During 2016, we went did a face lift on our kitchen. The home we purchased was built in 2001 and most of the materials used were builder-grade, which means it was usually the cheapest material which was breaking or coming apart. They used sheet Formica for the countertops and used floor tile for the backsplash, which we had to finally rip out the sheetrock in order to redo the backsplash.
My wife and I liked the idea of a farm style sink, so we redid the countertop with planks that would resemble a farm style table. I drilled hundreds of holes for the dowel pins to connect each slat. We added roughly 6 linear feet of counter space to the kitchen.
The area shown in the picture left was just a blank wall. This was a perfect spot for adding lower cabinets that our kitchen lacked. Now, we have plenty of counter space to collect our junk as we come in from the day. It seems like that anyways. The area just to the right of the dishwasher was empty so we added a lower cabinet for the trash can and extended the countertop all the way. Above the dishwasher was a single cupboard. We removed it because it didn’t fit the wall space well. I added floating shelves above the dishwasher as well as the buffet. In addition to the kitchen, I also built the floating shelves for both bathrooms. We think they are a nice addition to those rooms.
I will post an update to this post with the 95% completion pictures.
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