New Azalea Park Kitchen

My awesome younger sister recently bought a house in the Azalea Park neighborhood of Orlando. It’s a great starter home with potential on a huge lot. It was also quick rehab by the previous owner in order to get it on the market and was missing some basic features that make a kitchen a pleasant place to be.

In lieu of upper cabinets, some rather insufficient shelving was put in place. While the open shelving look is popular, this however, ain’t it.

I put together a design to maximize the available wall space, to add some sorely needed storage, a more homey feel, and a traditional look. White shaker cabinets with large 36” uppers were built from scratch in my shop and coated with a super durable white semigloss lacquer, and installed with butcher block counter tops.

The difference is night and day. The bright white makes the cabinets unimposing even though they added quite a bit of bullk to walls. Even though we’ve lost the open space of having open shelves, the room still feels bright and airy, and the new lighting really fills the room at night.

The result is a kitchen that is joy to use, with place for everything, a huge industrial style sink, and brand new appliances. Future plans include a pantry closet and a tile backspash. Stay tuned for updates!