From the 80s to 201...

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TotalMakeover. Object is to create more space and modern appliances and
ad value and beauty to my home.
Personalized for me :

Tuscan Style Heavenly...

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I tell my husband almost everyday how much I love my new kitchen - which he "built" for me! I had the typical 60's or 70's kitchen which only had enough space for one cook and where you felt isolated from the rest of the home. We demolished a cinder block wall that kept me divided and lonely from the dining/living area and created this fabulous Great Room. Now, when we have gatherings, everyone always sits around the huge island in the center. Couldn't be more thrilled!!!!!

Northwest Contempora...

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We purchased our outdated 1964 home 10 years ago and have been remodeling it slowly. We recently finished the kitchen/laundry addition. One of the main drawbacks of our home was the fact that there was no laundry room. The washer and dryer were previously located in a small closet off of the main hallway.

After much thought, we decided to include the washer/dryer in the new kitchen area. We'd seen this many times in European homes and decided it would be a good fit for us as well. So far, I've really enjoyed it. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and it has been really handy! Also the high counter tops over the washer/dryer makes a great buffet area, easily accessible to the patio area (coming soon...

By far, the most difficult item for me to pick out was the counter tops. I really love the look of cement but was nervous to use it because it's not as durable. After months of looking at different materials we finally decided on quartz counter tops by Caesarstone in Raven. Hard to tell in the photos, but it's a very soft black/deep gray. We went with stained concrete for my table though and I absolutely LOVE it! In fact, it's my favorite part of the kitchen!

I've spent countless hours both watching HGTV and browsing here on the website getting ideas for the remodel. RATE MY SPACE was the source of much inspiration and I've been looking forward to finally adding my own photos to it :

Our goal was to create a warm, cozy kitchen area that all four of us could enjoy. Used warm colors to help counter the LONG, gray Oregon days. We're happy with the results!

Thanks for taking a look :

Modern / Industrial K...

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We started by painting the walls. After 3 attempts at trying to find the right color we finally settled on Benjamin Moore-Kingsport Gray. We moved on to painting the cabinets black and changing out the hardware with pulls we bought from Ebay Store "Hinges and More". We retrofit the kitchen sink cabinet to fit a new farmhouse sink. We added under cabinet and overhead lighting. We hired a fabricator to install the Giallo Beach granite we picked out for the countertop and the Bedrosian Ice Crackle MGICG2 Mosaic Glass tile backsplash. I ordered the island/table from the IKEA - Udden Console. By removing the backsplash on the console I was able to repurpose, what is meant to be a cabinet base, for additional workspace and seating.

Master bath update

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Goodbye 1982! Just finished updating our old, drab master bath. It's now small, but elegant! No structural/space changes, but everything else is all new. The toilet/shower room are separated from the vanity area by a pocket door. (pictures are a little out of order, couldn't figure out how to move them around. The vanity is custom made, the tiles are Turkish Walnut travertine, the glass mosaic tile accents are from American Olean.

Before and after ....

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this home was a complete fixer ! We really had to start with the kitchen. I love love my new kitchen. Its a small space and we really needed to make the most of it. We want from 1950's style to modern living. It's so easy to cook in, which we love to do :

Kitchen redo

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Before EVERYTHING was white! AFTER: New corian counter, carrara marble backsplash and stainless appliances add a little contrast and help to update this space.

Recent Remodel..Now ...

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Finally remodeled our very small galley style kitchen with a tight budget. Gutted down to the subfloor and drywall...everything is new and sooo clean. Ahhh!! Having troubles choosing a backsplash to coordinate with our bone cabinets and tan brown granite. Currently have a sample of cream glass/tumbled tile split face but getting not such good reviews from family and friends. Any thoughts?

Kitchen and Dining Ro...

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450 sq ft kitchen and dining room, porcelin tile that resembles slate, ivory kitchen cabinets (Cabinets-to-Go, New Calendonia Granite with 4 in backspash, pressed tin backspace, frigidaire 5 burner gas range, broan exterior venting range hood, ge profile french door fridge, whirlpool dishwasher. We had modest budget of $10k before we started and ended up spending $12k which is not to bad for a kitchen/dining room reno. Major expensense include Cabinets - $3k, Granite $2k, Appliances $1500, floors $1k, hired electrical work $1k, hired plumbing/gas work $750, new sliding glass door $750, backsplash $250, Kitchen faucet $150, range hood w/ exterior venting $250. And 100 trips to home depot inbetween for this and that got us to the finish line.

Kitchen Makover Revo...

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We moved into this 80's home that needs a bit of updating. The old kitchen space was closed off and uninviting with old cabinets and dated appliances in a galley kitchen thats a little on the small side. After 3 weeks, we have a space thats more modern, functional can entertain in. By opening up our island/bar area, it makes it transition better to the family room and more buffet spaces for family functions. Best of all, it was affordable since it is a DIY project. Decor will be added later....~Project was done under 10g with new appliances included.

From French Country ...

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We decided to overhaul our severely outdated and equally tiny kitchen and ended up adding 300 sq ft to our house, improving our kitchen, dining room and outside space. We lived in our house during the process. The process affected most of our first floor and I found myself pregnant with a two year old, living with my husband in one room-doing dishes in the hall bathroom and grilling dinner on our driveway. We extended our kitchen, added a pantry, breakfast area, bar area and reconfigured our dining room and the layout of our deck.

Italian inspired kitch...

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I needed to keep my same basic footprint and my appliances were a couple years old and I didn't want to replace them. I did purchase a new stovetop and wine refrigerator. I also kept my same floor which is throughout most of the house and removed the soffits and retextured ceiling and changed the lighting.I did splurge on the quartz countertops, glass tile, travertine backsplash and Grohe faucet.