Hi everyone! It’s been a minute since I’ve written, but a lot has happened in that time. After we finished the doors and drawers, we had our contractor come in to paint everything. It looks amazing! We painted the island a grey that goes well with our existing granite and backsplash, and the rest of the kitchen is Dover White, the same creamy white that is throughout our house. It’s amazing how much different it looks now! Here are some before and after photos….
As a recap, since we’ve moved in, we’ve swapped out the farmhouse light shown in the first picture above. To do that we had to do a little drywall repair because they swagged the light (which I’m still shaking my head about) and we put in two new junction boxes and clear lights. We also got rid of the heavy light above the sink for an updated light. We removed the old island (literally out from underneath the granite) and built a new one with pull out trash bins, storage for our dishes and so much more. We made it about 7 inches wider than the old one as well. We also added a few fun features. First off is our pull-out coffee bar as seen below.
We also had a very narrow cabinet between the dishwasher and the fridge. I found a fun inspiration idea online and so we made that space into a pull-out paper towel and cleaning supplies drawer.
One thing we still hate in our kitchen is our stovetop. It’s a Jennair downdraft glass cooktop. It doesn’t cook evenly and the downdraft just doesn’t do much. So we will be swapping out the cooktop soon for an induction cooktop and a real vent hood (right now it’s a fake vent hood above the stove with just a light in it). That will be happening in the next month or so.
In addition to projects, we’ve also been trying to furnish the house on a budget. I’ve had some luck finding some good stuff online and we are slowly finding art to put on the walls. So it’s looking less sterile every time we go up and add things.
Our next big project will be our pantry/laundry. Our initial pantry project got some scope creep after a mishap with the bifold door in front of the washer yesterday. It opens right by the back door and … well, someone opened the back door into the bifold door and broke it. So, given that we were going to embark on a pantry project which is right next to the laundry, I’ll be going back to the drawing board to design something that will work well with the space.
That’s about it for now folks. As I said, short and sweet. More to come soon on the pantry/laundry!
At Home with the Heffrons 