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Kitchen Renovation

January 22, 2012

Kitchen renovation complete
kitchen renovation

The kitchen renovation finished over 16 months ago, it was the reason I started this blog in the first place.
kitchen renovation main wall
And since then things have snowballed into all the projects you see on the blog today.
I’m sharing the kitchen makeover as it looks today because I get lots of questions about all the details, here’s the full story.
Behind this wall on the right is the old kitchen:
front door view before
We took down the wall and now:
front door view after
From inside the kitchen before (the girls are standing against the wall that came down):
kitchen view before
Bye bye linoleum and bisque appliances:
kitchen view after
What used to be three rooms – living room, dining room and kitchen is now one great room.
Living room into dining room and island:
open family roomfamily dining kitchen combination
To see how I made the knock off mirror click here.
dining room after
From the island into the kitchen:
(I highly recommend the double oven, I use the small top one all the time – it heats up faster and uses less gas in general.)
stove wall after
The cabinets are Ikea Lidingo.
They did come flat packed and I put them all together in our garage, you can see some pics in a short post here.
The contractor installed the cabinets on 2×4 bases hidden behind this toe kick rather than the plastic feet that come with the bases:
island cabinets with dishwasher
and he added lots of crown molding for a more custom built look:
extra counter space mudroom area

extra counter space mudroom lockers
The hardware is Aubrey from Restoration Hardware.
restoration hardware aubrey pulls
Back to cabinets for one minute, we don’t have a mudroom space therefore part of the kitchen was designed with three locker style cabinets:
built in mudroom locker cabinets
For three kids to each have their own storage:

built in mudroom kids locker cubbies
More details, the sink is double wide and I don’t think I will ever go back to a single:
kitchen island sink
kitchen island sink view
For more storage I added a sideboard by the dining table with open shelving:
dining room sideboard
Found in the basement when we moved in, solid but needed some work (see that post here):
hardware cabinet before
Now more useful here:
hardware cabinet after
With some simple shelves trimmed with eyelet fabric:

diy open shelves
A view from the dining table:
(The hanging pendants are Pottery Barn rustic glass pendants.)
island view with pendants
But it wasn’t always so pretty:
island view before
After day one of demolition:

island view during renovation
And now:

island view after renovation
The chandelier came with the house too, mounted above the door practically flush to the ceiling:
brass chandelier before
After some ORB spray paint and recovered shades with braided jute trim:

brass chandelier after
view to front door
Here you can see the wall dividing the kitchen and dining room before:
view from back door before
That wall came down too, they moved the radiator and added a new support beam:
view from back door during

view from back door after
The wood floor was continued throughout and the entire first floor was sanded and refinished in Antique Brown.
island into open family room
We tried to make the space we have work the best for our family.
open family room after
Now it’s where we spend all our time and it was worth the wait.
open kitchen after

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  1. Late Bloomers says

    January 22, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    We have the same stove and fridge! Love mine!
    I really like the pendants over your island/peninsula, where did you get those?

    What a fantastic job!
    A'
    solongfarm.blogspot.com

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  2. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    January 22, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    wow! it looks amazing!!! it gives me hope that my kitchen will one day be pretty. 🙂

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  3. [email protected] says

    January 22, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    Your kitchen is beautiful!

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  4. [email protected] says

    January 22, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    Amazing Jamie!! Looks SUPER expensive! Gotta love it!

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  5. Lizzy says

    January 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Your kitchen is so pretty! We are in the middle of a kitchen reno right now – and our Ikea cabinets are in our garage waiting to be installed! Is there a reason that you opted for installing your cabs on a 2×4 base and not the Ikea feet? We've planned on just using the feet that came with our cabinets but if you've heard negative things about that option, let me know! 🙂

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  6. Lisa Scibilia says

    January 23, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    What a difference taking down that wall made, Jaime!! Your kitchen/family room look so amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Ellie says

    January 23, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    That is one gorgeous kitchen! I love that it's open to the living and dining areas too! Well done.

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  8. Katy says

    January 23, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    it looks great, I think I came to your blog the first time over that armchair you reupholstered…
    love it

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  9. Finding Home says

    January 23, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Wow – thanks so much for sharing!

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  10. Karla Medina says

    January 24, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Wow. It your home looks amazing now. I love how open and bright it looks. I wish we could tear down some of the walls in our house. I'd love a more open feel when we walk in the door. Doubt that's going to happen for us in this home though. So hopefully painting in lighter colors will help brighten up the place.

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  11. Debra says

    January 24, 2012 at 3:57 AM

    What an amazing transformation. It make such a difference with the wall down. It looks really nice. 🙂

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  12. Jean @ Flower Hill says

    January 24, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Love how you opened up the space! Beautiful job!

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  13. Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says

    January 24, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    Beautiful! Love the transformation, looks so fresh and open!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Kristin

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  14. Dixie says

    January 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    great reno! we're doing ours now, and I just love everything you've done. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  15. Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops} says

    January 26, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    What a beautiful kitchen! I love the cabinets and the lovely floors! Great Job 🙂

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  16. Amy of The Salvage Collection says

    January 26, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    wow….i love what you've done! how are the ikea cabinets holding up?

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  17. Danielle says

    January 26, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Your kitchen looks fantastic. I'm visiting from the French Country Cottage link party.

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  18. Katie Olthoff says

    January 29, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    This is AWESOME! I love it all – especially those deep drawers on either side of the stove!! Great job!

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  19. Handbags*N*Pigtails says

    January 30, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    Oh how I love a good kitchen makeover! Yours gives me hope because ours looks much like your first BEFORE picture with the girls standing in the back. Unfortunately, we cant tear out any walls and our home was built in 1860 so its full of surprises. For instance, I have FIVE doorways in my kitchen alone! Plus no counterspace.
    We had a fire in our kitchen about 3 weeks ago and I must say, now that cleanup has been done(and I primed everything this weekend) its looking brighter and Im excited for some super cheap updates.
    BTW, I found you through the DIY showoff linkup:)
    Have a wonderful weekend!Your home is lovely.

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  20. The DIY Show Off says

    February 1, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    WOW! What a gorgeous transformation! Beautiful job on every detail!

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  21. Rosa @ FlutterFlutter says

    February 1, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Love your space! I found you via Little House Blog… I was inspired to post a kitchen post as well! 🙂

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  22. The DIY Show Off says

    February 4, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    Jaime – just a head's up that I'm going to include a link back in this week's DIY Show Off highlights. 😉

    Have a great weekend!

    Roeshel

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  23. Inspire Me Heather says

    February 4, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Jaime! Wow, you've done an AMAZING job in there – your kitchen is gorgeous girl!

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  24. jenn m. says

    February 10, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    My husband and I own a house that looks almost identical to your "before" pictures 🙂 It's still in it's "before" stage, as we're renting it out while we're overseas. We don't want to rebuild on our land, but would rather remodel like you have (seriously… the stairs, kitchen and LR situated the same way. it's kooky!) – what is your square footage? Our kitchen is definitely smaller as we only have a breakfast 'nook' which can only really fit a card table and two chairs. Thanks for showing me that this can be done with amazing results! I love it!

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  25. About Vintage French Hen says

    April 9, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    Wow! What a difference between the before and afters! You did a fabulous job, thanks so much for sharing! Marcia

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  26. chateau chic says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:15 AM

    I love how you've opened up the floor plan around the kitchen. Very nice!!
    I'm a new follower, Mary Alice

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  27. Eclectically Vintage says

    June 30, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    Definitely worth the wait! I know how you feel – we renovated our whole house but it's like having a baby – you forget all about the pain once it's over!

    Love how you added your mudroom storage into the kitchen and the moldings really make the cabinets look very custom!
    Kelly

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  28. Gabrielle Jeromy says

    August 26, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    What a transformation! 16 months was worth the effort and wait. I love that you have made use of the old stuff in the new kitchen, like the cabinet and the chandelier. We don't have to buy brand new items all the time to make a gorgeous room. Sometimes, all you need is a bit of creativity and resourcefulness. Congratulations on the new kitchen!

    Gabrielle Jeromy @Majestic Renovations

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  29. Arthur Bryant says

    April 7, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    Amazing! I really love comparing before and after photos as they really show you how far your renovations have come ever since you started them. I think you have done a great choice, fusing three rooms into one big room as it looks so spacious and airy.
    Arthur Bryant

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  30. Jona Denz-Hamilton says

    November 26, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    I LOVE your spruce-up of the little cabinet–so clean and crisp. Too many people would have redone it to look like the decaying original–shabby is not always chic!

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