Modern Kitchen Remodel Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Designed by Christine Wade of Reico Kitchen & Bath in Salem, VA, this small kitchen remodeling project features a modern style inspired design with Merillat Masterpiece cabinets in the Martel door style with a Dove White finish. Kitchen countertops are Spectrum Sterling. The kitchen also includes a Carrara Mosaic 1x2 Herringbone tile backsplash and Viking appliances. “The old kitchen had black cabinets and old halogen lighting. My goal for the kitchen remodel was to have a brighter space,” said the client. “Changing to LED lighting, changing from black to white cabinetry and lowering countertops to all one level were keys to meeting that goal. Although the layout was a galley style kitchen, removing side walls opened up the space and created a feeling that the space was bigger even though the footprint didn’t change.” “The customer originally wanted to open up and take out the columns. After doing research and some preliminary probing we found that one of the columns was the main concrete structure for the building,” said Christine. “With that in mind we were able to still open up the space and give the illusion of the kitchen being larger even though it’s the same foot print as before. For the bar, there was a piece of furniture that we added an end panel to the side of the wine fridge and a quartz top too. We also added shiplap, mantel, tile and additional molding around the built-in open shelves at the fireplace." Photos courtesy of Sowder Group LLC.