Beach Bungalow Beauty:
A Kitchen Retouch

One of my favorite projects to date!  This beach bungalow beauty was in the works while I was working with the very talented Gridley Company team back in 2015, and it was such an honor to see this completed!  Keeping the original cabinets intact, we repainted them, replaced a trash compactor with a trash pullout cabinet, updated the countertops with the perfect White Princess Quartzite slab, added glossy subway tile for the backsplash, and completed the 'beachy' vibe with a shell mosaic feature tile at the range.  

A view of the princess white quartzite countertops, with brushed nickel sink faucet. Behind the counterspace you can see the oven and stovetop on the left, upper white cabinets, and a pop of turquoise that is painted on the lower cabinets.
A wider view of the kitchen space. On the left you can see a few barstools that sit under the quartzite countertop. Above the countertop and below the upper cabinets you can see the glossy subway tile backsplash. At the top of the image, you get a gl
A close-up look at the kitchen sink hardware, a unique brushed nickel against the white princess quartzite.
A vertical image of the oven and surrounding counterspace and cabinetry are brightened by the natural light from the skylight overhead.
Another wide shot of the kitchen. On the left side you can see the farmhouse, edgeless kitchen sink.
On the left you can see the stovetop and oven. On the right you can continue to see the painted white upper cabinets and turquoise painted lower cabinets. On the right side of the countertop sits two bottles of wine.
A close-up look of the white princess quartzite countertop on the far side of the kitchen with glossy white subway tiles behind, and two bottles of wine on the countertop.
A close-up look at the glossy mosaic tiling the sits above the stovetop space. On the stovetop sits a round turquoise tea pot.

Project Details: This townhome has a reverse floorplan with bedrooms on the bottom level and the kitchen, dining, and living room on the upper level to capture a peek of the ocean. This was a second home (weekend/vacation home) for a family and they wanted to update the kitchen without spending a ton of money, so we painted the existing cabinets, replaced the appliances, sink and faucet, had new white princess quartzite countertops installed with a new full height glossy white subway tile backsplash. To play on the beach vibes, the lower cabinets were painted a fun shade of turquoise and the upper cabinets were painted a soft white.

Project Location: Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Contractor: Gridley Company

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