Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Home Tour: Kitchen Before and After



It is with a heavy heart that we are selling our home.  So in that spirit I thought I would share with you all before and afters of our home.  Now I will admit that not all of my painting is completely finished, but the afters are drastic all the same.


I love how the previous owners made this room completely non functional by squatting a wood burning stove smack in the middle of this room.  There was no room for furniture around it, and it left soot on all the walls and ceiling.  So this was one of the first things to go.


Behind this wall was the existing kitchen.  When we knocked this wall down we more than doubled the space we could use for the kitchen.


Yikes!  The before kitchen wasn't much larger than a postage stamp, and if you will notice...no dishwasher.  This was pretty much my nightmare kitchen.


This was by far the smallest wall oven I had ever seen.  I didn't know they made them this small.  I'm pretty sure you would be hard pressed to fit a casserole dish in there, and as any mom of many can attest, casseroles are a must.  Another fun tidbit, the cook top was smaller than the hole cut into the countertop, and the side of the cabinet and wall surrounding looked like it had been torched.  Can we say grease fire anyone?


Mmm.  Chippy countertops.  These counters had a lovely coating of gross.


Needless to say this room ended up being a total gut job.  In fact the entire house was a total gut job.  It gave us a new blank slate.  Which was awesome because where the previous sink had been had had a longterm leak, and the entire floor had to be replaced.

If that was my nightmare kitchen then our finished product was my dream.  I'm so very sad to leave it behind, but when the Lord leads us somewhere else who am I to question.


So you can imagine how wonderful I feel looking at this knowing where we started.


I love my faucet.  It was a discontinued item...translation it was a cheapo clearance item!  It reminds me of a pump handle in old timey kitchen that still had to hand pump their water from the well.  I love my wall oven which will not only fit a casserole dish, but huge cookie sheets.



We mounted a big tv on the wall to use for entertainment, and homeschooling purposes as it doubles as a monitor for our computer.  The kitchen is usually where all of my parent friends would gather when we had get togethers.  The last few times we just sat, and watched funny youtube videos.  Apparently there is no age limit on enjoying funny animal videos.


And did I mention that this kitchen had two ovens?  It has been this bakers paradise.


Another shot of my amazing island. (read a post about it here)  How I will miss it.


Señor Hotness's older brother built us these fantastic faux door panels for us to paint as chalk boards. Also a bonus I'll miss.


The custom shelves for us to display my antique jar collection is a fantastic feature.


The icing on the cake however was and still is the crazy awesome penny counter-top. (check out a post about it here)  I will miss what Señor Hotness and I have done with this house, and how we transformed what the realtor tried to steer us clear of into such a beautiful home for our family.


19 comments:

  1. com.PLETE. transformation! part of me would love to be a house flipper, but only if I could just tell people what to do and not actually do all the labor myself. I have almost no experience and I get impatient with measuring and whatnot, so I'm sure I would do a shoddy job :) sorry you have to leave it, but I guess just think what even more amazing-ness God must have in store for you!

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  2. What a beautiful renovation! I'm sure you're going to miss that kitchen, but how exciting to follow the Lord's leading in your lives. Thanks so much for sharing at Fridays Unfolded! Pinning to the links board!

    Alison
    Nancherrow

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  3. What an absolutely wonderful kitchen! So totally different from the start! Thank you for sharing this... so sorry you have to leave it.... may the Lord bless you as you follow Him, though. :)

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  4. That Before was pretty scary - but you turned it into a beautiful farmhouse style kitchen! Stopping by from the #bestofDIY party and pinning. :) Have a wonderful weekend!

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    1. Oh Jen, you have NO IDEA. There was a serious wasp infestation, and they had really taken root since the house had been vacant for 2 years. Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Such a gorgeous kitchen! Crazy what people do.. like put a stove in the center of a room! lol. Sad that yall have to leave it.. but maybe you can make your next kitchen even dreamier?! I bet you can!

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  6. What a transformation!!! Wish I had your DIY skills. You will just have to do it again wherever you go:)

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  7. Thanks Anne. We really love how it turned out.

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  8. Wow Sarah, you would not even believe this was the same home! Love what you did in the kitchen. The penny countertop is such a creative idea and I love the open shelving! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  9. Wow, great job! I'm featuring you this week on Masterpiece Monday. Have a blessed week. Mary

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  10. I am in LOVE with the island and the chevron chairs! The color is so cheery and the patterns are amazing. Ah, love it. It gives me warm fuzzes to look at it. And it's massive! I can't get over how huge it is. Our kitchen isn't large enough for a huge island, but does have an eat in table beside, so maybe I would have the Hubs build me a similar one there and I can repaint it! Thanks so much for sharing your home with us.
    April
    http://stampinfool.com/merrymonday/

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    1. My kitchen is my very favorite room as well. I'm a big fan for anything chevron. The new house we have our eye one doesn't have nearly as much space. So I've been spoiled for sure.

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  11. Wow, what an amazing makeover!! I can't believe the befores and afters, SUCH a huge difference! I can imagine how sad you are to leave, it's beautiful! Visiting from Teach Me Tuesday! :)

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  12. It is so beautiful and open. I'm in love with that table!

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  13. This is my dream kitchen too! I swear! Good luck in your next adventure and may your new kitchen be even better...three stoves maybe? :)
    p.s. stopping by from Twirl and Take a Bow

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  14. Sarah, this is an awesome transformation - so many beautiful features - love the penny counter top and your island is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy

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  15. This is just awwwe!! Wow looks fantastic!! Thanks for sharing on DIY Sunday Showcase!!!

    Shelly@minettesmaze.blogspot.com

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  16. This looks so good! You did a amazing job. Pinned. We had so much fun partying with you at our last party. We hope to see you tonight's party at 7 pm. We love to see what you have been working on! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
    Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

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  17. Thanks DD. It was a labor of love for sure.

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