Dark green island with brass pulls under a skylight, white cabinets and subway tile, open to the dining and family room

Project Case Study · Kitchen Remodel

A Green-Island Kitchen, Start to Finish

Photographed from the yard sign to the last coat of paint.

A dated oak kitchen, closed off from the rooms around it, rebuilt as an open space with white perimeter cabinetry, a sage green island, a custom wood hood and subway tile to the ceiling. This project was photographed at every stage — countertop selections at the showroom, demolition, cabinetry going in, trim and paint, and the finished rooms.

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Project at a Glance

What the record shows

Project TypeFull Kitchen Remodel

ScopeKitchen, dining and living

DocumentedSelections through completion

CountertopsCambria quartz

Photos on record36

Everything on this page is drawn from the project record and the project photography. Contract figures are shared directly with our clients, not published.

Where It Started

Before

View through a wide doorway into an oak kitchen with tile floor, a peninsula and a round glass dining table

Before — Kitchen

Oak kitchen with white counters, a peninsula with bar stools, stainless appliances and a round glass table

Before

Oak wall cabinets and cubby shelf over a built-in desk, beside tall oak pantry cabinets and a stainless fridge

Before — Built-Ins

Oak kitchen with a white counter and sink under a wide window, a peninsula, and a breakfast table by the patio door

Before — Kitchen

Dining room with floral wallpaper above a chair rail, teal-green lower walls, hardwood floor and a black sideboard

Before — Dining Room

Breakfast table with upholstered chairs under an iron chandelier by sliding patio doors, oak kitchen behind

Before — Breakfast Area

Selections First

Choosing the finishes

Patterned tile samples and small counter samples laid out on a white veined countertop in a showroom

Tile and Stone Samples

Selections

Two people reviewing countertop and cabinet samples at a showroom island, with hardware displays behind

In The Showroom

Woman taking notes at a showroom counter covered with color, tile and hardware samples, hardware displays behind

Selections

Hands arranging tile, wood, hardware and color samples on a white counter with dark veining

Selections

Project Phases

How the build actually ran

Selections and the fixed-price contract are settled before anything is torn out. That is what keeps a schedule honest once the crew is on site.

Design & Selections

Layout, cabinetry and finishes decided before demolition. Countertops, tile and paint compared side by side in the showroom and signed off.

Demolition

The original oak cabinetry and tile floor removed with the site contained and the adjoining rooms protected.

Cabinetry Installation

Perimeter and island cabinetry set, levelled and aligned, then primed and masked ahead of countertop templating.

Countertop Template & Install

Quartz templated against the finished cabinetry for exact fits, then fabricated and installed.

Tile, Fixtures & Hardware

Subway tile run to the ceiling behind the range, sink and faucet set, lighting and hardware installed and connected.

Trim, Paint & Walkthrough

Wall panelling and trim installed and painted, floors uncovered and cleaned, and a final walkthrough with the homeowners.

On Site

The work itself

Kitchen mid-project: white cabinets without doors, dark green island, plywood subfloor, windows wrapped in plastic

Finish Work

Kitchen mid-project: white cabinet boxes without doors, white counters, dark green island, windows wrapped in plastic

Countertop Install

Oak cabinets with doors removed and masked in plastic in a kitchen stripped to a plywood subfloor

Cabinet Prep

Crew member using a pry bar to remove old floor tile during demolition

Floor Removal

Short-handled 3 lb hammer resting on broken floor tile and mortar over a wood subfloor

Floor Removal

Man reviewing a tabbed set of plans in a kitchen beside wood-framed patio doors

On Site

Painter brushing white paint onto wall panel molding while standing on a stepladder

Paint and Trim

Installer setting a seam in a new white countertop with vacuum clamps, cabinets still wrapped in plastic

Countertop Install

Installer running a bead of silicone along a new white vanity top in a bathroom with damask wallpaper

Finish Work

See The Transformation

The finished space

Dining Room

Powder Room

Living room with a brick fireplace, white mantel and hardwood floors, opening to the kitchen and dining area

Fireplace Wall

Round wood dining table under a drum pendant, with a green-island kitchen, white cabinets and copper hood beyond

Dining Room

Dining Area

Island

Beverage Station

Wood range hood over a white subway tile backsplash and cooktop, between two wood-framed windows

Custom Wood Hood

Island

Kitchen

Living Room

Key Features

What this project included

Custom Cabinetry Sage Green Island Cambria Quartz Custom Wood Hood Subway Tile to Ceiling Skylights Wall Panelling Refinished Oak Flooring

Materials & Selections

What went into it

Every selection was made in our New Berlin showroom before construction started, so nothing was ordered twice and nothing held up the schedule.

Kitchen

Cabinetry	Custom painted cabinetry, white perimeter with a sage green island
Countertops	Cambria quartz, perimeter and island
Range Wall	Custom wood hood surround with subway tile to the ceiling
Lighting	Layered plan: recessed general, island pendants, skylights
Flooring	Oak flooring, refinished through the connected rooms

Adjoining Rooms

Dining	Wall panelling with a built-in green cabinet
Living	Existing brick fireplace retained, white built-in cabinetry
Storage	Glass-front upper cabinets with an integrated wine rack
Beverage Centre	Built-in beverage refrigerator in the perimeter run

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Fixed-price contract, selections settled before demolition, and a record of the work as it happens.

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