Kitchen Rehab Finale

The work in our kitchen is finally done.  We still need to do the final walk through and make the final payment, but I'm glad the renovation part is finished.  We hadn't planned on updating this kitchen, but a water leak under the sink changed that plan.  As big of a pain as it was, I'm glad it's done.  I'm happy with how it turned out overall, and I think it's a definite improvement over our '70s white laminate.

So, I guess you'd like to see some before and after pics?  Well, okay...

In case you're wondering, the floors haven't changed other than a good grout cleaning.  I think the lighting and my camera's white balance setting were just a bit off today.

 

Another before...

 

And after...

 

Here are a few closeup pictures...

 

 

I like our new spice shelf and it's fun to be able to display the cute Anthropologie dishes I got for Christmas.

 

 

I love, love, love my new sink area.  I love the under mounted deep single sink and the awesome pull down Delta faucet.  It makes doing dishes (one of my least favorite chores) bearable.

 

We originally were going to use silver pulls, but I'm glad we went with the oil rubbed bronze on everything (including the outlet covers).  It pulls together the black on the appliances and the dark countertops. 

 

We lost some functional storage by keeping the corner cabinet open, but we decided to add storage above the refrigerator for a more built-in look.  And while we tried to work with most of our existing cabinets (other than building new doors), the top cabinet beside the refrigerator was rebuilt to extend to the ceiling.

 

So, what do you think?  I think we did a good job incorporating the ideas from my Pinterest board.  Now we can just never move since this kitchen was built to our exact tastes. :)