So that’s the grand tour, this room has such a sunny, happy vibe and it was so fun to see it come to life! I love having the island for the kids to do homework at and we do a ton of baking here too. I told him I wanted it to look like a piece of furniture with an open shelving feel on either side for easy access to items I use a lot. Speaking of the island, my cabinet maker did an amazing job on it. I wanted a pop of color in here so the island got this pretty blue grey paint. ![]() I love how durable and easy to clean these counters are. We used quartz counters again in this house with a marble feel. I’m so happy with the character this cabinet adds to the kitchen as well. I also love that I can grab the dishes from either side of the peninsula depending on what table I’m setting. I chose this big sliding door cabinet design to balance out the refrigerator and make everything symmetrical. I’m still working on styling the shelves in here, so ignore the empty shelves! ![]() I love how this china cabinet area turned out over by the breakfast nook. I just wanted a change of pace, but I still included the open shelving in the pantry. the open shelving we had in our last house. I knew I wanted a mix of glass cabinets and closed cabinetry vs. I went with polished nickel in here to continue with the classic vibe, which I love although the finger prints do drive me a little batty. We went with an inset cabinet style so that I could have these classic feeling latch hardware. The other thing that was great about that was we could switch from a counter depth fridge to a full size one and not have it stick out any further than a counter depth. I went with a bigger 36 inch professional range (ours is a monogram) and they are deeper than a regular sized range so this made it look more custom. One of the other things we changed was making the back lower cabinet and counter deeper. Pretty close right? I decided to change the china cabinet section on the far right a bit and drop the cabinets all the way down realizing I wouldn’t need that extra counter space. We only changed a few things mid-build as we sort of saw the space coming together. You may remember my kindergarten drawings (see below) of our kitchen I shared this past winter, and the kitchen really turned out pretty close to my drawings. We went a few rounds of drawing the kitchen and finally landed on the perfect plan. It’s open to the dining area, but tucked back from the living room. just stares at me sometimes scratching his head, but it all made sense to me! And it makes sense in real life too. But I still wanted to keep an open floor plan where the lake views weren’t interrupted. I also wanted it tucked back a little from the main living room, so it felt more like an old school kitchen where it’s more of it’s own room. High on the list were a large pantry that hides all the clutter (see the full pantry post here), a breakfast nook, and a large island. In this house I wanted to make sure the kitchen really worked for our family because this tends to be where we all gather. ![]() The day is finally here, I’m sharing the kitchen! Prepare yourself for photo overload as I haven’t decided the best angles to shoot this from yet, so I’m just including them all.
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