In the past few posts (part I, part II, & part III) I’ve been talking about my kitchen remodel.  Originally I had not intended on showing pictures of the kitchen because the posts were about the process of living without a kitchen not about my getting a new kitchen.  But recent events have changed my mind.  Ilva on An Italian Experience started a blogger event "Show us your kitchen" just a day after my first remodel post.  Ahhh - peer pressure.  I've succumbed and here are a couple of photos of the completed result.

Our house is a nearly 100 year old Craftsman style house and while we clearly put in modern kitchen features we aimed at integrating it with the style of the rest of the house.  My favorite part is the large center Island, Husband calls it a continent.  I do nearly all my prep work on the island and it’s great for entertaining.  I also like the open shelves for displaying some things and the large window with 10" deep sill for setting plants. 

The original kitchen...

Overall, I think the kitchen accurately reflects our dream when we started the remodel.  We'd probably do a couple of things differently (like add a warming tray) but not much because now days I spend my time using and enjoying the kitchen rather than thinking about how to change it.

UPDATE:  After a few requests here is a picture of the pantry. It is from before we had much in it - its not packed with lots things... 

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