Finishing Touches: Open Concept Kitchen and Living Room
Where did Summer go?! The past few months have been a blur for us. I’m working to get the blog up to date with all the projects that have finished over the Summer starting with this Wilmington, NC home’s kitchen remodel.
PROJECT RECAP
In order to create an open concept living space, we relocated the stairs to the other side of the living room and changed the kitchen layout. The final product is a clean, airy space that’s ready for family and friends. Take a look at the before and after photos below!
KITCHEN:
Removing the load-bearing wall between the living room and kitchen allowed us to create a new layout and add a kitchen island. The white cabinetry, under-cabinet lighting and beautiful subway tile backsplash with a herringbone pattern make everything seem brighter. Recessed lighting, tasteful lighting fixtures, granite countertops, stainless stove hood. Really, is there anything about this kitchen we don’t love?
LIVING ROOM:
In order to create an open concept living/kitchen space, we had to relocate the stairwell to the other side of the living room. We placed new floors throughout the downstairs, and completely updated the kitchen. The fireplace area got a facelift with a stone-like tile fireplace surround and removal of the tile floor hearth.
ENTRY WAY:
The green tile and laminate flooring was replaced with continuous LVT flooring throughout the bottom floor. New light fixtures and hardware (goodbye, brass) helped to brighten the space, and shelving was added to the structural recess on the wall.
STAIRWELL & LANDING:
All new stairwell and landing at the top of the stairs to match.
If you want to look back at this work in progress, you can take a look here. In addition to the main living/kitchen area, we also updated a half bathroom, the master bedroom, and master bathroom. To keep the posts cleaner, I’m going to make those areas a separate post.