So here goes. This is a set of before and afters because it was such a big transformation. I tried to take each shot from the same point of view as the before so you get the idea.....

Before:

After:

Here are the details:
Cabinets: Kraftmaid Cherry Cabinets (upgraded to APC) in Chocolate finish.
Counter: Labrador Antique Granite
Floor: Brazilian Teak
Lights: Kichler (pendants and DR light)
Faucet: Kohler Vinnata in Vibrant Stainless
Sink: no-name Stainless Steel D-Sink
Door: Pella Designer Series French Door with Blinds Inside
Backsplash: Honed and Filled Travertine Subway field and border tile
Mural: ordered online

Thanks again!

Refrigerator: GE Monogram SxS (it's about 4 years old)
DW: GE Monogram
Range: Electrolux ICON
MW: Sharp MW Drawer

Thanks.

I also noticed that the cat and kitchen were color coordinated. ;-)

Can you tell me what brand of Brazilian Teak you used?

Great job.

Enjoy!

Very pretty.

The built-in cabinets and wine fridge around the window and radiator is a very unique use of a space like that in an older house. That could be an inspriation to a lot of other people trying to work around old radiators. Like the angled lower cabinets.

PS Love the kitten, too!

and that floor - that is just awesome!

I bet it'll be so fun to be baking and cooking for the holidays in there! enjoy - enjoy - enjoy!

We had/have those same drop ceilings. We gained over a foot of ceiling height in some places. Did you find that to be the case as well?

I am baking cookies with my mom next weekend and hosting 12 for Christmas Eve - a seafood dinner that will put that new oven to the TEST! Can't wait!

To answer a couple questions:

hmdennis - those weird outlets were all original to the house. One had an old light fixture attached to it. When I took the fixture down, I was surprised it was connected to an outlet instead of hard wired - just weird. Another was for a clock (I guess before battery operated clocks??). It really was not functional before.

Houseful
- Yes. That is my dining room (although it is small) but the house is a small cape cod built in the 30's so that's all I can expect.
- For ceiling height, unfortunately, I actually lost a little because of the support beams that needed to be installed when I took out the load bearing walls between the old rooms and I have pipes in the ceiling for a new bathroom above the kitchen that needed to be "hidden". The ceiling height is only about 93" although you really can't tell. I wanted the ceiling to go straight through so height was a sacrifice I needed to make to accommodate. I'm only 5'1" so I don't notice:-)

Biochem 101 - re: the radiator. In an old house I have had to do a lot to work around what is existing.

PS - the kitten loves the new kitchen too. I didn't realize she blended in so well. If only I had a solution to keep her off the counters.....

I now have a new computer. I love your teak floors so much. I love white cabinets but for my home I want cherry cabinets or Maple stained cherry since I feel that would look best and I have always been a cherry wood fan. This is one of the reasons I finally stopped listening to my friends and installed the Brazilian Cherry floors that I have wanted for a year and I love.

I love your granite counters, beautiful rich looking stylish cabinets, gorgeous perfect teak floors, gorgeous stainless steel appliances, beautiful matching cherry hood, and back-splash. By the way, what color grout did you use since I love the way it blends with the tile which is the effect that I want.

Your kitchen has me wanting to put the wood in my kitchen but with my 4 little dogs going in and out of the sliding door in the kitchen, I feel tile would be best. I still have not chosen a tile yet.

Again, thanks for sharing.

Very classy. Nice layout also. Mine is a bit similar.

I adore a bumped out range (I have it too...it's a joy) and the sink is wonderful...Some movement in the counter area is so vital to break up the space from being one huge line.

I adore the cabs...I have natural cherry and love the grain. It's just really well done missie :)

And I mostly love that the cat seems to be wandering from pic to pic perhaps looking for the old microwave cart with it's food.....

It is BEAUTIFUL, teresa! The glass doors flanking the hood really set it off. Love the light backsplash with the (medium) dark cabinets. Job well done and unquestionably deserving of praise!!!!!

There must have been a low # of people on GW in December (I know all about posting in December). But your kitchen caught starpooh's attention, which means it's FKB worthy.

So...with the kitchen finished before Christmas, did you find yourself baking more cookies and inviting hoards of people to your house for meals, or did you enjoy the quiet and calming feeling of a finished remodel and relish the fact that your house and kitchen were once again yours and the GC and subcontractors had moved on to another place?

I love the edge you chose on your counters. The
backsplash is gorgeous but especially the softness that
you can see from slide pic with kitty in front of the
refrigerator. You can see the smoothness of the tiles
with the warm color compliments the cabinet color.
The mix of textures and of course your artistic tiles too.
The wood floors with wood cabinets looks amazing and
often something people are afraid to do but it came
out perfect in your space. I love that you put
wine glasses in those beautiful glass cabinets beside
your range. The glitter and sparkle looks faboulous.

Thanks for posting these great pictures,
~boxerpups

Well, now I will just tell you again how absolutely warm, rich, inviting, and splendid your kitchen is! I cannot believe it is the same space! Wowee! And I am totally digging on your range! Very nice!

How do you like the inside cabinet lighting for your glass cabinets? I will have wood shelves with glass doors too. From your pictures it appears to illuminate nicely. I wasn't sure how it would work without glass shelving. I was thinking of positioning the puck lights close to the front of the cabinet. Is that where your inside puck lights are?

Thank you

Have to laugh...isn't that a great vacuum...I have The Animal too.