Start of a New Day . . . I Mean a Kitchen Remodel

So, . . . how many of you would like to see the actual life of a kitchen remodel? Well class - here's your chance. Over the next several weeks, I'll be attempting to keep updating the progress on a sweet kitchen remodel located in the foothills of Boise. So, let's jump right in then!

Ok, so to start I guess I should post a few photos of what the kitchen looks like before anything happens. So, here you go:

Obviously, that's the kitchen . . . or was the kitchen :) And now, here's the Dining Room with an existing wood veneered wall that will remain, and following that is a view from the Kitchen into the small Living Room.

And the last picture coming up is as if you were to walk in the front entry and look towards the Kitchen. The plan is to actually take down that wall and open it up to the small Living Room in the photo above. The other intention is to bring more daylight from the Living Room windows into the Kitchen and Dining spaces.

Now the direction we're heading for this remodel will be toward a progressive & modern aesthetic while utilizing materials that are sustainable without sacrificing performance. So what all that jargon means is that it's going to be crazy cool. We'll be using stuff like horizontal grain Teak cabinetry with some vertical grain Wenge wood accents. Technically the wood is from a company called Brookside and it's not really Teak or Wenge. It's actually a combination of wood veneers that are fast growth and can be pressed into patterns and cut into new veneers to replicate woods. Here, check the site if you want more info: http://www.veneers.com/

We'll also be using some sweet cork flooring in these spaces made by Wicanders ( http://www.wicanders.com/context_select.php ) in a deep chocolate brown color. The countertops will be CaesarStone quartz for ultimate durability ( http://www.caesarstoneus.com/ ). I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but you'll get the dealeo as we go. In the next post I'll show you what it looks like a couple days into it - torn up!!