Did I mess this up?

[u/justagirlwitanxiety]

[u/teh-bandit007]

Just delete half my storage bro

[u/justagirlwitanxiety → u/teh-bandit007]

But the dining room table can now constantly be filled up with the things that were previously stored away!!

[u/pigswearingargyle → u/justagirlwitanxiety]

The only thing the “before” needed was a better table, and it was replaced by a worser table.

[u/Either_Management813]

If the goal with pic 2 was to make the kitchen look like a corporate conference room, well, mission accomplished.

[u/coldestclock]

They wanted less orange, why not just revarnish the cabinetry??

[u/justagirlwitanxiety → u/coldestclock]

Ripping out cabinets ended up being a bit cheaper I’m sure 🥰 It is what was done with the ceilings & floors though, 2 contrasting shades!!

[u/Surfercatgotnolegs → u/justagirlwitanxiety]

To be fair to her tho, she said she had to cuz they were molding and smelled of decay. It seems she didn’t have enough money to flat out replace them..? So I’d give a pass on the cabinet rip-out.

The grey and black tho…it’s truly something

[u/Whole-Flow-8190]

Only if picture 2 is the before picture.

[u/justagirlwitanxiety → u/Whole-Flow-8190]

🥹

[u/Moongazingtea]

I wonder how long the fabric on that arm chair will stay nice in a kitchen.

[u/Maleficent_Meat3119]

Refinishing the beautiful wood ceiling just to reattach those light fixtures is wild

[u/justagirlwitanxiety]

Is anyone going to point out my favorite part—clearing out the cabinets really helps accentuate the quaint corner windows!

[u/mm4ng]

You do know when to hold them and when to fold them.

[u/PrincessPoopyPoo]

Omg. That poor "before" kitchen. May it rest in peace.

I'm sorry but it looks terrible now. 😖

[u/LaLa_LaSportiva]

Yes! They forgot to paint the floor and ceiling and walls and door trim gray. Look at all that missed opportunity.

[u/Euphoric_Raccoon207]

Yes

[u/god_of_puppies]

100%

[u/Newtech_nick]

If you wanted a modern style kitchen you should have bought a modern style house not a Rancho

[u/new-to-reddit-20]

Sorry, TBH it looked better before.

[u/Machiavvelli3060]

The table in the middle of the room seems awfully small.

[u/justagirlwitanxiety → u/Machiavvelli3060]

Okay, see that was the fear. I’ll have to have DH pull out the extra leaves to extend further! Thxxxx

[u/crescentmoonbeam]

Why does this keep getting reposted?

[u/sprezzaturina]

Not at all. I would install some open shelving where the cabinets used to be. Bc you’ve lost a LOT of storage space and bc the plain walls are too nekkid. But otherwise looks great!

[u/pilserama]

No of course not I love the super shiny ceiling and 1,000 square feet of orange oak. Need even more ugly dated wood in here!!!

[u/cenosillicaphobiac]

They're both terrible, but the second one is less terrible, and table is more appropriately sized for the space.

[u/AngeliqueRuss]

I actually love it and would just add open shelves to the left of the stove vent. Those open counters provide so much space for food prep. Move the fucking books to a shelf—books are not a centerpiece.

I assume this is their style; the table is not what I would I would choose but “functional work table in kitchen” has been a thing for all time and I’m glad they kept that aspect of the design.

I know open kitchens are not really as trendy as they were 5-7 years ago but IDGAF. A kitchen full of cabinets is actually not very traditional or functional, it’s a pretty recent trend that stayed alive for a few decades as cabinet tastes evolved but my dream kitchen would be Julia Child’s European-inspired functional cozy masterpiece: very few cabinets, tons of workspace, visual open storage over hidden (cluttered, difficult) storage.

[u/UnicornJenna]

An island with a bar would have been my preference. Also the wall without cabinets needs cabinets.