The Final Kitchen

After getting the crown molding up, I got the cabinet doors hung, touched up the paint & caulk as much as I could, then finally had to walk away. I do still have to build a couple of drawers, but I need to clean some other projects out of the shop first. So let's call this final walk through of the kitchen remodel complete and try to get back to some boat building.

So when you walk in from the driveway to the mud room, let's begin with that view

Up the stairs to the new hallway

Stairs were moved forward, flooring updated, molding, baseboard, crown, corner cabinet

The built in desk turned out great! Check out that bent wood edging around the ply top

Doors are hung with care

New cabinets fit great

New door, frame molding, crown, side cabinet

Open view from the hallway into the kitchen, crown molding

Former fridge nook, still needs 2 drawers

There are still some stitched pics hanging around that really illustrate the change

Still in progress

From the other side, it really opens up

Here's the before & the finished opening

This project really does have a massive impact on the house. My parents think it's the biggest impact on anything we've done so far. I'm inclined to agree, but that deck & screened porch are pretty great. Now it's just as comfortable walking through the hallway as anywhere else in the house instead of the cold freezer that it used to be. I like the color, the visual of having the space opened up, and all of the extra cabinet space we gained. This was a really great renovation. Total cost for materials was around $1500 but it added thousands in value to the house.