Out with the red...

[johninpeekskill]

...and in with the new! Mike and I have been working hard to settle into our 1927 built home here in the Hudson Valley of New York. We love the house - but didn't love the prior owner's choices in the kitchen. We've just finished a kitchen re-do to that swapped out some cabinets and the counters and tile. We couldn't be happier with the way it turned out! The house came with a Viking Professional gas range and refrigerator. We swapped out the old Bosch dishwasher with a new GE/Monogram - with lights inside! Way cool. Check out some of the before and afters!

 

[jeffg]

Fabulous job imo. All that's missing in the before photos is Ann B. Davis.

 

[whirlcool]

The remodel makes the kitchen look so clean and cool. Great job!

 

[mattl]

I actually like both.  The original seems warm and inviting, the redo looks sleek, cool and crisp.

 

[washdaddy]

The redo looks great. You did a fantastic job. Also really like what you choose to update the flooring.

 

[kenmore70]

Very nice! I like the glass back splash above the stove. What color is that wall where the phone is? Looks like a dark gray, whatever it goes well. I have a white kitchen too, and that wall color you have looks good with the white cabinets. It's giving me an idea.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Very nice! Love the choices you made! Is that a SONOS speaker I see to the left of the sink? First learned about those last weekend when staying with some friends in Milwaukee, and am very intrigued by them.

 

[swestoyz]

Wow, looks great! And to have that HUGE window along the sink side. Dreamy.

Ben

 

[jerrod6]

This looks great, but why did you go with so many white cabinets everywhere?

 

[foraloysius]

Great job! Very stylish kitchen!

 

[johninpeekskill]

Thanks for the kind words!

to answer a few questions --

We went all white, as it wasn't a total gut job. The only cabinets that were replaced were the uppers on the wall opposite the stove. (With the lighted cabinet.) I just put new doors on all of the rest of the uppers to get rid of the colonial arch and that oddly placed knob that was at the top of each door. The kitchen came with Mackenzie Childs knobs as well as all of that colorful tile. Nice in its own right but too much for me! We may still paint the island black to make it look more like furniture.

I love the floor too! It's a new Congoleum product that went right over the ugly tile!

The walls are a dark silvery gray which pops the white and stainless. Came from Sherwin Williams - painted with a bit of a shine which reflects the light too.

 

[foraloysius]

The new doors without the colonial arch look so much better. I'd keep the island white, it contrasts great with the dark floor. I don't think black would look good on that floor.

What's Congoleum? Is that a PVC product?

 

[johninpeekskill]

Bettler look at the wall color - for Tom/Kenmore 70

also - Congoleum is a vinyl product. This particular one installs like a laminate (floating) floor. Hard wearing and easy to care for. Looks like hardwood.

 

[jerrod6]

Since it wasn't a total replace job, going with the same color makes a lot of sense and ends up making the room look very nice.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Nice!

I like the floor. The wall behind the stove (I forget what it's called) looks much better now. Those red counter tops were horrid. The original floor wasn't bad but didn't seem to go with the rest of the kitchen. The new one is much nicer, of course.

May you 2 have many happy years there.

Jim

 

[johninpeekskill]

Thanks Jim and Jerrod

The red was a bit much! The old floor was functional and easy to clean -- but just not nice to look at! It really was like the tile you'd see in a Burger King kitchen!

We love the reflective light from the glass tile. Found it at Home Depot. The installers did a great job. Some of the small areas in the butler's pantry took a lot of precise cutting to get right. It's over 70 sf of tile!

 

[ovrphil]

very very nice and like a fresh breath of air...congrats. The original look was a statement for those who love red accents, but I like what you both did there.

Enjoy!

 

[jeffg]

Orange or even red is one thing, salmonella bubble gum pink is another imo. Even the Brady Bunch went with orange in the 70's. Maybe the camera's white balance is off and the counters were in fact red?

If the color is accurate there's definitely a reason it was paired with white cabinets, and the mishmash of colors on the backsplash tile: just try and find another solid color that looks good up against that pink. Even gray, which is a nice (and often only) option with pink wouldn't work in this case.

Anyway very good call imo, it looks great.

 

[NYCWriter]

GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS!!

I'm a big fan of Peekskill, too!!

Frankly, I think I've had my fill of Manhattan.