Before here and here... The kitchen and dining area before had white walls and blue and burgundy accents with linoleum flooring.
Now the walls are a warm maple cream with deep berry brick curtains and black and cream accents.
The project hasn't been without it's problems, namely the finishing of the hardwood floors. We had problems applying the polyurethane with the applicator the manufacturer recommended and had to strip the two coats we applied. Husband K did all the work including all the sanding between coats. Tips for applying polyurethane: lightly sand floor before applying 2-3 coats by hand with a brush. Allow to dry more than 16-24 hours. Sand and reapply additional coats.
The light fixture we wanted for over the island didn't come in black so I sanded it and sprayed it black to match the new black chandelier.
All the hardware was gold and we replaced it with a burnished brass. The chandelier is black with gold brushwork.
It's hard to capture the color of the walls however they are a beautiful warm maple cream and we couldn't be happier with the way they turned out. K also upgraded all the baseboards and added new corner pieces throughout the main floor.
We just love the new hardware! We'll replace the faucet with a new black one as soon as we can find the one we want.
The flooring continues down the full length of the hall to the upper bedrooms and is just beautiful. We plan to change the countertops to granite or granite like in the new year and we'll replace all the appliances with stainless steel or possibly black, still undecided yet.
New blinds for the windows (for under the drapery) will be ordered and I'll swap out the china in the cabinet for the cranberry Wedgewood "Bramble" from one of the other rooms.
We found the table cloth but I am still not sure if I like it, the pattern is quite large, but it has black it in. My husband says one can never have too many table cloths so live with it, see if it grows on you and purchase new ones as you find them. (What woman wouldn't love to hear her husband say this! :) I may even have one custom made if I can find a fabric I like. We've been searching for two oil paintings for each side of the china cabinet but still haven't found the ones we want.
We found the table cloth but I am still not sure if I like it, the pattern is quite large, but it has black it in. My husband says one can never have too many table cloths so live with it, see if it grows on you and purchase new ones as you find them. (What woman wouldn't love to hear her husband say this! :) I may even have one custom made if I can find a fabric I like. We've been searching for two oil paintings for each side of the china cabinet but still haven't found the ones we want.
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It's beautiful! Love the choices you've made! We've started remodeling our kitchen and I'm overwhelmed with the choices!
You must be so happy! It looks bright and cozy at the same time.
i just had new wood floor put in last year and am very happy now. great choices. isn't remodeling exhausting?
This is my first visit to your blog...I love your kitchen remodeling!!!
Looks great Maggie! The tablecloth is really nice!
I love the floors!
Your handles and hardware look so great!
Oh Maggie everything looks fantastic! I know you must be thrilled to have those floors finished! Does it feel like you have a new house? Looks totally transformed to me. Love that you reused what you had by sprucing it up. Gorgeous!
Our floors brought us together...and now we have starbucks in common too. lol!
Hi Maggie, love all the remodeling, it looks wonderful. You take such quality photos. I think we might be doing some bathroom renovations soon, so will look forward to seeing what you have done there. We're just heading into some nice weather and I am happy to have reports finished and maybe some free time.
Your new flooring and walls are gorgeous. The color looks like a color I used and loved in the past, a sort of "eggnog" color. I really like the new hardware too, I was considering them for my cabinets but now we've decided to replace the cabinets entirely. As for granite countertops, make sure you check carefully - there's been a lot of worry over some of the granite outgassing. Stainless steel appliances - I adore my stainless steel sink and have been in the ss fan club long before it was popular. I wanted to get a ss fridge when the time came but then I started to hear all my friends and family complain about their new ss fridges - you can't stick magnets on it and you can't keep it from being full of fingerprints and smudges without waaaaay to much effort. My fridge finally wheezed and died a few months ago and we went with a black fridge and LOVE it.