I want to start off and let you know I had to google what the difference between a ‘remodel’ and ‘renovation’ is for this post. A remodel is making changes to the structure, while a renovation is more like a restoration. Now that we’re all in the know on that, I’m sharing the before, the after, and everything in between our Kitchen Remodel.
When we first built our home in 2015 we did everything we wanted, inside our budget, but the kitchen was definitely our “this will work for now” space.
Our New Kitchen “Wants” List
Ice maker
Waterfall Countertops
One slab Island
Ceiling high cabinets
Panel Ready Refrigerator
Drawer Cabinets Under Range
The Cabinets
The cabinet style sets the tone for your entire kitchen and is the biggest decision of the project. Our old cabinets were off-white, varied in heights, and had decorative aspects with raised paneling. We had a very bulky range hood and spice cabinets that took over a lot of counter space. The kitchen was only a few years old but it already felt outdated. We tore it all out and had custom cabinets made. The new cabinets are sleek, sexy, clean, and modern with gold hardware! We used white cabinets everywhere except the island, where we did a natural wood stain. We added a wall to the right side of the kitchen to make the cabinets and hood look like one big unit and go all the way up to the ceiling. My favorite part is the spice racks behind the sliding Camrbia. We used Cambria because it was the thinnest cut of stone we could get for the sliders. On the other side of the kitchen, we did a glass door shelving system that went down to the counters, with standard cabinets underneath.
Some Ideas:
Use an eye dropper or squeeze water bottle with warm water to melt the ice.
Hammer it with a small kid-friendly wooden mallet.
TIme how long it takes the egg to melt sitting under the sun.
If your kids are complete animals like mine, they’ll find the best way to get their dinosaurs out was to blast the eggs on the pool deck and watch the ice egg explode.
The Countertops and Island
We picked Cambria Swanbridge to use as our countertop and backsplash. These quartz countertops are durable, nonabsorbent, and so easy to maintain. Perfect for a family of six! We also chose Cambria because we needed a very thin cut of stone to make the sliding spice rack doors.
Our old kitchen has a lot of open storage space on the island that would always seem to fill with junk. It was such easy access for the kids , they made it their own personal toy chests and I’d constantly be cleaning them out, but it never looked clean to me. We chose to do waterfall countertops to get the clean sophisticated look we were going for.
The Appliances
We kept our stove, oven, microwave, and dishwasher, but needed to purchase a refrigerator and ice maker. We went to Famous Tate for all of our appliances since we’ve always had a great experience there in the past.
Some Ideas:
Use an eye dropper or squeeze water bottle with warm water to melt the ice.
Hammer it with a small kid-friendly wooden mallet.
TIme how long it takes the egg to melt sitting under the sun.
If your kids are complete animals like mine, they’ll find the best way to get their dinosaurs out was to blast the eggs on the pool deck and watch the ice egg explode.
The Hardware
All cabinets and drawers have the same gold hardware from Northwest Hardware here in Tampa. I wanted it all very uniform and clean.
Some Ideas:
Use an eye dropper or squeeze water bottle with warm water to melt the ice.
Hammer it with a small kid-friendly wooden mallet.
TIme how long it takes the egg to melt sitting under the sun.
If your kids are complete animals like mine, they’ll find the best way to get their dinosaurs out was to blast the eggs on the pool deck and watch the ice egg explode.
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