Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Kitchen Remodel Plans for my Parents

March 14, 2023

We are thrilled to be starting this kitchen remodel for my parents! Something I have dreamed of doing for them. I remember when I was in high school, wishing I could get them on a makeover show. And I finally did, and I am the host, The Nesting with Grace Show! We will take you along on Instagram and on the blog as we do this makeover. My parents have lived in their home for about 40 years, and have been updating it along the way. We already did a makeover for their bedroom, home office, dining room, guest room and family room. And now we get to do the heart of the home, their kitchen!!

Parents Dining Room- Table Makeover and Fireplace — This is their dining room we did a makeover for, so we want the kitchen to flow nicely off this room.

Kitchen Before-

Their kitchen is on the smaller side, I love a cozy kitchen. It is about 10′ x 12′. The configuration basically has to stay the same. Stove, fridge, dishwasher, sink will all stay in the same place, but be replaced with new. New cabinets, lighting and flooring too! They have that floating island currently, that is really way too tight with the dishwasher open. We are gong to move island coming off that wall on the right and then we can put the microwave in it.

One big change will be getting rid of the soffit, aka the bulky box-shaped wall that connects the cabinets and the ceiling. It is often there to hide ductwork, but in their case it is faux, only there for “looks” thanks to the 80’s. There is ductwork to the right, where they have the stool and counter currently, so that has to stay, thinking I will do built-in shelves there rather than a counter and stool.

Kitchen Design Plans-

Gray and Cream Diamond Tile– still deciding on what product we are using, but love this look
Cabinets– (info below)
Cabinet Bin Pull and Cabinet Knob
Bee Tapestry– this is a tea towel, but I used it as my main inspiration for their kitchen. Not only do the colors work well for them, they have bees! I will frame it and hang in on the wall.
Olive Oil Green Jar– already got this and it is a great size
Olive Oil White Jar– going to do a tray on their counter or shelves with oil jars
Black Dinnerware Set– classic black dinnerware set, to contrast all the white
Rattan Flush Mount Light– looks like a beehive don’t you think?!
Green Tile– using this for the backsplash, luckily we have leftover from Finn’s Bathroom!
Faucet– industrial faucet, this will pull in the stainless steal on the appliances
Fireclay Sink– we have this sink, perfect for their kitchen too
Runner– runner will go under the sink and range, add some contrast
Counter Stool– I looked at a lot of different barstools, these look comfy and pull in the color of the rattan light fixture
SMEG Hood– excited for all the SMEG appliances! This hood will look great with the green tile
SMEG Range– they don’t have gas, so we are sticking with an electric, and also induction range
SMEG Dishwasher– love the retro vibe of this dishwasher!
SMEG Fridge– gorgeous fridge that will make a huge difference in their kitchen

Option with a different runner Vintage Green Runner

IKEA Kitchen Cabinet Plans-

Kevin put this plan together on IKEA.com, it is really easy to use their kitchen planner feature. If we were going with IKEA cabinets we would have to adjust the corner cabinet by the sink so the sink is centered under the window. The price of this cabinet set-up from IKEA came to $6k.

REMEK Kitchen Cabinet Plans-

My friend Aly, (who I met at my house for an event) saw me share on social we were planning a kitchen remodel for my parents, and looking at cabinet options. She reached out and told me her husband has a cabinet company, called REMEK, similar to IKEA where you assemble them yourself. I sent REMEK my parents kitchen measurements and they put this together (above)! Making it REALLY easy! Plus the pricing came to about $3500, less than IKEA. (Not sponsored, but wanted to share…REMEK is a new company, you can find HERE and their email: [email protected] phone: 385-265-2626).

The cabinets are a shaker style. I like the Shaker Antique White, but leaning towards the Shaker White, a bright white for the small kitchen. And I visually want it to be a big change from the dark black they already have and go with the white appliances.

Tile Inspiration Photos-

This tile I am wanting to do in their kitchen, more of a solid black and white vs a marble. (source)

Or we could do the tile like this, more a checkerboard pattern (source)

Open Shelves to Replace Stool

I like the idea of a beadboard backing behind open selves in the area where they currently have a counter with stool, that hides the vent (source).

I could also do something like this with open shelves (source).

Or floating wood shelves (source).

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This is my personal dream kitchen! My parents need all the upper cabinet storage, so even tho this look isn’t practical, my parents will have a touch of the white with wood natural accents (source).

We have done a small kitchen remodel before! Our Connecticut home Kitchen Remodel (here). Excited to start the makeover!!! Stay tuned!

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