Finished Karhan kitchen — quartz waterfall island and white shaker cabinets, Central Florida
Real Project — Before & After

A Complete Kitchen Transformation in Central Florida

Every photo on this page is from one real Karhan project — the same kitchen, photographed before we started, while our crew worked, and after the last fixture went in. No stock photos, no staging crew, no other contractor’s work.

Before: A Kitchen That Worked in 2005

The original kitchen had cherry raised-panel cabinets, speckled granite, a mosaic-tile backsplash, and a layout that boxed the cook in. Functional, but dark and dated — and the family wanted the kitchen to be the bright center of the home.

BEFORE — dated kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite counters, and mosaic backsplash (real Karhan project, Central Florida)
BEFORE — cherry cabinets and older appliances by the window (real Karhan project)
BEFORE — island angle showing the original cramped layout (real Karhan project)

During: Down to the Boxes and Back

We gutted the kitchen to the walls, then set new white shaker cabinet runs and framed the island for a quartz waterfall. The picket-tile backsplash went in piece by piece — the kind of detail work where rushing shows forever.

DURING — new white shaker cabinet boxes installed, pre-countertop (real Karhan project)
DURING — cabinet runs set and island framed, awaiting quartz (real Karhan project)
DURING — decorative picket backsplash tile mid-installation (real Karhan project)

After: White Shakers, Quartz Waterfall, Wood Hood

The finished kitchen pairs white shaker cabinets and brass hardware with a quartz waterfall island, a custom stained wood range hood over a six-burner gas range, a Ruvati farmhouse sink with a brass pull-down faucet, and under-cabinet lighting across a handmade picket backsplash.

AFTER — quartz waterfall island with woven-leather counter stools (real Karhan kitchen, Central Florida)
AFTER — white shaker cabinets with custom wood range hood (real Karhan kitchen)
AFTER — brass faucet over the Ruvati farmhouse sink (real Karhan kitchen)
AFTER — six-burner gas range under the custom wood hood (real Karhan kitchen)
AFTER — finished kitchen with tulips on the waterfall island (real Karhan kitchen)
AFTER — wide view of the finished kitchen with sphere chandelier (real Karhan kitchen)

What a Project Like This Costs

Every kitchen is different, so we publish honest ranges instead of teaser numbers: a full custom kitchen rebuild like this one typically lands in the $45,000–$100,000 range in the Orlando market depending on size, appliances, and stone. The full breakdown is in our kitchen cost guide.

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