So here it is -
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| My soft apple green splashback tiles |
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| The entire kitchen |
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| Double sink |
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| Pull out tap |
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| In sink drainer |
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| We've ditched the cupboards and gone with drawers |
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| Fisher and Paykel stove top |
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| New kettle |
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| Side opening oven ( one of them ) |
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| Caesar stone bench top |
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| New phone connection. It was up on the wall on a shelf before |
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| Oh so new and shiny |
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| The fridge has a more fitted look. |
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| Slightly wider bench top |
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| Drawer handles |
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| Cupboard handles |
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| New bamboo flooring and skirtings. |
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| The old kitchen |
Stay tuned for follow up posts on -
How to survive a kitchen renovation and
How to plan a kitchen that works.
Beautiful Wendy, just lovely. And I'm glad to see the fridge fits :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I was a little concerned but the kitchen company assured me the fridge would fit.
DeleteDear Wendy , wow!, your new kitchen looks beautiful, I love the apple green tiles. It will also be great for you to have two ovens , think how great it will be to be able to use two ovens at once . It just looks so great. Well done Wendy and Darren. Love Barb W
ReplyDeleteThanks Barb. Baking bread will be easier.
DeleteOh Wendy it looks amazing! What a great job was done by your tradies. Love the drawers I miss mine, but in a few years I'll be doing my kitchen.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so lovely and fresh Enjoy!!!
Thankyou Janine
DeleteCongratulations it looks amazing
ReplyDeleteThankyou Shelley
DeleteBeautiful! I love it
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DeleteWow it is so nice! The green tiles are pretty and unusual. Tell me, what are the main benefits of a side opening oven over a pull down? Thanks Tania
ReplyDeleteThe main benefits of a side opening oven are that you never burn yourself on the door. It's also much easier and safer to put heavy pans / dishes in the oven. For example - a lasagne dish. No bending over a hot door. My old oven was a side opening oven too.
DeleteWow - just wow - totally gorgeous - i am in love with all your choices - the cupboards, the gas cooktop, the handles for drawers, the apple green tiles - I love every single bit of it. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThankyou Lisa. Hopefully you'll get to see it soon.
DeleteI just love the soft green and white in the kitchen. We are planning building our next house and I had already chosen the same colours - always looks nice and clean. You both must be so pleased with the result. Worth all the mess I'm sure. Julee P
ReplyDeleteThankyou Julie. The tiles were either going to be cream or green. I'm a bit over cream and we have too much of it in our home. Green makes me happy.
DeleteWendy,I just love your new kitchen,and the tiles,you will want to spend more time in their cooking :) well done to you both.
ReplyDeleteMel, I've spent lots of time in the kitchen just looking. Hoping to bake bread shortly.
Deleteyou must be so happy! you've worked so hard for this, you certainly deserve it! :)
ReplyDeleteThankyou San. It's taken us almost two years of hard saving to see our dream come true.
DeleteHello Wendy, your kitchen is lovely, where will your microwave go. I noticed that it is very high.
ReplyDeleteThe microwave is in it's final place. Before the renos it was on top of the fridge. Now it's a little lower. I'm used to the height. I didn't want it taking up precious bench space. The opening below it is for the second oven.
DeleteThat is just lovely, can't beat a new kitchen.
ReplyDeleteYep. Especially when it's colors you've picked yourself.
DeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous Wendy and Darren. Apple green with envy I think!! Love it and love that two great people get to enjoy this blessing. Love Kathie Pierce
ReplyDeleteThankyou for your kind words Kathie.
DeleteReally lovely. I'll bet all the dust and inconvenience was worth the end result.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was worth it. So much dust though. It might take a few weeks for it all to settle.
DeleteWell done Wendy- your new kitchen looks a dream. Your green tiles are really lovely and suit your country style so well. Your colours, cabinet profile and benchtop are just what I would love. Darren has done a great job on the skirtings- being white makes a huge difference. I'm sure your whole family will enjoy your beautiful, new room. Congratulations
ReplyDeleteThankyou Lorraine. We were very glad to get rid of the old skirtings. Now we have stylish ones.
DeleteJust beautiful Wendy!
ReplyDeleteThankyou Tina
DeleteSo fresh and soft. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Barb. You know I love my green.
DeleteOh Wendy, I just love it! Love the green apple splash back and I have never seen a side opening oven, fantastic. You deserve it, love, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Fiona. Side opening ovens are not always on display in electrical stores but are available. The Block show quite often has them in their kitchens.
DeleteLovely, I can tell a lot of planning went into this reno. Thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Norma 18 years of cleaning other people's homes has given me a real idea of what works and what doesn't.
DeleteCongratulations Wendy and family. Wow wow, so beautiful, I love everything. Almost too nice to use now. I bet you can't wait to get cooking, xxxx
ReplyDeleteThankyou Maureen. I need to bake bread but I'm so tired. Maybe my new kitchen can bake it for me.
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous. And, well deserved. You can definitely tell a lot of years of planning have gone into your choices. I can envisage many happy hours of cooking in there in the coming weeks. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThankyou for your kind words.
DeleteYou so deserve this - it is truly lovely in every way.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Phil
DeleteWow wow wow is all I can say. It is gorgeous. Well done Gower household. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Janine we will.
DeleteIt looks beautiful Wendy, what a delight to cook in something so pretty and functional.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Cheryl. I keep going in there and just looking.
DeleteBeautiful. Hope you have many years of happy cooking in your kitchen. My mum has that oven and loves it enjoy...
ReplyDeleteThankyou. It's good to hear your mum loves her oven.
DeleteHow lovely everything looks! Having two ovens is such a great idea. My friend wants to put in new flooring. I told her you chose Bamboo, so will be watching with interest to see how you like it. (She is concerned about moisture seeping in from spills with floating timber or laminate floors).
ReplyDeleteKaye, let your friend know that you can use microfibre mops but not steam mops on bamboo flooring. The mop cannot be sopping wet.
DeleteKaye, we will be putting down bamboo flooring. We asked that same question to the shop assistant especially kitchen & bathroom. He said definitely not in bathroom & laundry, kitchen should be OK as long as no kids around lots to spill drinks etc.
DeleteWendy love the new kitchen, enjoy
Have a great day
Sue
I LOVE your new kitchen Wendy, it looks so nice and fresh looking. Cooking will be so much more pleasant in your new surroundings.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
Tania xx
Thankyou Tania. I'm still getting use to the new stove and oven.
DeleteHave been out of signal range so have just seen this. Wow! Simply stunning! I just love the green tiles as they make the kitchen so unique in such an easy manner. Enjoy. Have to say I'm so envious but my 30 year old kitchen will have to battle on for a few more years yet.
ReplyDeleteYour time will come for a new kitchen Jane. Use this time now to get ideas.
DeleteFantastic job Wendy....what a wonderful feeling. We redid our kitchen 10 years ago and I love it (it is my Karma to always be stuck with electric when I love gas!) And the side opening ovens are an awesome concept...you may have started a bigger trend than the Block! Heather XXX
ReplyDeleteThankyou Heather. I'm suprised more people don't have side opening ovens. I haven't had anything else.
DeleteWhat a lovely fresh kitchen and the soft green really accentuates the freshness. Enjoy. Thankyou for sharing and continuing to inspire us with thrifty ways to save.This certainly is a great reward.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Barb.
DeleteWow Wendy, I love that green! That was worth waiting for wasn't it? Well done!
ReplyDeleteIt sure was.
DeleteJust beautiful! I love the green tiles, I thought about doing a similar look in our kitchen here, and very nearly did though went with a darker colour because of the wood even, kids and dogs. I figured white would be perpetually dusty in this place, though I do love it so much! Green is underused I think, so fresh, and peaceful! I hope you enjoy it. :)
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Yes I don't think many people go for green in their kitchens. I'm not a fan of the trendy red splashbacks that are too much of a statement and will date very quickly. The green goes with my accessories and tea towels anyway.
DeleteAll gorgeous, but my favourite is that divine green. Seriously beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThankyou. I knew what I wanted. I just had to find the right green which was a challenge.
DeleteNew kitchens are great aren't they - Congratulations on your hard work! My kitchen is almost exactly the same layout as yours - where you've put your dishwasher in the corner and then the drawers next to them, have you got a cupboard to utilise that corner space with an access door on the opposite side (behind the stools)?
ReplyDeleteYes we do have a corner cupboard. And yes, the access is behind the stools. We've always had this although now the door has a magnetic opening button.
DeleteWhat a wonderful transformation...I love your apple green tiles! I imagine you'll love cooking and baking in your new kitchen. Meg:)
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful transformation! All your hard work is well worth it.
Keep up the good work.
Kind regards,
Andrea.
Looks lovely. We had that exact cupboard profile in our last house. I loved that kitchen. Our new house is awesome but the kitchen is that melamine and starting to lift . uggh. Congrats on yours. Lisa
ReplyDeleteI love your kitchen, so bright!
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