Kitchen Renovation....Phase (I can't remember)

It was 8 months ago when we officially started the kitchen project.

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After

 At first it was just a project to paint the cabinets,(post found here) but that was just the beginning. 

 The project grew and grew.  We added beadboard and corbels to the island (post found here)

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After

Extended the fridge (post found here, and here)

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After

We lined the interior of the extension with cedar planks and filled it with some of my favorite things

(post about the meaning behind some of my favorite things found here)

And now on to the pantry!!

Before the door was just your standard builder grade white door.....and now its this...

Ric built the entire door from cedar and then stained it with our favorite stain

Watco Danish Oil Finish in Dark Walnut

Add a few hinges and a handle (this is actually a garage door handle that we purchased from...wait for it....HOME DEPOT  (are you shocked?) :)  

They say that paint is a decorators best friend, but Im telling ya, I think an accent door is number 2 on the list.  It totally transformed the look of the entire kitchen.

So, what is next for this "little" kitchen project of ours?? Well, here is what's on the list:

*Add chicken wire to the cabinets above the desk area

*Farmhouse faucet

*Copper apron sink

*Storage organization in pantry

*These barstools from Ballard Design (which are on back order until late August) but will be here soon!

With all this going on in the kitchen, we always seem to have a side project to keep things new and exciting. So, yesterday we ripped off all the carpet from the stairs.(blog post coming soon)  :) AHHH! I am beyond excited!!

Have any projects you are working on, just completed?? I'd love to hear about all your reno adventures!

Kitchen Crashers..Phase 3

Phase 3 has started!! Phase 3 is going to be the painting of the left side of the kitchen cabinets. Plus, we are extending the fridge enclosure to accomodate the depth of our fridge. We are also adding paneling to the side of the enclosure and the sides of the end lower cabinets.  The cabinets that are above the fridge will be removed and that area will be opened up, panelled with distressed pallet wood, and trim and corbels will be added to the fridge surround.  The fridge surround will also be painted black (same as the island in Phase 1) and distressed.   SOO Excited!!! Here are some progress pics so far..

 

Added paneling to sides of cabinets

 

 

Removed doors and opened up space

Added corbels

 

 

Kitchen Crashers Phase 1 continued...

The Corbels have arrived!!!!

 

 

                                Love Love the distressed look!

 

 

To install: we just pre drilled two holes through the island and as I held them in place Ric screwed them into place. So extrememly easy! About 5 min to install and they make a HUGE difference!

 

Complete!!!!