Bed Stuy Reno: Completed Kitchen
The summer has been incredibly busy. The house is about 90 percent complete. Due to budget constraints the garden will have to wait until next year. But the good news is that the kitchen is finished! Last we left off, I had picked out a marble countertop. I’ve been living with the marble for almost a…
The summer has been incredibly busy. The house is about 90 percent complete. Due to budget constraints the garden will have to wait until next year. But the good news is that the kitchen is finished! Last we left off, I had picked out a marble countertop. I’ve been living with the marble for almost a month now and so far so good. Two dinner parties with lots of red wine and accidental lemon spills and the marble is still going strong.
The marble countertop was installed by the fabricator and the entire process took about an hour. At the end of the installation the team applied a professional grade sealant on the marble. Sealant is key to keeping marble mostly stain free. It has also helped that I picked a slab of marble with lots of imperfections. My slab was already flawed, what’s a few stains here and there? Plus it was much cheaper!
The cabinets are Ikea, which I’m less than thrilled with at the moment. I already need to replace one of the drawers due to poor alignment. The dishwasher and refrigerator are both Fisher Paykel and are floor models purchased on eBay at about 60 percent off retail. The stove is NXR and was purchased at Costco. The wood floating shelves were custom made.
Editor’s note: We’re impressed with how the kitchen turned out, especially considering this is a budget renovation financed with a 203K loan. Click through for lots more photos.
Looks great!
I have no problem with the open shelves or lack of tile backsplash. Plus you save a bit of money on those things!
Speaking of money, why not detail how much it costs? I find that to be very helpful.
This was a gut renovation, so the kitchen construction costs are included in the overall costs.
I have a design background, so I had an idea of exactly what would work in the space- so that saved money as well. For a ballpark, Ikea cabinets run about 2000-4000K depending on the configuration. The fridge and dishwasher were floor models but the retail costs is around $3500- I purchased at about 50% of that. The stove is from Costco. The shelves were custom made but not that expensive and around $400 including installation.
But honestly the best way to plan for a kitchen renovation is to work with a designer to understand what you can do with the space with your budget. Feel free to email me if you have further questions: 7andfive@gmail.com
I really can’t recommend my contractor. But what are you looking to get done? He’s good at some things and awful at others. But you can email me if you want more details: 7andfive@gmail.com
There is a video on YouTube. I’ll see if I can dig it up.
Thanks. I got the oak floors from a supplier in Florida. It was about 20% cheaper than anything I found in Brooklyn even with the shipping costs.
Thanks, good to know!
Really? Why? I do so all the time but perhaps I should stop doing that.
I opted for the open shelves because I love minimalist design and the more space you have for things usually means you buy more things. Plus, I like having handy the things I use everyday in the open shelves- like coffee!
So far so good with the walls. I’m not a fan of tile backsplash- although I did install them in the rentals.
Most staining is from cooking and the metal backsplash behind the stove works really well for catching stains.