Finished Kitchen

The Challenge:

This is a home on a hillside in Boise’s North Endthat had a bathroom between the tight kitchen and the view. It also had a raised platform for a dining area that was a tripping hazard. We needed to relocate the bathroom and open up the kitchen.

The Idea:

To relocate the bathroom into an abandoned fireplace chimney chase and open the kitchen up to the dining area.

The Solution:

Took out the fireplace flu and relocated a closet to a cabinet. We also re-framed several walls finding an inadequate return air chase that we also fixed. We Also replaced all of the cabinetry and eliminated the dining room platform. We relocated the person door into the garage making the kitchen wide open.

The Details:

4′ white oak 31 flooring.  A custom 2- 3/4″ reclaimed oak counter top. Multiple specialty pullouts. New tile entry. Owner tiled vanity top and back splash.

Investment Range: $53,000

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Updated island

The Challenge:

This is a home that was fairly original, built in the 1970′s and recently put on the market. It suffered from being too tight in the kitchen with 3′ between island and stove with oppressive dark oak and a formal dining room the made the home feel cramped . The challenge was to open up the kitchen dining room and living room while dealing with a bearing wall holding up a terracotta tile roof.

The Idea:

The original plans were available and the new owners wanted to make sure the project was possible. Once I explained what was possible the plan quickly jelled. Remove the formal dining room and relocate the island

The Solution:

The owners had magazine pictures of what they wanted and within a few modifications of the description of work we were able to come up with the plans. After supporting the roof with a temporary wall we removed and rebuilt the bearing wall in a structurally sound way to accomplish the task

The Details:

Granite counter tops, 4′ between the cabinets and the island. Closing off the octagonal window and tiling the back splash, hardwood flooring thought to harmonize with the kitchen.

The Challenge:

This is late 1970s household with an enclosed kitchen. The owners wanted to have a more ‘open’ concept with natural lighting. They hired an architect to design and draw the plans, and came to us to implement the plan. They gave us a photograph of the desired final look.

The Idea:

Eliminate multiple walls and have an exposed glu-lam beam to support the roof. Use bamboo in the cabinetry.

The Solution:

We eliminated multiple walls in the kitchen, added 6 tall windows for natural lighting including 2 casement windows for ventilation. We also added a large skylight to the kitchen, installed a 30 foot glu-lam beam, upgraded the kitchen electrical/lighting plan. The results were spectacular.

The Details:

Velux skylight, Pella windows, 30 foot architectural glu-lam beam, Cabinetry and flooring were done outside of the contract.

Time Frame 6 weeks

Investment $80k

The Challenge:

This was a 60’s Kitchen that had outdated appliances and a poor workflow. The kitchen it felt cramped and needed updating on a very tight budget.

The Idea:

Open the area between the entry / living room and create a counter. Rearrange the appliances.

The Solution:

We opened up the wall and used a complimentary arch. We also removed an unnecessary hallway wall and were able to keep the cabinetry. We replaced the flooring with vinyl and counter tops with laminate. We splurged on two pendant lights and a tiled back splash.

The Details:

New downdraft range kept the new opening large.

Investment Range $19,500

Time Frame 3 weeks