Before & After: Renovation of our 1956 red-brick triple-fronted home
Here are some images of the new kitchen to start things off:
BEFORE (old dining room location now the kitchen):
BEFORE (old kitchen location now the dining room):
AFTER:
The space where the microwave is will fit a steam oven (gotta wait for the very empty coffers to fill up a bit!)
You can see the little galley-style walk-in pantry at the far right. This is the back wall. It can be seen from the living areas, so I opted for drawers and upper cupboards so everything is neatly tucked away from view:
And this is the front, with open shelving and room for appliances (plus the shelf under the bench will fit the MW when I get that steam oven):
My tiled backsplash, which I love. These are 300x600 tiles but they look like individual hexagons, some matt, some gloss, some etched in a lacy-leafy pattern. Really lovely - photo doesn't do it justice.
And my pendant lights. I wanted something a little different than the standard 3 matching pendants over the island:
A huge thank you to the Houzz community for all your advice and input, especially the amazingly talented and incredibly generous siriuskey and oklouise.
I am thrilled with the outcome! I'll try to post pics of the rest of the house soon :)
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Comments (18)I'm no expert , but I can't quite work out why you/they did a few things ? Presumably , people would have headed to the the 'right' on the stomework , with the original design ? It looks like there is a pathway there , whilst the wrought iron gate near the garage looked like it was ( purposely or not ) quite uninviting . So you add a really nice front door and foyer . I understand that , and encourage it . You change the windows . Presumably remove a door or ranch slider . Update everything . Again , pretty easy to understand . You add a hedge so people don't head there . Fair enough . But here's where I scratch my head . The new front door is further out -- not even sure if it is ? Maybe just a larger terrace ? So it needs a new roof profile . You change the tiles to long-run iron , so the tiles come off . You put in a new garage door . It actually looks like you have sloped the 2 roof ends -- a lot of $$$ for almost no visual effect IMO . And it even looks like you have added a new roof and profile on the left hand end , where there was a carport ? Me , I would have kept the roof profile , and therefore the same timber and framing . I would have done the new front door and foyer a bit further inwards . If I wanted more roof over the entranceway -- a flat or slightly sloping roof with a grey concrete pillar in a style sympathetic to the blade . And just me -- I would have most likely done a new , slightly larger garage on the left hand end , and used the garage space for another bedroom , or an office , study , sewing room , spa , pool table -- almost any excuse . OR have left the garage as it was , but painted the door , The 4 glass panels wouldn't have looked out of character IMO -- hey , its the customers decision , but I would have utilised the same roofline , maybe added onto the left end ( or the right depending on the construction and requirements . If you are spending money you want more space if you can IMO , rather than just an updated look , but everyone is different ....See MoreNicole A
2 years agoHi JE C,
Thank you for your positive feedback. Soooo much thought went into the design (as siriuskey can attest to, I spent many months with a tape measure in my hand ;)
Here is the final design with measurements for the pantry.
I LOVE my little pantry! It does so much in such a small space. Pantries these days are often like a second kitchen, and are so large that you have to walk miles to get anything. With this design, everything is at my fingertips like a cupboard-style pantry, but it has the benchtops for all my appliances, and drawers for convenience.
The tile is Hexion Snowflake, from Southern Cross Ceramics:
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2 years agoLol! We can see the beach from our block so can walk to the ocean & smell the sea air... the sea breezes are gorgeous :) only the block in front of us just sold so we’ll soon lose this incredible view ... but that’s ok... we’re very lucky :)
Here’s the view from the rear boundary & the road Nic.... though with a build in front of us imminent, I’m thinking we might have to print this photo on a large banner & strap it to the fence so we know what we’re missing lol. Great job again hun... you guys should be so very proud of yourselves. It’s magic :) I bet your tape measure is enjoying a holiday huh?! Lol
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