Modern White Bohemian Kitchen Renovation: Part 1

Part 1 of our modern white bohemian kitchen renovation!  

Our modern white bohemian kitchen is coming together quite quickly!  I’m probably basing this on the fact that we waited from April to January to actually start the renovations.  Everything is quick compared to that time frame!

The demolition only took about 2 days to complete and our contracting company, Velasques and Sons Home Improvement, have done a great job taking on this kitchen renovation.  I can’t believe all the progress that was done in just 2 weeks!

Here is a reminder of what the kitchen looked like before…. and I mean waaaaay before.

After all the demolition, we started placing the electrical components for all the recessed lighting the hubs wanted and repairing the dry wall.  One of the first things the hubs and I talked about before the renovation were our must haves.  He wanted a bunch of 4 inch recessed lights, dark flooring, smart appliances, and an openness to the kitchen.  I wanted modern fixtures, beautiful lighting, quartz countertops, and a mix of the open and closed cabinetry.  My modern white kitchen bohemian design plans encompassed all of our must haves and it was wonderful to see the kitchen coming together so quickly.

The biggest change was the removal of the wall dividing the kitchen and dining.  It was like angels singing when that wall came down!  Okay, not quite angels, but OMG was it such a beautiful thing to see.  The lighting coming into the kitchen now is spectacular.  I’m rethinking having any window coverings so I can bask in this natural sunlight.

We had to extend the wall cut out to accommodate for the cabinetry on the back wall.  Since this was a weight bearing wall, we couldn’t remove the cut out completely without taking on thousands of dollars in fees.  So, we just had the wall extended upwards as much as possible and the result was pretty good too.  Take a gander at the cut out before the renovation back when I did my first modern bohemian living room makeover.

Definitely a much better passageway and opening now.  I mean, for us shorter people it wasn’t too bad before, but now it’s a better view into the new dining room.  🙂

We used green mold deterrent sheetrock for the wall behind the sink and dishwasher.  It costs just a little more than regular sheetrock, but I highly recommend it for these areas that could get water stricken.

Once all the drywall was done, we placed plywood subfloor to even out the floors.  I shared the process of prepping your uneven floors for luxury vinyl planks a couple weeks ago for the dining room makeover.  I highly recommend giving that a look if you have a home that has settled a little uneven.  We extended the flooring the entire first floor (minus the family room)!  Stay tuned for the tutorial tomorrow plus a sneak peak of the completed kitchen!