Before - Kitchen
After - Kitchen
Flooring
The original flooring was a golden tone hardwood. To add some contrast we suggested changing out the flooring. Our clients had not considered this but with our assistance ended up choosing this ‘wood grain’ porcelain flooring which is just stunning! Upgrading the flooring really helped for the entire space to feel fresh.
Other Main Floor Upgrades
To refresh the rest of the main floor several upgrades were made to:
Walls: All of the main floor walls were painted a lighter color to keep the warmth throughout. A wallpaper feature wall was added to the dining room. The natural grass cloth adds some glam with it’s subtle shimmer.
Lighting: All of the lighting fixtures were changed to match and bring a cohesive feel to the space. Some pot lights were moved to match the new kitchen layout.
Blinds: Existing blinds were replaced in a color consistent with the warm / light tones of the main floor.
Before - Kitchen Wall
After - Kitchen Wall
Project Description
Kitchen, Dining Room, Main Floor Refresh | Leduc
Background
Our clients contacted us as they needed design assistance with 3 parts of their home: the kitchen, living room, and dining area. This couple wanted to update and brighten the kitchen. They also have a lot of family and host large dinners. Some parts of the main floor were unused and some crowded when they had lots of people over. The idea was to create more space and function in the kitchen and dining areas for guest to hangout.
Issues to be addressed:
Kitchen - The kitchen consisted of oak cabinets and darker tones. When family came over for suppers everyone gathered around the small island which made it difficult to cook. The cabinet doors were fairly new and they didn’t want to have to replace them.
Living Room - The living room, complete with brick fireplace, was largely unused.
Remainder of the Main Floor - Colors were on the darker side as well as inadequate lighting made the spaces feel smaller.
Before - Dining Area (living room at the time)
After - Dining Area
Renovation Solutions
To make the spaces function best for how our clients lived and used their home there were several solutions to make the space function better for them.
To increase the function of the main floor and how the clients used their home the dining room was moved to where the living room was to create a large kitchen dining area.
Two islands were installed one for people to gather around and one to cook at. Having two islands increased storage, seating and counter space, and made room for the mini-fridge.
A shallow buffet counter was added along one side of the kitchen which provided a bar area, housed a small sink and added more storage and makes for a great serving area when company comes over.
To be conscious of the budget the original cabinets were kept (and they were in excellent shape!). The cabinets on the small original island were refinished to match the new island and buffet cabinets. These lighter cabinets helped to brighten the space.
To tie in the original cabinets into the new areas of the kitchen open shelving was added above the buffet in a matching tone to the original cabinets.