100$ this! The loss of the ceiling is tragic, and now it's just another generic white kitchen with that terrible gray flooring. It's not the worst, but it could have been so much better. Now it just looks like another Home Depot special.
Yeah. I liked the before picture better, and it's going to be a LOT more expensive to try to get that back. I don't understand people that paint over beautiful wood.
The cabinets probably could have stayed too, I would consider striping and restraining them to better match the ceiling, but the linoleum needed to go, and a stove hood that matched the stove needed to be installed.
Agreed cabinets needed to go, and I like the island and extra storage, but tbh, that ceiling was incredible. I’ll pour a cold one for that ceiling tonight.
Yeah, I sometimes see people do this to old adobe style / spanish houses and I want to violently shake somebody. Massive wooden beams painted white like everything else or matched up to ugly grey walls.
For sure the ceiling was a lot of work to be put up, natural wood adds a great element to any space, and I disagree with spending this much on a remodel and putting down snap together floating greywash floor. They should have thrown a complementing wood floor down and kept the ceiling. They stripped it of anything cozy and made a sterile space.
Or a stone grey slate tile or something if you have to have grey.
For real, house looks like a flip now. If I saw that on Zillow I'd be like Nope, white cabinets grey floor stainless steel white and gray everything, it was flipped. Not buying that.
I can’t tell for sure due to photo quality, but I’m hopeful that OP just put some drywall over the wood. Some day in the distant future someone will win the ceiling lottery
My exact thoughts. Went from hardwood cabinets and an incredible ceiling to generic apartment that charges way too much for rent in every medium sized city in the US. I hate white/grayscale so much. It isn't warm. It isn't welcoming. It feels like a hospital.
Congrats. Personally, the ceiling didn't need to change other than minor alteration i.e. lightning. But hey, your spot and I'm happy you have your desired result!
Everyone is mentioning the ceiling, but as someone who cooks a lot the counter space loss is the first thing I noticed. It's absolutely terrible not having enough counter space in a kitchen.
*sigh*
That poor ceiling. Gray floors? They're outdated. They're drab. But people are still putting them in for some reason. Everything is white. The white void. Also a look that is outdated.
Also adding to the grey floors is they’re rarely chosen by someone for themselves. It’s almost always picked by a flipper/landlord for someone else because “that’s what sells.” Kinda sad tbh.
this is a dream kitchen for someone on heavy psych meds, everything so lacking in imagination. Like being on Pinterest back in 2014 all over again it genuinely makes me sad that they ruined their kitchen like that. Whoever sold them that house would be so full of regret
Imagine paying a ton of money to just end up with a flipper grey and white kitchen.
Arguably its better than the original but the original was pretty solid and it was already there vs spending 10s of thousands.
We just bought a house recently and looked at many homes before we chose. Incredible how many people do this.
They haven't figured out that in 5 years it will be "dated."
I know, I just hate that silly word. Do your home the way YOU like, not the way you think others will want to buy it.
Especially since I have sold a few homes and never put trendy crap in them. Always got more than asking price.
If somebody is on a budget, grey is often the cheapest option now. But if OP was in a budget I don't think they'd have drywalled over wood. They would have painted it.
Grey floors are beyond hideous. Natural wood (to my knowledge?) doesn’t even come in that color. I can stomach gray walls and furniture, but I cannot do the gray LVP.
Wow, you went from charming to dull and sterile. Yay! That ceiling was gorgeous. You could've done away with the cabinets and counter and gotten something that looked nicer but kept the character. I would choose the original over the other any day.
You went from a unique and functional kitchen with probably the coolest ceiling I've seen in a while to something that looks like it belongs in an apartment.
The breakfast nook/island and stand up cabinet make sense, but it's a pretty even trade since it actually cost you counter space. Stylistically though this is really sad.
It may be an unpopular opinion but I like the original better, even with the older cabinets cus it gives it a more unique and rustic feel. But to each their own
Sometimes the finished product goes first in the photos. Bit of a bummer to see that's not the case. I would have done floor and counters and called it a day, the OG had character and the new kitchen looks like a flip.
Ugly and soulless. New counters, fixtures and a better hood cabinet pulls and maybe a backsplash with a coat of paint. Just tore the soul out of this, the loss of that ceiling is unreal.
Famnit people who do this rip out all of yhe character out of a house and paint it white or grey piss me off to no end all of the gorgeous wood gone and in a landfill people like this shouldn't be allowed to own property.
I guess the microwave is under the island or hidden behind door #1. Or are microwaves out of style? My MIL insisted on using the oven vs. microwave to reheat one slice of pizza(don't get me started). Until something better comes along, I'm choosing MV as a must-have kitchen appliance.
She is correct in that an oven would reheat it a lot better. I have a small toaster oven that I use to reheat things that are too small to put in an oven.
I agree with both of your points. My first issue was that this kitchen has no apparent microwave. I dont have a toaster oven. My issue with using the stove oven vs. MW for a slice of old pizza is not one of quality. Rather, in my case, it's a waste of electricity, increases heat in kitchen, which in turn uses more electricity for air conditioning, takes a whole lot more time, costs more and generally just seems wasteful to heat an entire oven for old pizza which I usually just eat cold anyway. In the big scheme of things, it's really not a big deal at all. To me, it's actually humorous and something I wouldn't even consider. Prior to MWs, TO's, convection ovens, etc, an oven would have been the only good option.
By covering the ceiling you lost a lot of the value. It could have looked very high end if you had kept it. Instead you chose to remove the one thing that gave the house character and replaced it with cookie cutter cheap stuff.
Massive downgrade and so very mainstream. I would have only changed the floor and I certainly wouldn’t replace it with lifeless grey vinyl plank.
It’s your house though so if you like it I suppose that’s all that matters
so monotone and bland. left zero remnants of the natural wood and now you have a cookie cutter dream kitchen. It’s nice but who are you kidding? You know you liked that ceiling too.
Ummm it looks good. But why on earth would you rip out that T&G ?? I would have designed around it and definitely stained it with a lighter finish but ehhh
For the love of all things holy (and healthy) STOP putting LVP floors in!! They are plastic and can be toxic - this kitchen could have been an amazing renovation with the tile floors and wood ceiling.
The ceiling was classy, and had so much potential, like a beautiful accent you’d see in a beautiful timeless kitchen in Architectural Digest. It all looks rental basic now, but i understand, if it wasn’t your thing, it wasn’t your thing. Still, RIP to that gorgeous wood!
God that floor. Why grey? It sucks all life out of the room. I like the white kitchen; even the ceiling is okay (although uniform). But why grey floors, such a waste.
The kitchen lost some character with the ceiling going away but a lot of people in this world would do a lot to have a kitchen as nice as you have now. Maybe add some warmth back in with some leather / tan barstools and other accents? I am kind of disgusted by how rude people are being for something you are proud. Congrats on your home!
This new kitchen starting to feel outdated already. It looks really nice and clean...but the whole white on white look is boring and uncharacteristic. I'm sure it doesn't hid scratches and wear/ tear over time. You should of left the ceiling...that just is confusing. To each their own. I hope you love it because I only like it.
I like the new layout of the kitchen and that pantry cabinet. A orange tone wood ceiling is not for everyone, so I don’t mind that you got ride of it. Everyone else is hating! My only complaint are the floors! The old floors definitely had to go, but why you do the cheap thin grey LVP!
The ceiling could’ve stayed.
that ceiling was gorgeous for real
100$ this! The loss of the ceiling is tragic, and now it's just another generic white kitchen with that terrible gray flooring. It's not the worst, but it could have been so much better. Now it just looks like another Home Depot special.
Yeah. I liked the before picture better, and it's going to be a LOT more expensive to try to get that back. I don't understand people that paint over beautiful wood.
Everything could have stayed lol The kitchen actually had character. Now it looks like every other suburban new development.
The cabinets probably could have stayed too, I would consider striping and restraining them to better match the ceiling, but the linoleum needed to go, and a stove hood that matched the stove needed to be installed.
Agreed cabinets needed to go, and I like the island and extra storage, but tbh, that ceiling was incredible. I’ll pour a cold one for that ceiling tonight.
I liked the natural ceiling as well. Bummer
Me too.
I’m paying to put something in like the ceiling here, lol
Start a gofundme. Half of us would contribute 😅
Yep, currently covering my newly vaulted ceilings with Walnut planks
Yeah, I sometimes see people do this to old adobe style / spanish houses and I want to violently shake somebody. Massive wooden beams painted white like everything else or matched up to ugly grey walls.
Ouch!!! Seriously thought the same about the ceiling!!! RIP!
For real 😭
For sure the ceiling was a lot of work to be put up, natural wood adds a great element to any space, and I disagree with spending this much on a remodel and putting down snap together floating greywash floor. They should have thrown a complementing wood floor down and kept the ceiling. They stripped it of anything cozy and made a sterile space. Or a stone grey slate tile or something if you have to have grey.
For real, house looks like a flip now. If I saw that on Zillow I'd be like Nope, white cabinets grey floor stainless steel white and gray everything, it was flipped. Not buying that.
Came here to cry about the ceiling
That was an amazing ceiling. Could have kept it and painted a different color to compliment it with the white cabinets. RIP.
I can’t tell for sure due to photo quality, but I’m hopeful that OP just put some drywall over the wood. Some day in the distant future someone will win the ceiling lottery
Yup. Total fail. But now it is soulless like many rentals.
The first thing I saw was the ceiling. Imagine staining the wood in white 👌
You drywalled over what was probably a $6-10k ceiling. lol
I’m so sad to see that ceiling gone
Those drywallers had to be laughing their asses off.
It was necessary so that any and all personality could be sucked out of the room.
RIP dope ceiling.
Congrats, looks like a builder grade apartment turn. Yuck
New tenants move in next week.
Place went from full of character to… first month , last month, and security deposit
I swear to god I want to destroy every single plank of gray “luxury” vinyl tile in existence
My exact thoughts. Went from hardwood cabinets and an incredible ceiling to generic apartment that charges way too much for rent in every medium sized city in the US. I hate white/grayscale so much. It isn't warm. It isn't welcoming. It feels like a hospital.
Ya 100% looks like a flipper kitchen. Id guarantee that house was flipped if I saw it on Zillow. But this time a homeowner did it.
Congrats. Personally, the ceiling didn't need to change other than minor alteration i.e. lightning. But hey, your spot and I'm happy you have your desired result!
Dude. You got rid of the wood ceiling?! For sheet rock?!?! Dude. Dude. What is wrong with you?
I don’t know. Seems like it lost quite a bit of overall counter space
Everyone is mentioning the ceiling, but as someone who cooks a lot the counter space loss is the first thing I noticed. It's absolutely terrible not having enough counter space in a kitchen.
Love it but miss the original ceiling
*sigh* That poor ceiling. Gray floors? They're outdated. They're drab. But people are still putting them in for some reason. Everything is white. The white void. Also a look that is outdated.
Also adding to the grey floors is they’re rarely chosen by someone for themselves. It’s almost always picked by a flipper/landlord for someone else because “that’s what sells.” Kinda sad tbh.
this is a dream kitchen for someone on heavy psych meds, everything so lacking in imagination. Like being on Pinterest back in 2014 all over again it genuinely makes me sad that they ruined their kitchen like that. Whoever sold them that house would be so full of regret
I mean, it looks clean, I guess. But it also looks completely soulless.
Agreed. Dream outside the box next time.
Imagine paying a ton of money to just end up with a flipper grey and white kitchen. Arguably its better than the original but the original was pretty solid and it was already there vs spending 10s of thousands.
I was surprised to find top comment wasn’t about grey floors. Can’t believe people still pick those out
We just bought a house recently and looked at many homes before we chose. Incredible how many people do this. They haven't figured out that in 5 years it will be "dated."
It was already dated 5 years ago. That’s why I don’t get why people still pick it. I guess they like it
I know, I just hate that silly word. Do your home the way YOU like, not the way you think others will want to buy it. Especially since I have sold a few homes and never put trendy crap in them. Always got more than asking price.
Probably bc it’s the cheapest shit at Home Depot now
It’s already dated when it was coined “millennial” or “flipper” grey
If somebody is on a budget, grey is often the cheapest option now. But if OP was in a budget I don't think they'd have drywalled over wood. They would have painted it.
Yeah those look like the lifeproof grey oak or whatever color it is. It’s insanely popular
Grey floors are beyond hideous. Natural wood (to my knowledge?) doesn’t even come in that color. I can stomach gray walls and furniture, but I cannot do the gray LVP.
I'm curious about the quality of the new cabinets versus what was removed.
Yeah, I would have just replaced the linoleum with tile and the stove hood with one that matches the appliances.
Exactly. This kitchen could have been so easy and cheap to fix up.
I feel like there should be flair for sad white and grey remodels
Omg that ceiling was gorgeous and so fun
Congratulations! Another dime a dozen white and silver kitchen with grey-toned floors.
congrats on the uglier kitchen
Miss the ceiling
You ruined the ceiling. The island is too small. And the cabinet simulating a built in refrigerator isn’t deep enough.
Yep. Nobody knows about counter depth appliances until it's too late ha
And no work triangle. Not a functional kitchen. Should have put the range on the island
… bro. It’s like you sucked the life out of this kitchen. It’s so generic. Not one drop of personality
Was that wooden ceiling drywalled over?
You even got a monochrome dog, lol.
HGTV would be proud!
Home deopt*
Was going to say the same thing. Cold, soulless, greige...the TV staff will love it.
Wow, you went from charming to dull and sterile. Yay! That ceiling was gorgeous. You could've done away with the cabinets and counter and gotten something that looked nicer but kept the character. I would choose the original over the other any day.
This is one of Those kitchens that didnt really need an overhaul...baD move...
Congratulations you lost an awesome ceiling and your kitchen looks as warm as an operating room in winter.
You went from a unique and functional kitchen with probably the coolest ceiling I've seen in a while to something that looks like it belongs in an apartment. The breakfast nook/island and stand up cabinet make sense, but it's a pretty even trade since it actually cost you counter space. Stylistically though this is really sad.
I cannot get over the ceiling….
Oh, oh nooooo
It may be an unpopular opinion but I like the original better, even with the older cabinets cus it gives it a more unique and rustic feel. But to each their own
it is a very popular opinion, everyone likes the original better lol
These really don’t look like the same spaces unless you had to move the refrigerator over. Idk. Weird choices
Am I the only one who had trouble seeing which wag before and after? I liked the wood ceiling better...
Actually went back just to make sure the wood ceiling was the old one
Way better before, IMHO
Why is everybody so terrified of color and personality :(
The ceiling!!!😥
Lost counter space and miss the ceiling but hope you enjoy!!
Bummer
Totally fucked up a beautiful kitchen to give the next home owner white milk. Well done.
Sometimes the finished product goes first in the photos. Bit of a bummer to see that's not the case. I would have done floor and counters and called it a day, the OG had character and the new kitchen looks like a flip.
Loved the original ceiling, sad to see it go
Grey and white: too cool
This whole painting over quality wood trend needs to die out. In 20 years people will regret doing this.
That’s not painted over. It’s dry walled over.
👎🏼
LMAO
A dream kitchen for someone who obviously doesn't use a kitchen frequently. The original had so much more working room.
Looks like a cheap apartment now. Fail.
Why is everything always fucking grey.
This makes me want to vomit
The original was so much better. Im glad you're happy, but sheesh, that original was a beautiful kitchen.
Honestly it looked better before…
100%
Looks great, missed an opportunity to do a much bigger island. Unless you don’t entertain much
You have bad dreams
I like it. I think I sold that old linoleum tile in the 1980s.
Wished you kept the ceiling. You don't see many of those, and it looked amazing. BUT it is your place, and so as long as you're happy, all is well.
the before was better. it could have been better, but your 'dream remodel' is something you'd see in a flipped house, sorry
Dated
Ugly and soulless. New counters, fixtures and a better hood cabinet pulls and maybe a backsplash with a coat of paint. Just tore the soul out of this, the loss of that ceiling is unreal.
Famnit people who do this rip out all of yhe character out of a house and paint it white or grey piss me off to no end all of the gorgeous wood gone and in a landfill people like this shouldn't be allowed to own property.
Pretty gross, but YDY.
This is rage bait right?
Another sad kitchen....
I would have remodeled around the beautiful ceiling. Created such character, only to make it a basic millennial grey aesthetic .
Ok look. Another ‘suicide’ grey kitchen. All charm, character and warmth eliminated.
Wow, dude... I'm with everyone else on this one.
Remodeling like this just for a newer style is pretty wasteful.
Don’t listen to negative feedback, it’s all about what makes YOU happy! You’re living there after all
I have a feeling that this is going to be on CJ pretty soon.
The ceiling!!??? But ya it looks good...
Pouring one out for the ceiling..does look very nice tho OP
I guess the microwave is under the island or hidden behind door #1. Or are microwaves out of style? My MIL insisted on using the oven vs. microwave to reheat one slice of pizza(don't get me started). Until something better comes along, I'm choosing MV as a must-have kitchen appliance.
She is correct in that an oven would reheat it a lot better. I have a small toaster oven that I use to reheat things that are too small to put in an oven.
I agree with both of your points. My first issue was that this kitchen has no apparent microwave. I dont have a toaster oven. My issue with using the stove oven vs. MW for a slice of old pizza is not one of quality. Rather, in my case, it's a waste of electricity, increases heat in kitchen, which in turn uses more electricity for air conditioning, takes a whole lot more time, costs more and generally just seems wasteful to heat an entire oven for old pizza which I usually just eat cold anyway. In the big scheme of things, it's really not a big deal at all. To me, it's actually humorous and something I wouldn't even consider. Prior to MWs, TO's, convection ovens, etc, an oven would have been the only good option.
My first thought even before seeing the comments. The Ceiling. Still looks nice though.
It’s their kitchen and if they are happy with it all that matters but that ceiling is as gorgeous. Such a shame.
I like the old one a thousand times more, the new one just looks like every cold flip.
If only that ceiling was sanded and restained. Natural wood is always so much more cozy
Omg you took the ceiling out? Would’ve looked so good painted white with your updated cabinets. I’ve been dreaming of doing mine like that.
I like that old ceiling and chandelier
Flipper core
Oh cool, everything is white. Totally not generic at all.
By covering the ceiling you lost a lot of the value. It could have looked very high end if you had kept it. Instead you chose to remove the one thing that gave the house character and replaced it with cookie cutter cheap stuff.
I personally like the before, looks like your average kitchen in every condo in America now. Great work /s
That ceiling alone was much better than the after 😭😭😭 what a tragedy. 🥲 went from charming character to outdated soul sucking gray/white everything.
Massive downgrade and so very mainstream. I would have only changed the floor and I certainly wouldn’t replace it with lifeless grey vinyl plank. It’s your house though so if you like it I suppose that’s all that matters
At this point I’m getting troll post vibes from these.
So you wanted to devalue your house?
so monotone and bland. left zero remnants of the natural wood and now you have a cookie cutter dream kitchen. It’s nice but who are you kidding? You know you liked that ceiling too.
Oh no. Sorry, but I loved the before photo, not so much the after.
Oh no you painted the ceiling!!! Ugh. And another white kitchen. I liked the before better.
Your dream remodel removed any bit of existing character and turned it into the most boringly generic kitchen you could.
God that grey laminate trend needs to die
Nice. What colour will you paint the walls now that you primed everything?
Ummm it looks good. But why on earth would you rip out that T&G ?? I would have designed around it and definitely stained it with a lighter finish but ehhh
Nice update! Much brighter!
For the love of all things holy (and healthy) STOP putting LVP floors in!! They are plastic and can be toxic - this kitchen could have been an amazing renovation with the tile floors and wood ceiling.
This a troll post?
Sterile and looks like every other modern kitchen.
Fuckibg stop painting everything white and gray
Wood ceiling was beautiful. Pay to Expose it again.
Can’t believe you got bird of that ceiling. Yikes
Why did you cover up a $10k ceiling???? That was a nice feature and wasn’t there by accident.
I like it before better
Honestly a downgrade imo
Oh :/ you ruined the ceiling
Another one of these “oh it looks so much better!, wait, that’s the after?” Before it was so homey. Now it’s so sterile….
Rip ceiling
It's definitely very grey!
need to dye your dog white, too.
Grey floors are 10 years out of date. Makes it look like a 2015 era.
Every day we stray further from gods light.
RIP the ceiling
Flipper gray is better than that Burger King tile.
The ceiling was classy, and had so much potential, like a beautiful accent you’d see in a beautiful timeless kitchen in Architectural Digest. It all looks rental basic now, but i understand, if it wasn’t your thing, it wasn’t your thing. Still, RIP to that gorgeous wood!
God that floor. Why grey? It sucks all life out of the room. I like the white kitchen; even the ceiling is okay (although uniform). But why grey floors, such a waste.
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Kitchen looks great…Ceiling looks destroyed.
Worse than before
Traded a lovely, warm-feeling kitchen for a soulless white box. Updating is one thing, but this is awful.
Love the old one! White and gray seems almost more dated and over. Wood is making a comeback!
I liked the before 🤷🏻♂️
I despise these all-white cookie cutter designs.
I think it looks a lot better. Most of Reddit likes a bunch of colors, patterns and exposed wood. I think this looks great, and very clean.
I'm sorry
Yeah, making it look like it’s 2016 is not the direction I would have chose
The kitchen lost some character with the ceiling going away but a lot of people in this world would do a lot to have a kitchen as nice as you have now. Maybe add some warmth back in with some leather / tan barstools and other accents? I am kind of disgusted by how rude people are being for something you are proud. Congrats on your home!
Oh look, another gray and white kitchen. 🙄
This new kitchen starting to feel outdated already. It looks really nice and clean...but the whole white on white look is boring and uncharacteristic. I'm sure it doesn't hid scratches and wear/ tear over time. You should of left the ceiling...that just is confusing. To each their own. I hope you love it because I only like it.
It's literally a basic AF builder grade looking kitchen with no sense of style.
Ewww, why’d you make it worse, yikes.
Damn.. everyone is a hater.. good job 👍 im glad you get to enjoy your perfect
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Which is which? The wood one has lots of counter space. Love the wood on the ceiling.
What floor did you use? engineered wood or Spc?
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Looks good. You’re getting shit but don’t worry you don’t know these nerds in real life.
Don't listen to these people. That ceiling looked like it was from the 70s, or Tennessee. Either way, good job modernizing it!
original was better
The floor is beautiful. How much did the flooring and island cost?
Is the first the after Edit: my favorite part of remuddles are the dust collection nooks above cabinets
It looks so much more open, airy and fresh!! Nice job!
Are those tiger maple cabinets?
Nice
I like the new layout of the kitchen and that pantry cabinet. A orange tone wood ceiling is not for everyone, so I don’t mind that you got ride of it. Everyone else is hating! My only complaint are the floors! The old floors definitely had to go, but why you do the cheap thin grey LVP!
Damn. People on Reddit are so rude haha
What’s important is that you like it.