05/22/2026
Two tone kitchens are definitely a thing, and this kitchen really shines from what it was, to what it is now. My latest client had been dreaming and planning her kitchen renovation for a long time, and to say she was beyond excited for the transformation was an understatement.
When I met with her we discussed all kinds of layouts, and cabinet colours and styles. As you can see by the before pictures (last 4), her kitchen was old, not very functional and cut off from her dining area as there was a wall. Her husband did a great job getting their kitchen ready for me to do my thing.
Base cabinets in kitchen are a walnut brown, with an abundance of drawers, lemans pullout trays in both corners, and double garbage pullout. Wall cabinets are subtle woodgrain white to the ceiling with adjustable shelves. Glass cabinet has tempered glass shelves, and cabinet below has a flip up door that will sit on countertop (once stone counters are installed), I'll go back and do trim to the countertop.
Opposite the kitchen is a pantry/fridge/coffee bar. Pantry has (3) larger drawers on bottom, spot for microwave and shelves above. Fridge cabinet was cut down by me in height/width so would fit the space, and the flip up door was also cut down in height/width.
Coffee bar in centre consists of (2) drawer bank cabinets, cut down in height by me so will fit under the window with countertops. Left cabinet bottom drawer is a custom taller drawer requested by client for dog food, which I dressed with the drawer fronts to look the same as the cabinet next to it. Lastly, white grommet holes drilled in pantry/fridge so coffee bar appliances can be plugged in, as no room under window to add a plug. And two tone handles were installed, which were picked by the client. Champagne bronze on walnut doors/fronts, and black on white doors/fronts.
What they have now is modern, stylish and the kitchen is a lot brighter. It's open and allows gatherings to happen in a bigger space.
Next up is stone countertop install, then tile backsplash, so will update when those are done.