Everything is done except a small walnut top (finished on Wed.) and painting of trim. BUT I COULDN'T WAIT!

STATS:

Countertops: Island is Caesarstone Blizzard and Perimeter is Caesarstone Pebble
Cabinets: Precision Cabinets (Brentwood, CA)
Backsplash and above cabinets: Heath Ceramics, Antique White 2x4 in herringbone pattern
Stove: Thermador PRO-HARMONY Gas Range 48"
Refrigerator: Kenmore Elite
Sink: Blanco Cerrano 30"
Faucet: Brizo Baliza
Knobs: Belwith (?) oval
Handles: Alno Charlie Pull
Pendants: Jamie Young St. Charles Pendants Mercury Glass
Windows/Transom/French Doors: Marvin
Floors: New growth fir/sanding and staining of old growth fir floors in fam room

BEFORE:




THE OLD FAMILY ROOM:

THE NEW KITCHEN AND FAMILY ROOM:

We tore down a wall separating fam rm and kitchen; this is the new space:

And this is where we have our computer (not sure what to do with all those cords):

TV will go here tomorrow!:

Thank you for letting me share! I am sooooo happy with everything. My favorite part is all the sunlight that comes in through the french doors and windows on that one wall. I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have!

Your kitchen turned out beautifully! I love your cooking nook and custom hood... And especially love that gorgeous backsplash.

Love it all! Congrats on such a good job!

Bee

Enjoy...

You did about as much work as I have to do. I'm curious to a few things. May I email you??

enduring--no, we did not change the floor plan. We changed the door to access the backyard. I will have to do some digging to find before and after floor plans and get back to you.
oldbat2be--yes, I dug and found that one! I always had a fondness for my old kitchen, which is why I knew I wanted another white kitchen. It served me well...The primary purpose of this remodel was to join the two spaces kitchen and family room and make it a "great room". We were limited by the acutal space, so neither are large. So our goal became to maximize what we did have.
dccurlygirl--I will look into the dimensions and post back, will have to do some digging.
donaleen--thanks for cord advice! Will try that!
pattyjill--feel free to email me!

Re the cords- I have mine tied together with black velcro straps that I bought at Michaels. If you adjusted your furniture a bit you might then be able to hide them behind the tall piece of furniture and maybe attach them there so they will remain in place.

I'm trying this for the cords at the desk in my bedroom. Still sitting in the package so I can't tell you how well it works.

It's $4.99 from Ikea. They also have a cable management set:

Enjoy the new space!

A couple of you asked about pictures of the floorplan. This is what I found, unfortunately I don't have a before remodel floorplan. Hope this helps...

I saw a cord-taming device on "I Want That" a couple weeks ago. I've linked to the product. HTH!

Love it all!

I wanted to include a better pic of the gothic cabinets:

I am going to "borrow" some ideas from you (and give the credit, if I ever - finally - remodel my kitchen, LOL).

A couple of technical questions, if I may.

1. What are the vertical distances from the cooking surface to the end and the top of the curved alcove opening? I mean, to the lowest and the highest points of the alcove curve, IDK if I am explaining this right, sorry.

2. What is your vent hood?

TIA!!!

mjocean--I will take a pic of lights tonight when they are on and post it. Basically the mercury glass is opaque so you cannot see the bulbs and no, the glass does not change color.

Please also tell us more about your counter stools - where did they come from, material?

Do you mind sharing the paint color on your walls? I've been hunting high and low for a neutral that works in our lighting and yours might work.

Enjoy your gorgeous space!!

I am sorry I was not clear. I was asking about the distance from the countertop to:

1. the highest point of the arch of your alcove opening
and
2. the lowest point where the arch meets the little "column" on the side.

I am assuming that your countertops are 36" in height?

It looks like you have a 60" wide range, right?

That would help me figure out if I can do something similar.

Thanks again!

The first picture is with no other lights on and you can see that they give off quite a bit of light. The whole island is lit up. They are on a dimmer, but that pic is with them on the highest setting. The second is with other lights on. And the third is just a close up because I wanted you to see that you cannot see the bulb inside but do get a lot of reflection on the outside of lamp.

Those pendants are mighty pretty! I hope you don't mind these will be on my short list as I love them. Thank you for taking the time and effort to photograph and post them for us.

Here is the pebble close-up:

Enjoy every minute in your beautiful space!
Thanks for sharing, and for including all the details.�

ENJOY!

If you still need to tidy the computer cords here's what someone told me: take your paint chip for the room to the fabric store and get some matching fabric. Sew this into a 'tube' that can be slipped over the cords. They should just fade into the wall. This works well for when you mount a TV on a wall too.

Enjoy our space - I'm really hoping my new kitchen will make me enjoy cleaning too (and so is my husband)!

Not to depress you, but it has taken us much of the past year
to get our house back in order after our big kitchen and bath reno in summer 2011.
Like you, I just wanted to enjoy the new kitchen for the first three or four months
after it was done. Nothing wrong with that! Enjoy!
I still spend most of my time at home in the new kitchen;
but in the past few months I've started turning my eye to other rooms.
Oh no ... the paint and fabric samples are coming out again!

Not to depress you, but it has taken us much of the past year
to get our house back in order after our big kitchen and bath reno in summer 2011.
Like you, I just wanted to enjoy the new kitchen for the first three or four months
after it was done. Nothing wrong with that! Enjoy!
I still spend most of my time at home in the new kitchen;
but in the past few months I've started turning my eye to other rooms.
Oh no ... the paint and fabric samples are coming out again!

Not to depress you, but it has taken us much of the past year
to get our house back in order after our big kitchen and bath reno in summer 2011.
Like you, I just wanted to enjoy the new kitchen for the first three or four months
after it was done. Nothing wrong with that! Enjoy!
I still spend most of my time at home in the new kitchen;
but in the past few months I've started turning my eye to other rooms.
Oh no ... the paint and fabric samples are coming out again!

michoumonster--My cabinets are BM Timid White and the walls are BM Nimbus.

taggie---yesssss, I am very happy, thanks.

gr8day---yes, it is already difficult to remember my old kitchen as the whole space has changed dramatically!

How is the new kitchen working out... any pictures of your kitchen at work?

Best, oldbat2be

Thanks for your interest!!!! I have missed GW. Life is busy. I started school for a certificate in Interior Design. All stemming from my remodel and my time spent here on GW!

Hope that helps....