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The Dream Kitchen: Racing to the finish (#ORC Week 6)

  • November 9, 2017
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The Dream Kitchen: Racing to the finish (#ORC Week 6)

We’re finally into the home stretch of our dream kitchen makeover. It’s week 6 – which if you’re familiar with the One Room Challenge is typically the day of the big reveal. This round however because of all the hurricanes & flooding that have impacted so many people across the US over the last few months, the reveal date has been extended to give everyone an extra week. Thankfully we haven’t been hit with any natural disasters, but we’ve definitely had our share of setbacks in the kitchen so for us, that extra week has been a bit of a blessing in disguise.

If you’re new here and need to get caught up, you can check out our previous weeks’ progress below:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

And now back to week 6…

Dream Kitchen Progress

As with any renovation project we take on, we kind of expected that it would get messy. Well, things in the kitchen have descended into chaos – which has subsequently spread to our entire main floor.

Dream kitchen progress: Still SO much cleaning to do
Dream kitchen progress - ORC Week 6
Dream kitchen reno in progress

Dream kitchen progress: the chaos before the calm - ORC Week 6

We have however made some big improvements this week. If you follow us on Instagram & watched any of our stories, you might have seen a sneek peek of the backsplash tile we installed as well as our beautiful new trim & door from Metrie.

There’s nothing like installing doors, trim & baseboards to make you feel like you’re finally getting to the end of a project. We partnered with Metrie to upgrade our powder room door & surrounding trim & baseboards since it sits in full line of sight from our kitchen and leaves MUCH to be desired.

Powder room door - before

Because our style leans so heavily toward modern, Kes and I have never really been a fan of heavy moulding in interior spaces. When we initially finished the house we installed very simple, unembellished trim & baseboards everywhere, which did help achieve the modern look we were going for, but always felt a bit… flat. We didn’t know what it was that was missing until we discovered the Option M Vintage Industrial line from Metrie. It has all the clean lines & sharp angles we wanted, but the detailing also adds just the tiniest bit of sophistication that gives the space the polished feel it needed.

Kes installing our Metrie window moulding
Window wall trim upgraded with Metrie Option M Vintage Industrial 3" casing

 

For the powder room, we chose the Melrose Moulded Panel Door which coordinates beautifully with the Vintage Industrial elements we chose for the rest of the space. We painted the door in PARA ‘Mama’s Boy‘ (P5205-62D), which we’ll be using on all of the interior doors in the Dreamhouse.

Melrose Moulded Panel Door painted in PARA 'Mama's Boy'
Our upgraded powder room door - Melrose Moulded Panel Door from Metrie painted in PARA 'Mama's Boy'

We still have to finish painting the trim, but it’s elevating the look of the space so much already and we couldn’t be happier with it. We’ll definitely be replacing all the rest of the trim & baseboards in the house in the near future!

So what do you think? We still have lots of final details to add and a WHOLE LOT of cleaning before we’ll be anywhere near camera ready for next week’s reveal, but it’s so satisfying knowing that I’ll have my house back in just under 7 days!

Before we go, let’s check in on our list one last time…

The to-do list:

  • Source backsplash tile options
  • Research countertop options
  • Research sink options
  • Source electrical work
  • Choose countertop
  • Finalize lighting choices
  • Paint window wall frames
  • Update electrical for island pendants
  • Wire island for outlets & bar fridge
  • Purchase bar stools
  • Build & mount open shelving
  • Install under cabinet lighting
  • Replace window/door trim
  • Purchase bar fridge
  • Purchase backsplash tile
  • Install sink
  • Have countertops cut & installed
  • Install backsplash
  • Install new faucet
  • Paint trim & baseboards
  • Install pendant lights
  • Install wall sconces
  • CLEAN!!!
  • Style & accessorize

It’s crunch time!! Don’t forget to check back here next Thursday for the final reveal of our dream kitchen!

 

Disclosure: This post was brought to you in partnership with Metrie who provided a door & mouldings for our kitchen makeover. As always, opinions are our own.

 

 


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10 Responses

  1. Kelly
    • November 10, 2017 - 6:02 am
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    I love the black interior trim on the windows. It such a nice contrast against the light walls! Good luck on this last week!
    Best,
    Kelly

  2. Libbie
    • November 10, 2017 - 7:46 am
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    Whoa. Love the beautiful door and that countertop. Very sexy kitchen.

  3. Tee @ Beauteeful Living
    • November 10, 2017 - 9:41 am
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    You guys are doing awesome! This is definitely quite a project and I can’t wait to see the full reveal next week! I love that panel door you chose. So sleek and modern with that color. This kitchen is going to look ah-mazing! Good luck finishing up. You got this! Xo

  4. Kathleen Conery
    • November 10, 2017 - 6:57 pm
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    That door would be perfect for our half bath! And it looks like we could get it locally at Lowe’s. I can’t wait to see the full reveal (I’m sure you guys are chomping at the bit to get done too!).

  5. Stacy G.
    • November 13, 2017 - 7:38 am
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    Your kitchen is coming along so great! I’m excited about the reveal.

  6. Jillian
    • November 13, 2017 - 10:30 pm
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    Love it! Looking great. The black trim on the windows looks great in the light colored kitchen! Good luck finishing up!

  7. Diane Rath
    • November 14, 2017 - 11:44 am
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    I’m so very much looking forward to this kitchen reveal! I absolutely love your design aesthetic and you’ve for a new Instagram follower in me 😃

  8. Jen@jenron-designs
    • November 14, 2017 - 2:34 pm
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    Wow it is really starting to take shape. I love those doors and windows. so modern. The black trim makes them pop too. I am so looking forward to your reveal this week !!!

  9. Casey
    • November 14, 2017 - 10:04 pm
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    Woo hoo! It’s looking so good – the chaos is a totally normal part of the renovation process 😉

  10. ariel
    • November 15, 2017 - 8:58 pm
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    My favourite part of any project or room makeover is when I get to toss all the boxes hiding in the other rooms! Looking forward to the reveal.

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