Kitchen Before and After

So this is our kitchen before and after.  It’s actually the one room in the house that didn’t get a complete overhaul if you can believe it.  The previous owners tried to do some updates for resale value.  They left a beautiful french door style LG stainless steel fridge, a Fisher & Paykel gas stove (amazing!) and granite countertops.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

We tore down the upper cabinets near the stove and just installed two pendant lights from Restoration Hardware and had a custom vent made.

The remaining upper cabinets had some glass fronts installed and of course I had it all painted white with new hardware and hinges.  We also added penny tiles for a backsplash.

Unfortunately, because the previous owners installed granite countertops, it was nearly impossible to match the granite for some additions.  We added a bar near the eating area and a desk area (will show you soon) and a mini butler’s pantry (will show you soon :).  We went with black to somewhat match.  I wish I could have done honed granite but because the old granite was polished we had to try to match that look.  I think it looks pretty good regardless.

UPDATE

I’ve updated my kitchen and listed details all about it!

Kitchen Details Tour