My kitchen reno was recently featured on CBC TV, but here are a lot more photos to see the transformation. People have been asking about the quartzite stone on the counter, here is a link to a post I did about that material: http://www.debnelsondesign.com/?p=1867
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DURING:
AFTER:
When I was renovating my 1844 house, the main floor under went a huge transformation. I really wanted to open up the main floor, there were many small rooms and doors throughout the space. There are great views at the back of the house, so I wanted more windows and doors to access the back area. I was also trying to contain all the plumbing in the original foundation of the house, which meant the kitchen sink had to go within a certain perimeter. The results took a long time to evolve to where it is now. Here are some before shots from the very beginning, looking back to the window at the back is around where the double doors are now. The original kitchen was small and narrow and was the yellow room at the back.
When the walls started to come down and the renovation was underway!
Now the posts are in, as you can see here.
Then the double doors are put in at the back of the house.
Now the doors are painted black.
Getting close, the cabinets, counter and faucet is in.
And here is how it looks today! So happy with how it looks now, and hard to believe where I started!
In my house I have a large landing between the second and third floors. I, of course, painted everything white. It's not how it looked before! Here it is in its original state with wallpaper and brown floors. The old plaster walls and ceilings were all in very rough shape (not to mention the layers of wallpaper in some areas), so new drywall throughout was in order. Also since all new electrical was being done in the house they had to put a lot of holes in the walls for wires and cables. These before shots are of the landing and looking into the bedroom.
Now here it is once we had new drywall painted and a coat of white paint on the floors.
And finally...with furniture, rugs and art on the walls!
The before pictures of this kitchen really say it all! Here are a couple of pictures of how the kitchen looked initially, it hadn't been changed in many years.
The plans were to gut this kitchen – remove the old cabinets and everything else in it. The layout stayed the same (roughly) but a new floor was put in and we also opened up a 'window' in the wall opposite the sink so the kitchen was brighter and more open to the living room. This made a big change to the whole house. We added new cabinets, counters, all new appliances, new sink/faucet, hardware, lighting and backsplash. Pretty much everything! Here are the results.
Back a few years ago, I was renovating a space that is now my design office. It was very industrial and rough when I got my hands on the space. This was another reno done with my talented cousin Mike, we (as in 'he' and I was the assistant) did new floors, walls, insulation, lighting, paint, baseboards, etc. It was a big job and when I look back at it now I can't believe the transformation. I think the pictures show it best! BEFORE
DURING – we removed all the old walls, shelving, floors, etc. Here we are adding insulation, floors and new drywall.
AFTER – with new white walls, lighting and floors about to be stained
More of the office today, some with me in it!
