Ford Re-Design AFTER PHOTOS

Yesterday I got an email from the Ford Family, who were my very first Virtual Design Consultation clients. They sent me these pictures of their Kitchen last October:







They explained that there wasn't a spot for the fridge in the room, didn't want to do any major renovating, and were fine with keeping it where it is located- right outside the Kitchen door, in between it and the breakfast nook.

I put together this layout, for them to use as a guide, which they used to create their new Kitchen:







I turned the Ironing Board closet into a nook for shelves, since it was mandatory the small flatscreen TV stay in this room:



The color I recommended was Benjamin Moore's "Paper White":



The Fords had this to say about the color,

"The color you chose is absolutely perfect. I would have never chosen that color. Even the swatch made me question and then when I had to pay for the paint (we normally don't spend alot on paint) I wondered why I was paying that much for "white" (with a touch of grey) paint. Now I know. It works beautifully and has great coverage. Not to mention, the white-grey paint makes the room SO MUCH LIGHTER."

I also recommended this stainless steel trash can, to tie in with the new stainless steel appliances...

...and these galvanized light fixtures, for $18 each at Lowes:



Design plan in hand, they began ripping down, throwing out, sanding, prepping, caulking, priming, painting and installing:























And here is the Kitchen today...what a beauty!

Countertop is Carrera Blanco by Zodiac:










I'm sure it was an extremely challenging project, that probably felt like it would never end, but WOW, was it worth it, or what?! :-)
The dark-stained hardwoods look amazing- GREAT job. The heavily distressed black kitchen cabinets look custom and like they cost a fortune, but in all reality, they are stock cabinetry and only cost about $500 total- awesome. The big porcelain "EAT" letters came from an antique shop. They used to be part of a sign that spelled out "Goodyear Tire". What an incredible find! I love that they kept the vintage light fixture above the Kitchen sink too. So much charm. There's a perfect balance of old and new throughout the space.

I want to thank the Fords for giving my Virtual Design service a shot, and commend them for all the hard work they put in to make this design a reality. The Kitchen is STUNNING. I hope you enjoy it for years to come!

Edited February 23 to include this information from Mrs. Ford:

"The paint color is Cannonball from ACE Hardware Store, in an eggshell finish. We painted one coat and let that dry completely. Then, with a hand sander, we roughed it up- trying to remove any sheen. Then, we hand rubbed two (some got three) coats of wax on everything. I know that they have not been in there very long but they have held up quite nicely. Water beads up because of the wax, and I have scraped drips of paint, caulk and thinset/mortor off of them and I have been really happy with their durability. The light fixture above the sink is original to the house, which was built 1927. It has its own on/off switch on the fixture, so whatever light we switch it out with has to have one too. I have not found something else yet- however, the fixture itself is growing on me. The reason it hangs down so low, well, it's one of those cool fixtures that can go up and down. Only the mechanism is broken, so it is stuck, for now, at the position it is in. We need to take it apart and see what we can do with it. When I get the fixture I ordered for the ceiling, the two will actually match pretty well. The floor is stained Minwaxs "Dark Walnut". Then we used two coats of poly to protect it."

Layla