I’m so glad you guys like the way the flip turned out!  It’s so much fun to see all of our hard work pay off – actually, I guess it hasn’t really paid off since we still own it, but you know what I mean.  :)

I thought we’d start this little before and after tour with the kitchen and dining room, since the kitchen was by far the most heinous part of the house when we bought it back in the beginning of June.

Not only was it not my cup of tea (pea green laminate counters, anyone?) but it was hugely lacking in functionality with a distracting and view-blocking range hood and an awkward angled peninsula.

Remember?

Well, we tackled those challenges with a switched up floor plan – and here’s how it looks now!

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In addition to improving functionality, our goal was to lighten and brighten this kitchen and give it a classic feel that will stand the test of time.

See what I mean about that crazy range hood?  Not only could you hit your head on it but it was blocking all the natural light from the window (as well as obstructing the sight lines throughout the kitchen).

By the way – see those leaded glass panels in the built-in hutch and on either side of the kitchen window?  My mom made those!  She’s the coolest mom ever (and I’m not just saying that so she’ll keep outfitting our flips with awesome panels).

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As you can see, we moved the fridge over to the other side of the room so that we could fit bar stools at the island.

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This was our first time using carrera marble counters instead of granite, and I’m totally sold.  Love it!

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This is where I became a little obsessed with photographing the tile and flowers.  My apologies.

We also moved the door a few feet down to the left so that we could have an uninterrupted L-shaped counter rather than having the range shoved in the corner.

I will definitely be using this herringbone pattern and gray grout again!  I kinda love it.

There’s that crazy peninsula I was telling you about – isn’t it better with it gone?

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The built-ins look so much better after a coat of dark brown paint and new cabinet fronts (those swoopy details were pretty dated).  And another shout out for my mom’s handiwork!

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Even though it’s not a true “open kitchen,” I think that the connection between the kitchen, dining and family room will work really great for the new family that buys this house.

( I wasn’t going to post a photo with all of the previous owner’s stuff in the house but this was the only “before” photo I had going this direction. Please excuse all of the moving day craziness. )

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And that’s it!  This is my dad’s favorite flip that we’ve done so far – what about you?  You can check out our other flips here.

All photographs taken by me, unless indicated as “Courtesy of Lance Hames Photography.”