June 10, 2015

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