A Quick KITCHEN Before & After!!

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Ok—so you don’t like your kitchen…but maybe you don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater? Is it possible to reuse your cabinets? What could stay the same or be reused to help cut costs?? Maybe you wonder—”If I keep certain elements, will the room still feel like a new space?”

When my client called me, she knew that she wasn’t happy with the look of her kitchen anymore, but wasn’t sure what to do.

We came up with a plan to reuse most of her existing cabinets, but created a whole new feel with a fresh color scheme, by reorienting the island, and creating a cozy eating nook on the other end of the room.

Some of the fussier details of the existing cabinets felt dated to my client, especially since she wanted a cleaner, more contemporary look.

Oh, and the wood floor had taken a beating over the years, with kids and a certain doggie (yes, that is her chewed up toy on the floor above! hahah) running back and forth each day, wearing grooves and making scratches. Time for a more durable choice to come into play…so we selected this porcelain tile which was up to the task.

New hardware on the existing cabinets, a neat-o backsplash, and new espresso cabinetry for the island also helped to update things.

One of the things that I most love to switch out in older kitchens is the desk area. This was a popular thing to have in the 80’s & 90’s, but most often these areas are never used for anything but piling papers… and housing frustration. lol.

Adding new cabinetry here at normal working height allowed space for a coffee/beverage bar —so great for entertaining and everyday use. ADDED BONUS** We reused the upper cabinets we removed here in the laundry room and made that space all the more functional too! **

I will be featuring more pictures of this renovation on my Facebook page in the coming days. Have you LIKED Revealing Redesign on Facebook yet?? It is a great place to catch up with me on a daily basis and see more of what I am working on. Click here to join in the fun over there!!

Have you seen this yet?? (Curb Appeal BEFORE & AFTER!)

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Earlier this week I shared these pictures on Facebook  and wanted to be sure to share them here as well!

This facade project that has been in the works for some time is nearly done!

My clients reached out to me because they wanted to give their house a facelift and update its look overall...

At some point earlier in their home's life, a second story addition had been added to one end, using a slightly different colored brick, making the one side seem heavier than the other. 

I wanted to add elements that would balance out the facade and  all the roof surface area (especially since the house is lower than the street, and this is a BIG part of what you see from the curb), give the house more curb appeal, and mask the difference in the brick colors...

After many drawings, discussions, many more drawings, and many more discussions...then construction itself, here is the house now, nearly complete 😊

  • We added a portico (the little roof over the front door) to make the entrance more welcoming & more pronounced,

  • a horizontal metal roof line to break up the facade brick, and

  • two dormers with arched windows to match the arch over the front door (these are still awaiting interior shutters to match the other windows, which will complete the look)

Also, you may notice that a new roof in a complimentary color has been added, new pavers installed creating a beautiful front walk, new lighting at the entrance, and charming bronze/dark charcoal shutters added to compliment the metal roof and give the house a more welcoming look. 


It is great to see how much more personality and curb appeal this house now has. So exciting!