We’ve been working with an awesome architect duo (and soon to be husband and wife) Alex Odom and Kelsey Harper to come up with plans for our remodel/addition to the house over the past couple of months. We had a meeting this weekend and we just about finalized everything, with a few tweaks to go (including trying to figure out ways to make cuts for budget reasons)…but we are really happy and excited about how it is coming together. If it turns out nearly half as cool as it looks on paper, we will be in love. Well, technically we are already in love with this house – even though the state of it now is not ideal – we love the neighborhood, proximity to everything, and the way the existing floor plan is working for us. With the remodel/addition, everything will more or less stay where it is currently but in some cases will be expanded/doors moved around. I wanted to share a little sneak peek of what the kitchen will look like – more or less. But first, here it is now for a little refresher. Beautiful, eh? 
And below is a sneak peek architect’s rendering. In the words of Rachel Zoe, I die. I love everything about this. The finishes aren’t all correct – the wood will likely be walnut and the bar has changed a bit since this rendering, but the idea of it is pretty much there. The banquette is going to be amazing, it will be all tufted in a light gray vinyl and we hope to have a tulip style table over in that corner. The appliances will be stainless, from the Frigidaire Pro line – we had them in our last house and for the most part really loved them. They are pretty affordable but modern and high end looking.
The live edge wood wrap on the bar top was inspired by this amazing kitchen – have you seen it floating around pinterest?
And here is one more rendering of the open concept kitchen/living room area. That little screened area to the far left will be my office – I will be able to leave it open when our family is home but close it to hide it when we have company. I love my office being open to the living room because then I can work while not feeling I am shutting myself away from my family 
The door closest to the fridge is a walk in pantry, and the other door leads to the laundry area…
That’s all we have for now! We were originally hoping we could start early January, but I don’t think that will happen. Permits alone with the City of Austin are taking 6-8 weeks I hear…so looks like it will be February or later…
Oh my! This is going to be amazing! Love that your office is right there. I hardly use mine because it is upstairs and away from the action.