The Hillsdale Custom Kitchen Renovation

Oct 3

The fun thing about this bright, beautiful new kitchen is that I never got to see it prior to being demolished and ripped out of the existing house! The Hillsdale subdivision was started in the mid 1950’s and has long been a desirable area to live in within the city of Regina. The new homeowner’s of this beauty, wanted the kitchen transformed shortly after moving in. In a “perfect scenario” homeowners reach out for a design, together we define what their needs are and what needs to change in the space to have better function, storage, traffic flow, etc. Once we have a new floor plan, we hire the contractors and trades and get to work to make magic happen! Not every renovation is a “perfect scenario” - thank goodness, because it rarely happens this way, for the Hillsdale Kitchen though, it was gutted before coming up with a concrete plan. The homeowners knew there was nothing they wanted to salvage in the original kitchen, so working with a clean slate seemed obvious. However, there is something intimidating about working without a plan - at least for myself, I’m a planner and always want to know what’s happening next, and after that!

Before Photos

There were several things we knew we wanted to keep:

The beautiful vaulted ceiling
The large windows and stunning showcase of natural light
The magnificent, original built-in credenza *heart eyes*

“One of the biggest selling points when purchasing our new home, was the potential of the house and what it could be! We knew the kitchen would be the first big project that we would take on because we love entertaining and hosting. This is when we knew we needed help. Teaming up with Collaborative Construction and Payton’s Place Designs was one of the best decisions we could have made because they were able to bring our vision to life!
Renovating a home is certainly not like the shows you see on TV - it takes an excessive amount of patience and resilience to adjust to the parts that do not go as planned. Seeing the project from start to finish has been such a rewarding experience and we are excited to finally cook a meal in our new space!”

— Addison David, October 2022

TRADE TEAM

•Project Design by: Payton’s Place Designs

• Contractor: Nick @ Collaborative Construction

• Cabinets: Frier Designs

•Custom Range Hood by: Chris Murray Custom Cabinetry

• Countertops supplied + installed by: Granite by Wednesday

•Tile supplied by: Floors by Design

•Drywall by: Pro Roc Drywall

• Painting by: Last Coat Painting

• Light fixtures supplied by: Richardson Lighting

•Lighting fixtures installed by: Cathedral Electric