Well done! That's some frig!

Beautiful

Wow, enjoy your new kitchen!

Awesome what you did with the two refridgerators! Looks amazing and probably saved you several thousand dollars. Probably more then several!

The black forest leathered counters are gorgeous! What a good substitute if want a soapstone look. Enjoy!

Very beautiful! Nice transformation. I like your choices too.

Wow! Love the fridge

Just getting rid of the bulk head would have been WOW. kaching kaching is all I can say! DH brews too...no way would I allow that smell INSIDE hahaha.

You must be so happy, it looks fantastic, enjoy it.

So pretty. In love with your counters

Like others, I really like the two fridges and you are lucky to have the space for them. Also like how you finished the back of the cabs under the peninsula. And the glass cab doors are nice in that they make that area recede and give the illusion of space opening up rather than closing in. You must be so pleased. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, what a difference - looks terrific! I love that granite!!!

Wow! How beautiful! I really love your countertops and would gladly rip mine out to replace with those, lol.

Congratulations on living through a huge renovation! The kitchen looks fantastic! You must hug yourself every morning when you come in to make your coffee. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. It’s wonderful!

what was your total cost for this project im looking for something similar

Thanks all!

@Mrs Fay It was probably in the $70-$80K range. Once I approved the initial contract, I chose to live in ignorance about the things that put us over budget, and let my husband write the checks. It is easier for me to enjoy it that way :) The initial contract was $60-$70K.

@rebunky, the fridges were $1500 each, plus probably $1000 to bump out the garage wall. That seemed like a bargain... so we used the savings to buy a new range (we had initially planned to keep our old range which we had just purchased second hand during covid2020, with the intentions of using it in the new kitchen.)

@chachawoman, I added details to the post. Counters are leathered black forest, which some places seemed to call silver waves. I always thought I wanted soapstone, but I loved this even more. I can't stop rubbing my hands over it.

@arcy_gw, yep, he ripped out the whole kitchen ceiling and installed new drywall and also took out a wall between kitchen and living room. That was over Thanksgiving. Many old kitchen parts were used in the basement brew room. My husband has seemed far more excited about that than about the new kitchen. He brewed last weekend and I didn't even know he was brewing!

Thank you for your detailed response

Looks fabulous - congratulations and enjoy!

Your new kitchen is gorgeous. i do have a silly question though…how do you decide to put what in each fridge, and how do you keep track? I have a small fridge and am so envious!

Can we see a pic looking at the sink wall please? Specifically, I think I see in the 1st pic that your sink is right next to the stove cabinet run. If I ever redo my kitchen I would like to put my sink so one edge is against the perpendicular run of cabinets but I’ve wondered if it would look to squished there and more important whether it would be awkward to use. Do you find it fine to use standing against the side cabinets or not? Thanks for sharing your lovely reno

Beautful! i love it!

@Barrheadlass, we've had a drink fridge in the laundry room for years. It pretty much stays filled with drinks. The drink fridge also functions for overflow for parties and large items.

@Pam we added 3” to the sink cab vs the original. We already notice the benefit in that little bit if extra space when two people are working. We also have dishes in the peninsula now, so unloading the dishwasher if more efficient is someone else is working.

Looks beautiful!

What a beautiful transformation! the countertops are gorgeous!!

Looks great and love the under-cabinet lighting.

Congrats!!! Your kitchen looks great. We were finally able to get a 2 yr delayed kitchen/laundry/powder room remodel started late 2021 and are, fingers crossed, getting tile laid in 3 more days. You must be ecstatic that you are done. I thought I could die happy when my kitchen counters arrived early, haven’t had any for 1 year (folding tables), not sure how I’ll make it to the finish line 😁. Congrats again, great job!

Great looking kitchen. I like that fridge idea. We have been tossing around the idea of taking a little space from our 3 car garage to add to mudroom/kitchen.

Nice improvement!

Looks beautiful! I love the leathered granite countertops!

Beautiful!!

Gorgeous!! What a difference!

I'm smitten with those large drawers!

Congratulations! It looks lovely!

Do you have a toaster?

Where do you keep it?

What about other appliances such as a blender, electric stand mixer, etc- where do you keep them?

This is beautiful!! But did you think of bumping it out a bit to make the kitchen area bigger?? We have the exact same floor plan if you will. Do you have counter seating with stools as well??

@loobab our second fridge used to be here, in some dead space in the laundry room. We moved the fridge to the kitchen, and moved the toaster and mixer out. The bread and peanut butter are in the drawer, and other small appliances are in the tall cabinet. I imagined one would move the mixer to the kitchen if they wanted to use it, but my kids just use it where it is. ( @User- I have no idea why it looks green. The paint is the same, the lights are the same, it doesn't look green when you're in the room... maybe yard reflections.)

@Kathy Furt we took out the partial wall between the the kitchen and living room, so we would have more space for the table. Now there is room to sit at the counter (still need to find the right chairs) and plenty of room for chairs at the table. Or we can extend the table and seat lots of guests comfortably- which was not possible at all before.

Amazing kitchen transformation! That fridge idea is a real game changer, from using 2, to having the wall notched to make them appear counter depth. Must almost look magical when you open them and see how deep they are. Enjoy it!

It looks amazing! Great job!

wow, that ceiling looks so good.

Wow! It’s Really lovely!!! We are doing a whole house renovation and it’s very gratifying once a room is complete and you can enjoy the update! Congratulations!

guys, you're resurrecting a thread from January...

Great to see a before and after, thank you.

Love your kitchen You did a fantastic job. Especially the fridges..

Wonderful, beautiful upgrade, great job done! custom range hood

Beautiful upgrade!

Beautiful!

Stylish!

Love your kitchen now

Looks very good now!

Quite the transformation. Looks amazing!

Wow! You changed the entire look. All the effort and time you invested have finally paid off. To be frank, first look at the earlier kitchen felt like I am looking at some office setup. And the redesigned is what appears like a real kitchen. Thanks for sharing your work with us.