Kitchen Update- Montrose Project

I cannot believe it’s Thursday already!!! We had family in town at the beginning of the week so I feel like I’m just now hitting my stride with work. It’s been a busy week- furniture was delivered for a living room and master bedroom design, I presented initial kitchen drawings to a client and will be meeting with them again next week with tile and countertop selections, and I have a walk-through appointment for cabinetry on a new build tomorrow morning. Add in a couple of out-of-state projects, a new spec home I’m assisting with, the Montrose project and a few other smaller designs and my days get filled up quickly. With that being said, I could not be luckier to work with/for such great contractors and clients! 

I promise to share more details on all of these projects in the next few weeks, but today I want to show you the updates happening in the kitchen in my Montrose project. Last time I shared the new island and the design plan for countertops, backsplash, paint color, and the fireplace tile. Well, it's all been installed and it's looking great! If you remember, this island is massive and required a seam for the stone counters. Fortunately, I work with a great fabricator who did a fabulous job matching the seams beautifully. I really love the movement of the stone and even the bits of burgundy that play off the accent pillows on my client’s new sectional. The island painted the dark gray is a nice contrast to the white perimeter cabinetry and coordinates nicely with the granite. 

Homeowner wanted a larger fridge,
so my carpenter built a new surround to fit it.

Countertop + Backsplash Demo

Lots of storage in the new island

Level surface is a must

All hands + paws on deck

Fitting the new cooktop in

Had to cut way for the new larger sink

Taller, industrial faucet to balance out the window

Enough space for seating on three sides

A little before and after on the island itself

Close up on one of the slabs

A quick sneak peak of the backsplash

The fireplace wall has also undergone quite a transformation from small and traditional to sleek and modern. Taking the fireplace tile to the ceiling really emphasized the height of the ceilings and feels for more proportionate to the scale of the room. We also removed the traditional built-in shelves for thicker, floating shelves. We were able to save the lower cabinets and painted them the same dark gray as the island. We added white + silver metallic grass cloth to the back of the bookcase for added texture, which we also used on a blank wall in the kitchen, tying the two spaces together nicely.

Can't wait to style out those shelves!

Cleaner and better scale

That's all I have for today. Next week I'm sharing a custom, modern farmhouse I'm helping to design. The house is still in the construction phase, but I have lots to catch you up on. Have a great weekend!!