Hi everyone! It’s Cindy here to show you the final pictures of our kitchen. This might take a while so grab your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy.
First I will start where I last left off. The cabinets were installed and the finish details of the knobs, crown molding and base trim were in place.
The crew had a couple of days before the granite would be installed so they took that time to install all the appliances except the cooktop.
The granite was installed the Monday I was returning from my recent trip so I don’t have any pictures of that while it was being installed so here is the completed granite installation.
The granite color is called Santa Cecelia. The above picture doesn’t do the color any justice so here are a couple of close ups.
The Santa Cecelia is described to have “colors that fall more in the grouping of gold-gray due to the slight hints of burgundy, ivory and black veins interlaced on the consistent white stone background. I also found this great description of all the colors found in this stone.
Next up it was time for the tile back splash to be installed.
We picked out Durango Travertine from Mexico in 3″ x 6″ tiles and paired it with Precious Gems Woodland Teak Glass and Slate Medley for the accent color.
The Precious Gems accent is described as a “collaboration of glossy and frosted glass with natural slate and quartzite”. We really love how the colors in the accent tiles resemble the colors in the granite.
For the cooktop backsplash we used the same Precious Gems detail and paired it with the 4″x 4″ Durango tile. It is framed with Sandgate Antique Bronze Cove Liner.
Finally the cooktop and the glass for the cupboard doors was installed. It took quite a few days to clean all the cabinets and fill them up.
I love all the large drawers we put in. They are great for holding pots and pans. The best part is that you don’t have to get on your hands and knees to try to drag something out of the bottom shelf any more.
Besides moving the door and window the biggest change in our kitchen was to remove a small wall that was on the left of the doorway from the family room that you can see above. You can see the wall in this next picture.
It created a little cubbie that our refrigerator fit in.
Now there are cabinets that wrap around the corner. Without that wall the entrance from the family room is more open and makes the kitchen seem bigger.
The new window is bigger and lower than the old one and gives us a beautiful view of the back yard. With LED under cabinet lighting the kitchen is very bright even at night.
We don’t have the table in our eating area yet because Charlie is working on refinishing it. We really love is our new refrigerator. It is a Samsung counter depth unit and the thing we like best about it is there are no handles sticking out. I will do a review of it and our new microwave in another post.
I hope you have enjoyed watching our new kitchen construction. We are very happy with how it turned out. I have already done some cooking and felt it was great to work in. We now have a lot more counter space which makes it easy to prepare meals and work around the oven and cooktop.
I’m still catching up on my blog reading but now that this project is behind me I will have more time to comment. Thanks for your understanding.
well done that is an art piece!!!! I love love love your counter top!
Oh Cindy, it’s beautiful! We are in the process of redoing our kitchen too. So much beautiful stuff out there, it’s so very hard to pick from it all.
Hugs,
Kim
Wow – it’s absolutely gorgeous! Love the view from your kitchen window over the sink!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the peeps had a busy morning, walking, groceries and haircuts. Mom is finally sitting down to take a long and enjoyable look at your very lovely kitchen. MOLMOL Mom says the Santa Cecelia granite is very lovely….even if they did spell it w/2 e’s. We love the backsplash, the cabinets are gorgeous and OMCs what a very large kitchen. Walter seems to have found a sweet spot. We are looking forward to hearing how you open the fridge. It must be magic
Hugs madi and mom
PS I think we need to have a Blog pawty in your kitchen
It is fabulous….we especially like the dog-friendliness of it….BOL! Love the view.
It looks great!
Mom says it is all so beautiful. Our kitchen granite is also Santa Cecilia and our tile is a travertine. We used some bronze accent pieces but the glass is gorgeous. Our upstairs bathroom remodel will begin in a few months and the wall tile is going to get some pretty glass accents. You must be so glad the project is over, but the best part is how absolutely amazing it all looks. Enjoy.
Woos – Lightning and Misty and Mom
Very beautiful!!!! Love everything!!
hugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
Wow, that is beautiful! So glad to have it done since the kitchen is a life center of the house.
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Wow! That looks really great! Who is your contractor?
Everything is so gorgeous, the range hood, the woodwork/ feet on the oven portion, and the cooktop, & placement of the microwave. It’s so well planned out a real dream kitchen. May you be blessed with many years of enjoyment.
Now can they come to my house next…….
Linda and Astro
PS can’t wait to hear about the new frig, I saw one last night that must have a camera inside to view on your smartphone while you are grocery shopping.
It’s beautiful Cindy, I love the tile and granite countertops they look perfect together. And the undermount sink, and the view from the kitchen window and……….well I just love your entire kitchen.
Looking forward to your review on the Samsung counter depth unit we are in the market for a new fridge so I can’t wait to hear how you like it.
I LUFFS your new kitchen….now which one is the TREAT cabinet????
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
that looks amazing,xx Speedy
Gosh it is perfection and I would say too pretty for cooking ~ perhaps you should just get carry out and come home and sit and eat enjoying the ambiance.
Thanks for the POTP Lee is worried about me and she hates we have to wait two whole weeks to get in to the specialist. Please keep me in your prayers.
Sweet William The Scot
Wow!!! Everything is so beautiful!! I just love the color of the wood and the backsplash. The granite goes so perfectly with everything!
hello millie and walter its dennis the vizsla dog oh hay wow luk at that the majik fud rum is all bak toogether!!! and i see that they even installd a jiant staynless steel tardis for yoo to yooze to travel thru time and spayse how kool is that??? ok bye
Wow, it looks fabulous!!!! I bet that you’re glad to have the workers out of the house!
Oh Cindy! It looks FABULOUS!! I absolutely love it!! The colors are awesome and I bet it feels like a whole new house with the changes you made! Great Job!
Oh, gosh! It looks BEAUTIFUL!!! I love all the choices you made!
KZK
Absolutely gorgeous! Looks so open and airy!
Fenris here, I was wondering if Millie would like to go to the Blogville Summer Dance with me. I think I just need a picture of her and we would be good to go. You can read about it here. http://www.pawprovince.com/2017/06/blogville-summer-dance-2017-is-coming.html
Perfection!
Love it! Sure wish I could change mine up!