A HOMEFRONT PROJECT / COMPLETE KITCHEN REMODEL

The whole kitchen, rebuilt.

San Bernardino, California

A HOMEFRONT Project.

Kitchen Project #1 is a complete HOMEFRONT kitchen remodel in San Bernardino, California. The work covered white shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, vinyl flooring, a backsplash, plumbing and electrical, and the removal of a load-bearing wall, with the beam carried in the attic.

Finished kitchen with white shaker cabinets, a lit white herringbone backsplash, three glass pendants and a veined quartz waterfall island with two upholstered stools. — Three pendants over the waterfall island, with under-cabinet light across the herringbone backsplash.

A complete kitchen remodel in San Bernardino, California. New white shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, a backsplash and vinyl flooring sit on top of the less visible work: plumbing, electrical, and a load-bearing wall removed with its beam carried in the attic.

THE PROJECT / FINISHED

The finished space

Three glass pendants hang over a quartz island whose veined slab turns down both ends to the floor. Under-cabinet lighting washes a white herringbone backsplash, a farmhouse sink sits under the window, and tall pantry cabinets close the run beside the refrigerator. Gray wood-look vinyl plank flooring carries on from the kitchen into the adjoining room.

The remodeled kitchen at night, from the farmhouse sink below the window to the range wall, the refrigerator and tall pantry cabinets. — The full cabinet runTall pantry cabinets close the run beside the refrigerator.

Daylight across gray wood-look vinyl plank flooring toward the island, the sink window and the white shaker cabinets. — Daylight from the next roomThe same vinyl plank flooring runs from the adjoining room into the kitchen.

THE PROJECT / TRANSFORMATION

The transformation

The remodel replaced the kitchen's cabinets, countertops, backsplash and flooring, and reworked the plumbing and electrical behind them. A load-bearing wall came out; the beam that took over its load is carried up in the attic rather than hanging below the ceiling. Patched drywall and fresh paint finished the room.

THE PROJECT / PROGRESS

During the work

Photographs recorded during the work show the room before the backsplash and appliances arrived: cabinets set, quartz in place, the farmhouse sink waiting for its faucet, open electrical boxes along the walls and the windows still sealed in plastic.

The quartz waterfall island during the work, its dark veining continuing down the side, with perimeter cabinets and a sliding glass door behind. — The waterfall islandRecorded during the work: the island's quartz continues down its sides to the floor.

The kitchen during the work, with white shaker cabinets set, quartz counters and a waterfall island installed, open wall boxes and a window covered in plastic. — Cabinets and quartz in placeRecorded during the work, before the backsplash and appliances.

THE PROJECT / TOGETHER

How the project comes together

The cabinets, quartz and lighting are what the finished photographs show first. The room depends just as much on what they don't show: the wall that came out, the beam carried above the ceiling, and the plumbing and wiring behind the sink, the faucet over the range and the lights. This story keeps the visible and the hidden work together.

PROJECT DETAILS

The work, in view.

White shaker cabinets
Quartz countertops
Vinyl flooring
Backsplash
Plumbing
Electrical
Load-bearing wall removal, with the beam carried in the attic
Drywall patching
Paint

ABOUT THIS PROJECT STORY

This story documents a HOMEFRONT kitchen remodel in San Bernardino, California. HOMEFRONT confirmed the nine scope items listed above. The photographs show the finished kitchen, then the cabinets, quartz and sink as they were recorded during the work. The location stays at the city level.