Ah, the kitchen. We have been thinking about it ever since we moved in nearly two years ago, when it looked like this:
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
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We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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Can’t wait to see the new butcher block counters installed. I recently read that the best way to care for them is by using mineral oil rather than expensive sealants, etc.
Hello,
I came over from AT. Just wanted to mention that you may want to frost the glass for your pantry door. Unless you are super organized, you’ll always see the mess. I should take my own advice…
Sava
Not a bad idea. :)
Voted for you twice the other day. Love you guys & so happy I found your blog! xo
Julia,
just a thought on the square sink, it is a pain to clean up the corners.. you will find yourself rubbing the corners to remove the dark nasty stuff that accumulates over there… just a hint.
Another commenter said the same thing!! We’ll reevaluate that one. Thanks, Leila!
we turned a corned pantry into a butlers pantry by placing a while laminate bench over deep cupboardsand then shallow shelves to the ceiling . also put a dark black stain on a single panel frosted door so the pantry looks different from the rest of the kitchen but you cant see the mess and as the stainless steel fridge is right beside it looks bright enough. I love the pendants will be looking for something similar too.
That sounds absolutely dreamy!! We’re still making plans for the interior.
I can’t wait to see what you guys do…I’ve been trying to plan out a low-ish budget kitchen renovation as well, so I’m excited to see you implement yours!!
One quick note about square sinks: They’re an absolute nightmare to clean. All kinds of nasty collects in the corners and you have to make a really concentrated effort to get it out. I would really consider finding a sink that has a more curved interior that you can just swipe. I’ve seen square sinks that have rounded corners and still look gorgeous!
I’m sure whatever you choose will look amazing!
OOooo!! Good to know. Maybe we’ll reevaluate that one. Thanks, Sam!
How has the countertop held up? We’ve considered painting ours, but are afraid it doesn’t age well.
We used the $20 Rustoleum countertop paint and wouldn’t change our decision at all. That being said, I would only recommend it as a short-term fix. We loved the way it covered and lasted–although almost two years later it has a couple dings in it. I don’t know about the more expensive countertop paints.
Love love love your kitchen plans! We desperately need a kitchen remodel, but I think I am going to paint my countertops like you did for the time being.
That was a great solution for us for almost two years!
Love those knobs. Emtek makes the exact same ones for a bit cheaper. We put them on all of our closet doors in our house and absolutely love them. They come in a variety of sizes. We got them from Handlesets.com
http://www.handlesets.com/emtek-86321-cadet-1-mid-century-modern-solid-brass-cabinet-knob/p1573103
I love the kitchen updates. I posted mine on my blog a few weeks ago and so far we have repainted and bought a new kitchen table/chairs. Yay! Can’t wait to see how it all comes together for you!
So fun, Kristi!
Holy expensive pulls!! I have been in kitchen budget ignorance! While I know things like that can get expensive, I guess I just didn’t really know know….or connect the two that those are for ONE pull! I love this. I love it all. I actually really like the kitchen layout! I could be a LOT worse. Those upgrades will transform the space. Excited!!!
Not allllll hardware is expensive but we just love these ones. I am sure there are a lot of cheaper ones in a similar style. Also, it really helped us to look at the budget as a whole. We are spending less than $200 on hardware which is a pretty small fraction of the entire budget.
Love your plans! When do you get started? I’m dying to see the waterfall edge countertop!
Asap. Shopping starts right away. :)
I can’t wait!!! Amazing!!!!
This will be gorgeous! I love butcher block too. Someday . . . :)
Yes, yes, yes – love these plans! I am really loving the butcher block against that tile. And waterfall edge? I die. And upgrading the pantry door is genius. It’s touches like this that will really elevate the room in my humble and completely unprofessional opinion.
We love your opinion!!!
It’s going to be gorgeous! Love that tile mixed with the butcher block!