What changed at the cooking wall

In the original kitchen, the range sat between wood cabinets against the back wall. The refrigerator stood to its right. Look at the view from the new range and the change is immediately visible. The person cooking now faces across the peninsula toward the seating area and fireplace. The refrigerator sits within a bank of tall, dark cabinets, and the long counter returns along the window wall.

Where the kitchen meets the living room

One site photograph shows the room stripped back, before the cabinets or finished floor concealed the work. Another catches the floorboards partway across the threshold. The August crew notes record flooring in the kitchen, painting in the hallway and living room, and coordinating cabinet finishing with the appliance delivery. The plumbing hookup and range fitting followed. The installers adjusted the range feet to bring its front flush with the counters.

Threading light through the shelves

Near the window, open wood shelves replace some of the visual weight of the original upper cabinets. The crew opened portions of the shelf interiors so the electricians could run wire. Higher up, they cut back the existing crown and aligned its decorative profile with the new moulding. The September record covers the remaining baseboards and patio-door trim and identifies a shelf-light dimmer as a follow-up. The photographs document the installed work at that stage.

The original kitchen, the open room and the new fittings

Original wood kitchen with the range on the back wall beside the refrigerator — In the original layout the cook faced the back wall, with cabinets on either side of the stove.

Main-level room stripped back with unfinished walls and an exposed ceiling edge — During construction, the open floor area reveals the distance between the two ends of the room.

Light floorboards partway through installation alongside dark cabinetry — The unfinished edge captures the direction of the floor as it approaches the cabinets.

Stainless range being fitted between dark peninsula cabinets — The crew levelled the appliance so its front aligned with the counters.

Stainless refrigerator recessed into tall dark cabinet fronts — The tall cabinet bank brings appliance storage together on a separate wall.

Two wood shelves fitted between an upper cabinet and the kitchen window — The shelf interiors had to accommodate the wiring.

Light wood floor extending into a living room with an arched window and fireplace — The doorway, floor and fireplace are visible from the kitchen end of the main level.