The "small details" make a difference... especially in the kitchen!
Could this be more true? Especially with a kitchen remodel project (or refresh). All those little details you tackle don't seem to be adding up to much until you see it all come together. Let me illustrate.
See this pictures below...can you spot the difference between then and now? There are many! Oh, so many! Probably not, but I bet you can see there's an overall difference. It feels and looks different and that was of course the goal. My entire vision with this refresh and also for our entire house is to convert her from mediterranean to modern. And we spoke about it and she gave me the green light to baptize her. Literally, almost all the walls were painted the color green when we purchased the house. I could see she had potential and now you're getting the chance to see us transform our space into our version of modern.
Below I point out all the details we worked through to get our kitchen to where it is today. Most of them I bet you missed...check the list below to see how good you did!
Original kitchen when purchased
ABOVE: Currently - Half way through our "refresh"
Pointing out some of the changes
Waterfall feature we added (removed existing angled cabinet)
Beverage cooler we added
THE CHANGES WE MADE SO FAR TO OUR KITCHEN
Changed the top cabinet crown molding
Changed the cabinet molding on the bottom of the top cabinets + gained some space back too!
- in case you're confused, its the area and molding that hides your lights located under the cabinets https://www.homedepot.com/p/91-5x1x1-in-Outside-Corner-Molding-in-Unfinished-Beech-KAOCMX-UF/302980069
Updated the cabinet lighting on top and bottom (I'll give you this one, totally hard to spot) https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-48-in-Fixture-Premium-LED-Linkable-Under-Cabinet-Light-47753-T1/314913817
Added a stainless steel trim kit around the microwave and removed the existing black one
Removed the glass insert in the top corner cabinet door
Removed grandma's bread cubby from the corner of the kitchen counter
Painted the cabinets (the bottoms will be painted soon too!) Here's the color we choose - we went for a warm white vs a cool white https://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/OR-W13/
Changed the hardware from brushed nickel to a dark matte https://www.homedepot.com/p/Franklin-Brass-5-1-16-in-128-mm-Matte-Black-Straight-Bar-Drawer-Pull-10-Pack-P29618Z-FB-B/313808975
Removed the dark formica countertops and replaced with simply white quartz. We purchased it from Brian at Angelina's Granite & Stone in Bradenton http://www.angelinagranite.com/
Removed an existing angled bottom cabinet located on the peninsula and replaced it with a beverage cooler and did a countertop waterfall feature on the end
Removed the tan glass mosaic style backsplash
Updated our garbage pull out cabinet door hardware. Instead of opening the door and then pulling/gliding out garbage cans, we purchased a kit from our local Lowes and combined the two functions. Now when you pull on the cabinet door it simultaneously glides the garbage cans out at the same time. In case you are wanting to do the same, here's the kit. Just an fyi, you will have to reposition your existing hardware. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rev-A-Shelf-Metal-Pull-Out-Trash-Can-Mounting-Kit/3439170
Replaced sink and faucet
Framed out existing kitchen window for a more polished look and to give it a slightly bigger appearance
Soon we will be getting a new stove that will allow us to gain some wall space back which I am super excited about. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Samsung-30-in-6-3-cu-ft-Slide-In-Electric-Convection-Range-Oven-in-Fingerprint-Resistant-Stainless-Steel-NE63T8311SS/313928540
How are we doing? Quite a change right?! As you can see so much thought has gone into this new look and we still have a ways to go but we love the process and appreciate you taking the time to read this. Please take a minute and share this blog post if you found value in it!
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