Sorry I missed Friday's post! We got to the beach on Thursday and I think I just shut down for 24 hours:)
I couldn't believe how different the kitchen looked! I knew I hated it before.....but after the renovation I was amazed at how much bigger it appeared.
Remember.....I had to do this on a strict budget!
Doing this project long distance was hard for me but my contractor was amazing....I really lucked out. Y'all remember how stressed I was over selecting SW Pure White.....well I am here to say all is well.
I don't have exact pictures of the before but I grabbed some from the rental website [as all of them look exactly the same].
After....minimal staging here cause I'm on vacation haha.
I'll say it again....paint is a huge game changer.....
Here is the before
If you look carefully you can see how the island is bar height which I am not a fan of at all!!!
Again not my unit but my exact kitchen!
Before....taking out the granite and backsplash!
After the counter was cut down.
I picked a subway tile just because it is classic and will stand the test of time....
Granite going in!
I also added some shiplap around the island as it was drywall before and got pretty beat up.
Barstools are from Four Hands that I had ordered for someone else but they didn't work.....turns out they look great with the granite!
The granite is Alaskan White which after research is sometimes called Colonial White. I had to use granite because it is the most durable for a rental and much cheaper than quartz.
I used my favorite Grohe faucet.....
I didn't change the hardware holes but I did go to chrome to brighten things up.....
We had to replace the wall oven and the cooktop so I used Kitchenaid.
I ordered EVERYTHING from Build.com except the backsplash: [Lowes] granite: SS Granite
Close up of the granite and backsplash.
Damn I'm still amazed when I look at it and I see kitchen reno's all the time!
Here is one more thing that finally got changed out after 11 years.....can you believe I waited that long?
This light fixture was in EVERY unit....
I picked up the one below [which was a floor model at the mart] for a couple hundred dollars! Of course I smugly went to ship it and UPS wanted over 500.00.
Crikey. Thankfully we managed to fit it in the car with the 3 barstools, all of the luggage and Cami!!
Y'all this was started on Nov 27th and we got here Dec 28th. Can you believe it. I mean there are a few things left to do but Chris worked day and night! If you live in the Destin area here is his info.
Hope y'all had a great New Years Eve. So excited for 2018!
Shaygiddy
