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SheCooks.Design Kitchen Renovation

February 6, 2022

Cutting board and range and my cute ledge.

The year 2020 stunk, so we decided it was time to reinvest in our house and renovate the kitchen. The old kitchen was small, dark, and not conducive to teaching cooking classes. Best move we ever made. The new SheCooks.Design kitchen is bright, open, and a total workhorse. If you know me, you know this room is where I am, 90% of my workday, and now it’s such a joy to work in Recipe development, classes, recipes and photography for this website, all are done in this amazing space.

Who are the miracle workers?

We couldn’t have done this without the accomplished Laura Bischoff of Metropolis Design Group. Laura’s creativity and vision were remarkable. She kept with the era and romance of our 1920’s home, yet with all the amazing modern conveniences (did you see the knife slot in the counter, and we have two!) a girl could hope for. 

All of this also wouldn’t have happened without the PK Salt team. Kurt, Pat, Sam, and all their subs were outstanding. Couldn’t recommend them more. They were responsive from the very start, answered my calls, and figured out every pickle this old house put them in. And trust me, there were some pickles, oftentimes me!

Some of the miracles

Removing the old dining room wall gave new breath and light to the whole first floor. Something we had wanted to do since the day we moved in 24 years ago. The dining room is now part of the living room (thank you Brian!), using up the awkward long space. We have a gorgeous green ‘velvet’ sectional couch in the kitchen (or shall we call it a family room?), just like the burbs. 

The hubs will ask what would I do differently, and always my answer…not a thing. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.

If you have any questions about our renovation, don’t hesitate to get ahold of me. I’d be happy to chat.

Enjoy the show!

Photo Credit: Craig Claeys
View of island and wet bar.
Full kitchen view, never gets old.
Wet bar and wine fridge.
Center island and wet bar.
Bakers rack for all my sheet pans. Idea came from Amy Thielen a Minnesota chef and author.
Tiny powder room, the mirror was my Aunt Mary's. I love it.
Kitchen faucet, it's fabulous.
Powder room lighting.
Drawer pull hardware, or kitchen jewels as they call it!
Brass lights flanging the kitchen sink window, with dimmer.
Overhead fixture with dimmer.
Swivel bar stools.
Repurposed window cabinet doors from old corner cabinets.
Back door and closet on the left. It's as close as we're going to get to a mud room.
Knife slots in counter, genius or what?
Cutting board and range and my cute ledge.
Pantry, BlueStar 6-burner range with Venetian plaster vent framing.
Open shelving, and cake, of course.
Bench storage, one on both sides.
Side window, radiator cover and my spice wall!
Clé tile over wet bar
Storage under radiator cover/window seat.
Built in bookshelves and radiator covers in living/dining room.
Bar area, because we can now.
Dining chairs (faux Louis Ghost chairs!)
Backyard photo, because the photographer was enthralled with the pizza oven (me too!)
Wet bar sink.
Pull out cutting boards on both sides of the BlueStar 6-burner range.
Grain and seed wall, using up wasted space down basement stairs.
Powder room door handle custom made by my friend Molly Barrett.
Gorgeous new dark green sectional couch.

reality check:

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Kitchen Confidence 2.0
Full-Irish for Dinner
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TC-Live Appearance
Gastropubs of Ireland Cookery Class
St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Kitchen Confidence 2.0
Kitchen Confidence 2.0
California Cuisine
Paella Perfection
Kitchen Confidence 2.0
Spanish Tapas
GráBia-Food Tour
Kitchen Confidence 2.0
Spanish Tapas
Pizza Oven Class
Knife Skills
Beyond Pizza (in the pizza oven)
Cabin Cooking Class
Private Class
Private Class
Private Class

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  1. Shannon Gabor

    February 7, 2022 at 7:43 am

    This is unbelievable!

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  2. Julie

    February 7, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    This is beautiful, Shelagh! Wonderful choices.

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