My Kitchen Remodel: Before & After!
on Apr 24, 2017, Updated Jul 22, 2017
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It was my birthday yesterday!! I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my 28th year than sharing all of the details of my favorite room in our house!! My office, the party room, the best half of the house… THE KITCHEN!! For those of you who don’t know, we bought this little house in November and about a week and a half later we started construction! Matt and I were super lucky to be able to live at my parents house during the first 4 weeks of the remodel so we only had to live in renovation land for about a week or two. We had planned to renovate when we bought it so we knew we had some money leftover after selling our condo and putting a down payment on the house. This was nice but we still had a budget to stick to so looking for a good contractor was #1 on the to do list! I got a few quotes but decided to go with Good Fellas Construction! I am soooo happy we did!! Our Project Manager, Ran, met with us, gave us a quote and told us it would take 4-6 weeks after we got permits. Well once we signed the contract we started demo about a week later!! It was crazy to see the wall come down. When I walked in and saw this, it all started to feel so real!
Matt and I have dreamed about this kitchen long before we even thought about buying a house. You know when you watch House Hunters or any HGTV show really, and you say “Oh yeah definitely take down that wall and paint the cabinets and this this, this and THAT!” We all have an idea of what goes into a perfect kitchen or what our style is and this kitchen is our all the way! White upper cabinets, gray lowers, exposed wood shelves, counter height chairs – check check check! Check out the video below for a quick look through the steps of the remodel:
I also love seeing this sketch vs. the final product:
Beside the left pantry which we took out due to budget, it was exactly as I dreamed!!
There weren’t any huge hiccups in the project besides little things that we decided to add in like the second wall going into the dining room that we decided to take out! But we offset things like that with deciding to not put upper cabinets on the left side and doing open shelves there! These were cheaper than more cabinets and we installed them ourselves! Link to where you can get them on etsy below!
I still need to get some curtains for our big window but its so nice and open right now!! We get a great breeze through the house and I shoot my photos right to the left/ below the window which gets great light! The whole renovation ended up taking 5 weeks and I couldn’t believe how well it all came together! If you are interested in where I got everything I have linked to everything below!
Contractor: Good Fellas Construction
Cabinets: Kitchen Pro
Appliances:
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Kitchen Aid Refrigerator & Stove (we got great Black Friday deals on these!)
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Hood
Seriously dream kitchen. I can’t wait til I own one of my very own!
It is still a dream every day I walk into it!! It’s worth the wait I tell ya!! 🙂
I am in love with your cabinets! I love the entire aesthetic you have going on in the kitchen now. I don’t have too many complaints about my own kitchen, but it needs some updating and I am definitely inspired after reading your blog and looking at the photos! Thank you so much for sharing the renovation with us.
That is great to hear!! Thanks so much and good luck with your update!
Can I ask how much this was? Looking to do something similar and it seems so hard getting real life ballparks!
In total it was about 30k including moving our washer dryer and some concrete work outside!
Thanks!
How exciting! Some great ideas that you’ve gathered. You put the great ideas for my small kitchen inspiration, “Your Cabinets” i like it..
Thank you!!
This is looking really fabulous. Being a chef, I know the importance of kitchen remodeling. Yes, you need a good and pleasing environment to cook delectable food. Also I’m a foodie and I can understand how it affects the overall experience of your home and your productivity. Many home owners think that it would cost them a lot to remodel their kitchen. Though it’s true, there are many methods that will help you to cut down cost on your remodeling process. And for that, it’s better to hire a kitchen remodeling professional.
Thanks for sharing Kelsey! My dream kitchen would also ideally include a farmhouse sink and a range hood similar to yours! The progress from concept sketch to reality is amazing.
Thanks!!
Hi! Really love your kitchen! What kind of countertops did you go with?
They are quartz!
OMG. This is so pretttyyy. I can totally understand your feelings. I also got my tiny messy kitchen remodeled into a beautiful and spacious one. These kitchen contractors are truly magicians. I got mine done by Kitchen-n-catch Inc, and they were phenomenal.
Wao!! Your kitchen looks amazing.
Wow, That’s really nice. Good job
Thank you!
Your kitchen is amazing! Could you please share the dimensions?