It´s time to share some BEFORE & AFTER photos of the kitchen in our new house that we are renovating. It has been a long process, but we are very happy with how it has turned out.
We wanted a kitchen that would match the rest of the house, and after a lot of research ended up buying JKE Design´s RIVA black oak with no handles . I think black kitchens look stunning, and since we have a lot of windows and kept the rest of the surfaces light, a black kitchen works well.
To add warmth to the black and white we chose pine wood flooring, in the same white finish as we have in the living room. Probably not the most practical choice, but sometimes aesthetic has to go before practical, right?
The walls are painted in the same color as in the living room, LADY Pure Color 1624 Letthet. The windows got the same color, using LADY Supreme Finish, Silkematt.
As for the ceiling we removed the wooden panels, plastered the ceiling and painted it with LADY Tak. We also bought a Siemens ceiling-mounted island chimney hood so we can enjoy our city view while cooking.
Read more about how we made the black wooden backsplash in my blogpost “DIY Backsplash”
I hope you like the result!
If you are interested in reading more about all the choices we made for the kitchen, you will find more information in my Kitchen planning post. You can also find more photos here.
Images: Nina Holst / Before photos: Finn.no
Fantastisk fint det har blitt Nina :-)) For en forskjell!
Kommer til Drammen om et par uker, håper vi får til å møtes da:-D
Ha en strålende torsdag!
Klem
Therese
Tusen takk for det, Therese! Vi er veldig fornøyd med resultatet.
Jeg vil veldig gjerne møtes når du kommer til Drammen ja. Du kan jo komme til meg evt.?
Nyt dagen!
klem
Fantastisk Nina! Er så utrolig gøy å se før og etter bilder- for en inspirasjon!! 😀
Ha en fortsatt fin uke 🙂 Klem
Så hyggelig at du liker det nye kjøkkenet vårt, Elisabeth!
Det er alltid gøy med FØR og ETTER bilder ja… Det viser at det er potensiale i det meste 🙂
God uke til deg!
klem
Ohhhh amazing result!, it’s no seems the same! Congratulations!
Thank you!
WOW! Så lekkert det kjøkkenet! Alltid gøy med før og etter bilder.
Dere er så utrolig flinke 🙂
Ha en flott dag!
Tusen takk, Susanne! Så hyggelig at du liker det nye kjøkkenet vårt.
Ble nesten litt sjokkert selv når jeg så FØR bildene – man glemmer så alt for fort.
God dag til deg også!
Fantastisk flott kjøkken. Lurer på hva er benkeplatene laget av?
Kjempeflott, Nina! Sort kjøkken er flott og med så mye lys og hvite flater så er det da et opplagt valg – flott! Klem Heidi
Takk for det, Heidi! 🙂
så fint! det blir liksom mer som et møbelkjøkken når man matcher dører benkeplate og bakvegg.Rålekkert
Helt sant! Hyggelig at du liker det, Pål!
Congratulations to this wonderful house!
I love to see such “before- after” Pictures! May i ask you what you did with the floor-tilings?
Did you remove them or did you put the wood on it? We have a very similar floor in our kitchen and i dont know how i can get rid of it 😉 !
Thank you for sharing your experiences and your wonderful blog!
Greetings from Austria,
Beate
Thank you, Beate! 🙂
We removed the tiles before we put on the new floor, so we would get the same height as the floor in the living room.
Nina
This kitchen makes my heart sing — I hope I can incorporate your esthetic into any future home that I buy!
i must admit, it hurt my heart to see the wood ceilings taken out, but your space is so beautiful and efficient, it flows so well. and i’m so envious of the windows!
We have kept the wooden ceiling in the diningarea in the kitchen. You can glimse it on one of the photos. We had to get more light over the black kitchen + we had to use plasterboards because of the downlights and the ventilator….
I´m glad you like it anyway though 🙂
What a change ! Beautiful, enjoy your new kitchen <3
Thank you!
Wow, jeg bøyer meg i støvet. Fantastisk!
Kjøkkenet ble kjempefint Nina!
Vi skal pusse opp kjøkkenet til sommeren, det blir sort etter inspirasjon fra kjøkkenet deres
beklager, telefonen er ikke helt god. Hvilken kjøkkenvifte har dere?
Så gøy å høre at du har valgt sort kjøkken etter inspirasjon fra meg! Vi har valgt kjøkkenviften fra Siemens: http://www.siemens-home.no/produkter/matlagning/ventilatorer/LF959RB50.html?source=browse
Knallfint kjøkken. Ser for meg at det har gått noen kroner. Er det lov å spørre om ca budsjett for en sånn total makeover?
Really love this kitchen!! It’s literally the best room in your house yet! 🙂 xx
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Wow! This is called – havin a vision. It turned out great!
Thats dreamy!!! congrats. Love it.
Wow …. So wonderful ….i wanna Mary You …. 🙂
Hei Nina 🙂
Det er ett utrolig inspirerende hjem du har, og blogg!
Jeg holder på med kjøkken selv, og har lik ventilator som deg. Jeg lurer på om du har noen tips ang komfyrvakt? Ødelegger jo hele ventilatoren de fæle elektrikeren kom med 😉
Så utrolig fint! Hva heter gulvet dere har lagt, og har dere lasert taket der det fortsatt er furu? Vi har et ganske likt hus, og har vanskeligheter med å bestemme oss for hva vi skal gjøre med taket. Har du noen tips?
Hi Nina – the kitchen is stunning, as are all your rooms!
I would like to have a similar floor in our kitchen / dining / living room, but a few people have said to avoid a wooden floor in a kitchen. How are you finding that it is holding up, particularly to water?
Thanks so much in advance
Lucy
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Stunning, amazing, beautiful. Job well done 🙂
Wauw! Det er virkeligt smukt!
Må jeg spørger; hvordan har i lavet væggen med jeres ovn, køleskab og det. Tænker på har i elementer som køkken firmaet har leveret også bygget vægge rundt om op omkring de elementer?
Vi er selv i gang med ny køkken og synes dit er super flot! 🙂
Tusen takk, Pernille!
Veggen er av mdf plater som er malt i samme farge som resten av kjøkkenet. Disse er det en møbelsnekker som har laget og tilpasset ( han satt også sammen kjøkkenet )
Lykke til med nytt kjøkken! 🙂
Nina
Hi Nina, where have you found the lamps/ spots in yor kitchen? Looks very nice. 🙂 Anne
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Hi! Your kitchen is beautiful!
Can you tell me what the kitchen countertop material is?
Thanks!
Hi nina,
Greetings from Ireland
What opening mechanisms did you use? Are they servo or mechanical?
Also what countertop did you use to get a colour match for the black oak?
Thanks
Gareth
Hi Nina,
is few time that I follow You, but I really like your blog. This intervention on your kitchen is very cool!!! The kitchen before was warm and so familiar, but now is true contemporary. I like the use of black surfaces… very elegant!!!
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Så utrolig fint kjøkken! Vi vurderer nå den samme benkeplaten på vårt kjøkken og lurer på om du er fornøyd? Er det lett å få bort fettmerker, riper etc. eller må du være veldig forsiktig?
Takk for det, Mari! Benkeplaten er utrolig lekker, men den er vanskelig å holde ren, og det blir fort skjolder i den. Hvis jeg skulle valgt på nytt, så hadde jeg valgt noe annet ( noe lysere ).
Lykke til med kjøkken oppusssing! 🙂
Nina
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I’m shocked. What an amazing kitchen!
I’m really really trying to find something to critique but I can’t find a single thing – your whole house remodel – including this kitchen is fantastic. Well done!
Thank you so much 😉
Nina,
Your kitchen is very calming, I love the floors! I found your pictures because we are installing an island and would like a similar ventilation system. Is this working for you to reduce cooking smoke/smells? Is it powered by remote or manual turn on/off?
Thank you!
Kiki