This kitchen renovation has been a LONG time coming. It’s been one thing that we at all times knew would come “later”, however we by no means fairly knew precisely when or how. Now we have now been on this home for six years this spring & we renovated this kitchen to make it extra gentle, shiny, & trendy rapidly as a result of we began the adoption course of & we needed it to be useful and delightful earlier than child got here. The attractive child has now been in our dwelling for 4 years so it’s thrilling to be making this kitchen what now we have at all times dreamed of. The renovations earlier than had been a whole lot of demo & replacements, however now we’re altering layouts, including partitions, selecting extra everlasting fixtures & supplies, & additionally making it perform how now we have realized we wish it to over the previous 6 years.
The “range cove” earlier than it was built-in:
The range cove after we constructed the shell:
The range cove with the beginning of brick:
How the bricks come packaged:
One factor that we dreamed of was an outdated range. We needed a big range that appeared outdated, was outdated, or was an enormous assertion piece within the kitchen that might be an heirloom piece & final a lifetime. Effectively, we discovered it. Extra on that hunt later & I’m so excited to share, however for now let’s check out this “range cove” as I’ve named it that we constructed to accommodate our new range after we put it again collectively. The dream was to have the range surrounded in some kind of stone that appeared prefer it belonged with the range 100 years in the past as they might be. We went by means of a journey of selecting stone & we landed on brick from Belden Brick Supply [for all my local friends]. You’ll be able to see extra concerning the brick & choices [HERE] on my Instagram. However we finally landed on the reclaimed historic bricks which is so becoming for this 1800’s farmhouse & actually helps set the entire tone of our imaginative and prescient for this home. Historic supplies, tons of texture, & plenty of character.
The “range cove” progress as of at this time…
The masons began on this venture proper earlier than the weekend & we are going to most certainly be executed by the tip of the week. They’re working within the “range cove” & we we may also be putting in the brick on the butler pantry ground as properly to tie it in to the “range cove” that’s situated proper subsequent to it. Though we’re not almost completed with the brick within the “range cove” I needed to share with you a number of issues the masons have executed to this point to make this space appear like it’s at all times been right here whereas utilizing skinny brick materials.
Methods we’re making our brick look historic:
-The masons are utilizing reclaimed brick that we picked out that was eliminated & collected from outdated buildings & then reduce down into skinny brick. Brick identify: Chicago reclaimed brick from Pine Corridor brick.
-They’re utilizing the damaged items which might be often discarded & mixing them within the sample to get a extra collected look. The masons mentioned that after they take outdated buildings down that small items had been used so there wasn’t any waste. I like the look!
– The masons added a “nailer board” as we’re all calling it on the again wall in between the brick in one of many rows so that we are going to have a wooden piece to hold issues on like artwork, utensils, & extra. Properties & buildings 100 years in the past had these boards within the brick to hold issues on & for help so this board is becoming on this house & shall be so helpful.
-They’re wrapping the brick across the corners, ledges, & extra to offer the looks of the particular dimension of bricks. extra on that later.
Only a few updates & images right here, however I shall be again quickly with extra of the “range cove” & butler pantry brick progress. I’m so excited for this kitchen renovation & really can’t wait to share the method with you as we pour our hearts & souls into this home. Thanks for being her alongside that journey & for stopping in to see what we’re as much as day by day. xx
