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KITCHEN- SCALA

BEFORE- The door to the right leads out onto the back porch.
DURING- The load bearing wall which seperated the porch from the kitchen and dining room has been removed and replaced with a load bearing support beam. The porch floor which was sloped was torn up, new floor joists installed to level the floor, and a new
DURING- Close to completion: New sheetrock walls and ceiling create archways while concealing the load bearing beams. New hardwood flooring has been covered with masonite to protect it while work is completed. New cabinets are in as well.
AFTER- Beautiful new hardwood floors, a large island complete with cooktop and range hood, and all new cabinets with granite tops complete this remodel. The old porch windows were replaced with new Pella vinyl replacement picture windows providing a beaut
Another after view of this beautiful kitchen. To the left you can see another space where the old kitchen cabinets were re-purposed to provide a bar area complete with a mini refrigerator.
A close-up view of the kitchen shows a custom built bookcase that accents the 100 year old brick fireplace. To the right a slide in range and ceiling mounted stainless steel range hood become the centerpiece of the island.
AFTER- another view of the kitchen shows the archways which conceal the load bearing support beams. New picture windows of the old porch provide a beautiful view of the valley below. Below the porch windows are cabinets with a custom made wood counter.
AFTER- this view looks to the opposite end of the kitchen great room to an open pocket door that leads to the new powder room and laundry room. The 100-year-old brick chimney to the right is for the fireplace in the first floor den.
AFTER- A closer view of the opposite end of the kitchen shows the large support column which runs through the island countertop. This provides support for the loadbearing beam which runs 30' from one side of the house to the other.
BEFORE - View of the foyer area off of the dining room. The open doorway leads to the front door foyer.
DURING- View of the side room after the walls and ceiling have been reframed and finished with new sheet rock. The wall to the left remains as it was because The homeowner did not want to continue into the other rooms with the new Sheetrock.
AFTER- The old kitchen cabinets were re-purposed to build a custom bar area. New under-cabinet lighting and a mini fridge accent the new bar.
AFTER- A wide-angle view of the same bar area shows how the new hardwood flooring runs seamlessly from the kitchen into the bar area.
AFTER- A close-up view of the bar area cabinets and counter. We were able to reuse the old kitchen cabinets and were very lucky to get a perfect fit!
AFTER- A final view of the bar area shows a custom copper countertop. The homeowner has her own arts and crafts business and she spent over 40 hours to custom make this copper counter. A selection of baskets adorn the cabinet tops.
AFTER- A closer view of the custom copper countertop.
AFTER- A closer view of the custom copper countertop.
AFTER- A closer view of the custom copper countertop.
AFTER- wide-angle view from the bar room looking through the archway into the great room.
BEFORE- View of the dining room alcove which will become both a powder room and a laundry room. A new partition wall will separate the double window on the outside wall and the large radiator below the window will be relocated.
DURING- View of the alcove area. This new partition wall will house the pocket door that leads into the powder room. A large return vent was also installed in this wall to provide proper airflow for the air-conditioning in the great room.
AFTER- View of the alcove area looking through the pocket door into the new finished powder room.
AFTER- View of the closed pocket door which leads into the powder room. This beautiful pocket door is made of solid Douglas fir and weighs almost 140 pounds. The heavyweight helps the door to operate smoothly.
AFTER- in this wide-angle view, the large radiatior to the left was relocated from the alcove onto the open porch area where it now sits.
DURING- view looking through the pocket door opening into the alcove area. The wall between the two windows house another pocket door which separates the new laundry room from the new powder room.
AFTER- View looking through the pocket door into the laundry room and powder room. All of The wood molding was fabricated from clear pine, custom cut and routed and stained to match the 100-year-old molding throughout the rest of the home.
AFTER- View of the laundry room looking through the pocket door from the powder room. To the right of the washer dryer is another old kitchen cabinet which was repurposed and below it is the kitty litter box for the homeowners several cats.
AFTER- View of the powder room.
AFTER- Another view of the powder room taken from the laundry room pocket door way. The new partition wall also houses a duct register providing proper airflow for the bathroom.
BEFORE - View of the back porch area. The porch windows were replaced prior to opening it up to the rest of the home.
DURING- View of the back porch Area now made part of the kitchen great room. The new hardwood floors have been covered with masonite to protect them. The new cabinets are in the process of being installed.
AFTER- View of what used to be the back porch area and is now part of the kitchen. Cabinets with custom wood countertop were installed along the porch wall.
AFTER- Wide angle view of the great room taken from the corner of what used to be the back porch.
BEFORE- View of the back porch area.
DURING- A clear view of the loadbearing beam that replaces the back porch wall. The support column continues into the basement to a concrete footer.
DURING- all sheet rock work and hardwood flooring are complete as the new cabinets are installed.
AFTER- View of the great room – the brick chimney provides contrast to the white kitchen cabinets.
AFTER view
AFTER- Close-up of the kitchen island and the brick chimney. Note the custom bookcase in front of the brick chimney. We built this bookcase on site and use the old fireplace mantle as the bookcase countertop.
AFTER- Another close-up view of the island and brick chimney.
AFTER- This wide angle view is taken from in front of what used to be the porch door that leads outside onto the deck.
BEFORE- This is a view of the back porch prior to the start of construction. As shown in this picture, we replaced the porch windows and door before taking the wall down.
DURING- The back porch floor was torn up, new floor joists installed to level the floor, and new plywood subfloor installed.
DURING- all sheet rock work and hardwood flooring are complete as the new cabinets are installed.
AFTER view
AFTER view
AFTER View
BEFORE view of back porch
AFTER view- The row of cabinets to the right are stock size wall cabinets which we installed with a custom toe-kick and wood countertop.
AFTER view
DURING- clear view of both load bearing support beams
AFTER view- good view of the island seating area
AFTER view- good view of the island seating area
AFTER - this house sits high atop a hill - the view through the picture windows overlooks the valley below
ARTWORK- The homeowner has their own arts and crafts business. This is one of the old porch windows – the window that sat above the porch door – this stained glass art is a picture of this house.
Street view of the house that the stained glass artwork was based on.
DURING- view of the kitchen island and chimney area
AFTER- View of the island and kitchen cabinets.
AFTER- Close-up view of the Island countertop and the chimney bookcase area
AFTER- Close-up view of the Island countertop and the chimney bookcase area- note the underside of the island range hood and the track lighting by the chimney – both provide a nice accent
AFTER- Close-up view of the Island countertop and the chimney bookcase area- note the underside of the island range hood and the track lighting by the chimney – both provide a nice accent
AFTER- Close-up of the kitchen island and the brick chimney. Note the custom bookcase in front of the brick chimney. We built this bookcase on site and used the old fireplace mantle as the bookcase countertop.
AFTER view of the island
AFTER view of the outside porch wall. The row of cabinets to the right are stock size wall cabinets which we installed with a custom toe-kick and wood countertop.
AFTER view of the outside porch wall. The row of cabinets are stock size wall cabinets which we installed with a custom toe-kick and wood countertop.
AFTER- These lolly columns sit directly below the support column that runs thru the island. These 2 columns sit on a new concrete footer in the basement floor.
CLOSE-UP of the lolly columns where they attach to the support columns above.
Floor Plan of the entire first floor
BEFORE- This drawing shows the old (existing) floor plan for the back half of the first floor. The large radiator to the left will be moved (to the porch area) to make room for the new bathroom and laundry room.
AFTER- floor plan
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