Kitchen Remodel: Sources

The Inspired Room Kitchen Makeover Sources

Where did you find …. for your new kitchen?

Wondering where to begin with a kitchen design project? Where do I find things like hardware, lights, cabinets, tile, sinks and faucets or accessories? For an extensive remodel or an all new kitchen, you might want to consider hiring a qualified kitchen designer to make sure your kitchen is safe, up to code, functional and to help you avoid expensive remodeling mistakes. Remodeling can be stressful, expensive and overwhelming!

But with both of my most recent kitchen remodels, I was able to do the design work myself (since I left most of the appliances, electrical, plumbing and layout where it was) and then just worked with local contractors (a general contractor, a plumber, an electrician and painters and local or online suppliers) as needed to make the changes and updates I wanted on a reasonable budget — and in keeping with the quality and style of my house.

Cheap or poor quality DIY projects or remodeling choices may not be worth doing if it lowers the value or quality of your home. As you make decisions, always consider your budget but also what impact your home improvement projects will have on the value of your home should you sell down the road. And over-remodeling or pouring too much money into a home you plan to sell may not make financial sense either. There is a balance there and all of our circumstances will be different.

My decisions or choices may not be right for your house or your budget, but perhaps it will inspire some ideas or resources you can use as a springboard, even on a larger or smaller scale kitchen project.

If you haven’t seen the reveal of my kitchen remodel, you can find the kitchen remodel post here.

For your convenience in this post (below), I’ve spent a million hours (haha, ok not a million but it was a lot of hours) putting together a list of my specific kitchen remodel sources (my kitchen paint colors, finishes, hardware, accessories, lighting and appliances as seen in my kitchen reveal.) Hopefully this post will be useful to you and save me time searching for stuff later when questions arise.

If you might want to refer back to this post for future reference or inspiration down the road, you may want to pin any of these images as well favorites from the kitchen reveal post (you can use the convenient new pin it buttons that will appear as you scroll over each picture).

You’ll also find a links of some related posts below some of the sections, if you want to find out a little more detail on specific items that I’ve written about. Everything may not be listed so if you have a specific question on a source and I haven’t answered it here, feel free to ask in the comments.

paint colors for kitchen

Left to right:
Upper white cabinets, plank walls, island base and trim: Benjamin Moore White Dove
Kitchen ceiling: Glidden Polished Limestone
Kitchen/pantry/family room walls: Glidden Polished Grey (lightened version of Glidden Wood Smoke)
Family room ceiling: Glidden Wood Smoke
Lower Cabinet Paint: Benjamin Moore (Kendall Charcoal)

Related posts:
Cabinet colors post
Kitchen painting post

sources for kitchen finishes

Wood Flooring: Natural Hickory by Mohawk
Quartz Countertops: Caesarstone {Organic White}
Subway Tile: Daltile (Arctic White)
Grout: Polyblend Oyster Gray #386
Island Stain: Minwax Jacobean 2750
Cabinets: Huntwood {we only added two banks of drawers to the right of the dishwasher, all the other cabinets were already in the kitchen}

kitchen hardware from anthropologie and restoration hardware

Mix of hardware:
Brass Knobs: Anthropologie
Mirror Knobs: Anthropologie
Satin Nickel Pulls: Restoration Hardware
Brass Island Fox & Bunny Knobs: Anthropologie

kitchen accessories

accessories featured in kitchen collage, above:

1. Striped Runner: courtesy of Dash & Albert

2. Round Rug: Pier1 Imports

3. Colorful bowls from open shelf: Anthropologie

4. Round wood “porter mirror”: courtesy of Lulu & Georgia {sadly, it is currently out of stock but you can contact them for details}

5. Glass drying rack: World Market

6. Dog food container: IKEA

7. Blinds: Select Blinds (Bamboo Tortoise)

accessories not pictured in collage*:
Freestanding Dish Cabinet: Homegoods
Family Room Rug: Overstock (Safavieh Poolside Gray/Beige 8 x 11)
Portland Street Subway Art (hallway): Red Letter Words
Map wall: wrapping paper from Paper Source.
Whale Tongs (seen in kitchen tool crock)…google search “whale tongs” and you’ll find them!

Items not listed may have been purchased via flea markets, Goodwill or collected over time.
Many accessories in my home have come from Target, World Market, Pier One, Anthropologie, West Elm, Homegoods & TJ Maxx.
See below for related posts and more info on specific items.

Wall Sconces: Restoration Hardware

Ceiling lights: courtesy of Barnlight Electric

Barnlight Electric Light Order Details:

1 x Benjamin® Union Porcelain Stem Mount Light
Options: Shade Size: 12″ Shade (+$10.00) , Finishes: 355-Jadite , Mounting Options: 6″ Stem | ½” Diameter , Mounting Finish: Same as Shade (+$20.00) , Canopy Options: Hang Straight Canopy (+$15.00) , Wire Cage: None , Cast Guard & Glass: None , Cage or Guard Finish: N/A- Not Applicable

1 x Benjamin® Union Porcelain Stem Mount Light
Options: Shade Size: 16″ Shade (+$40.00) , Finishes: 250-White , Mounting Options: Flush Mount (+$5.00) , Mounting Finish: Same as Shade (+$20.00) , Canopy Options: Hang Straight Canopy (+$15.00) , Wire Cage: None , Cast Guard & Glass: Cast Guard & Ribbed Glass (+$85.00) , Cage or Guard Finish: Same as Shade

The new ‘appliances’ I got specifically for this remodel: microwave, the range hood, and the sink and a faucet. But in case you are wondering, I’ve listed all my appliance brands below (several of them were already in the kitchen when we bought the house).

Faucet: Danze {can order locally or online, research for best price}

Sink: Kohler Whitehaven short apron front sink {you can buy through a local plumbing or online source, just google to compare prices and measure carefully or check with your contractor before buying a sink}.

Range Hood: Zephyr Anzio 30 inch {you can buy through a local or online appliance store. It did require some electrical work and venting from our kitchen through an outside wall}.

Dishwasher: Electrolux

Stove: Maytag {four burner gas}

Refrigerator: Maytag

Microwave: Panasonic {at Costco}

Espresso Machine: Jura Capresso Impressa S9

*If you are local to me: Kitsap Peninsula Local Resources
Cabinets & Countertops: Creekside Cabinets/Creative Countertops
For contractors or painter details, please message me.
PS .You can read the series of kitchen posts in reverse chronological order in the kitchen category here.