This is what our kitchen looked like the first time we saw it (that's our realtor in the kitchen). Although I loved the fact that the kitchen was open to the main living space, I wasn't a big fan of the dark brown cabinets and counter tops.
Here is our kitchen after. We replaced a couple of the upper cabinet faces with inexpensive doors with chicken wire. We also added inexpensive Restoration Hardware knobs to give the cabinets a little more detail. The most dramatic change occurred when we painted the entire kitchen Farrow and Ball "Hardwick White".
In the second stage, we removed the stainless steel hood over the stove (I kept hitting my head on it!). A decorative grill now covers the vent and still does a great job in keeping my kitchen smoke free.I usually like to use pendant lights over my kitchen island, but the ceilings were too low. Instead, we used table lamps on the island. We drilled holes through the counter for the wires and connected them to a switch on the side of the island.
Now that we have made these changes, I'm definitely loving the one I'm with :)
Thank you Marianne for letting me share my kitchen with all of your readers!
xo,
Brooke
Thank you Brooke, job well done as always! I love how you made the lamps work on the island!
14 comments:
Drilling holes in your counter for lamps , brave and GENIUS!!!
Great idea!!.. and I am in love with your shutters on the wall xx
It's gorgeous! Love what paint can do. The lamp idea is brilliant.
LOVE the lamps on the island idea, but LOVE Brooke even more ;)
I LOVE HER so much! I nearly crashed the car this weekend when I passed by her shop...I knew it existed but was so surprised when I actually happened upon it. Great guest post!
Love her weekend home and the lamp idea is fabulous! xo
Thank you so much Mariannefor letting me visit Haven and Home! I hope my guest post gave you some time to relax before the big day :)
Thank you to all of your wonderful readers for your lovely comments!
xo
Brooke
What a gorgeous transformation - not surprising though with Brooke's beautiful touch! I especially love the changed in the eating area part of the kitchen - the shutters, art and lantern make it so much cozier and interesting. It's a beautiful kitchen overall! What a fun series - I look forward to more!
Adore Brooke and everything she touches!! Thanks for this Marianne.
Happy Friday.
T
Love the new cabinet doors! Brooke is so talented!
Night and day Brooke! Your special touches made the kitchen so much breezier and beachier!
xo J~
You always have the most amazing before and afters, Brooke! Thank you, Marianne, for sharing!
loved this! Brooke, as always, is amazing. I love the lamps through the counters- brilliant!! Such a great lesson in what a coat of beautiful white paint can do!!
joan
I love everything Brooke and her husband have done together. They are such an inspiring, creative, generous and extremely talented duo!
Xo,
Linsey
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