J. Kitchen Remodel

This April we were busy, busy busy finishing up jobs and getting pictures!

One of our favorite transformations was this Kitchen Remodel.

Here is a shot of the kitchen looking toward the backyard. As you can see the sink sat directly under the window. There is a half wall separating the kitchen from a laundry area. This wall really closed off the kitchen as well as closing off light from coming in. Design wise, this partition wall created a lot of problems.

Here is essentially the same shot after the remodel. The sink moved from the window to the wall where there was previously a short partition wall. Removing that partition wall opened up so much space, you can see already how much this kitchen has brightened up.

Now we'll take a look at the opposite shot toward the front of the house. You can see how the partition wall eliminates any room for counter top or cabinet space.

After we came in there is so much more cabinet space that, when asked about it, the client told us they still hadn't filled all the cabinets yet. The slide-in-stove was replaced with an electric cook top. There is no island hood overhead because a vent comes up from the cook top and sucks in the air from behind

This is also a really good shot to show the sun tube above. The large "light" on the top right corner of this picture is actually a sun tube. More and more clients are implementing sun tubes in their remodel projects. It is a great way to save energy and allow more natural light to flow into your space.

Here we have a look at the dining nook before the remodel.

This is the same dining nook with a custom made banquette. The windows stayed in place, but are shorter to make room for the seating. The banquette and windows were both custom stained to match the new cabinetry.

The sink was located under the window facing the back yard. Since we eliminated the partition wall, the sink was moved to another location and this area was open for anything.

We used this space to give them a workstation, storage and a place to put their cookbooks.

The wall directly opposite the partition wall was just cabinetry for storage. The problem with this type of storage is that anything above can be difficult to get to.

With all the extra storage, keeping this wall as "storage only" was not a priority. We were able to fit in a double oven, microwave and refrigerator to this wall. The reason for the counter top here is specifically for the oven and microwave. When you are taking something out of the oven, you need to have a place to directly set the hot item. The microwave is somewhat custom as well as it is a drawer style microwave oven.

Want to see more? You can see all of the pictures on our website or check it out and let us know what you think on Facebook.