Our DIY kitchen Renovation Reveal {before & after}

It’s hard to believe, after all the dust, dirt, debris and more dust and dirt (did I say that enough?), our kitchen is done! Holy smokes, I never thought we would see this day but oh my, the transformation is amazing. I won’t bore you with a lot of words and details because if you are like me, all you want to see are pictures. Before we get started, I just wanted to say thank you to our amazing sponsor, MasterBrand cabinets for working with us on this project. Everything from the design process to the cabinet delivery was perfect. Their Diamond cabinets are gorgeous and we are thrilled to have them in our home.

So here we go!

The pendants are from Restoration Hardware / Harmon Collection (here is a link to similar ones if you are interested in buying a more affordable option) 

Our kitchen has gone through two transformations in the last five years. Five years ago, this is how the kitchen looked. A 1960-70’s outdated space with dark stained cabinets. For those of you who were adults in the 60’s and 70’s, you know this was in style and considered “the kitchen” to have. At least that is what my parents tell me. I am not sure I believe them. ha. This kitchen below is the one I grew up in and have so many memories in this space.

In 2011, we had the existing cabinets painted white to freshen up the space. We installed new countertops and added a backsplash. Here is how the kitchen looked prior to this recent renovation. Our old kitchen was about 220 square feet. A small, simple L shaped kitchen.

Then we tore down this wall below, opening the kitchen up to over 500 square feet.

After wall was torn down:

After:

Kind of nice, right?

The cabinets are stunning and coordinate perfectly with the super-white quartzite countertops.

I love how the wooden tray from HomeGoods looks on the quartzite counters.

The beautiful bar stools are from Wayfair. Aren’t they gorgeous? I love how the classic cherry color of the stools warm up the space. I used a blue/green paint color called Drizzle by Sherwin Williams on the walls. The paint is actually a little bit darker than what you see. The sun was beaming through the windows which makes it a bit lighter.

Here is another shot of the kitchen from another angle 5 years ago.

Here is another shot of the kitchen in 2011 after we painted the cabinets white four years ago.

Here is the same angle with the newly installed Diamond cabinets and the wall torn down. Now, the kitchen has completely entered the modern world of design and is open to the dining room and family room. We are loving the open concept!

Isn’t it crazy what tearing down the wall did for this space? We also installed 10 new recessed lights which made a huge difference in lighting at night. As my dad says, the light shines off the top of his bald spot on his head. ha

The complimentary faucet is from Symmons and is called Serrano.

I love how our spray painted hood came out.

Here is one sneak peek of the inside drawers. I will be dedicating an entire post to the storage features soon.

Update: the kitchen mudroom was completed in 2016. Here are a few pictures! Be sure to check out the full gorgeous mudroom makeover featuring pull out drawers for hats and mittens and coat hooks behind closed doors!

Phew, are you with me after all that? When I was writing this post and editing the pictures, it was funny because my dad said, “how come the kitchen isn’t that clean now?” I would need to kick everyone out and forbid them from entering the room for that to happen again. I will be back soon sharing a resource list of where everything came from as well as the names, colors ect. of everything we used in this renovation. I will also be sharing all of the cabinets organizational features including the storage drawers, pull out shelves and lazy susan in another post. There were too many pictures to combine both. Our kitchen renovation series is complete but stay tuned, we have another surprise coming compliments of MasterBrand on a blank wall behind the island. It’s going to be so cool! We will be sharing that project in the next few weeks. Be sure to check out our entire renovation process by following the links below.

Kitchen Series Posts:

Kitchen Before

Delivery of Cabinets

Ripping out old Cabinets

How to choose kitchen cabinets

Installing the hood vent

Installing the new cabinets

Kitchen Reveal {before & after}

Christmas Kitchen 2015

Kitchen Mudroom Wall 2016

Disclosure: Our DIY kitchen renovation series is sponsored by MasterBrand Cabinets. I did receive complimentary product however, all opinions and words are 100% my own.