Totally Renovated Townhome Part V- The Second Bathroom

This post will be short and sweet until I get photos of the bedroom once it is completed. Until then, I'd love to share photos of the renovation we did in the second bedroom with you.

BEFORE: The bathroom was certainly in keeping with the country style the house had. Photo by Century 21.

 AFTER:  A custom designed vanity with a beautiful Caesarstone countertop (4600 Organic White) with an undermount rectangular sink and a waterfall faucet.
The flooring is a warm grey polished 12" x 24" ceramic tile which main design function is to warm up the space.

 The walls are painted a gorgeous hue of blue green. The shower was tiled with a off white 8"x12" tile from Ciot, and we installed the soho shower system from Ginger's.

Totally Renovated Townhome Part IV- The Dining Room

In the space adjacent to the kitchen, was previously a tiled family room (all open concept). Since we were getting rid of the tiny breakfast area in the kitchen and they wanted a larger dining room to entertain in, I suggested that we turn the space into a dining room. In a staging scenario, they could always change it up in the future.

BEFORE This family room was tiled, and had a very strange configuration. We couldnt change the thickness of the bulkhead because it vents the gas fireplace, but you'll see soon what I dreamed up for this space below (Photo by Century21).

The future dining room's tiled floor was removed.

 I went to work custom designing built-in cabinets that would provide plenty of storage for the client's dishware and things. The clients wanted to be able to watch tv while cooking, so we had it pre-wired and ready to go for a tv mount.

 AFTER:  I chose a medium grey tone to contrast the cream shaker panel cabinetry, which matches the adjacent kitchen's cabinetry. The drawers in the middle were designed to house things like flatware and loose items.
We also had custom california shutters installed to create a clean look.

Since we could not change the height of the bulkhead, I had the contractors box out the fireplace and face it with a gorgeous splitface slate coloured stone to create height and grandeur.

Totally Renovated Townhome Part III - The Kitchen

The one place you'll always want to invest in is the kitchen. Indeed, my clients felt the same way and the bulk of the budget was allocated to creating this gorgeous dream kitchen! Let me walk you through the process.

BEFORE: The only thing we kept in this kitchen was the KitchenAid fridge and Bosch dishwasher.



PROCESS: After I spoke with my clients on what they would like to see in their kitchen, I started dreaming it up and created a very general rendering of the kitchen to get an idea of the placement

PROCESS: After sourcing the appliances and giving the specs to the cabinet maker, we finalize the kitchen plan, sign off on it, and they begin making the cabinets. I create a lighting plan at this point as well.

PROGRESS: Meanwhile the kitchen is being gutted!

PROGRESS: For this particular project, my client wanted to go to the showrooms to see the light fixtures (I can also bring photos to show the client). We find the perfect pendant lights for above the island.

 The cabinets have arrived!!

 They carefully begin to install the cabinets

 AFTER: The beautiful result of a fully installed, custom designed kitchen. This kitchen features shaker style maple cabinets, a double wall oven/ microwave convection oven duo, a countertop gas range, and beautiful Caesarstone countertops with a bit of sparkle.

 I also had LED under cabinet lighting installed, which adds a wonderful effect on the carrara marble backsplash.

 Out of dozens of backsplashes, the one we finalized went beautifully with the clean lines of this townhouse. The faucet chosen was from Ginger's.

 I love the features of this kitchen, including a sauce pull out.

 A magic corner pull out feature allows you to store more pots!

 A duo garbage/ recycling pull out is built into the island.

 The client asked for a shoe rack as the back door to the garage happens to enter into the kitchen, so I custom designed this matching cabinet.

Totally Renovated Townhome Part II- Main Floor (Still in Progress!)

The next thing i'd like to show you is the main floor renovation. Other than the walls and the general layout, we completely gutted the space. The space itself was in good condition and had upgraded crown mouldings, however it did not suit the client's taste. Here are some photos from before the renovations.

BEFORE: The living room (Photo by Century21)

BEFORE: The dining room (Photo by Century21)

 

PROGRESS: Gutted and ready to go!

AFTER: I sourced a grey-toned classic pre-finished oak floor, and had the walls painted a light grey to bring out grey in the floors. The popcorn ceilings were all scraped and refinished, and new mouldings were installed. This space will be finished with furniture soon- stay tuned!

 

 BEFORE: The stairwell (Photo by Century21)

AFTER: The staircase removed, re-faced with solid oak, and was custom stained to match the flooring. In this project, the client entrusted me with choosing every design detail including the iron pickets, and the square posts.

AFTER: The powder room was completely gutted. A new floating vanity, mirror, faucet, lighting, tiles and toilet were installed.

Totally Renovated Townhome Part I - The basement

I am SO excited to finally post photos up of a project that i've been working on for the past few months. While the construction only took a little longer than 6 weeks (the renovation of the whole entire home!), the actual design process takes many more weeks of proper planning, sourcing, design and coordination, which is a huge burden that Creative Design Therapy will take off your shoulders. I thought this would be a great opportunity to share more about the renovation process and what it takes to put something like this together. If you're thinking of renovating any part of your home, i'm hoping this will give some insight into the process. If you want to know more, please contact us with any questions you have at all, and we'll be happy to answer them.

 

Here's a look at the renovation we just finished:

BEFORE (the basement rec area). Photo by Century21

For this project, the client actually retained my services prior to purchasing his home, so that I could give rough estimates and my professional opinion on his investment before putting in an offer. In the long run, this could save you thousands of dollars, as certain issues can be forseen (some, of course, cannot without a home inspection, or actually opening up walls). Remember that your home is likely your largest investment and if you're in the process of purchasing a home, consider contacting us! After he purchased the house, we discussed the list of things that needed to be renovated, the client's wishes, and secured a contractor after receiving quotes. I also priced out materials and started managing and implementing a budget.


PROGRESS: the dropped ceilings have been removed and replaced with drywall. The carpeting was also removed.

AFTER: My client loved the flooring I had installed in another basement so we installed the same flooring here. It is a beautiful quality laminate by Torly's. I just love putting light coloured flooring in the basement because it makes it feel so much lighter and brighter.

We also painted the dark beige walls, added potlighting, and changed the doorknobs (a HUGE difference for those making to make an impact on a small budget by the way!)

A view of one of the many closets we have in this basement!

BEFORE:  The basement bedroom housing the electrical panel (behind the bulletin board)

 AFTER:  Because it's the basement, we didnt want to spend too much on another built in, so instead I chose an Ikea PAX wardrobe to fit the space. The electrical panel is now housed in a cute little cupboard.

 BEFORE: The basement washroom...

 AFTER: We used an "off the rack" shower kit from Home Depot, but I dressed it up by having this random strip charcoal tile. This shower will likely be used by guests, so we purchased a column body spray fixture (which is a much less expensive alternative to a wall mounted fixture).

 

 AFTER: The vanity is a floating vanity with a resin top installed. Everything you see here in this washroom except for the tiles were purchased from a big box store.

Kitchen Design & Reno- A Brand New Kitchen in Just Under 2 Weeks!



The Kitchen Before

I had the great opportunity to renovate and design a dream kitchen for Chloe and Calvin- a young couple with a very energetic toddler! The design process was spread over a few weeks so we were well prepared, and the actual renovation only took a total 1 week and 5 days. This is a very important part of our design and renovation process- that I provide a quality and well organized service so that my clients' lifestyles are impacted for only a short time. If you are looking to do a renovation, but are afraid of the inconvenience, please contact us and we can give you a realistic estimate and timeline. Ok, now it's time for the big reveal!

 
After: My client Chloe had the discipline not to see any of the renovations prior to the big reveal. It was just like the big reveals on the tv shows and she definitely was very emotional and cried because she loved her kitchen so much! The entrance that she is standing in was widened just a bit to create a more open feeling. It's these little details that count! :)

 The clients Chloe and calvin in their brand new kitchen, now much more functional with a large center island with plenty of drawers and cupboard space!

Before: The wall between the kitchen and the dining room

After: The non-load bearing wall was removed between the kitchen and the dining room to create a more open flow. The old vinyl tile flooring was removed and replaced with a beautiful 12" x 24" tile from Ciot called Land Light Grey.

 The island was designed with functionality in mind. The generous sized pot drawers are directly across from the stove (it was not possible to put them next to the stove due to the lack of space), and an electrical plug was installed on the island for plugging in their kitchen aid mixer or laptops.

The countertops were extended to create extra counter space.
 We used Caesarstone's 3141 Eggshell for the countertops and a classic subway tile backsplash, which will never go out of style! The cabinets were a cream coloured traditional door style but with brushed chrome modern handles to keep it from being too traditional.

We installed a stainless steel range hood to match the future stainless steel appliances they plan to purchase. We created a larger space for the refrigerator as well for future change ups. The result is a fully functional but beautiful kitchen that should outlast all sorts of trends, even when their toddler becomes an energetic teenager! It was a joy working with them. Congratulations on your new kitchen Chloe and Calvin!