I'm finally posting some before and after photos from the cottage style kitchen and great room renovation we did. The project really turned out beautifully! Our client purchased this home years prior near the beach and had always envisioned transforming the 80's style decor/layout into an open concept cottage style interior. Our client also loves to cook, so the function and layout of the kitchen played a major role in the new plan.
We were so glad she chose us to help bring her dreams to reality! Here is the conceptual floor plan sketch.
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| Concept Plan with Notes |
Here is a photo of the finished great room.
{Just lovely}
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| Finished Great Room & Dining Room |
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| Conceptual design sketch |
Below is a photo of the kitchen before the renovation.
The photo on the left shows a wall behind a peninsula island...
we completely removed that wall to open up the kitchen to the dining and living area beyond.
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| kitchen before a dark and somewhat closed off space |
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| The photo on the right shows the new open kitchen plan with a true island (no more enclosed peninsula madness)! |
A lot of older homes like this have little nooks and crannies that become seemingly useless space over time. In this renovation, we made sure to take advantage of every bit of the interior... transforming those wasted areas into useful, functional space!
In the photo below, you'll see a bay window that faces a beautiful wooded back yard.
Unfortunately no one ever really used that window... even the loveseat faces away from the view!
We ended up replacing those tall windows with shorter above counter windows and locating the kitchen sink there to take full advantage of the view.
I know it sounds "sad" to remove those tall windows...
but I assure you the extra 12" of glass did no good if no one used them!
The living and dining areas of this home also needed some major updating.
Take a look at the old rounded drywall fireplace mantle below... very unique to say the least!
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| living area before |
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| living area after! what a transformation!!! |
By adding the wood to the ceilings and a central decorative beam,
we were able to hide wiring for a chandelier above the dining room table.
We also added wood wainscoting and painted the existing patio doors.
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| dining room before the wall to the left with the china cabinet was removed completely... allowing views to the kitchen |
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| dining room after this view shows the open wall to the kitchen area |
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| dining room after [viewing from kitchen] |
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| dining room after [viewing from front door] |
The main foyer of the home also needed updating.
I love how it turned out!
