IT’S KITCHEN REVEAL DAY!!!! After 7 long weeks of having our kitchen torn apart, our main floor thrown into the chaos of packages, tools, & building materials – and definitely more takeout meals & sleepless nights than I care to admit, we’re so excited to finally be able to share this space with you all! Welcome to our Dream Kitchen. 

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Call me naive, but when we started this project it didn’t seem like it would be all that challenging. We weren’t making any major changes to the layout of the kitchen, no walls being moved or torn down, no plumbing being re-routed, the cabinets were staying unchanged – no big deal right?? Suffice it to say that I VASTLY underestimated what we were in store for! Over the last 7 weeks, we’ve easily encountered the most setbacks in a single reno project BY FAR! We had a dishwasher leak, artwork that fell off the wall and came crashing to the floor shattering the glass in the frame, sconces that arrived defective, drapes that shrunk in the wash & we had our countertops replaced – twice. The fact that we were able to actually complete this space & share it with all of you today is nothing short of a miracle. I can’t tell you how amazing it feels to finally make it here!

Before we get into the all the pretty details let’s take a quick look back at where we started.

Before:

And here it is now…

After:

There are so many elements that went into creating the kitchen of our dreams. The most immediately noticeable change has been the countertops. We chose HanStone Quartz countertops in Artisan Grey and I honestly can’t get over how gorgeous they are!

We opted to waterfall the edge on the island which makes so much more of a statement than before. It also gives us a place to tuck away Tiger’s dishes – which is great because he tends to be a bit of a messy eater. 🙂

The Artisan Grey has a leather finish, which gives it the most stunningly beautiful matte appearance. It looks almost concrete-like, but it’s so silky smooth to the touch – it’s like running your fingers across butter. And the colour – it’s a very even light grey, but if you look closely it has just a hint of brown flecked throughout which warms it up and ties in perfectly with the wood elements we have in the space.

Speaking of wood elements, I’m so happy with how our DIY open shelving boxes turned out. They give our IKEA cabinets a custom feel which really elevates the overall look of the kitchen.

The shelving boxes were a tag team effort. Kes did an amazing job building them and wiring them with all the LEDs for the interior and under cabinet lighting. I handled the finishing and stained the boxes in Minwax Classic Gray, then added a light layer of Special Walnut on top. The second layer of stain warms up the grey just enough and the final colour is a pretty good compliment to the IKEA walnut-effect grey panels that surround our cabinets.

We got this set of white dishes from my parents for Christmas last year and I’ve been patiently waiting for the chance to be able to display them. I just love how the backlight plays softly off of the dishes.

The backsplash is another one of my favourite elements in the kitchen. The modern geometric cube pattern gives me allll the heart eye emojis!

Which brings me to the sink and faucet, both of which are from BLANCO. I am SO in love with our PRECIS sink! The Anthracite finish is beyond beautiful and I love how it coordinates perfectly with the URBENA faucet.

The colour of the Anthracite finish really helps to tie in the other black elements in the kitchen – particularly our windows which give the sink & faucet a nice backdrop.

Our black window frames is one of the things we splurged on when we were building the house and they’re definitely one of my favourite elements – especially now that the trim has been upgraded with Metrie Option {M} Vintage Industrial moulding to give them a much more refined & elegant yet still modern look.

Of course no space in our home would be complete without it’s signature pop of colour. For the kitchen we decided to pick up on the Flame colour of our Le Creueset kettle and intersperse it throughout.

The wall that sits between the kitchen & dining area was begging for a large art print. Kes and I spent a lot of hours browsing through the amazing selection of prints from Minted to find the perfect piece. We went back and forth on a few choices but eventually settled on “Bright Splash” which is this gorgeous limited edition art print that ties together the colours from the kitchen & the family room perfectly.

We replaced our powder room door with a Masonite Melrose moulded panel door from Metrie and are really happy with the sleek modern lines of this new one. We painted it with PARA Paints “Mama’s Boy” (P5205-62D) and it definitely elevates the overall view from this angle.

So there you have it! We hope you’ve enjoyed touring through our kitchen! It’s so great to finally have this space completed and see the dream come to life!

We want to send a very special thank you to all of our incredible sponsors on this project. We literally could not have pulled any of this off without their support.

BLANCO Canada | HanStone Quartz | Metrie | Minted | Minwax Canada | PARA Paints | Plank + Barn | RYOBI Canada

Kes & I also want to say thanks so much to all of you that followed along on our progress and left us so many supportive comments. We definitely appreciate it! If you missed any of the previous six weeks and want to catch up, you can see our kitchen evolution here:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6