This week’s featured kitchenCRATE is fresh and fun! A bright white kitchen with blue accents is never boring. This dramatic transformation features new countertops in Arizona Tile Oceana, and the beautiful blue backsplash in Emser Ocean Mist.
But don’t just take our word on how well this job turned out. Look below for the project specifications and the project complete pictures of this stunning open-concept kitchen remodel!
Project Complete Pictures
Day by Day Remodeling Progress
(Note: We added a few extra days to our normal 7-day process to accommodate the owner-request add-ons)
Here’s how we did it:
Day 1 – Demo Day! On this first day, we set up plastic walls to protect the home from dust, protected the path from the entry door to the kitchen with building paper, and then went to town removing the appliances, countertops, backsplash, plumbing fixtures, cabinet doors and drawers, and outdated light fixture. We also reinforced the plywood sub-tops with steel straps to support the new quartz counters. Toward the end of the day we created the template for the new quartz countertops, which take a few days to fabricate off-site.
Day 2 – The sheetrock at the countertop was repaired and made ready for the new tile backsplash.
Day 3– Since all the walls and the ceilings had been protected, our painters began preparing and priming the cabinets in the kitchen. Using a high-grade, oil-based primer every inch of the kitchen cabinets were caulked, sanded and primed. This is the first (and perhaps most critical) step of creating a durable paint finish.
Day 4 – The painters then began refinishing the kitchen cabinets in this Livermore home. Two coats of Kelly-Moore Dura-poxy semi-glass paint in Cloud White were applied to the thoroughly sanded and primed cabinets and Kelly-Moore Grant Village was applied to the island cabinets. This same priming and painting process was used on the doors and drawers, which are painted off-site in a climate-controlled paint booth for the highest possible quality. The walls and ceiling in the kitchen also received a fresh coat of paint.
Day 5 – The walls and ceiling each received a fresh coat of paint.
Day 6 – The countertop installation team arrived to install the beautiful Blanco Performa double bowl sink in white and the Arizona Tile Oceana natural stone quartz countertops with a beveled edge detail.
Day 7 – The tile backsplash artisans were on site to install the Emser Ocean Mist 3″ x 6″ glass tiles with an accent strip of Emser Emisfero linear mosaic blend on the backsplash. The backsplash was grouted using Laticrete Bright White grout.
Days 8 & 9 – Lastly, the kitchenCRATE team installed the homeowner’s appliances. The transformation then hit the home stretch with the installation of the freshly-painted cabinet doors and drawers. The final day of the project included an array of “touch-up” items: all outlets and switches were replaced, the Kohler Simplice faucet and Transitional Design soap dispenser, each with a vibrant stainless finish, were installed and the entire project was cleaned of all construction debris.
Technical Details
- Countertop: Arizona Tile Oceana Natural Stone Quartz
- Backsplash: Emser Ocean Mist 3 x 6 Glass Tiles
- Tile Accent: Emser Emisfero Linear Mosaic Blend
- Grout: Laticrete Bright White
- Sink: Blanco Performa Double Bowl in White
- Faucet: Kohler Simplice in Vibrant Stainless
- Soap Dispenser: Kohler Transitional Design in Vibrant Stainless
- Garbage Disposal: InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP
- Cabinet Finish: Kelly-Moore Cloud White using a top-of-the-line Kelly-Moore Dura-Poxy paint and primer.
- Island Finish: Kelly-Moore Grant Village using a top-of-the-line Kelly-Moore Dura-Poxy paint and primer.
- Cabinet Hardware: Liberty 3-3/4″ Bar pulls in Satin Nickel.
Ready for a Beautiful, Open-Concept Kitchen Remodel in Livermore? Contact Us Today!
Perhaps the Sheridan Circle kitchen reminds you of your Livermore kitchen. Perhaps you like the layout of your kitchen and the cabinets are in good condition, but you are ready for a completely new look and feel. KitchenCRATE can make this happen in just a few days and for an amazingly low price.
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Scott Monday is co-founder and CEO of kitchenCRATE and bathCRATE. Follow him on Facebook or Linked-In.
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