Welcome to the Mountain Home Kitchen Remodel! We recently updated our kitchen at our home in the Cascade Mountains and I really couldn’t be happier with the results. It’s modern, yet traditional, and honestly it was our most straightforward project to date! I think that had something to do with having more than one functioning sink and toilet while remodeling this time around, ha! I’m so grateful for those who helped along the way, my cousin for the demo, our tile layer; who did a truly fabulous job with this super spiffy gold trim, and my husband for being my sounding board as I hashed out the details in great length, and for him trusting me with the process. I am not an interior designer, but I am an artist, and very visual, so I could see it in my mind before we demoed a single thing. I designed the space after many pencil sketches (see below) on graph paper, and honestly I think this is a great way plan. I know there are lots of fancy computer programs out there, but there is nothing like a good old pencil, paper, an eraser and your trusty measuring tape! There is something about being able to sketch a place for every little thing, that makes my artist heart so happy.
I am grateful for this being our second time designing a kitchen, as I learned and worked out kinks in our first remodel, the West Seattle house. I had an easier time making decisions (go with your gut!). I also ended up using several items that I loved and had on my mood board in our previous kitchen remodel, but didn’t quite fit the more modern look of that home. The funniest thing is how blue I went. I think a lot must have rubbed off on me as a kid, as my mom had this dusty blue color in every corner of our home. I mean every. last. corner. I remember at the time thinking, “Why SO much blue, mom?” But, now I get it and love it and am embracing blue as my power color throughout the house too. The apple does not fall far from the tree!
We worked with our local cabinet maker, Alpine Woodworks which was one of my favorite parts. Having the luxury to go in person and work on the design and see the different finishes and styles was 200% valuable. My favorite piece they created was the island with open shelving on one side. I mean, she is a beauty! I have lots of cookbooks and trinket bowls, so it worked out perfectly for displaying those. They also made a unique slim shelf that runs the length and through the corner of the breakfast nook area that breaks up the white space and is again great for displaying a few special items (especially around the holidays and birthdays – photo below). All cabinets and shelving are in white oak with a white oak brightener finish. They are warm and homey, yet clean and a bit modern with this incredible edge detailing, that really makes them special.
For appliances and finishes, I used:
Range: 40″ Ilve induction
Knobs, appliance pulls and cabinet pulls: Rejuvenation
Panel Fridge: Fisher and Paykel
Beverage Fridge: Kitchen Aid
Faucet, Potfiller: Signature Hardware
Pendant Lights over Island: Rejuvenation
Breakfast Nook Light: Crate and Barrel
Sconces: CB2
Cream Tile Backsplash: Bedrosians. Blue Tile (coffee bar): Bedrosians
Photos following. This truly is my happy place. I love being in here with my family and sipping my coffee in the nook. In fact we hardly use our dining room now, because we love this space so much. And then there is the cooking…cooking in this space is a sort of therapy I can’t even describe. Thanks for stopping by friends. I hope you enjoy and are inspired!
