Our kitchen is my happy place!  We knew we wanted to renovate our kitchen but had no idea we would be taking down a wall and doing it all in the middle of a pandemic.  We were working from home and decided to be our own general contractor on this project and made it happen safely and I think it all came out just as we dreamed.

I designed the kitchen knowing I wanted an open, white kitchen with a mix of glass cabinets and floating shelves.  Originally, I wasn’t going to do any upper cabinets but as you can see, we ended up with a great balance.

I chose beautiful hardware from SCHOOLHOUSE and I could not be happier.  The number one question I get on Instagram is about the hardware.  The quality and service of this company is unmatched and I highly recommend.  These pulls are the Edgecliff pull in natural brass.  For the dishwasher, we went with a panel cover and used the appliance pull also from Schoolhouse.  Our simple but beautiful brushed brass faucet is by Krause and very affordable at Build.com.  Another great find from Build.com was our farmhouse sink which I absolutely love but wish I went bigger to be honest. 

Our pendants are from Circa Lighting.  We chose the Garrett Wide Pendant in burnished brass which matched the hardware perfectly! 

I chose beautiful hardware from SCHOOLHOUSE and I could not be happier.  The number one question I get on Instagram is about the hardware.  The quality and service of this company is unmatched and I highly recommend.  These pulls are the Edgecliff pull in natural brass.  For the dishwasher, we went with a panel cover and used the appliance pull also from Schoolhouse.  Our simple but beautiful brushed brass faucet is by Krause and very affordable at Build.com.  Another great find from Build.com was our farmhouse sink which I absolutely love but wish I went bigger to be honest. 

Our pendants are from Circa Lighting.  We chose the Garrett Wide Pendant in burnished brass which matched the hardware perfectly! 

Our eat-in breakfast room where we have almost all of our meals is behind the island.  I’ve gone back and forth with the banquette in and out and since the kids like it, we decided to keep it!  We are obsessed with the beautiful reclaimed wood beams throughout our kitchen and if you even have a chance to incorporate, I suggest you do it!  I love the texture it adds to the space!  The lighting fixture is the Arturo 6-light round chandelier in driftwood at Ballard Designs – so is the Rosalind banquette & cushions in canvas gray sunbrella fabric – great for the kiddos!

We opened up the wall from the kitchen into the dining room to create one big open space and moved the refrigerator over and put in custom cabinets and open shelves to carry over and anchor both sides of the very large space (now 14x31)!  All of our Thermador appliances were purchased locally at Aitoro Appliances in Norwalk, CT.

Let’s talk countertops and tile!  The easiest decision I made was the countertops.  I knew I wanted carrara marble.  I worked with Sinan at Academy Marble and I cannot say enough great things about the service and quality if you are local!  A tip for you is to always ask your countertop company to create cutting boards with the extra material you have – I do this every time and it’s at no cost to you.  I had them make me (2) 14x14 cutting boards that I have at each side of the range.  Our backsplash tile was one of the hardest choices and I could not be happier with the dolomite marble herringbone tile from AKDO.

With a lot of white in the kitchen, I am happy that we decided to go with a gray island.  I also get a lot of questions on the color, it is Sherwin Williams pigeon gray.  I always add in a natural element to any space I design, so naturally the sun washed natural Rivera counter stools from Serena & Lily.

As you can see, when we took down the wall, we needed to replace and match the gorgeous existing white oak hardwood flooring. We were very fortunate to work again locally with the The Hudson Company. We were able to match the wood perfectly and once it was installed, I custom created the stain with my installer onsite – I wanted a driftwood look and we got it! Thanks to Rodrigo at True Way Floors. All of the new window and doorway casings and shiplap were created by Woodway Carpentry in CT. All of the painting is by Regal Line Painting, also in CT.