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    Freutcake Fixer Upper: Our New Kitchen!

    Jan 4, 2016 ·

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    Pop champagne! Dance on the counter tops! The kitchen is finished!  Well close enough, and while I'm not quite popping bubbly, its high time I shared an update on our progress. With the early arrival of our babies, and the holidays shortly after, our little fixer-upper has taken a back seat to everything else we have going on. But 2016 is my year I tell you and I'm resolving to finish projects room by room starting with this kitchen, thanks to a little help from Samsung.

    New Kitchen

    If you remember I shared a look at our kitchen before the remodel here and my design inspiration. My vision for the small space was simple: clean and modern tile, white counter tops, white cabinets with glass fronts to visually open up the space and brass hardware. All in the hopes that keeping the kitchen mostly white and grey would make it feel light and airy.

    New Kitchen

    But with any new kitchen comes the dreaded shopping for new appliances. Why is that so stressful? Appliances are a huge investment and it's scary to think you might be spending your money on something you won't love. Because I use our kitchen, a lot, Jason and I wanted to invest in nice appliances that we can enjoy for years to come. After all, I've been baking in apartment ovens and cleaning out used apartment refrigerators for most of my adult life! How many of you can relate?

    So, I partnered with Samsung to pick out our refrigerator and other appliances for our new home. I have to say, it was so helpful to have help in this department! Samsung invited me to visit one of their Samsung Open Houses at Best Buy to see how their appliances work and see how they would look in my kitchen.

     New Kitchen

    It was pretty darn cool, I must say, and very interactive! In the end we decided that the counter-depth Samsung 4-Door Flex French Door Refrigerator would work best in our space. Plus the idea of being able to convert one of the two freezers into a wine fridge or better yet a dessert fridge was just too good to pass up. Although currently both freezers are working overtime as breast milk storage for the twins. Let's keep it real here friends, there's not a whole lot of wine drinkin' going on!

    New Kitchen

    Sadly, we didn't get the higher-end model with the sparkling water dispenser, (gah!) can you imagine? Sparkling or still, darling? However, I'm loving our new fridge and double freezer, sparkling water or not! It has way more space than I am used to and I love that I can control the temperatures of all the zones. Plain and simple, it's fancy-shmancy and keeps our food super fresh!

    New Kitchen

    Now moving on to tile decisions! One of my favorite features in the kitchen is the tiled wall behind our range. Originally I wanted this to be a focal point in the kitchen and so I picked out a gorgeous grey and white patterned tile to cover the wall. Blame it on my pregnancy brain at the time or the hormones but the day before install I changed my mind and went with a small glossy white lantern tile instead. I'm so thrilled with the way it turned out and love that the tile adds a pattern to the space without distracting with color.

    Oh, and don't mind the only half installed hood vent seen below...didn't I mention this was a work in progress?

    New Kitchen

    As for the rest of the kitchen, I'm super happy with the way the design turned out! I shared all of the sources in this past post and I'll link to the appliances we ended up purchasing at the end if you're interested.

     New Kitchen

    There are still a few final touches I would like to add like hanging my vintage brass jello molds above the window and adding a few accent shelves, but the kitchen is already my favorite room of the house!

    New Kitchen

    On a final and completely unrelated note, how cute are these little baby feet courtesy of Jackson who loves being carried around in his wrap?! Thank goodness because I've got my hands full!

    You can find more of our renovations here & on my Instagram #FreutcakeFixerUpper

    New Kitchen

    photos by Jeff Mindell

    Our Appliances:

    Gifted:
    Samsung - 22.5 Cu. Ft. 4-Door Flex French Door Refrigerator with Convertible Zone

    Purchased:
    Samsung - 30" Self-Cleaning Freestanding Gas Convection Range
    Samsung - 24" Tall Tub Built-in Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub

    Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Samsung however all opinions expressed here are my own. I was gifted appliances in exchange for this post. For more on Samsung check out #herestohome on social media. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who support Freutcake!

     

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    1. Violeta, your Shoegal Out In The World says

      January 04, 2016 at 4:48 am

      Happy New Year!!!

      Congratulations on finishing the renovation of your kitchen. It looks amazing. Clean look, fresh & airy. The appliances you chose are great. I love stainless steel appliances as well because they give a nice finish to the kitchen.

      Also, CONGRATULATIONS for your lovely twins!!! May 2016 bring you all you want & wish!!!

      xoxo Violeta, your Shoegal Out In The World

      http://www.shoegaloutintheworld.com

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:47 pm

        Thank you so much Violeta! The twins are definitely the answer to all of my wishes and prayers. Happy new year to you! Xo

    2. Caroline says

      January 04, 2016 at 6:12 am

      Wow what an amazing kitchen! I love that it all looks so bright! (And I really LOVE your chairs!)
      xoxo Caroline

      https://carolinespassion.wordpress.com

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:44 pm

        Thanks Caroline! Those chairs are from World Market. Perfect for our tiny dining room.

    3. Ivana @ Macarons and Pearls says

      January 04, 2016 at 6:58 am

      Wow, this looks absolutely stunning! I'm such a huge fan of white and grey kitchens (I have one myself and I'm obsessed 🙂 and yours is absolutely perfect! Love those clear-glass cabinets and brass details, and I'm definitely taking a few lessons in countertop styling 🙂 I can see why this is your favorite room in the house - it's gorgeous!

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:43 pm

        Thanks so much! I would love to see yours as well. You can't go wrong with a white kitchen!

    4. MaryAnne says

      January 04, 2016 at 7:36 am

      The kitchen turned out lovely. The larger gray floor tiles look amazing with your beautiful stainless appliances, and the use of white and glass really open up the space.

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:42 pm

        Thank you Mom! ?

    5. Adeniz Villar says

      January 04, 2016 at 9:13 am

      Looks amazing Leah and so do you! Can't wait to see you guys. xo

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:42 pm

        Thanks Adeniz! Now that it's Jan 1 it's really time for me to loose this baby weight. ?

    6. Melanie@Toots + Dill says

      January 04, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Oh wow!!! What a beautiful kitchen!!!!

      • Leah Bergman says

        January 04, 2016 at 12:41 pm

        Thank you Melanie! Xo

    7. Allison says

      January 05, 2016 at 9:46 am

      Congrats on the renovation! Your new kitchen looks absolutely gorgeous!

    8. Tammy Thiele says

      January 10, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      Your kitchen looks amazing and so do you mama! Congrats on all the progress you are making…it must feel great! Cheers to you in 2016!

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