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Before And After – The Remodel Of A Small And Dated Galley Kitchen

The contemporary remodel of a small and dated kitchen.

Kitchen design and cabinet company Bakes & Kropp, in collaboration with Interior Designer Cathy Buik, has transformed a small and dated kitchen in a home in New York City.

Here’s a glimpse of what the kitchen looked like BEFORE the remodel. The kitchen included wood cabinets, a single pendant light, rounded corner shelving, unused wall space, and dark countertops.

Before Photo - the remodel of a dated galley kitchen with curved corner shelving.
Before Photo - the remodel of a dated galley kitchen.
Before Photo - the remodel of a dated galley kitchen with wood cabinets.

The new kitchen is a dramatic transformation from the dark kitchen, even though it occupies the same space in the home. Under-cabinet lighting and the new white upper cabinets and countertops, help to keep the small kitchen bright and make it feel more open.

Under cabinet lighting and the new white upper cabinets and countertops, help to keep this small kitchen bright and make it feel more open.
A contemporary kitchen with black and white cabinets, and wood flooring.

The wood cabinets were replaced with white upper cabinets and black lower cabinets, while the floor is now a nice warm wood. Polished nickel inlay accents create the look of drawers throughout, even on cabinet doors.

In this contemporary kitchen, polished nickel inlay accents create the look of drawers throughout, even on cabinet doors.
Polished nickel inlay accents create the look of drawers throughout this kitchen, even on cabinet doors.
This kitchen includes polished nickel inlay accents that create the look of drawers throughout, even on cabinet doors.

At the end of the kitchen, there’s a wall of cabinetry that includes additional counter space, while a tile backsplash in a decorative pattern creates a focal point.

At the end of this contemporary kitchen, there's a wall of cabinetry that includes additional counterspace, while a tile backsplash in a decorative pattern creates a focal point.
In this kitchen, a tile backsplash in a decorative pattern creates a focal point.

The previous stainless steel fridge was removed and replaced with an integrated fridge, whose front matches the surrounding cabinetry.

A contemporary kitchen with an integrated fridge, whose front matches the surrounding white cabinets.
A contemporary kitchen with an integrated fridge, whose front matches the nearby cabinetry.

Adjacent to the fridge is the sink with a drying rack.

A contemporary kitchen with a stainless steel sink and drying rack.
A contemporary kitchen with a stainless steel sink and drying rack, white upper cabinets, and black lower cabinets.

A built-in microwave is located further down towards the end of the cabinets on this side of the kitchen.

A contemporary kitchen with a built-in microwave.
A contemporary kitchen with a built-in microwave that sits flush with the surrounding cabinets.

On the opposite wall, there’s the oven.

A contemporary black and white kitchen.

On the same wall as the oven is a pair of floating white shelves that almost blend into the wall.

A contemporary kitchen with a pair of floating shelves that almost blend into the wall.
A remodeled kitchen with a pair of floating shelves that almost blend into the wall.
Photography by Nicole Larson

Source: Contemporist