home these days. Stay well!

  3. What an awesome job. Thanks for recommendation on where to buy. I love the elephant print. Safari reminder?

    1. Thank you so much Rosemary – yes, the elephant is definitely a reminder of that wonderful trip. So glad I did all that traveling last year, such a disappointment for people who have to cancel their long awaited plans.

    1. Thank you so much. It has had quite a workout this past month with 5 of us sheltering at home. So glad it was finished before this happened!

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