There is a lot out there right now about home decor, design, building homes or renovating. It’s a lot to consume and sometimes a little bit overwhelming. Many of you reading this know that Brett and I have been renovating our kitchen since last year, and before I post beautiful photos of a brand new kitchen, I wanted to share my kitchen renovation story with you all.
I’ve never really been one to spend a lot of money on home decor, and never even knew what I liked or what style of home I wanted. I do know that I always like to find a good deal. And I have definitely learned that when I see something I love and put it in my home, no matter what my style is, it makes me happy when I see it—and that is what I want my entire home to feel like.
Finding Our First Home
Brett and I loved finding our cozy little house in 2012 in the heart of Winter Garden. It was the perfect size for our growing family (at the time I was pregnant with Rylee) and it was in golf cart range to the amazing Downtown Winter Garden. We didn’t have a golf cart at the time, but the dream of getting one some day was exciting!
The house needed a lot of work, but the location was amazing, we couldn’t pass it up. We decided the most important thing at the time was to update the kitchen and bathrooms, which we did right away, updating the configuration of the bathrooms in a way that made more sense for us. And making some small aesthetic changes in the kitchen like painting the unfinished cabinets and adding hardware and a backsplash.
The updates then made a world of difference for our family and we loved it! Fast forward eight years, and we realized that our kitchen was just not functional! We had barely any storage and the cabinets were so small that even the storage we had couldn’t fit everything properly. We had to tilt our plates to get them through the bar in the middle of the cabinets! And the drawers eventually started to fall apart, it was a struggle to get them out. It wasn’t even about looks anymore that we wanted a change, it was starting to make us miserable! We never imagined even considering being able to do the overhaul that we really needed to make it more functional for our family.
Deciding to Renovate in 2020
Then 2020 came about, and the spread of Covid-19, changing the way we lived and the economy in ways we couldn’t have ever predicted. It was a combination of being home more and the refinancing rates that made the ultimate decision for us to start renovating our outdated kitchen.
We looked for companies that could up us within our budget and I am so happy that we found SN Designs Orlando. Working with Shannon and her team was an amazing experience, even from the very first visit, when I told her about our vision and adding an additional section of cabinets on a far wall of what could be a larger kitchen than we had. In her renderings she thought through a design I wouldn’t have ever thought of, but was exactly what I wanted.
Starting the Process
I knew once I met her she would be the one we would go with, and when we finally signed the contract, we hit the ground running, picking out everything we would need for when the reno started. We had to make sure we got everything in time for demo day! Shannon was so great and helped me make decisions throughout the entire process, even down to choosing hardware, light fixtures and the kitchen sink.
The one pretty neat thing about renovating or building a house I suppose is that you get to pick out everything, down to the color and style of a cabinet knob and color of the grout. It is pretty fun, but I was so nervous at times of making the wrong choice. Cause this will be the last renovation we are going to have on this kitchen ever, and I wanted to love every inch of it, so these were big decisions and the options are overwhelming! There are so many design styles to choose from!
Check out Day one of the Demo and stay tuned for the kitchen reveal post coming soon!
That’s always my fear of making the wrong choice! Having a good team behind you seems to be the way to go!