What's in store for you

Welcome to my kitchen remodel blog! If you’re here hoping to get an idea of what’s involved in a kitchen renovation then you’re certainly in the right place. This project was my first attempt at having a kitchen remodeled and it was quite a learning experience. I hope this blog can help other first timers, or anyone out there looking for ideas on layout, cabinets, lighting and everything else that is involved in a kitchen remodel. This project was a collaboration between myself and <a href='http://www.greenteadesign.com/'>Greentea Design</a>, a Toronto-based company that carries a very unique line of Asian-inspired cabinetry that I completely fell in love with. They were instrumental in the creation of what turned out to be my dream kitchen.<br /><br />I’d like to give a breakdown of what sort of topics I covered throughout the remodel process on this blog. To begin I explained how terrible the kitchen was when I moved in and included photos to demonstrate the extent of it’s horrid state.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNP5dgr8y9TFppmc1ruxiLprEMeaugmtavgLbGCLZDzba6f6MNsHgYxLqY4bJZObMQJK1T4IoEZqhXyBlH-D6pjlrptmh_SNHJQm1Ur23orVIqrSRsrtp6tDbFu3NZ6U64SOowQ1xjY/s1600-h/kitchen_movedin1.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244528417740358146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNP5dgr8y9TFppmc1ruxiLprEMeaugmtavgLbGCLZDzba6f6MNsHgYxLqY4bJZObMQJK1T4IoEZqhXyBlH-D6pjlrptmh_SNHJQm1Ur23orVIqrSRsrtp6tDbFu3NZ6U64SOowQ1xjY/s800/kitchen_movedin1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />I provided hand-drawn sketches to Greentea of the layout I wanted and they produced digital 3-dimensional images of what the kitchen would look like with the cabinets and all the fixtures I chose. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTXGgu1rpv1qAQfVpt8Uj8t3p8XxeVAiP7VqBSnSJyprpeIG7T6q9NGdU9MqgRRxLimffYxyOcBRE9difP2R1ZVgANMmDfOp-T3MG7ACTgUH9Utb5Tvp3qwyk5BlcJ3yv3ncefUo8VN0/s1600-h/3.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267939474525136754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTXGgu1rpv1qAQfVpt8Uj8t3p8XxeVAiP7VqBSnSJyprpeIG7T6q9NGdU9MqgRRxLimffYxyOcBRE9difP2R1ZVgANMmDfOp-T3MG7ACTgUH9Utb5Tvp3qwyk5BlcJ3yv3ncefUo8VN0/s800/3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />There were a few posts after this where I let readers in on all the purchases I had made for crucial kitchen elements like appliances, lighting, countertop, sink and plenty others. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZh08lu80com1gSv3WvJXD8HrYE-QR49dosvIyH9q0mY9dENz3taEDazj2N7FpKMnjcZ-N3Y_vKyG4LFhkLR0ykx2IDSPQQCXCRa0h7Y8mJzfMLh_PyQColvLhw0-TCIdEMJbPkqjxIs/s1600-h/sink.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256618197260661730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZh08lu80com1gSv3WvJXD8HrYE-QR49dosvIyH9q0mY9dENz3taEDazj2N7FpKMnjcZ-N3Y_vKyG4LFhkLR0ykx2IDSPQQCXCRa0h7Y8mJzfMLh_PyQColvLhw0-TCIdEMJbPkqjxIs/s800/sink.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />Demolition began, which was mainly executed by my boyfriend and I. That was a lot of fun (and work, but it was SO satisfying).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuGQiSE_o91uFrRpNStADuan_BiLhG4pB4hAhIiEmisjbi-8_6hvdHUQ1KoUdcS6w8UMuCI_Ju0DY70pPl8x_CcrTZefbdv7qW20i7iV3DWFwier0OQYTkwAZnNUzWwoW3sW84uvvYM/s1600-h/10.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264229263938549730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuGQiSE_o91uFrRpNStADuan_BiLhG4pB4hAhIiEmisjbi-8_6hvdHUQ1KoUdcS6w8UMuCI_Ju0DY70pPl8x_CcrTZefbdv7qW20i7iV3DWFwier0OQYTkwAZnNUzWwoW3sW84uvvYM/s800/10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The kitchen needed to be completely gutted (more so than I had anticipated) so there were a couple of posts explaining what needed to happen and how I had the space modified to accommodate the cabinets. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLk9WPbNvKu0EqRbR1Yq_ra6IMIZMN4MNLpYTcyr4_DLWChkRhJYS9OVaDZTdJEd6fnV_RNR2zkfJLE52B2luMI1dsQQhU82F7OacyvjTEIrjfI43D54soidgJnWZf7zSvnKBybn0l6E/s1600-h/8.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265629422247131666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLk9WPbNvKu0EqRbR1Yq_ra6IMIZMN4MNLpYTcyr4_DLWChkRhJYS9OVaDZTdJEd6fnV_RNR2zkfJLE52B2luMI1dsQQhU82F7OacyvjTEIrjfI43D54soidgJnWZf7zSvnKBybn0l6E/s800/8.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />The flooring was a bit of an odd choice, and I explained my selection and the process of getting the flooring done in time for the arrival of the cabinets.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Z1QxF2lBVHCGpF1nsRCj527-9mBenBsRRkcodBkZRHED58vjNZABn3tMutsiM1AVELcXeuouSbg1jvR3G-FBr2OGkyJw3BKWeJc-rQNgVwU7tTxbUzhb-4d4zSX0Nsta0kKcBdYM_c/s1600-h/grey2.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269439169717524530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Z1QxF2lBVHCGpF1nsRCj527-9mBenBsRRkcodBkZRHED58vjNZABn3tMutsiM1AVELcXeuouSbg1jvR3G-FBr2OGkyJw3BKWeJc-rQNgVwU7tTxbUzhb-4d4zSX0Nsta0kKcBdYM_c/s800/grey2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The cabinets arrived, to my delight, and with them came my amazement at how easy it is to “install” free-standing cabinetry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qsvZuCdHoS52nIq37rf4ydkdK_uFWSGuxejSDjYE4QJNTCRZLT_MZF44djN_E64GnWuJT41KVU5_B0pO3cPwzIp45_HTNffyYInB3TqldpOYJEyghCL8otw0m8K13dBPa2Szuiaes/s1600-h/kitchen.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270524993900051746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qsvZuCdHoS52nIq37rf4ydkdK_uFWSGuxejSDjYE4QJNTCRZLT_MZF44djN_E64GnWuJT41KVU5_B0pO3cPwzIp45_HTNffyYInB3TqldpOYJEyghCL8otw0m8K13dBPa2Szuiaes/s800/kitchen.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />I included a post about the installation of all the light fixtures I had selected earlier on in the process. This was one of my favourite stages as my previous kitchen was severely lacking adequate lighting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxJgWxqHUBkR0Xh3ryLscOJEvZGK9b6ayZJROx1RomseRT2h12mTwxjtqd96R0qBjKMofkTmFNZBwA5KGBkrEwcKl05SoPilUwthrCq8u-N9C_f61mBOv_AOS-jBz23octN1DXJOrXA/s1600-h/pendants_close.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274291561347476418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxJgWxqHUBkR0Xh3ryLscOJEvZGK9b6ayZJROx1RomseRT2h12mTwxjtqd96R0qBjKMofkTmFNZBwA5KGBkrEwcKl05SoPilUwthrCq8u-N9C_f61mBOv_AOS-jBz23octN1DXJOrXA/s800/pendants_close.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />The countertop was installed and I was able to snap a few photos during this process. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE41GMj4q3hB_jVoTEeTasZtmAon5vIkvU6QZKnC8X91XArRXUmVM94Tir5dMwsVazdYkgfW0kcleFsPq4YLbES7K77uDsZfkdTH2hZ5-oVg1GjTHLsZ2WB4306OBYIkwWwRoRGN5NHs/s1600-h/5.jpg" target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275681922888064962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE41GMj4q3hB_jVoTEeTasZtmAon5vIkvU6QZKnC8X91XArRXUmVM94Tir5dMwsVazdYkgfW0kcleFsPq4YLbES7K77uDsZfkdTH2hZ5-oVg1GjTHLsZ2WB4306OBYIkwWwRoRGN5NHs/s800/5.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />I then blogged about some of the finishing touches made to the kitchen (placement of accessories, the hatch that was created to access the basement…).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGG9jGmWsTvkc3q-mvL6DgS7eirHBQEp9KPRzx06smSVNrh-tRAWoih6xpl7JmJJSNw_JOxFpvEXE20nWFcGNJ0auXMQWB1ZgUMeFSi80mJqFeH6M2ziY2_YuPCRVPCx8Rv3nrk1sEEQ/s1600-h/phoebe.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278326141964537234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGG9jGmWsTvkc3q-mvL6DgS7eirHBQEp9KPRzx06smSVNrh-tRAWoih6xpl7JmJJSNw_JOxFpvEXE20nWFcGNJ0auXMQWB1ZgUMeFSi80mJqFeH6M2ziY2_YuPCRVPCx8Rv3nrk1sEEQ/s800/phoebe.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />In my last couple of posts I expressed my utter disbelief at how amazing the cabinetry was at allowing me to finally have an organized kitchen (with the help of 25 drawers!!). I also blogged about my delight at finding the perfect dining table (and explained why the first one that I had built didn’t work out).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxN67Tisrba0G7cx5JNzdAj1Spn4rlR0n7cVteyPi62aCLPQu4yuCqkXYKikaEIL9ly8BYmOwsb4v_UxOmWYCUMXSGqmiRl3OOChEAGyX_1sdvwT8DQ-8k8YeZz0MpDfop3rAlzYZmA/s1600-h/first_row_drawers_pantry.jpg"target="blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291332589482925682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxN67Tisrba0G7cx5JNzdAj1Spn4rlR0n7cVteyPi62aCLPQu4yuCqkXYKikaEIL9ly8BYmOwsb4v_UxOmWYCUMXSGqmiRl3OOChEAGyX_1sdvwT8DQ-8k8YeZz0MpDfop3rAlzYZmA/s800/first_row_drawers_pantry.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />For photos of the final product.....well, come see for yourself in the many posts below. ;)

What's in store for you

Welcome to my kitchen remodel blog! If you’re here hoping to get an idea of what’s involved in a kitchen renovation then you’re certainly in...

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