Nothing makes me more excited than this new kitchen, which means I am officially old. But seriously....how could I not get excited? I had 22 feet x 23 feet to do whatever my little heart desired in what is essentially going to be the heart of our home. Well, not exactly whatever I wanted, since kitchens are expensive, but I could dream. Since it was such a big space, we are incorporating a sitting area - Brian thinks he's also putting a 42 inch flat screen on the wall.
Now he's the one dreaming.
Most of the inspiration came from pictures like these - and funny enough, our interior designer labeled them all coastal casual, which pretty much describes me. Stuck in a landlocked state. Oh well. At least my kitchen will be reminiscent of the water.
The farmhouse apron sink was the first thing picked out
The blue-ish turquoise island was the next must do
White perimeter cabinets and glass-front uppers came from this
Gray/white subway tile for the backsplash
And this is the last decision - super white granite for easy clean-up even though I don't love granite, or carrera marble because it's fantastically beautiful but stains? Still thinking on that one. Either way it will be white.
An amazing perk of working with a kitchen designer are the visuals that they can create for you - this is what our kitchen layout will actually look like. The doorway on the left is a walk-in pantry and the all-freezer and all-refrigerator are on opposite sides of the back wall.
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| Visual from behind the island |
