Before and After New Jersey Kitchen
Some time last year, I was introduced to the sweetest family in New Jersey, by way of the other sweetest family in New Jersey who also happen to be clients of mine. Cheese! But really, they are all the best. This new family, who I will call Nelle & Co. (because my clients name is Nelle) had just sold their gigantic old Victorian home and bought two side by side industrial condo units, and planned to make them into one, beautiful new family home.
Some time last year, I was introduced to the sweetest family in New Jersey, by way of the other sweetest family in New Jersey who also happen to be clients of mine. Cheese! But really, they are all the best. This new family, who I will call Nelle & Co. (because my clients name is Nelle) had just sold their gigantic old Victorian home and bought two side by side industrial condo units, and planned to make them into one, beautiful new family home. It was quite a leap and change in lifestyle, but they were tired of having "fix up the house" projects taking up every single weekend and decided family time and down time was much more important then the old Victorian. Love. The biggest and most fun challenge of this project was that Nelle & Co. are much more drawn to the decor that a Victorian home would have, that classic, elegance, collected antiques, china, old antique dishes, but also loved the new industrial condo. Although the words Victorian and Industrial are basically polar opposites....some crazy magic occurred when I needed to find out these two worlds could be fused together and I couldn't be happier with how this space turned out! I worked on the majority of the house with them, and this is just the kitchen. More photos to come in the near future when I can get back down to NJ to shoot some more!
BEFORE
AFTER
Photo by Claire Esparros for Shannon Tate Interiors
Photo by Claire Esparros for Shannon Tate Interiors
Photo by Claire Esparros for Shannon Tate Interiors
Photo by Claire Esparros for Shannon Tate Interiors
Photo by Claire Esparros for Shannon Tate Interiors
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The Mamas & The Papas & their kitchen....
It's been far too long since I've written! I've been busy with work and trips to see family & kiddo out of school. What can I say? Life gets busy...but luckily, it's busy with all good, yummy, happy, designy, delicious things!
…I just wrapped up my Parent's kitchen renovation! It has been equal parts fun and equal parts challenging working for my parents. You know, some days I was the designer and some days I was their daughter....and some days they were my clients, and some days they were my parents. But, it's all love and we were able to giggle and hug at the end of the day and that's all that matters. What would any of us do without family? Sigh.
My parents have been saving for this kitchen renovation for many many years. They've worked their buns off, put all 4 of their kids through college, just finished paying off their 30 year mortgage (I can't wait for that day!!) and FINALLY they get their new kitchen. The last time this kitchen was done was when I was 10 years old....calculation = 26 years ago.
It's been far too long since I've written! I've been busy with work and trips to see family & kiddo out of school. What can I say? Life gets busy...but luckily, it's busy with all good, yummy, happy, designy, delicious things! If you're interested in staying in touch even through the off weeks when I forget to post on the blog, the best way is to follow me on Instagram. I promise you it will always be a pretty and inspiriting place to visit! :)
Anyway...back to the topic at hand, I'm in the midst of 2 large home renovations (which you'll hear all about in the coming months) and just wrapping up my Parent's kitchen renovation! It has been equal parts fun and equal parts challenging working for my parents. You know, some days I was the designer and some days I was their daughter....and some days they were my clients, and some days they were my parents. But, it's all love and we were able to giggle and hug at the end of the day and that's all that matters. What would any of us do without family? Sigh.
My parents have been saving for this kitchen renovation for many many years. They've worked their buns off, put all 4 of their kids through college, just finished paying off their 30 year mortgage (I can't wait for that day!!) and FINALLY they get their new kitchen. The last time this kitchen was done was when I was 10 years old....calculation = 26 years ago. I remember that time very well. I was so intrigued by the process of wiping the slate clean and starting over again. Which is why I'm sure, to this day, one of my favorite parts of a renovation is when the home is gutted and it's just sitting there SO full of potential. Then day by day, moment by moment, you see this vision that's moved from your heart, to your brain, to a computer screen, slowly come to life. It's like the biggest, best, art project ever.
Below I have included images of the kitchen before, the image rendering of the design plan, and the project as it's progressed. I will of course do a full photo shoot of the space, once it's 100% complete and share in the coming month or so.
Enjoy!
& As always, I'd love to hear what you think, so leave your comments below!
