Kitchen & bath / Carson Valley, NV
Bresline 1950s style diner kitchen
Custom residential kitchen remodel built in an authentic 1950s retro diner aesthetic. Wake Construction laid diagonal black-and-white checkerboard floor tiles, built custom white cabinetry with period chrome latches, and installed white subway wall tiles with black accent borders.
- Project
- 09 of 18
- Category
- Kitchen & bath
- Location
- Carson Valley, NV
- Scope highlights
- 6
- Photographs
- 10
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Project story
What the home needed, and how we built it
What the property needed
A plain residential kitchen needing complete period-accurate transformation without sacrificing modern cooking functionality.
How Wake Construction built it
Removed existing finishes, prepped subfloor with cement backer board, laid high-contrast checkerboard ceramic tile, built custom white shaker cabinets with period chrome hardware, and installed black solid-surface countertops.
Scope of work delivered
6 items- 01Diagonal checkerboard tile flooring
- 02Custom white cabinets with chrome latches
- 03Black solid-surface countertops
- 04White subway tile with black accents
- 05Drop-in double basin sink
- 06Gas range and commercial black hood
Project photographs
The job in construction order
From the site as we found it, through framing and structure, to the finished rooms.
Before / site preparation
1 photograph
BeforeBefore we beganRange wall and pantry area before tear-out
During construction
4 photographs
In ProgressConstruction under wayBresline 1950s style diner kitchen: construction progress and structural craftsmanship 
In ProgressConstruction under wayBresline 1950s style diner kitchen: construction progress and structural craftsmanship 
In ProgressConstruction under wayBresline 1950s style diner kitchen: construction progress and structural craftsmanship 
In ProgressConstruction under wayBresline 1950s style diner kitchen: construction progress and structural craftsmanship
Completed work
3 photographs
CompletedCrafted by Wake ConstructionSetting white subway tile backsplash with black decorative border 
CompletedCrafted by Wake ConstructionFull view of completed 1950s diner kitchen with checkerboard tile floor 
CompletedCrafted by Wake ConstructionBresline 1950s style diner kitchen: completed work by Wake Construction
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