Our kitchen is almost done!

It’s still missing some door knobs, but our new kitchen is almost done! When we bought the building, the roof on this side of the building had caved in in places and the plaster walls were badly damaged. Rather than putting in a new ceiling after tearing out the old one, we kept the beams exposed and the rooms open all the way up to the roofline. We also opened up the attic windows, which had been boarded up, and built new window frames around new glass. Originally, this space was two small bedrooms. We opened up the wall between the two rooms, and that, combined with the new tall ceilings and the additional light from the attic windows, created a much airier space. We were able to keep the 100-year old floors and we sanded and stained them. We wanted a kitchen that complemented the look and feel of our historic building (built in 1905), but two years into this process (and after a lot of "surprises” along the way) we also wanted a kitchen that didn’t completely break the bank, so we opted for an all-IKEA kitchen. The second and third photos show what the rooms looked like before the renovation.