Our previous kitchen was not old, but painfully small. As a two cook family, it just didn't work. We didn't have much room to work with to expand and, because of a window in the bedroom below, we angled the space to minimize the overhang. We started construction in August on the small addition and finished (almost) in January. Final trim, accessories, and window treatments still to come.

Our kitchen before:

And now...

Adding seating at the island was a last minute change and it has made such a difference for us.

Products used:

Custom cherry cabinets by Mills Brothers Fine Woodworking
Luce de Luna quartzite counters
Viking Range - reused from previous kitchen
Viking Hood - reused, but added chimney
F&P dish drawers - reused
KitchenAid counter depth refrigerator
Marvel Wine Cooler
GE Advantium
Terra Verre tiles for backsplash
Artemide pendants
Knobs and pulls - Restoration Hardware
Grohe faucet main sink
Hansgrohe faucet prep sink
Fanke Orca main sink
Ticor prep sink
Eye-Vac under sink - one of my favorite things. Just sweep up to the toe kick and the mini vac automatically sucks up what is in front of it. A must with wood floors and 2 dogs and 2 cats!

This is my new favorite GW kitchen!

Light, airy and bright... congratulations and enjoy your new Kitchen::))

I remember a post of yours from awhile ago because your house is so unique and intriguing. My DS declared it "awesome" and also his future house. :)

What you did over the range to emphasize the dramatic verticality of the space is genius.

Congratulations.

Kiff, the Eye-Vac, did you guys mount it under the sink, in the toe kick? Please tell me how?

Corrie

Congratulations - you must be thrilled!
Eliz

Sharonite - The glass in the cabinets is reeded, placed horizontal. We have a 50' bank of windows across from the kitchen in that same style. The pendants are by Artemide. They are stainless steel in a basketweave design. We really love them.

flwrs - The paint color is Tree Bark by Frazee Paint. They are a west coast company, I think only in CA, AZ and NV.

Chicagoans - Yes, I still remember your DS's comment. As my future buyer, I hope he will approve!

Schoolhouse and elizpiz - Ah, yes, my little giraffe. How cute is he? He's made in a rustic cast iron finish and purchased at atwestend.com.

Sochi - What can I say? Your stunning kitchen, especially those drool-worthy counters, made me have to have them. That material was nowhere to be found out here and it was a twist of fate, a true miracle, that we got it. Thank you for the inspiration.

marthavila and Corrie - The Eye-Vac is fantastic! Everyone thought I was a little nuts, but they all accommodated me. We had the cabinet guys cut a square out the bottom of the cabinet and also cut out the toe kick. The vac is portable and can be set to manual or automatic - we keep it on auto. Just sweep to the opening and tah-dah it just sucks it up! The debris goes to a bagless container that gets pulled off and dumped. It really is a great thing for me! I'll take a picture tonight of the cabinet open so you can see it and post it later.

you must be thrilled!

Spectacular!

I totally remember this house because I thought it was so cool! So unique!

Congratulations on this amazing space to go along with the rest of this unbelievable house!

Awesome! I love your cabinets...

KA:)

Thank you again for your compliments. We've appreciated you all so much this past year.

Love it All!
~boxer

I think I've converted from wanting a white kitchen....to wanting your kitchen!!

tracy - The cabinet color doesn't have a name per se, it was custom mixed. I would compare it to espresso. It is very dark (as you can see) but in person it has a wonderful transparency to see the cherry wood grain.

The backsplash is ivory glass subway tiles and glass pebble tiles. The pebbles are ivory, grey and charcoal color.

kitchenkrazed - We love the extra light, too! The island is 85 inches by 27 inches.

May I have your permission to include your kitchen in the Finished Kitchens Blog?
If so I will add it to the "Coming Soon Kitchens" section of the FKB.
The new FKB should be online in about a week or so. I'll let you know when it's ready for input; you can add your own kitchen!
Thank you!

Thanks.

I didn't see this thread when you first posted, and was also interest in the Eye-vac, so I searched for your other post about it, and thought I'd link to it here for anyone else who reads this and is curious.

Definitely great decision to include island seating.

Congratulations and enjoy your stunningly beautiful space!

My eye did wander to the boulders beyond the kitchen next to the dining room. Can I ask what that is? It reminds me of a zoo enclosure. Perfect for your little giraffe towel holder!

Starpooh - sure! Just let me know what I need to do and when.

jen - The floors are bamboo.

marti - The bigger window and door were added with the small addition. The original kitchen ended where the prep sink is. Everything past that was added on.

breezy - You may have seen photos of our crazy house before but have not connected them back to the kitchen. I included a photo below of the center of our house. The upstairs rooms all overlook a pool on the lower level.

vidyaram - Yes, that is the tile company. We used the smaller subway tiles and the pebble blend. The actual colors of our tiles are ivory (subways and pebble mix), sky grey and steel grey.

The 'boulders' frame the pool and waterfall: