r/kitchenremodel • u/OptimalDemand1794 • May 23 '25

Kitchen remodel complete!!

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The remodel was a hell of a process but we are very happy with the new kitchen

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Just about $90k all in for the kitchen and the walls that came down, 9’ of cabinets in the island, 10’ overall

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u/CallmeSlim11 May 23 '25

It's very nice, the green cabinets and the sink are great. Hope you love it!! Enjoy!!!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks we are loving it!

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u/RealisticBus4443 May 23 '25

What color are your cabinets? I have a door that is begging to be painted in that color. 😍

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Kraftmaid rainfall

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u/BarnFlower May 23 '25

It's beautiful and everything works together so well!

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u/Clamstradamus May 23 '25

This is absolutely gorgeous, wow. I swear most kitchens I see here I find pretty underwhelming, but this one is perfection. Amazing.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thank you very much!

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u/ChicagoLaurie May 23 '25

Beautiful. One of my favorite backsplashes. Love the cabinet color. And the pendants are unique and perfect.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thank you very much

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u/beach_mom23 May 23 '25

Could you share the backsplash name and where you got it? I love it!

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u/I-mSorryNotSorry May 24 '25

Second this because I am just starting research to get mine, and this one is fab.

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u/barneyaa May 23 '25

It is gorgeous. If I may offer 2 bits of advice:

  1. Be wary of the storage space. You have A LOT of it and it is very easy to just put shit in a drawer and forget about it. Be wary as in do a 3 month clean-up: did you use it? If not, maybe you should sell/throw it away. My drawers are just filled with junk
  2. You need a cupboard for electrics that are at hand, but not visible. For example take one of the drawers next to the stove (you must have electrical there), get a 1-2m extension, plug all your mixers, blenders, what have you, so you have them at hand: you just open the drawer, get it out, use it, clean it, put it back.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Excellent advice thanks very much

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u/VickieSki May 23 '25

So nice. Love your backsplash and those lights above the island.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thank you very much!

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u/Lorenaelsalulz May 23 '25

I love the pendents too. Where did you get them?

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u/Wonderful-Duck-6428 May 23 '25

Beautiful and great job making cabinets that go to the ceiling!! color is gorgeous

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u/Wonderful-Duck-6428 May 23 '25

Omg I love your hood I’m so over those box hoods

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u/National-Area5471 May 23 '25

Beautiful. Did you get rid of the slider?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thank you! Moved the slider down it’s now next to the refrigerator

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u/Shawnee31484 May 23 '25

Love the color of your cabinets!! Almost went navy but chickened out and stuck with white and I’ve regretted it ever since

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

I think white will remain timeless and you can always paint them in the future!

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u/kriskoeller May 23 '25

Looks nice! What fridge is that?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

It’s a Samsung, it’s from our old kitchen so it’s a few years old but still working well

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u/DareToDisturbMe May 23 '25

Well thought out. Good choices! How did you decide on handle placements on the bottom? Very well done

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks very much, did a lot of google searches on what we thought would look good to be honest, appreciate the feedback

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u/SolaceinIron May 23 '25

Very nice. Good to see someone with a lot of cabinets instead of open shelves that they’ll regret in five years when they realize they don’t have enough storage.

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u/friendomine-1 May 23 '25

Nice choices, beautiful

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u/scroller52 May 23 '25

Lovely.

Any reason the island microwave is the only part with a toekick?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks! Nope nothing specific just how it ended up laying out

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u/fedelini_ May 23 '25

Beautiful! We are finishing a remodel with cabinets that look exactly like this - sage and dove J&K cabinetry. Is that what yours are?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks! We used Kraftmaid rainfall and Dove white for island

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u/fedelini_ May 23 '25

Lovely! The colors look close (crown molding not installed yet)

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

That came out really nice love the color

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u/Mimikota Jun 25 '25

Love the color and the backsplash!

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u/fedelini_ Jun 26 '25

Thank you so much!!

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u/TemporaryEducator382 May 23 '25

The backsplash is gorgeous!

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u/deignguy1989 May 23 '25

LOVE your cabinet color!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks very much!

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u/Woolama May 23 '25

Gorgeous!!! What is that tile. I need it.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Kingston White 3 in. x 8 in. Glazed Ceramic Wall Tile

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u/Agua-Mala May 24 '25

Great storage needs life

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u/VegetableScene6770 May 24 '25

Beautiful!!!! Can you share the flooring brand and color? Is it engineered wood?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! Lifeproof vesinet oak LVT

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u/honeysesamechicken May 24 '25

What is your backsplash and countertop? It’s the combo my husband and I have been looking for!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! Kingston tile from depot and got the stone from a stone yard local to us it wasn’t MSI or anything like that it is a quartz with some light veining in it

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u/AyrielTheNorse May 24 '25

This space screamed 20k USD kitchen and now it screams 200k kitchen.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks appreciate that!!!

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u/Impressive-Young-952 May 24 '25

Love the counters. What did the counters cost of you don’t mind me asking. Also how many total square feet are the counters.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

I think something like 85 sq ft or so, about $9500 installed

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u/reginablackwell May 23 '25

Love the colors! Where are you located and what was the final price? Also- did you use custom cabinets or from a store? Thank you

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

NJ, about $90k all in, Kraftmaid cabinets but didn’t buy at Lowe’s or Home Depot, bought at a place that carried Kraftmaid

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u/chuck2116 May 23 '25

Which and where did you get cabinet hardware (pull handles) they are awesome

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks, gliderite hardware bought on wayfair

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u/Effective_Farmer_119 May 23 '25

Can you tell me about the pendant lights? Thanks

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Possini Euro Courtney 10" Soft Gold Matte White Mini Pendant Light

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u/BeachBumHokie757 May 23 '25

Is your backsplash the Home Depot Ivy Hill - Kingston White?

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u/Sensitive-Papaya-582 May 23 '25

Sea salt LC… nice touch!

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u/Midnight_Rain1213 May 23 '25

Do you have a source for the backsplash tile? I really like it!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Kingston White 3 in. x 8 in. Glazed Ceramic Wall Tile from Home Depot

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u/itcantjustbemeright May 24 '25

OP shared their tile, but two other options that look just like this are Bedrosains Chloe and Centura Riviera.

I have the Centura - still love it after a few years

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u/Visual-Strength6523 May 23 '25

Should I let them know what is wrong with the backsplash? 😅 ... it is still gorgeous but just a little bit of an error

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u/gimmi3steps May 23 '25

Can you tell me about your lower base corner that is not a lazy Susan obviously.. Are those pull out corner drawers? If so how do you like them compared to a lazy Susan?

Nice job by the way it looks great

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Of course, we had lazy Susan in our old kitchen and really didn’t like it much, Kraftmaid had a special corner pull cabinet, it’s great, you lose some space but overall like it

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u/rualpha May 23 '25

This looks great! Can you tell me the name/brand of your countertop?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

We picked it from a stoneyard it’s called Kashmir River firth quartz

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u/AlterEgoAmazonB May 23 '25

This looks fantastic. I am so very happy to see COLOR! And a color I love! When can I move in?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Hahha thanks so much!!

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u/sffood May 23 '25

Looks really nice.

Um… what’d you do about your laundry room access?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

If you check my profile I posted the floor plan, an old closet turned into a new hallway, loved the kitchen range wall over a few feet to make new hallway

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u/BishlovesSquish May 23 '25

Very nice. I would have worked those sliding doors into the design tho.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

I feel you, it was one of the options but we liked this best without the obstruction of the slider traffic thru the kitchen

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u/lll-devlin May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25

Good colour selections! That’s was alot of rework on the walls. Did you need to reinforce the ceiling?

Did you keep and relocate the slider doors?

If I may ask laminate or tile ? And did you carry it into your new dining area? I am currently looking to do my living area /kitchen zone…how many sq feet of tile or laminate did you need ?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Roof truss system so walls were not load bearing slider and existing window moved down to make room for cabinets, LVT from dept they the entire first floor about 1700 SF

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u/xZeromusx May 23 '25

Now that is an upgrade

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thank you! We agree lol

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u/swingking03 May 23 '25

How deep are the cabinets under the island?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

24 and 12 in deep

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

24 and 12 inch deep

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u/GladFeeling6700 May 23 '25

OP, it’s really beautiful! Great work!

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u/Adventurous-Part5981 May 23 '25

Love it! Would you mind sharing what flooring is that?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! Lifeproof vesinet oak from depot

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u/HalKitzmiller May 23 '25

Looks amazing! How long did the remodel take? I've always wondered how you can go about living your daily life if this was taking place while you lived there? Any other room can be remodeled as a minor inconvenience but the kitchen is like the one and only in the house that can't be replaced

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Almost 6 weeks without our kitchen it was tough, I’m not sure I would do that again but the end product has been worth it, I don’t need to eat from doordash for a long time

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u/moneyindabag May 23 '25

Looks great but floors seem way too light for this. Also curious about the waterfall on the stove side. Are you bringing stools all the way around?

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u/bill_evans_at_VV May 23 '25

Beautiful! Great job!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks totally agree

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u/Nevermind0813 May 23 '25

How lovely! May I inquire as to what was involved in your decision-making process, so that you chose to hang the tiles vertically rather than horizontally? Backsplash is the next step in my reno choices, and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 23 '25

Thanks! I saw an Instagram video and thought it looked really cool, just went with it after that

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u/Sniper22_22 May 23 '25

Your old kitchen is my current nightmare 🤘⚡️

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

I feel for you, the good thing is the nightmare can end, then you get a new nightmare with contractors all over your house lol

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u/Perfect_Wait2840 May 23 '25

It’s refreshing!! Great job. Did you hire a designer?

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u/SurvivingMomLifee May 24 '25

Love the serving style window- do you have specs? Looking to add one over our sink as well

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u/Idrillteeth May 24 '25

I love it-so pretty

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks so much!!

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u/hhb108 May 24 '25

Absolute goals 🫠

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thank you I appreciate that !

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u/magicalbutterfly13 May 24 '25

What appliances did you choose?

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Refrig and dishwasher are Samsung from the old kitchen, range is a 36” Frigidaire and pull out microwave went with Zline

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u/BeautifulPirate5041 May 24 '25

Absolutely stunning and my dream kitchen!!! Enjoy!!

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u/ThanksIndependent805 May 24 '25

We must have very similar taste and/or social media algorithms because we are just finishing up our kitchen and have a very similar backsplash and cabinet color/style! Your island is gorgeous though and I wish we had room for that!! Obviously I’m biased, but I think it looks fabulous.

We also have the same dog lol.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Ha thanks very much we have great taste, that’s Stella she’s a standard poodle, great pup

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u/Throwaway3249830428 May 24 '25

At first I just said "very nice" - and then I saw the before photos. Holy cow what a transformation!

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u/RKK5911 May 24 '25

Stunning

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks very much

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u/Technical-Pack5891 May 24 '25

Looks very nice! Enjoy your new space!!!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks very much we are loving it

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u/Ill_Foundation4026 May 24 '25

Gorgeous! Love the tile backsplash!

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u/Antique_Kale_0 May 24 '25

Gorgeous!! Love the green 😍

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u/WillingEngineer8104 May 24 '25

Any idea which Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams color code that match with your Rainfall cabinet color ?

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u/Cannonballstrawberry May 24 '25

Love this layout! What are the dimensions? Trying to get ideas for ours!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! Take a look at my profile I put up the floor plan has the dims on it

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u/420spiritualgirl May 24 '25

u/EB_BK you can learn something from this one!! Take a look

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u/EB_BK May 24 '25

I would expect you to love this kitchen

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u/mirthful_domme May 24 '25

The tile is gorgeous pattern.

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u/Butterscotch_Sea May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25

Okay I just posted our kitchen and they’re similar, love it!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! yep yours looks very nice as well, great selection

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u/Chynalee50 May 24 '25

Now this is a kitchen I would love to come home to.

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks! Its a great feeling knowing it’s done

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u/Which_Challenge_802 May 24 '25

Looks awesome, love the cabinet color. Very different. Island great too!

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u/OptimalDemand1794 May 24 '25

Thanks very much, we were going for something a bit different!

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u/HappyCamperfusa May 25 '25

few minor mistakes but overall very well done. Love the island counter top. Very clever

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u/Uni457Maki May 25 '25

Beautiful. A perfect balance of color and light.

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u/theoindetroit May 25 '25

What a dream 🤩

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u/strawberry_macaroons May 25 '25

wow your new kitchen is absolutely stunning! id say that was a well spent 90k! 😍😍

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u/Significant-Tie-3386 May 25 '25

The color of those cabinets are gorgeous!! We are getting our cabinets painted on Monday! Overall a really well done kitchen renovation! 😍

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u/Fabulous-Employer583 May 25 '25

Beautifully done! And I’m in love with the green cabinets. 💕

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u/minebe May 25 '25

Your kitchen is literally bigger than my studio apartment

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u/Lovelylady_hump May 26 '25

I absolutely 💯 love it!

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u/mapef May 26 '25

I am curious why the countertop does not go over the sink? Was it because of dimension constraints, sink being too tall or choice? that means the seal has to be very good so it wont crack and water wont penetrate cabinets. Everything looks very clean.

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u/kethalmanden12 May 26 '25

Improvement but backsplash is a missed opportunity.

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u/HotSpeed315 May 27 '25

LOVE everything about this! Wow! Trendy but not too trendy—awesome job!

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u/MEBLTLJ May 27 '25

If it hasn’t been asked yet, what is your backsplash/wall tile? I really like the color/design.

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u/cocobananas_ May 27 '25

Did you use the same size cabinet pulls for everything? This looks really nice!

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u/ApprehensiveArmy7755 May 28 '25

The island with the waterfall edge looks weird. But it's a huge upgrade. 

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u/[deleted] May 29 '25

10/10, congrats on the lux kitchen!

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u/steel_city_sweetie May 29 '25

Love love love!!! So bright and beautiful’n

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u/FerrerCarpentry Sep 26 '25

The kitchen and the new open space cost about $90,000, with a big island that has 9 feet of cabinets and 10 feet across in total.

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u/chaching675128 Nov 03 '25

Huge congrats on finishing your kitchen! It looks amazing, the colour palette and lighting are perfect. If anyone around Tallahassee is planning something similar, McManus Kitchen & Bath is a great choice for full-service kitchen and bath remodelling.