Our Kitchen Additions
Let’s first re-visit what we started with…
I admit, our kitchen was not the end of the world. I guess for us it was comparable to working for Apple and still using a Blackberry. Our kitchen was very pretty, very functional and I personally could’ve lived with simply painting the cabinets and updating the countertops and backsplash. Because let’s be honest, when you see Santa Cecilia granite and 4×4 travertine tile every day all day for thirteen years, it begins to look a little blah for us. Mark however, was not particularly happy with the construction/materials of our original cabinetry and was adamant about re-placing them. Can’t say I minded too much!
Once we are completely finished with our kitchen, I will do a full, detailed blog post but until then, here’s a quick peek at the start of the construction…
And then “After” (prior to about thirty other projects)
As you can see, our vent hood is a huge focal point in the kitchen. It is front and center and I wanted something really custom looking. Mark actually somehow just “had” this vent hood laying around at our shop so I decided to re-purpose it a bit. A coat of Benjamin Moore’s Thundercloud Gray and voila!
Although it turned out really beautiful, it was still missing that pizzazz that I had envisioned. It was still looking a little boxy and boring to me. Remember… an interior designer plus design blogger plus kitchen/bath company owner equals one dangerous combination. So, I grabbed two of these raw, rubberwood corbels that we carry in our showroom and took them home one day. I sprayed them Thundercloud Gray as well and then they sat on our countertop for about three months while I patiently awaited the day Mark had time to tackle this particular project. Seeing as though this was project #4,555,888 for him, three months was pretty dang impressive!
Acanthus Wood Corbel- 3-3/8″ x 7-3/4″ x 13″
AFTER
SHOP OUR KITCHEN:
Appliances- Howard Payne
Island Custom Color by Sherwin Williams (Brittany’s Blue):
CCE Color Cast OZ 32 64 128
L1 Blue — 43 1 1
Y3 Deep Gold — 8 1 —
Plates- Anthropologie
XOXO, Brittany Hayes
I love the luxurious look of the added corbels to the range hood. Those corbels are gorgeous! Your kitchen is small but possesses such presence because of the lovely elements you used.
Awe thank you Delia! You’re too kind!
Do you remember the line of SW paint you used by chance? Pro classic perhaps? My SW guy said he needed to know which line other why’s they come out different. I wanted to grab a sample and see it in person, love your style!
Your kitchen is beautiful! Where is the island from?
What color granite did you use? We are looking at fantasy brown or Carrara marble for our remodel. I’m so nervous to make a final decision!
Our granite is Tiger White 🙂 Thanks so much!
Gorgeous!!! Love your island color! Love it all!! So darn talented Brittany!!??
Xo,
Shauna
Wow! Brittany, This is so fabulous! I sure wish I lived in your area! I would love your home! On another note, You mentioned kicking sugar. Have you tried Plexus? If not, please let me send you some samples of the pink drink. I now pass up donuts, cupcakes and pop tarts! I carve the veggies now! The regulation of your blood sugar is huge and that’s exactly what plexus does!
xoxo, Angela
I think the hashtag should be #1908wonderland