Beautiful! I love your design choices! Congratulations and enjoy cooking the happiest and most delicious meals! ? ❤️It makes a huge difference to love your kitchen and that it HELPS you while using it.
Hi Erin..love the kitchen makeover! It really brightened up that space “for sure”! We just built our new home and I did Cambria quartz as well. We had it in our last home and loved it. This time we chose Annica. It is white too, with a grey vein with a few sprinkles of gold and every so often, a royal purple gem stone within the vein. Pretty. But, I’m disappointed that it really shows every water spot, and every swipe of the dishcloth. Our last one was a white one with a vein in it as well, and never noticed that. Our island is 10 feet long (got the jumbo piece of quartz..no seams!) and it’s 5 feet wide. I can’t even reach across it. I know one thing I would never do again though, is put my sink in the island . More splashes of water. Ugh! Anyways..you did a lovely job designing yours! Fun, huh?
I agree with you re: single basin sink. I’ve moved around a lot and every house has had double sinks, and my first priority was to put in a single basin sink. I need room!!
Congratulations and best of luck cooking and baking up a storm in your new space.
Hi Elles, thanks for your question! I wanted to create some dimension! Since the counters and cabinets were white, I wanted the backsplash to stand out a bit versus completely blending in. I also love the tile pattern, and it stands out more with the gray. I hope this helps!
Hi Erin, your new kitchen looks terrific. I’ve been considering a very similar makeover, (white doors, subway tile, new hardware) but have been thinking about black granite. Can you explain why your old black granite countertops were so hard to clean??
Thank you so much, Frank! Because of the dark granite color, the countertops tend to show more crumbs, dust, fingerprints and streaks on the surface. I also love the clean, bright look of the white, so that’s a personal choice. I hope this helps!
Love the light and airy look with the large windows. The sink faucet is amazing, I have never seen one like it. Great job, awesome look. How energized you will feel to be creating in such a beautiful space.
One question…….where is the recipe for the bread on the island? Selfish, I know, but bread is my weakness and my eyes were instantly drawn to that beautiful loaf.
Thanks for sharing your time, creations and love you put into your cooking.
Thank you SO much for your kind words, Claudia! We’re very happy with it! The bread actually came from our local Italian market, but as a fellow bread lover, you should definitely check out my Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread and Crock Pot Bread recipes.
Beautiful!!! Don’t you just love the huge sink? Mine is stainless rather than the porcelain but you’re right – makes washing the largest pans, etc. so easy. The island is really pretty and compliments the space so well. I have no idea what I ever did without mine for so many years in our previous house. Enjoy your wonderful new kitchen – so worth the work, huh?
Absolutely stunning! Good advice and a beautiful, practical application for a kitchen remodel. I especially love the before and after pictures. Thank you!
Erin, I love how you shared your thought process for the remodel and the before/after pictures. That chevron detail above your cooking space is to die for! I also love quartz and hope to put it into our very 1980s kitchen when we’re able to remodel it. I also hope that we’re able to find some way to turn an essentially gallery-style kitchen (that opens to our family room) into a kitchen with an island. It’ll take a designer to give us our options!
Oooh, la la! It is exquisite! So happy for you and Ben. Teddy looks happy about it, too! I can’t imagine how you managed your daily life, creating recipes, cooking, photographing, blogging, walking Teddy, etc., etc! Those brownies look darn good, too! Congrats on your great new kitchen!
Congrats on your awesome kitchen remodel! I love your practicality combined with beauty! Wishing you many, many happy moments cooking and living in this great space.
Hi Erin! Love your blog and the kitchen reno looks great! I am getting a “sink makeover” in my kitchen, have less than a week to pick a new faucet and am having a hard time deciding. I’m curious how much you love your Brizo faucet… I’m willing to invest if it’s worth it. I need a high arch and wide reach for the new single farmhouse sink I am getting. Enjoy your new space! ?
Thank you so much, Kelly! It’s a Brizo Artesso Articulating Faucet in luxe gold. You can find all the specifics of our selections here: https://www.wellplated.com/kitchen-remodel-our-selections/. Wishing you all the best with your renovations!
Beautiful! I love your design choices! Congratulations and enjoy cooking the happiest and most delicious meals! ? ❤️It makes a huge difference to love your kitchen and that it HELPS you while using it.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Sally! It definitely makes a HUGE difference!
Congrats to you both. You guys did a great job! What a perfect way to start Fall.
Thank you, Gina! I truly appreciate your kind words!
I’ve remodeled (and lived in) 9 kitchens… Cambria was my favorite countertop brand above all. Good choice!
I love hearing this, Sarah! Thank you for sharing!
Looks GORGEOUS! Serious kitchen envy! :)
Thank you so much, Allison!
Hi Erin..love the kitchen makeover! It really brightened up that space “for sure”! We just built our new home and I did Cambria quartz as well. We had it in our last home and loved it. This time we chose Annica. It is white too, with a grey vein with a few sprinkles of gold and every so often, a royal purple gem stone within the vein. Pretty. But, I’m disappointed that it really shows every water spot, and every swipe of the dishcloth. Our last one was a white one with a vein in it as well, and never noticed that. Our island is 10 feet long (got the jumbo piece of quartz..no seams!) and it’s 5 feet wide. I can’t even reach across it. I know one thing I would never do again though, is put my sink in the island . More splashes of water. Ugh! Anyways..you did a lovely job designing yours! Fun, huh?
Hi Colleen! Thank you for the kind words about the renovation! It was SO much fun to design, and we love our new Cambria countertops!
What a beautiful kitchen. You must be in heaven!
I agree with you re: single basin sink. I’ve moved around a lot and every house has had double sinks, and my first priority was to put in a single basin sink. I need room!!
Congratulations and best of luck cooking and baking up a storm in your new space.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Lorna!
Curious why you did gray grout with the white tiles… I am wrestling with the same idea, and can’t Come to conclusion. Your thought process behind it
Hi Elles, thanks for your question! I wanted to create some dimension! Since the counters and cabinets were white, I wanted the backsplash to stand out a bit versus completely blending in. I also love the tile pattern, and it stands out more with the gray. I hope this helps!
Hi Erin, your new kitchen looks terrific. I’ve been considering a very similar makeover, (white doors, subway tile, new hardware) but have been thinking about black granite. Can you explain why your old black granite countertops were so hard to clean??
Thank you so much, Frank! Because of the dark granite color, the countertops tend to show more crumbs, dust, fingerprints and streaks on the surface. I also love the clean, bright look of the white, so that’s a personal choice. I hope this helps!
Love the light and airy look with the large windows. The sink faucet is amazing, I have never seen one like it. Great job, awesome look. How energized you will feel to be creating in such a beautiful space.
One question…….where is the recipe for the bread on the island? Selfish, I know, but bread is my weakness and my eyes were instantly drawn to that beautiful loaf.
Thanks for sharing your time, creations and love you put into your cooking.
Thank you SO much for your kind words, Claudia! We’re very happy with it! The bread actually came from our local Italian market, but as a fellow bread lover, you should definitely check out my Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread and Crock Pot Bread recipes.
Beautiful!!! Don’t you just love the huge sink? Mine is stainless rather than the porcelain but you’re right – makes washing the largest pans, etc. so easy. The island is really pretty and compliments the space so well. I have no idea what I ever did without mine for so many years in our previous house. Enjoy your wonderful new kitchen – so worth the work, huh?
Thank you so much for the kind words, Chris! I LOVE my new sink! Everything was definitely worth the work and wait!
It looks beautiful and I am so glad that Teddy approves. (Smile)
Thank you so much, Peggy! Teddy is very fond of it!
Beautiful, Love your dog.
Thank you so much!
Your kitchen looks stunning Erin! I’m so happy for you and Ben (and Teddy) You did a beautiful job!
How sweet! Thank you so much, Trish!
Absolutely stunning! Good advice and a beautiful, practical application for a kitchen remodel. I especially love the before and after pictures. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words, Rita! I’m so happy you enjoyed this post!
Erin, I love how you shared your thought process for the remodel and the before/after pictures. That chevron detail above your cooking space is to die for! I also love quartz and hope to put it into our very 1980s kitchen when we’re able to remodel it. I also hope that we’re able to find some way to turn an essentially gallery-style kitchen (that opens to our family room) into a kitchen with an island. It’ll take a designer to give us our options!
Thank you for the kind words, Sarah! Wishing you all the best with your upcoming kitchen remodel!
Oooh, la la! It is exquisite! So happy for you and Ben. Teddy looks happy about it, too! I can’t imagine how you managed your daily life, creating recipes, cooking, photographing, blogging, walking Teddy, etc., etc! Those brownies look darn good, too! Congrats on your great new kitchen!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Laurie! It was definitely a busy time, but so worth it now!
Congrats on your awesome kitchen remodel! I love your practicality combined with beauty! Wishing you many, many happy moments cooking and living in this great space.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this sweet comment, Vicki!
It looks beautiful, love following your recipes!
Thank you so much, Rosina!
Hi Erin! Love your blog and the kitchen reno looks great! I am getting a “sink makeover” in my kitchen, have less than a week to pick a new faucet and am having a hard time deciding. I’m curious how much you love your Brizo faucet… I’m willing to invest if it’s worth it. I need a high arch and wide reach for the new single farmhouse sink I am getting. Enjoy your new space! ?
Thank you so much, Sam! I do love my faucet – it’s been wonderful so far! I hope this helps, and that you find the perfect fit for your kitchen!
Love the makeover! I’m in the beginning stages of doing the same thing. I especially love the faucet. Who makes it???
Thank you so much, Kelly! It’s a Brizo Artesso Articulating Faucet in luxe gold. You can find all the specifics of our selections here: https://www.wellplated.com/kitchen-remodel-our-selections/. Wishing you all the best with your renovations!