The heart of the home is the kitchen where everyone gathers. This 2006 project took a 42 year old kitchen and dining room and transformed the space into an open concept with large windows for an abundance of natural light.

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2006
Open Concept Kitchen Remodel

2. KITCHEN REMODEL
BEFORE...
COMPLETED IN 3 WEEKS FROM THE TIME CONSTRUCTION
BEGAN

3. DURING...
INSTALLED NEW LARGER WINDOWS AND ADDED ANOTHER IN THE CORNER

4. DURING...
CREATED ISLAND WITH STOVE AND DOWNDRAFT

5. AFTER...

6. DURING...
INSTALLED NEW WIDER PATIO DOOR

7. BEFORE...
REMOVED MANTLE AND PENINSULA

8. DURING...
CLOSED OPENING TO DEN ON RIGHT WALL AND CREATED ARCHED
OPENING TO FOYER/HALL

9. AFTER...
NEW MANTEL, CORBELS AND WALL OF CABINETRY/REFRIGERATOR

10. AFTER...

11. BEFORE...
CLOSED DOORWAY to office
AND REMOVED PANTRY

12. Installed wainscot in the hall and office and painted

13. DURING...

14. AFTER...
WALL WITH PANTRY AND OPENING TO DEN REPLACED WITH
REFRIGERATOR AND CABINETRY

15. BEFORE...
WALL ON RIGHT REMOVED; REFRIGERATOR RELOCATED;
BOOKCASE EXPANDED

16. BEFORE...
REPLACED WALL WITH PENINSULA
WHICH OPENED KITCHEN INTO DINING AREA

17. DURING...
THE WALL IS NOW REMOVED WHICH CREATED AN OPEN CONCEPT

18. DURING...
ENLARGED BOOKCASE; PENINSULA WITH SEATING REPLACED WALL WITH
REFRIGERATOR; STOVETOP RELOCATED TO ISLAND; 2 OVENS MOVED TO
PENINSULA

19. DURING...
RECESSED CAN LIGHTING ADDED

22. BEFORE...
INSTALLED A NEW BAY WINDOW FOR ADDITIONAL NATURAL LIGHT

23. DURING...
NATURAL LIGHT NOW POURS THROUGH IN ALL DIRECTIONS

24. Lots of sunlight pours
into new bay window

25. DURING...
ADDED HARDWOOD FLOORS

26. AFTER...
A GORGEOUS LIGHT-FILLED OPEN KITCHEN

27. AFTER...
LIGHT FIXTURE OVER ISLAND

28. DURING...
INSTALLING GRANITE COUNTERS

29. DURING...
BUILDING NEW BOOKCASE;
INSTALLING APPLIANCES

30. DURING...
WAITING FOR LIGHT FIXTURE

31. DURING...
INSTALLING LIGHT FIXTURE OVER DINING TABLE

32. AFTER...
ENLARGED ARCHED OPENING TO LIVING ROOM AND ADDED SCONCES