Our Cottage Kitchen Makeover
Here’s a sneak peek at our big renovation project!
We’re relocating and expanding our cottage kitchen! Our new kitchen will have lake views and the old kitchen will become a pantry/laundry room. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the entire project thus far. From demo to painting to appliances, renovating on an island during a pandemic is no easy feat.
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Tape marks where the new island & cabinets will go. Through the doorway is our old kitchen which will become a pantry/laundry room.
We're painting the new kitchen walls the same dark green we used on the cottage exterior: Charcoal Smoke (D65-6) by Olympic.
This is the other side of the new kitchen. It was our screened-in porch before. We have another porch that faces the lake.
We installed new wood floors in the kitchen which will be painted a light grey.
We installed new windows and doors to make the new kitchen weatherproof and rebuilt the stairs.
The new stairs were painted white to match our windows.
The floors have been painted a light grey and it’s feeling brighter and fresher in here already.
Our cabinet installers measuring and leveling to make sure everything is a perfect fit.
The island is in! Now it’s time for the cabinetry which will frame our new fridge.
Speaking of our fridge, here it is arriving by boat. Renovating on an island has its challenges. Logistics, logistics, logistics!
Joel measuring for the placement of our floating shelves. This kitchen will have lots of built-in storage, but having open shelves is always nice for display too.
Open shelves are installed! The shelves have a trio of sconces above for task lighting and ambience.
Here come our countertops, loaded up on a truck for safe delivery from Toronto!
From the truck to the boat to the dock — moving heavy countertops is never easy, especially on an island!
A shot of the kitchen looking fairly complete, minus the counters. We’ve got lots of stools for guests.
With the countertops safely installed next comes the faucet and sink.
Here’s a shot of the kitchen at night. The new windows open up for beautiful lake breezes and an indoor-outdoor feel.
It’s been so much fun hosting friends and family this summer in the new kitchen. Having our dining table right by the kitchen is ideal for entertaining.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these progress photos of our cottage kitchen reno. Stay tuned for the grand reveal! -Andrew