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broccoli10 Love the cabinets,floors,the island,and the stools:) Totally worth it:) It's my dream kitchen:)

Weaver Home Photography Wow! Hard to believe it's the same house. Great job!

Leslie Kreger Outstanding! Congrats~

w472xl Unbelievable! Enjoy!

boostedt0y Thanks everyone!

Andrea Prasch Love the open floor plan! Did you have any problems with load bearing walls?

boostedt0y Yes there were a few load bearing walls that were removed. A beam that spans across the length of the room was used to support the load.

Andrea Prasch Oh my most expensive part! Looks as though it was worth it! Enjoy!

Studio S Squared Architecture, Inc. Incredible makeover given how tight the schedule was...congrats!

Maria Baker Beautiful.

sandkshouse Three thumbs up!

Stoneshop Wow, this is stunning! I love the contrast between the upper & lower cabinets. This is beautiful! Enjoy your first home :)

LM Designers Great job, you must be so proud!

boostedt0y Thanks everyone for the positive comments!

Interiors International, Inc. Wow, super kitchen I would actually love that for my own home.

zenhome Gorgeous!!

Granite Grannies Wow. The space looks so much bigger and so serene! Love love love.

designideas4me Can I ask where you bought your cabinets and the approximate price? Thanks

hamburgerbudget Congratulations, on making a huge decision to take over a living room for a better kitchen. The results are marvelous!

lionnessone Your results are beautiful, great job!
There is one thing I would change, your plugs. Can you find a colour that will compliment the walls?

cabinetcrazy Everything is fabulous! Would love to know all about the floor; color, type & anything else about it. We are remodeling our kitchen & choosing a floor is overwhelming.

boostedt0y Cabinets were purchased from Timeless Kitchens.

boostedt0y Floor is from Karelia. It's engineered white oak in rock salt finish.

designideas4me Thank you. I assume it must be wrong to ask because it seems many people dont answer this but it would help me greatly to have an idea of the cost of your materials. So I can see if I can afford anything nearly as beautiful as your kitchen. You can send me a private message if you dont wish to post it here. Thank you and I totally love your choice of materials and design. Did you use this flooring throughout your house? Did you remodel other rooms? thx

designideas4me Was the floor a glue down or floated? Oh and did you use a designer or do it yourself? Thanks for your help. love it.

designideas4me omg.. your featured on the cabinet website. You have a pool too as I do. Good looking husband..lol.
Looks like he cooks too. what a beautiful house.

designideas4me ok sorry for all the questions but are the cabinet doors a textured laminate? This seems very popular now in contemporary cabinet style. Are they easy to clean? Is it basically a thin layer of a veneer attached to a plywood surface. I have samples here of that material. I think it comes in tons of textures and styles and colors so its a great way to match and blend colors. I never spoke to anyone who owns these thats why I am curious plus I have been told they are a cost effective choice in new cabinets. How did you decide on those?

boostedt0y Shoot me an email via the address indicated in my profile and I'll let you know the cabinet cost. The cabinets are a textured laminate and are super easy to clean. Just wipe down with Windex. As you mentioned, textured laminates are very popular for contemporary cabinets and I was unable to find any solid wood cabinets that would produce the same results as the cabinets I purchased. Thus, I chose the laminate cabinets you see in the pictures.

As for the floors, we used them throughout the home except for the laundry room. The floors are floated.

In our renovation, we worked on the entire house. However, the majority of the work was focused on the kitchen, dining room, and family room to create an open concept. My father is an architect so he did the design of the space and I chose the finishes. For the kitchen, the cabinet supplier recommended sizes of the cabinets/drawers.

boostedt0y p.s. that's me on the website :)

designideas4me Oh lucky you having an architect in the family. Would you care to share pictures of the other rooms. I am inspired by your house as I am sure other are too. thx

Reico Kitchen & Bath Love the new space...and great bar stools! Beautiful! Cheers!

wyo47 belongs in a magazine...awesome make over!!

feathercd Wonderful! Gives me hope for my kitchen.

saltcitybabe stunning!!!!

pkoko624 Fabulous job!

caricampbell Beautiful job!

djaye you literally made my mouth drop open and that doesn't happen often....GREAT JOB!!!

lulabene amazing kitchen! I was wondering what kind of countertops are these? ceasarstone? in what price range are they?

Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design This transformation needs serious accolades! Where better to get them - here on houzz! She's a real BEAUT!

Butterfly Yao oh it's really modern!!! Good job!!! Enjoy your brand new kitchen, and Happy New Year.

boostedt0y Thanks everyone....the countertop is Ceasarstone in Blizzard.

designideas4me I contacted that store... Karelia... looks like a good place to shop. They have one here in san diego and seem to specialize in green products. She was unfamiliar with the rock salt finish. Maybe you can you mail me when you get a chance . I would love to know price per sq foot on the floor and the cabinet price. I will try again to contact the cabinet company. I want to see if I can remodel my kitchen to look anything like yours..My email is ilovemybear2010@gmail.com.

Thanks again.

tabithashayla Love it!

boostedt0y designideas4me-check your email!

sakcwild Where did you get the cabinets? Great remodel...love it!

sakcwild Where did you get the cabinets? Great remodel...love it!

clball43 Beautiful

saskcanadian222 Absolutely stunning - I love it!!

boostedt0y Cabinets were purchases from Timeless Kitchens in San Francisco.

mercedeslopez Gorgeous!

ljclayton Very nice!

Ronda Potter Great Job! The layout before the remodel reminds me of the layout in my kitchen which I am getting ready to remodel. I too am going to knock down a wall to give it an open floor plan.

tanito My kitchen has the same layout. I have considered flipping the bar area to vertical vs horizontal. These pictures really help. Beautiful!

Carolina Photo To Go LLC Absolutely amazing transformation!

Carolina Photo To Go LLC Absolutely amazing transformation!

Stuart Nordin Design The commenter above took the words out of my mouth! What an incredible transformation.

boostedt0y Thanks everyone for such kind remarks. I appreciate it!

starbella Sweet!