Grand Kitchen At Last!

Well, it's been worth the wait.  

Worth all the dust and the noise and the $$$ and the worries 

that come with a kitchen remodel.

And it turned out pretty darn nice.  

It's not completely finished, but it's 95% done.  

I just can't wait any longer to share it with you/show it off.

The painters were here yesterday and it's looking much spiffier!

The hardware has not all arrived yet... 

The back ordered pieces should come any day now.

I haven't found the perfect counter stools yet, either.  

Just trying this one from Pier One on for size. (Too low)

But there's still lots to see.

Here's a before shot to show you what we've done.

The wall on the right was removed and the soffits 

and the header across the kitchen are also gone.

That's part of what took sooo long.  

Major structural work has to be done right.

You can see the green tape on the floor showing where the island will be placed.

Here's the same angle today!

The wall is gone, the header was raised up into the ceiling, 

the floors have been stained and refinished and much more has happened.

I love the new cabinets.  I think they're beautiful and the quality is wonderful.

The color is (closest to) Sherwin Williams Roman Column.

Cabinets have come a long way since we last remodelled our kitchen!

New is very, very nice.

Smooth, quiet drawers and self closing everything.

Ahhhhh.

It took a mix of old and new, though, to fit in our house.

After a lot of fooling around with various pendant lights,

I ended up using my vintage chandeliers again! 

I just couldn't find anything that I liked better. 

And I like the mix of metals.

I know pendants are the thing right now, but just not for me.  

This post at Cote de Texas helped me arrive at that conclusion. 

And this one cemented the deal.

I just did not want the obligatory three pendants hanging down in my face 

and even more so, blocking my view of my star mullions!

If you read this post, you may remember my fixation with my star mullions.

And I love them as much as I hoped I would!

They are truly the "star" of the show.

Sorry, couldn't help it.

I added lots of trim and details for a vintage look.

Our house is an 80 year old colonial. 

I hope the kitchen looks appropriate for that.

Inset doors, lots of brackets and V-groove paneling 

and soft white paint seem like they might have been used way back then, too.

Forgive the missing knobs...

I had to spread the ones I have around so I can get each cabinet open!

A side view of the "Hutch"

Details...

I put bin pulls on this cabinet, for a vintage, hutch look.

And bun feet, also salvaged from my old kitchen 

and given a fresh coat of white paint.

Here's the refrigerator, behind those panels.  I love how it turned out.

The kitchen is very open to our family room 

and I didn't want a giant mass of stainless steel staring at me.

This is a Sub-Zero and while it may seem like a splurge, 

our last one was over 28 years old when we finally replaced it!
I think it's a good long term investment.

I found the refrigerator handles at Atlas Homewares 

and decide to use them on all of the large drawers too. 

I put the pulls on the drawers below the cooktop that hold pots and pans.

And on this one that holds baking sheets and muffin tins and broiler pans.  

Love these little luxuries!

Here's another before shot of the wall we removed.

And After...

By taking the wall out, we gained room for an island.

A big island.  

There's room for everyone now.

And after eight weeks of construction and entertaining gentlemen (workers) daily,

it's party time!

Just Grand.


Linking to:
Inspire Me Tuesdays at A Stroll Through Life
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Fabulously Creative Friday at Jennifer Rizzo