The planning for our kitchen remodel began 3 years ago at the moment we bought our 1951-built house. After countless dinner conversations and many consultations with friends and family, we finally decided on a plan and began work on our kitchen remodel last month.
Our kitchen was remodeled in the 1970s and featured faux-marble laminate counters with metallic veins, dull cabinets, and plastic drawer boxes that weren't even functional. Changing all of those items was a no-brainer, but the heavy decision involved what to do about a wall that divided our kitchen from our living room. At a minimum, we would reface or paint our cabinets, replace the counters, sink, and vinyl floor. At most, we dreamed of tearing down the wall between the living and kitchen, getting all new custom cabinets, moving the sink to a new wall, and adding a second window. After much deliberation, a great bid on all new custom cabinets (from Madison Cabinets in Hutto, TX,) and a promise from a good friend to help us with the engineering aspects of removing a load-bearing wall, we decided to go all out with our dream plan.
Before pictures:
The wall with the framed photo is the one that we will be removing. Actually, it is going to be a half-wall because it will be the back side of our L-shaped island.
We will be adding a second window to the right of this window, and then moving the sink so that it is centered between the two windows. The dishwasher will be moved next to the fridge.
We can't wait to have drawers that close properly!
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