around the house: our new kitchen!

Well, it's taken me just about as long to get around to shooting/editing photos of it as it was to have it demo-ed/rebuilt, but at long last: our new kitchen! Just after it was finished, I saw a "trends that are no longer in for home design in 2018" type of story, which included white kitchens - and I felt momentarily dismayed that I just built one of those, and it's "out already... But then I remembered that this is my house, and white cabinets + white subway tile will never cease to make me happy. And I've got loads of those now:

We didn't change the layout at all, but pretty much everything is new - cabinets, floors, appliances, backsplash, lighting (just the floor boards remained the same, but the black paint on them was sanded down and a gray stain put on instead, and in the dining room too). I was trying to come up with my favorite thing about this light and bright and shiny new version - though seriously, that all is winning in and of itself when you see the previous distressed cabinets and painted black floors - but I'm so thrilled with the whole thing that I really can't decide...

The carrara marble that made me swoon the minute I saw the slab? The gloriousness of new appliances (including these genius "melt" and "soften" settings on the microwave that I use all the time for baking, and the cleanliness that is a never-been-used clean refrigerator drawer)? The 60/40 divided sink instead of the 3-section one that was soooo dysfunctional, plus the low divide that makes washing baking pans so much easier? The refinished floors in a shade of gray I'm in love with? The pantry section that has super functional drawers and looks more like a piece of custom furniture than a never-ending cabinet section like it used to?

I love it all. Which is a good thing, because this was a serious project...living for 2 months with no kitchen sink is no joke. And don't even get me started on wood floor refinishing, a week+ process that meant not being able to set foot in the kitchen (which by extension meant walking through the front door and around to the garage to access the basement to do laundry). Now that it's done... worth it! Read on to see a long list of sources for everything and some scary "before" photos:


Sources:
Cabinetry design: Jan Hynes Cabinetry and Design
Cabinet color: Benjamin Moore Super White
Island color: Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray
Wall color: Benjamin Moore Muslin
Cabinet knobs: Bridgewater Collection t-knob from coolknobsandpulls.com
Drawer pulls: Bridgewater Collection bar pulls from coolknobsandpulls.com
Subway tiles: Lowe's
Counters: carrara marble
Sink: Kohler Vault Smart Divide
Faucet: Delta Essa in arctic stainless
Soap dispenser: Delta
Blinds: Lowe's
Pendant lights: Joss & Main
Counter stools: Target
Runner: Target (similar)
Olive oil/vinegar bottles: Target
Spoon rest: Thirstystone
Face art: by Leslie Weaver, via Furbish Studio
Shelves: locally made
Desk chair: Overstock
Faux succulent: Target
Abstract print: Urban Outfitters
Striped pitcher: Hearth & Hand with Magnolia
White pitcher: Tag
Storage boxes: Hearth & Hand with Magnolia
Pencil cup: Target
Wood tray: H&M
Mixer: Kitchen Aid in light silver
Coffee/espresso maker: DeLonghi
Pantry organization: OXO pop containers

And for comparison - here's what it looked like before! I didn't think it was that bad, until I just now compared the photos, which suddenly made me wonder how I lived with these distressed cabinets and dark counters and way-too-small pendant lights for 2 years (though I do have to say these photos are from move-in day, so it looked a little better with my things moved in).