Flip Kitchen Design

Yesterday you saw our complete demolition of the Capilano house. Today, I am excited to show you some design plans for the kitchen! I decided, contrary to our last flip, to do a more modern look in this space. All the wall paneling in the Forest Heights home inspired us to create a gorgeous living room that was more traditional contemporary (see that space here). This time our flip kitchen design, as well as living room design, are a little different.

I wanted to show you our new floor plan (utilizing my new skills from CAD class hehe). When you walk in the front door, you’ll be able to see right into this big, beautiful kitchen. On the long wall in the foyer, I plan to replace the current wallpaper with something a bit more current. I am debating between the Oh Joy Petal Pusher from Hygge and West and the Herringbone pattern from Serena & Lilly. The kitchen wall is gone and will be replaced with a large island with tons of storage. Ryan already framed our new fireplace in the living room that will get brand new tile soon!

As you can see, I am totally inspired by the walnut cabinetry. I want to do the island and all the base cabinets in this finish with high gloss white uppers. I also want to incorporate some open shelving in the kitchen for all the pretty dishes 😉 I am planning to keep the hardware small on the cabinets, so that the focus stays on the walnut and white contrast.

Backsplash options: white or grey?!? I am currently torn between these two, though I am loving how the bluey-grey looks with the walnut.

We are currently looking at a few Quartz options for the countertops but I am leaning towards one that has a bit of marble like veining in it from World Stone.

The walls will stay white throughout the whole space. I am thinking either Chantilly Lace (which I used in our basement and love!!) or Decorator’s White from Benjamin Moore.

In terms of lighting, pot lights are getting installed this week in the kitchen. I’m not going to do pendant lights over the island this time because I want to keep the view from the living room open. And they would, in my opinion, take away from the lovely open shelving we are doing. Plus, the under cabinet lighting will be just that right amount of accent lighting the kitchen needs. Ikea has this new remote control LED under cabinet lighting that we are super excited about! In the dining area, a large chandelier will replace the current one. I am inspired by these multiple glass pendants hung together…thoughts??

I would love to hear what you think about the kitchen! Like the design??

xo