Remodel # 37. Follow along as we tear down a wall to expand this kitchen.
Transitional Kitchen, Los Angeles
We took on quite the task bringing this beautiful home into the year 2020. Jay and his team helped this family renovate their home and make it a whole new space for them. Tearing down walls and opening up rooms. Now instead of 3 separate areas, it all feels like it is one uniform space. From the Kitchen to the Bar and the family room in between. Of course we did a quick remodel on the powder room, entryway, and redid the flooring between it all, making this home stunning from the entryway through the rear door.
By removing the wall, we were able to vault the ceiling to match the dining room, that alone opened things up. First thing you notice is the clean look of the shaker cabinets sitting atop a gorgeous quartzite countertop. This countertop incorporates all the cool tones of the cabinets, and the warm tones of the hard wood floor beneath. We used the same slabs to top the counters in the kitchen, bar area, and a small section of the new entertainment center.
The old kitchen had a free standing island, but the homeonwner wanted more. Creating a sink in the island and including extra storage with both pull out drawers and cabinets, plus seating to boot created a centerpiece worth talking about.
Now we all love Hardwood floors, but as Jay mentioned, you may want to think about engineered wood. It is piled together just like plywood is. It is just a beautiful, and even more water resistant than solid wood floor. Plus, if need be, you can refinish by sanding it down and refinish once or twice depending on the depth of the top layer.
Moving on to the stove portion. Originally, as you can see in the before videos there was a separate wall unit stove, and counter top range. Well we changed that! Keeping the counter top range and adding a build in oven below it created a center unit for cooking. Topping it with subway tile in a herringbone pattern, and gussying it up with the ever popular pot filler.
Creating a custom built bench seat created a space to enjoy your coffee in the mornings, or a place for family to sit as you prepare dinner. A gorgeous addition to a space begging for character.
In the adjacent Family Room, we used the same white shaker cabinets to build a brand new entertainment center that is custom made to hold this homeowners prized music. Which includes, or course records and a turntable, and speakers to hear it as loud as they may desire.
Last, but certainly not least, we customized the built in bar. With matching countertops and cabinetry to the kitchen and entertainment center, we really unified the spaces. Most exciting for us, was we installed our very first tap system!
So take a moment to look around. We think you will like what you see.