simply nesting kitchen update

ya know what? I posted last month about what inspired me when we were gutting our kitchen. but I never followed up about what we actually did.

we went with granite counter tops and beautiful white cabinets. the cabinets have a beaded board style and our floors are ceramic tile. I, so, wanted slate, but we were already way over budget by the time we got down to the floor. Our appliances are stainless steel and I must say I LOVE our frig! Its an LG with the freezer on the bottom, but I just adore having the french doors to the refrig and everything is so easily accessible.

we did go with white shelves, which I had to have b/c martha has them. but like I said before shelving = dust and I will NOT do it again.

I am so glad we remodel our kitchen. you'll see from the "before" pictures it was dark and gloomy. now its bright, airy and completely updated!





before...




we gutted this kitchen to the exterior brick and wood beams over head! we put a real ceiling over head with recessed lighting and ceiling fan. With taking out the soffit, we could put in taller cabinets which is a plus for added storage in a small space. and to completely open the room, we took out that island slab of laminate which created a smoother path from the stove to sink to the frig. the perfect triangle, which apparently (I learned during designing the space) is very important !