Hi everyone,

Welcome to our Lake Michigan house! You wouldn’t believe it by looking at it now, but before the remodel, what’s now our kitchen actually used to be a screened-in porch. You can see the original space and the new one in the photos below. I’m actually standing in the exact same spot in both photos. Can you believe it? The old kitchen became our master bedroom and this move allowed us to join the new kitchen with our living room, dining room, and bar to create one large entertaining space.

I love how bright and airy the kitchen feels—both thanks to the crisp white paint and the natural light flooding in. To us, the kitchen is one of the main focal points of the house because people tend to congregate there when they come over, so we wanted it to feel very inviting. Painting the island navy was definitely a bold choice, but I love how it pops against the otherwise white kitchen and makes the navy detailing in our bar stools really stand out. The light fixtures above the island from Circa Lighting help incorporate the dark tone into the rest of the space and the brass detailing ties in with the brass hardware from Emtek used throughout the room. Love is in the details, right?

To say I’m obsessed with the Starburst tile from Fireclay on our bar is an understatement. It’s just so fun and really catches the eye. If you notice, our bar doesn't have any bottles displayed on it. This was possible because of the extra deep drawers we designed to store the bottles standing up below the bar. It’s nice because it keeps everything looking clean and tidy. We also used the same hardware from Emtek on our bar as we used in our kitchen to create a feeling of consistency.

You can tour the rest of my Lake Michigan home in this blog post. If you’re feeling inspired to bring some new art into your home, you can shop my whole Lake Home Renovation here.

Cheers!

Xx

Gray