Time for a kitchen makeover. We are gutting the kitchen and installing new cabinets, stainless appliances and granite, plus a new expanded island is being built.
Date(s): Feb 6, 2012. Album by The Vierregger Family. Photos by The Vierregger's. 1 - 70 of 70 Total. 836 Visits.
1 Day 1. The kitchen is 18 years old and needs a facelift. But it's getting more of an organ transplant.
The kitchen has been cleaned out and we are ready for the installers to arrive.
2 Installation of new two-piece crown throughout the kitchen and family room has just been completed. Wanted to get the new crown up before the new cabinets are installed.
3 The cabinets are in good shape. We donated them to Habitat for Humanity for use in one of their project homes. Glad to recycle and help another family out.
That old white fridge is really ugly!
4 Demolition has begun!
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6 Believe me, it takes much less time to make a kitchen disappear than to make it reappear!
7 Electricians are on site. We had four trucks out front for a day and half. They ran a couple of new circuits down to the panel in the basement, installed seven new recess cans in the ceiling, moved a bunch of switches, and ran wiring for power and dimmers for the over and under cabinet lighting.
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9 Collateral damage from wiring
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11 Prepare for your walls and ceiling to look like swiss cheese - no remodel is complete without lots of holes everywhere.
12 Cabinets have arrived. Pop the bubbly - progress is always worth celebrating!
13 The counter-depth fridge and dishwasher have arrived
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15 The new lighting is working
16 We added some additional recess lighting in the family room at the same time. Required rewiring a 5 gang switch - no problem for the pros
17 More new lighting
18 These three switches are new; they had to be moved from beside the fridge, which will be hidden in an enclosure. They control the overhead recess lighting in the kitchen, the sink spotlight, and the pendants. All on dimmers.
19 In this pic, the sink spot and the pendant boxes are stubbed out; won't install until island is reconstructed and countertops are installed
20 Some cabinets being prepared
21 Kitchen cabinets are antique white with a brown glaze
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23 Some of the crown has gone up
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27 The island is taking shape. It's two levels, and we went with a contrasting color - it's not really as dark as it appears
28 This is a better representation of the island color
29 The island has 60 inches of cabinets integrated into the front. It is larger than the old island and we splurged on high-end cabinets and trim to make it look like a piece of furniture.
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31 Sink will be on left; dishwasher to the right
32 Fridge has been connected and rolled back. Still waiting on some fluting for the left and right sides of the enclosure frame.
33 Waiting on countertops
34 End of week three of construction. Granite has arrived! We chose a Santa Cecilia Napoli. It has creams and browns and some black. It also has wine colored amethyst sprinkled throughout.
35 Granite countertops have been installed. We used a formal Ogee profile on the bar top, and a complementary waterfall edge on the cook and buffet tops.
36 Kraus 30 inch, single bowl, stainless sink. The right-hand outlet includes switch for disposal. The island has nine inch slide out drawers at each end; one for cleaning supplies, one for baking pans.
37 After granite install, cabinets need to be lowered to surface.
38 Stainless hardware has been installed. Appliance garage is a work in progress. Some of the light rail will have to be custom fitted around the garage, and the cabinet maker is working on some panels to dress it up a bit.
39 These are the old builder slider and windows in the kitchen area. Say goodbye to the builder slider and windows!
40 As part of the kitchen overhaul, we are replacing the 18 year old windows with a bay and french door.
41 New bay from the outside and the guys are working on leveling up the french door.
42 Rough-in is complete. New windows are Low-E to better protect the hardwood from fading. Old windows were clear glass and our floors suffered for it.
43 The bay really makes a difference in the small-ish eating area. It has an 18 inch depth, and visually opens up the space. Wasn't too thrilled that the insulated base and the bay window structural framing squished our windows a bit, but the result still looks better than expected.
44 View from the deck of the new bay and door. The exterior trim has been installed.
45 End of 4th week of construction - back side of the island showing sink and dishwasher ready to be plumbed. New windows are in background. Also can see the pendant lighting has been installed.
46 Paint prep
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49 April 23 - backsplash being prepared. We had about a month long delay for tile and some of the redo-cabinetry had to be manufactured.
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51 Backsplash going in the buffet side cabinets
52 Completed backsplash around the appliance garage. Final light rail trim is waiting to be installed.
53 Backsplash installed. Waiting on final electrical, light installation and push range back.
54 The buffet cabinets with backsplash. Waiting for lights and minor finish details. We're close now.
55 Light rail has been installed
56 Detail moulding around fridge has been installed
57 Showing completed light rails - cabinet lighting is still a week away
58 Another shot of the finished cabinetry around fridge. Fluting and medallions installed. This is a counter-depth fridge that stands about 72+ inches tall.
59 Side shot of fridge. Still have to install the bottom panel on fridge enclosure.
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61 Ceilings, walls, new crown, trim, rebuilt window pockets after new windows went in. It's crazy how much work it is to put everything back together.
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65 4/28/2012 - Starting fireplace facelift. Removed slate heart and will be installing marble with a glass tile surround.
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67 This marble tile will become the hearth
68 The glass tile for the surround
69 New brushed nickel doorknobs to match the kitchen hardware
