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Before and Afters ~ A Kitchen/Great Room

April 3, 2015 By Gina Jackson

This project was such a fun one! I have worked with these clients for years, back in my Ethan Allen days, and have helped them with numerous projects. We started with their guest room a couple of years ago. I have already shared their guest bathroom remodel and their exercise bathroom remodel.

Today I’m sharing their kitchen/great room renovation. It’s fun working with these clients because they know what they like and they are an integral part of the design process.

This kitchen started dark and awkward. The previous owners had done some adapting to this kitchen, but it just left it, well…awkward!

BLOG***Sacher BEFORE Wood Kitchen 2

The kitchen peninsula jutted too far into the living area, leaving very little space for a seating area.

{gotta love those avocado green appliances!}

BLOG***Sacher BEFORE Wood Great

This monstrosity of a fireplace, that again was awkwardly positioned, didn’t help.

BLOG***Sacher BEFORE FireplaceBLOG***Sacher BEFORE kitchen Wood 3BLOG***Sacher BEFORE Pantry BLOG***Sacher BEFORE KITCHEN 3

For an in-between fix, the client painted the cabinets white to brighten the space up and not feel SO dated.

BLOG***Sacher BEFORE white kitchenBLOG***Sacher BEFORE kitchen White 2 BLOG***Sacher BEFORE KITCHEN white 4

After living in this home for a bit of time and really paying attention to what worked and what didn’t and what they wanted and needed really helped make their kitchen remodel work for them.

And now for the AFTERS

BLOG***Sacher Kitchen 1

My client loves to have family over and cook and bake together. They also have two adorable, yet big, dogs that are always around, {see that built in doggy bowl?!?!} so it was important to them to have large open spaces to move around in the kitchen. The widths between the island and range/oven wall is larger than normal, but it was important to the client and it worked out just fine!

BLOG***Sacher great room 6

Doorways were opened up, one was even added, and soffits were taken out to open up this space.

BLOG***Sacher Great Room 1  BLOG***SACHER AFTER KitchenDining NookBLOG**Sacher BacksplashStoveBLOG***Sacher Great RoomKitchen 5

This picture was taken before everything was complete, but it gives a close up on the backsplash detail. I love all the finishes in this kitchen!

BLOG***Sacher PROGRESS Backsplash BLOG***Sacher Great from sitting

This post is starting to feel long! If you’re still reading, I’ll share more pictures of the furniture and fireplace next week!

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Hi! I'm Gina and welcome to the Living Solutions Blog! I'm a wife, a mom of 4 little kiddos and the owner of Living Solutions Interior Design. My family and I recently moved from San Diego, CA to Nebraska and this blog is where I share inspiration, design tips and ideas, projects and every day life! Thanks for stopping by!

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