Kitchen Before and Afters (Finally!)

The kitchen before had some great qualities: spacious, big windows with lots of light, open to the living area, views of the side and backyard, plenty of room for appliances. Initially we thought we would keep the cabinets and just give them a good scrub. We planned to do what we did with the kitchen at the manor: refurb the cabinets, paint, replace the countertops & the appliances. Thinking this was the plan was probably how we allowed ourselves to buy the house and take on the project.

Then, we got in the house and saw how the cabinets were peeling in places, plus the smoke was entrapped in the cabinets, and that’s where our food was going to go, ew.

Here are the before & afters (after photos credit goes to Franzi, Scout’s backseat girlfriend):

After 1: note the addition of a dishwasher!

Before 2. That sneaky cord leads to the refrigerator, which blocked the big window

After 2. We moved the refrigerator to the inside wall

Before 3. Behind that electric range was a hidden gem of an unused gas line.

After 3. We knocked out all the miscelaneous greasy cabinets above the range.

Once we got into the house we took a close look and said, ok – Ikea cabinets it is. Here are a few more (never before seen!) photos of the kitchen in progress: