Kitchen Renovation and Remodeling Blogs

About the Design

This gorgeous historic home was one of the most difficult kitchens that owner/designer, Gail Bolling, has ever designed. Homeowners, Beth and Michael, wanted to create a more open, functional space by combining their sun room, dining room, and kitchen.

After 25 years of remodeling kitchens for family, friends, and clients, Gail Bolling, co-owner and designer at The Kitchen Company, decided it was finally time to remodel her 24-year-old kitchen. To assure that the project was completed on time with minimal disruptions to her busy schedule, she hired Dave Gummoe to keep the project on schedule. Dave Gummoe is The Kitchen Company's cabinet installer and also an experienced general contractor.

Here at The Kitchen Company we make it our business to help you through the kitchen renovation process as painlessly as possible. We are so comfortable with the ins and outs of kitchen remodeling that we are usually the expert guides—not the ones being guided. That is, until one of our own, co-owner and designer Gail Bolling, decided to remodel her 24-year-old kitchen. Like any kitchen renovation, Gail’s experience has its ups and downs, but she’s learning quite a few valuable lessons along the way. Over the next several weeks, we’ll share Gail’s trials and tribulations as she tackles the kitchen remodeling process as a designer—and a homeowner. We’ll also share first-hand tips, tricks and advice to help you stay sane during your own renovation journey.