Hills House Kitchen Reveal

It’s another room reveal at the Hills House! This kitchen has come such a long way and I can’t wait to share the final results with you! Before we look at the finished kitchen though, let me walk you through how it all started and how the kitchen looked about two years ago when we bought the Hills House.

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Before the kitchen remodel

The Hills House was built in the early 2000s and back then builders seemed to love installing drywall! The kitchen had a lot of different walls, nooks and crannies AND soffits:

When I initially saw the listing photos I knew I would want to simplify things and remove a lot of the extra walls!

Especially the soffits and spaces towards the ceiling just seemed like unnecessary places that would collect dust:

The hallway wall was connected to the kitchen island by an arch and that arch felt really out of place. However, our realtor let us know that all the waterlines and electrical were routed through this arch. Removing it would require us to reroute those.

We decided that it was worth the extra work and once we closed on the house we started simplifying things in this kitchen! We hired out the demo, plumbing, electrical and drywall work. As much as we like DIY projects, we thought those things were best handled by the professionals. We knew we would still have plenty of DIY projects to do in this kitchen (and whole house!) afterwards anyway. We wanted to make sure we didn’t burn ourselves out before all the fun projects!

During the kitchen remodel

The first step was removing the extra drywall structures along with the island:

Once the waterlines and electrical were exposed, our contractors dug a trench. They rerouted the water and electrical through the trench you can see here in the concrete where the island used to be:

Then, they removed the remaining cabinets, patched up the drywall and retextured our walls:

After that, it was time for a fresh coat of paint throughout the entire house!

We went with Sherwin Williams Alabaster, my favorite white for walls.

Those things alone made such a huge difference! Didn’t the kitchen already look so much lighter and brighter?

Once we had a clean slate, we got started on the kitchen cabinets:

With the kitchen cabinets in place, we finally got our quartz countertops installed! I shared a full review of our Silestone Calacatta Gold quartz countertops here.

From there, we finished installing the cabinets and I painted them, our Hallman range got delivered and installed, I installed new baseboards, we built the custom range hood, and I shortened and installed the floating shelves!

Finished kitchen remodel

I’m so excited to share the final results with you!

Before I share the final pictures though, I want to give credit to Jenna Sue! The design for the Hills House kitchen was largely inspired by Jenna Sue’s beautiful kitchen. I was blown away by her combination of the different design elements when I first saw it and decided to use that as my main inspiration!

Now, without further ado, here is the Hills House kitchen reveal!

I love how light and bright the kitchen is now and the combination of the white oak floors with the Accessible Beige cabinets is one of my favorites! Can you believe those are painted IKEA AXSTAD cabinet doors?

This view still gets me every time because it really shows the transformation!

Can you believe the before?

I’m so happy we took out the old island and the arch that was previously here! It completely transformed this space:

Here is one of my favorite views – our beautiful Hallman range and the custom range hood!

I’m so glad I customized these IKEA floating shelves instead of building floating shelves from scratch. I saved a lot of time and the white oak color is perfect for our kitchen, I don’t think I could’ve stained real wood shelves any better!

You know I couldn’t do a kitchen reveal without a close-up of the star of this kitchen: our Hallman range! I shared a full review with lots of pictures of our Hallman range in case you’re considering one for your kitchen.

One of the things I didn’t have time to document in detail like the other projects in this kitchen is the space above the fridge. I built a little cabinet above it:

This definitely makes the fridge space look more custom and finished:

I build it out of leftover shiplap and plywood. All I had to buy was the trim around it. I love projects where I get to use supplies I already have that are just taking up space and collecting dust otherwise!

Let’s look at a few more details in this kitchen! One of the things we’ve gotten so many compliments on in this kitchen aside from the Hallman range is the beautiful brass faucet! It matches the Hallman range and the pot filler perfectly.

Next, let’s take a look at the island! I decided to install vertical shiplap around it to add a little bit of character and I love how it turned out! One of my favorite things about the island is the wide overhang. It’s enough space for four people to sit comfortably. I think these counter stools are perfect for it and they are beautiful in person!

Check out this view from the laundry room of the sink and the outside!

I can’t believe the difference:

That’s it, the full kitchen reveal of the Hills House kitchen! I love how it turned out. This kitchen makeover was a huge project, we learned so many new skills and had fun along the way! Make sure you don’t miss the other kitchen posts.

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As always, feel free to reach out with any questions!

Tina