Using Brackets To Makeover A Kitchen Island: a house log

This email from Laurel-Dawn sounded like a common situation. You find yourself in a cookie cutter home, dying to put your own personal spin on the house so it does not look exactly the same way that the builder left it. Well Laurel-Dawn and her husband certainly turned a common kitchen into something spectacular. Here is her letter:

“I live in a especially plain home. It is what my mom calls a “tract home” which I personally hate, but I guess it is true. I live in one of those neighborhoods where all of the houses look the same and it is hard to put a personal stamp on things. I dream of someday updating a home with a lot of style from the get-go. Until then, I am changing every surface of my abode, room by room, until it feels like me (and my husband too, I guess!?) Anyway, my dad helped me redo the kitchen and it is my go-to space in our house. Here is the before…

… and the during…

… and the after…

Thanks so much for the opportunity to be featured!” – Laurel-Dawn

Is not that remarkable and borderline mind-blowing? Our go-to parts are the decorative corbels on the island and the rich wall color with the crisp white cabinets (and of course we enjoy that she worked with what she had and simply painted the original cabinets). You can peruse more pics and details over on her journal too. And if you are in the mood for more of their home’s transformation, you should check out their dining room makeover. We are obviously on a kitchen kick lately (go figure) but it is a truly cool update too!