For those of you that don't remember the before kitchen, we bought my grandparents home in 2003 that they had built in 1975. It's a joy to open a closet that still smells like "grandma" even after all this time.

How it looks today....

pantry around corner from fridge..

Not a lot of details to share, but here is what I can think of off the top of my head...

1. Cabs- original to house, painted myself with BM Satin Impervo in Linen White
2. Granite - Bianco Antico, eased edge
3. Island - had a local custom cabinet maker use our existing peninsula cabs to make us an island. I showed him a picture (another GW's kitchen) of what I had in mind for the legs and apron, and we think he did a great job! He made our mahogany top for us as well (ogee edge). He also made us a new valance over the sink so we can ditch the dated one and a new double cab to the right of the sink where a single one use to be, allowing the top cabs to line up with the bottom cabs. He did a fabulous job matching the existing doors!
4. Floors- we laid 800 sq ft roughly ourselves of Mannington Revolutions plank. I really like it. Its from their Heritage Cherry collection, and color is Tanned Hide. We are on a slab and didn't feel comfortable installing real wood, so this was our alternative.
5. Stools are from Target!

Thanks again to all who took the time to answer my questions along the way. I learned a lot about kitchens and about myself :)

Great Christmas kitchen, and I hope your holiday rises to the same standard. Congrats to all involved.

Enjoy - it looks wonderful.

Congrats and enjoy, it's beautiful, love the granite and the sink too.

I smiled when I read, "It's a joy to open a closet that still smells like "grandma" even after all this time." I know exactly what you mean. That makes your home extra special.

The granite and wood are so pretty...and now you have the perfect place for the Christmas tree, too!

Looks very nice.

cheers

Love your Christmas tree in the kitchen pictures, too.

scootermom.... yes, we are loving it so far! loving the layout most of all. why did i ever doubt these plans??
honorbiltkit....honestly, i looked at granite for 5 months and found i liked granite less and less every time i went. frankly, i am shocked that is what we chose in the end, but no regrets we did. at heart, i am a marble lover, but between the slim selection around here in marble and my uncertainty about my sanity living with 3 kids & marble, I chickened out and went the safe route.
domino3....our island measures 75" from outer leg to outer leg across the 3 bar stools and 3 ft from outer leg to outer leg where the one stool is at on the end. the mahogany is roughly 38" x 77" with some finish my wood worker uses :) i asked for waterlox, but he preferred a product he typically uses, as he felt it was better than waterlox (said he uses it on stair treads, so figured it was tough). i did have it stained to burnt umber, but will say it really doesn't match the sample he showed me. its a bit lighter than the burnt umber stain looked. isle clearances are 55" from granite counter top edge to island top edge along the stove side and 36" from sink run granite top edge to island edge. hope this is making sense :) i am very happy with the space on all sides of our island. plenty of moving around space, you can walk around doors (oven and dw) when open). we have 3 kids and i really wanted 4 seats if possible. this seems to work out well so far.
gr8day....I did hand paint all of them :) Wow, that was a job. Easy, but very time consuming. The process I followed came from a company out on the west coast, Pearl Painters. I have to credit him for taking the time to give me the precise directions via phone while getting nothing but a big thank you in return. He was so kind and helpful. I first sanded with 220 , then cleaned with TSP and water, then applied Krud Cutter with an abrasive pad (green 3M pad), primed using Zinsser oil based primer (2 coats i believe), and 3 coats of waterborne satin impervo (BM). I tried to sand between all my coats too. I just used a small foam like roller recommended to me by our BM dealer and one of those cheapy sponge brushes for the inside trim on our doors.
linelle- it took me most of july and august to be honest. with the hot summer we had, i really had to do a little every day and wait for paint to dry before moving on.
mtnfever....ha ha ha! you must have had that for a long time! ours has seen better days, but hubby says we are not putting money into new couch till kids get older. while i hate that, I understand that. they give it a beating.
kellienoelle....I have very few thoughts on back splash, so I would welcome suggestions! Thinking lighter color, I just rolled the wall paint in that area to hide the yucky yellow color left behind from old laminate splash that was up.
jalsy6 and lynn2006...Someone else already asked your questions and I answered them above. If you need more info, let me know. Glad to help!

AND, motherof3sons, cjc123, holiday2525, nino804, lisa_a, brianadarnell, lavender lass, mpagmom, blfenton, mmhmmgood, taggie, gsciencechick, legallin & mama_goose ...thank you! You are so kind :-)

Awesome Job. I love it. I love the island details too. I'm currently designing yet another kitchen and I want to do the BA again. For some reason I thought it had come down in price a little...hah. I'm sure I can't afford to do it again. Well, maybe not right now. There might be plywood countertops in when I move in! lol

So great to see how this turned out. Congratulations.

Bee...I have been so curious what you want in your next kitchen. I have seen your posts as you work on your new home. I always wonder if people will go for change or something they already have and like. I think I paid $79 sq/ft installed and I believe we are in neighboring states (ohio) I will say I was nervous that the BA I picked was different than many of the kitchens we see on here. I think this slab had less of those "spots" I like. But, it works!

Where did you get your stools? I love them. Are they comfortable?

and thank you chiefy76, janealexa, 2LittleFishies and jillandmatt.

How long has your floor been down? We have a Mannington engineered wood on slab too.

It looks awesome! Great job!
I really love the BA, so beautiful.

Katie