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Nov
21
Beautifully Updated Kitchen
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We just passed the 6-month mark of living in our new house. That's a pretty big mark for a couple, now a family, who have lived in 6 places during our almost-6 years of marriage! There has been an apartment, a couple of houses, and a little over a year spent living with another family when we first moved to Missouri...definitely not traditional, but it's been great!
The story of how this house came about is totally remarkable, one that definitely needs to be shared at some point...but for now, I'm going to devote a few posts to the "befores and afters" of our home. I know that this is a "crafting" blog, but since I've been showing you some of the decor that I've made for our home, I thought it would be fun!
When we first looked at this house, it belonged to an older couple. This is going to sound crazy, but it felt like "home" as soon as we walked in...at least to me. It definitely didn't look like my idea of our home, but it felt like it. My husband thought I was completely crazy, but I could see past the somewhat dated interior to the total potential that this house held in its bones.
This is one of the first things that we saw...the kitchen.
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Wow...I know. I saw past the "faux wood" counter tops, linoleum flooring, and oak cabinets to the size! Our kitchen in our last home was relatively small and felt totally separated from the rest of the house. This kitchen was a perfect size for me and was open to the rest of the home - or at least it would be when we knocked out that cabinet over the peninsula! Read the rest of this entry »
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Kitchen Remodel on the Cheap!
Here we are in before land:
And today 
After looking at this picture a bit, we've decided to break out our tools again and carry the subway tile back between the stove and microwave. Just need the motivation!
UPDATE! We tore out some tile and continued it behind the stove.
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Glazed Kitchen Cabinet Update!
When we bought our house this summer one of the things we really hated was the kitchen.... which is kind of funny beause that's where we spend the most time, basically the most important room in the house! We knew though, that it had great potential, it was just really, really ugly.
Here is the sales picture on the internet when our house was on the market... (this is not my old decor!!)
Look at those cabinets, what color are they supposed to be?? Anyone... Anyone? Bueller.. Bueller?;)
They were such a hideous color. The previous owner said they were "white-washed", ummm, no. They were kind of pickled with a pinkish under-tone, just awful.
The other very bad thing going on in the kitchen were the floors. It's hard to tell by the pictures but they were linoleum that was supposed to look like tile. They were a grey color that really hid the dirt. They hid the dirt by looking dirty all the time!! Yuck!
The first thing we did before we moved in was replace the flooring with dark cherry bamboo hard wood. You can see close up pictures of that here. This made such a difference and even made the cabinets look a little better, but they still had that weird pink tinge to them, they SO had to GO!!
The previous owner took most of the appliances and the remaining two weren't in great shape so we replaced them all with new stainless steel, this really brightened it up and gave it a sleek, modern feel.
We then changed out the light fixtures, hanging a nice black chandelier over the kitchen table and some DIY pendant lights (will blog those soon) over the island. Another huge improvement. The kitchen was really dark and having the extra bulbs in there with the chandalier and pendants really warmed it up.
The biggest improvement was re-doing the kitchen cabinets. We I decided to glaze them with an antique finish (hubby voted for plain white, sorry babe).
There are a few more things that we'd like to do in the kitchen when the budget allows... crown moulding, adding a backsplash, and granite or quartz countertops.
Finally came the decor... what I love to do.
Here is the After:
I should also note that our kitchen remodel will probably be the most expensive thing I ever do on my blog. I am Chic on a Shoestring Decorating because I am on a shoestring budget, this house was such a great deal that I got to do the upgrades on the kitchen. Don't let this "pricey" post scare you away! 
I also should note that I feel the antiqued glaze was the right choice for the cabinets as I saw the same look in a book my little one got for Christmas....
Picture courtesy of Sesame Street
How can you go wrong if your kitchen resembles the kitchen of Cookie Monster, Elmo, and the Count?? Check out their sweet antiqued cabinets... HA!
Update 7/26/11: After attempting a giant-detailed-tons-of-photos too-long blog post about my glazing and antique-ing kitchen cabinet techniques I've decided to write an e-book!
I am sharing all my secrets of the whole process including how to avoid sanding, leaving your cabinet doors on while painting (yes, you can!) Plus, the exact colors, brands and products I use (not, just go to the paint store and buy some glaze).
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Old Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel
Thank you for all of your kind words about our house. It really means a lot to me. When I started this blog I was never going to show pictures of our house or tell you all exactly how we live, until recently when I have become obsessed with all of the remodeling blogs out there. I love reading others stories and seeing their before and after pictures. I have realized that we are not alone in our love for old homes and wanting to restore them.
So, here is more of our story...
Like I have said before, we live in only half of our house right now. The other half has been stripped to the bare studs (saving that for another post) and is just sitting vacant. So right now our house consists of two bedrooms, one bathroom, a hallway, and the kitchen. Since our kitchen is the biggest room (about 18'X18') that is where we spend all of our time. Our kitchen is not just our kitchen, it also doubles as our living room, dining room, office, craft room, playroom and even a guest bedroom with Grammy dares to spend the night.
So here we go. Brace yourselves for the "then" pictures, they are REALLY BAD! When looking back at them I still can't believe we bought this old house. I still laugh when I think about the realtor that showed us the house. The whole time she was trying to talk us out of buying this place. Most days, I think we should have listened to her.
Our kitchen,
Our kitchen,
then and now...
Yup, the baby was sleeping and I was not going to wake her up. Plus, there is no other place to keep her swing. The white drawers are filled with all my fabric and craft supplies. On top of the drawers is our office. If you look closely where the calender is hanging up , that is actually the doorway to go into the other side of our house. When the other side is completely finished that wall will be coming down, but for now it keeps our house clean and dust free.
Yup, we have a couch in our kitchen. Well, actually that is our living room.
Of course we tore down all of the walls, ceilings, horse hair plaster, blown-in insulation and the 3 layers of flooring. Ok, so EVERYTHING went except some of the main studs.
Behind the refrigerator is a hallway to the bathroom and the stairway to our bedrooms. You can kinda see the kids toys are kept in a hallway (their playroom). Yes, I do love color, can't you tell?
We used to have a completely glassed in porch off the back of the house but it was so rotted and lead infested that we had to tare it down. Someday we will put another glassed in room out there. You can see the old cast iron sink that we kept, and that is all we kept from this picture. Under the sink the floor was completely rotted. Some of the main beams and floor joists were rotted as well.
Ok, this was the bathroom, YUCK-O-ROO! It was actually located right behind the kitchen sink. I guess that is how they did it in the old days for plumbing reasons. And as you can guess, the floor in the bathroom was completely rotted out too.
Believe it or not, we actually kept the old cast iron tub too. The inside was actually in pristine shape but the outside, well you can see. My father took the tub for us, sandblasted it, repainted it and now it looks brand new.
I love this picture! You can see, we were so happy to have bought this place. What the heck were we thinking?!?!
Unfortunately,, we had to keep the large beam in the middle of the ceiling. My husband built the island from scratch. Behind the doors is some major storage. This is also where we eat all of our meals. My husband and I sit on stools while the kids sit on the other side of the counter. Just recently though the baby has been joining us for meals. So I sit on the floor and feed her in her exersaucer. We don't have room for another highchair. So there I sit on the cold floor feeding the baby. It could be worse.
There is the old sink. It's a beauty, isn't it? I love how we did the windows. It is great cooking dinner at night while being able to watch the kids play outside.
AWW yes, I fell in love with these built ins the moment I saw them. I saw the potential they had. Look at all the storage and they are so old. They have drawers, shelves and even the old pull out flour bins. They are soo cool. I worked on that old built in forever. I spent hours stripping, sanding, priming and repainting it, but it was so worth it. The inside was in good shape and all it needed was some primer and a few coats of paint. We found new cabinets to match the bead board on the old built in. I still wanted to keep the look and feel of an older country home.
The little wooden shelf was covered with linoleum. What a great surprise when I tore it off and found such beautiful wood underneath. Unfortunately, we had to keep a beam that separated the built in and the new cabinets. I'm still thinking I might paint it blue to blend in more. I also would like to repaint the walls a shade lighter blue. I would like to have a little more of a contrast between the walls and cabinets. But for now it will do. The colors look so different in each light.
So, there you have it, our little kitchen that doubles as a whole house. It never looks this quiet and clean though. Picture it,books and toys all over the floor. The baby rolling all over the place crying because she needs to be nursed. This momma is busy getting dinner ready while the two oldest are fighting over toys. One rides their little bike around and around in circles while the other one is chasing them. And since we are being real here, this momma is yelling because they almost ran over the baby. Yes, that is what this kitchen looks like...EVERYDAY!
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Since our beach house was featured in Home Beautiful magazine,
I've received lots of emails (which is just lovely) and heaps of them have been about the kitchen.
Everyone wants to know how to transform a daggy kitchen like ours was (above)
into a fresh, neutral kitchen.
So I thought I'd show how we transformed this 'green timber horror show of a kitchen'
into a kitchen with a relaxed beach vibe.
The first step was to remove the peach coloured tiles on the floor and the splash back.
Underneath the old tile floor was a pine floor.
We had the pine floor sanded, then stained in a matt chocolate.
To be honest I just don't like that yellow colour of pine floor boards.
By staining them, we've kept the wood grain look but have removed the yellow colour.
The second step was the bench tops which were peach laminate.
We simply tiled over the top with porcelain tiles.
I wanted a super easy bench top as the house is let for holiday rentals.
And I didn't want to worry about red wine marks etc.
We also tiled the splash back and chose a white tile which has raised "dots" all over it.
All tiles are from my Mum's tile shop Traditional Tiles.
The third step was the timber cabinets. They were in great condition but they just look dated.
So we painted them. The paint colour is called Nappa from Resene (we chose double strength).
Whilst we're talking paint, the interior of the whole house was painted white including the kitchen.
We chose Resene's Black White for a really crisp white.
To enhance the look of the cabinetry we also replaced the skirting boards
which were looking a bit old and tatty.
We chose a laminate which looks like brushed aluminium for a neutral but clean look.
The fourth step were the windows. I disliked the venetian blinds and got rid of them straight away.
To create a real beach house vibe, we decided on white plantation shutters.
They were an expensive but worthwhile change.
The sixth step was the lighting.
I wanted something with a natural feel.
So these rattan light shades from Ikea were ideal.
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Classically Beautiful Galley Kitchen Before and After
OK...now this kitchen was seriously ugly when we first moved in, needless to say it was one of the first things I did...and in a hurry. Luckily I was fairly organised and the day we moved in I had the removalist in the morning and about 4 trades turn up in the afternoon to start quoting!!!
I was determined that I would plan this kitchen carefully, it is compact and important to get right. So although I was pushing to get my new kitchen installed quickly I took the time to make sure that the storage worked and the layout was as ergonomic as possible.
It needed to be fully custom built as I wanted to take advantage of all the available space. A more cost effective kitchen would have been to use standard size cabinets. Because I am tall I also wanted the bench height to be a little higher than normal (this is the opportunity to get what you want for once, when you are having a kitchen designed for especially for you).
The original kitchen was a galley kitchen with an opening each end. I decided to close off the far end (to create a space for the large freestanding stove) and enlarge the opening leading into the living room. The window in the kitchen was too high and impractical, so it was replaced with a larger window in keeping with the rest of the house.
Some things to consider when you are planning your new kitchen...
- Make sure that you have a cupboard close to the dishwasher to unstack the dishes so you are not trekking across the kitchen.
- Plenty of bench space can never be over-rated.
- Consider how you and your family use your kitchen, you may want a bench for the kids to sit up at if room allows or you may chose to have an extra small sink for the prep area. Every family has their own way of operating.
- A microwave should always be considered as a built in, we all have one so plan for it to be either built in like an oven or in a cupboard....never on a bench top.
- Good lighting is important, especially in the prep area and stove area, make sure that it is considered at the planning stage.
- Have an appliance cupboard (or 2), toasters, kettles etc are used regularly so have them in an easily accessible cupboard where they are plugged in always ready for use and not on show! I have two, one side has kettle and coffee maker with jars of teas, coffee and sugar on the shelf above and cups on the next shelf. The other cupboard has a toaster and blender with bread box above and then glasses above that.
- A good exhaust fan over the stove is a must...make sure that you choose one that is not too noisy and if possible can be ducted outside.
- Bench tops - mine is marble on one side and timber on the other, both fairly high maintenance, which I am prepared to do but you might prefer to use a quartz stone top (man made stone). The many different brands available now are all more or less the same but they are a great practical surface.
Well on with the photos...I hope there aren't too many!!!
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| Ahhh....that's better, the new enlarged doorway |
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| This room makes me smile everytime I see it |
Here is one of my appliance cupboards with steel mesh to allow for airflow
Friends who watch over my cooking!
I painted this a long time ago but it still looks good...well I think so anyway!
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Clever Storage Ideas That I love!
I am writing a post about finding storage space for Tip Junkie next Wednesday so I have been thinking about storage! Here are some great ideas and links to storage projects!
I love these storage bins on casters. They would look so cure under a bench in an entry way.
I love these buckets that have been screwed to the wall too! Source Poppytalk
I love the idea of using the interior of you cabinet doors.. like this, it contains so much wasted space!
I really need to defrost my freezer... and make it look like this... Source BHG
I love the way this cleans up the space under your sink! Genius!
Source A Thousand Words
Source A Thousand Words
A way to hide your cleaning supplies in the bathroom! In usually unused space!
I love the idea of capturing the space above a window (or door!)! It creates almost a valance of sorts and would be a great spot for decorative boxes(holding the ugly stuff!), books, plants, you name it!
Source Emmas Design blogg
Storage on the Ceiling! from Family Handy Man
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Beautiful Country Charm!
Kitchen And Dining - Before and After
Hey all, this is Cassity, I just wanted to share this kitchen with you from Erin. I love the details she added and the bright happy feel of the space. And who wouldn't love this amazing antique ladder rack, that she used, I wish I had a place for one in my house!! Tell me what you think of all her amazing hard work!
Here she is, in all her tract home glory! You probably have these same cabinets too. Stained oak! To me, yuck!! Now, some people really like this look and if you do, I hope your not offended that I don't. Everytime I walked in my kitchen, the grain in that oak just screamed at me!
In my home, you can see the kitchen from the living room, and I hated that! Because those cabinets were awful to me!
I tried to add some charm by bringing in my great Grandmother's table that I painted. It helped, a little. I just couldn't help feeling that those cabinets needed a dose of pretty. I wanted so badly to paint them! But, I was scared to death of that task.
But, I conquered those fears, and went for it!! I won't lie, it was a monumental task! But they are beautiful to me now! Painted cabinets just make me smile! Everytime I walk in my kitchen, I get this feeling of joy and pride that I did that!
We also got granite countertops, which are an absolute dream!! You can put anything hot, right out of the oven on this baby and nothing happens! I know some people are scared to do that, but not me !
The curtains were actually tablecloths cut in half and pinned up to create the v effect. I loved these, but since the kitchen was getting such a big face lift, I couldn't leave this side of the room out! I got the rug from Pottery Barn years ago, and it has been great!
I love the look of mismatched chairs at the table. It is such a quirky look, and I love anything quirky! However, most of the chairs were found at flea markets or estate sales and they weren't in the best condition. I really feared for people to sit in them sometimes. How tragic would that be, if someone sat down and tumbled to the ground!!? So, I was on the hunt for some fabulous chairs!
I took down my beloved curtains and opted for bamboo shades instead. We found these at Lowe's. We lined them with white privacy liners, which was very easy to do, and hung them up! I think it gives the kitchen a more updated and cleaner look.
We changed out the cutrains for bamboo shades from our local Lowe's and they have been the best thing ever!
View from the breakfest room. More on that later.
The cream table needed a face lift too. I painted it this wonderful green color and my man picked me up some butcher block from Ikea. My daughter thought the top should be stained and I completely agreed. I love how it turned out!
This is me, trying my best to look like I don't know a camera is there! I think I just laughed the entire time!
My little green ladder from our local antique mall. I get more comments on this than anything!
Here are some good pictures of what our breakfast room looked like before I painted the kitchen cabinets. I apologize for how dark all the pictures seem.
I think the new chairs are a showstopper!!! I purchase these chairs at Weir's furniture store. If you live around the Dallas/Ft. Worth area you have heard of Weir's! It is a Christian family owned store and everything they have is to die for!
I still have a lot of red touches in here, but I tried to add more white. I really wanted a less cluttered look and adding white and taking away some color is a good start. My father painted that picture for me years ago! He took some items around my kitchen and set them up and started painted! Sometimes, I am just amazed at the things he can do! I took a dingy looking frame and dry brushed it red.
I have mentioned it before, but in case you missed that post, this is NOT real beadboard!!! It is actually wallpaper made to look like it. It came in several colors, so it is not the paintable kind. One day, my man says he will put real beadboard up for me, and I am patiently waiting!
O.k, I don't know why I am showing you this! I told you I giggled the whole time I had my picture taken! I couldn't help myself. I just thought the table and flowers looked pretty. So ignore the crazy red hair sitting at the table!
So there you have it! I would love to still add a few more details. Like white subway tiles and wood flooring! Right now, God teaches me daily to be content with what I have. It doesn't have to be done all at once. It is a slow process in the making, and I'm o.k with that.
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Wall Paper Be Gone! Kitchen Transformation
I knew I loved this house when we pulled up to it! and when we walked inside I fell in love even more! There was just this one thing....
Everyone else thought it was red paint in the kitchen- which would have made sence since it was solid!! but alas, it was not paint... it was red wall paper!!!!! Now I didn't hate it- and was willing to live with it for fear of having to take it down- but why, why, why would you put up a solid color wallpaper?!?!
But living with it I did... and then it happened... that one little tear... and then something else happened another little baby boy....
Every night I would check my little sad tear and even put a drop of glue under it for fear that one of the boys would notice and it would all be over.... Nightmaires I tell you!! a little tiny baby hand gripping that tiny little tear and pulling and pulling and pulling AHHHHH!!
ok- so this will be anti-climatic... it finally happened.
I tried to be ok with it because I knew we couldn't afford to have someone take it down and I certainly didn't want to!! and then I decided to do it anyway... on a Monday morning and I knew there was no going back.
There were false promises by that wall paper... yes, I am tearing off sooo easy... no I am not and you will be up on this ladder until midnight three nights in a row crying and wondering if you will ever have fingernails again?! I am not going to lie to you people... it was rough and took about a week on my own. And there are lots of other problems that come with it, that apparently the optimist in me chose to just ignore during the initial stages of ripping it all down. Like... Wall Texture!! walls do not look perfect after wall paper removal... at least MY wall paper removal... I was using a jackhammer- kitchen knives- my teeth- the proper tools!!
So off to Lowes I went... excuse me? can you tell me how to texture a wall? nope, ok. excuse me, can you tell me how to texture a wall? nope, k. excuse me, can you do anything besides wear a Lowes Nametag?!?!? you can see it was a little frustrating... but who needs them!!
Awwww.... the paint and texture isle... awww.... little machines... maybe.... awwww.... Hairspray Cans with Wall Texture.... Don't Mind If I Do!! Now that is the kind of machinery I can use!
Cost effective? yes, if it's not a huge space and because I had decided to do bead board I wasn't going to have that much wall to cover.
So- five cans of Homax Orange Peel Texture Spray did the job- and at about $13 a can- comes in much cheaper than the rental of a machine and you can just go at your own pace. I was scared but just practiced outside a couple times and it was pretty easy! Make sure you do it when your kids can be out of the house and you can also really air out the place during and after- cause it be a bit smelly!! I actually wore a mask as well.
Ok- now I will try to fast forward this Super long post!! Got the texture done- painted- then bought the 4ft. pieces of bead board ($10/each- needed 4) and chair rail to finish it off ($10).
The bead board and chair rail weren't to hard- what was hard was the freakin uneven warped walls we have in this house!! so just liquid nails was not going to cut it- I did that and trim nails that then had to be counter sunk into the wall (there is a tool for that!) Add wood fill over them- sand- and paint and you kinda, pretty much can't even see them!!
Now this is the part where some of you might need ear muffs... I needed a lot of caulk! ok- let's all get it out of our systems because my husband still thinks its funny to talk about!
I caulked around the bead board- around the crown molding that was already there- everywhere!! use it! it is cheap and it hides all the little imperfections- make sure you get the paintable kind.
And now... Ladies and maybe a couple Gentlemen! I give you... My Brighter, Lovelier Kitchen!
And a close up of the bead board- I am still going to repaint it a slightly off white- it is a little to white for me right now... but ya know... it's on my list!:)
There are only a few new nicknacks that I have added- I dearly love my flying pig that I found at a flea market...
And this lovely sign that was made for me by Angela Sweeney- she has the best Etsy Shop!
And I was going to do a big picture gallery wall behind my table but I am actually loving the simplicity of this pic I took of my two little angels running down a dirt road... and blown up and printed at Kinkos for under $20...
And that is the end of the novel!! congrats if you made it!! I Hate it because it almost killed me LOVE my kitchen!! it was never horrible with that wallpaper but with no windows and dark cabinets it was always too dark and now it is light and feels so much bigger! even the Hubs was skeptical but is now totally thrilled that it was done... by me... that he didn't have to do it.... and he didn't have to pay for someone else to do it... and that I won't be talking about it anymore! yay!
So- let the force be with you and take down that wallpaper! It is quite a job but once again I have to stress that every new project I take on- I remind myself that there is nothing that can't be undone- just go for it!!
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Bright and Blue and Beautiful; Kitchen Remodel!
Well, the kitchen at my daughter’s house is now complete. My daughter and son-in-law are ready to move in and start making their house their home. It has been a long 6 weeks, but oh so worth it. I have so much to show you, but I wanted to start with the kitchen remodel first. It went from a 90′s style “L” shaped kitchen with very little cupboard space and A LOT of wasted floor space.
{Don’t be alarmed with the black stuff on the very back wall. It isn’t mold, it is actually the remnants of sound proofing foam that was taken off those walls. Right off the kitchen there was a set up for a recording studio from the previous owner. Go figure. }
So once we gutted the kitchen, I laid out the new floor plan {orange tape, very professional} to maximize the all the space we could. We took down the wall that separated the kitchen from the living room which enabled me to add an island.
And here it is all finished! {well minus a couple of cabinet pulls that we forgot to get} Can we get a WOO HOO? I am so happy with how it all turned out. The kitchen has so much of a brighter felling to it now don’t you think? Can’t wait to find some cool bar stools to add that finishing touch to the island.
There is no accessorizing going on as you can see. They haven’t moved in yet, so I didn’t want to stage the house just for these pictures. I wanted to show you the design more than the “stuff” anyways so I skipped the staging. I want to do a more in depth post soon to share all my bargain finds {lots of these!} and sources for all the other items. But for now, here are more pictures of the finished room, enjoy!
Don’t you just love that red washer and dryer! It makes that tiny little laundry room off the kitchen so fun.
Here is the pocket door we put in to hide the laundry room.
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The Great Kitchen Update!
Since the kitchen is the heart of our home, we renovated the roombefore we moved in by:
removing a cabinet and added a dishwasher
removing the double oven and replaced it with that cabinet
painting the existing cabinets white
painting the existing knobs and hinges with oil-rubbed bronze spray paint
spray painting and installing a new light fixture
painting the room
After we moved in, we:
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added new countertops to the kitchen
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sold our green fridge and replaced it with a white one
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painted the trim around the window white
Here’s the opposite side of the room where we removed the double oven, replaced it with the cabinet, and added new countertops. We also started painting the stairway for a future project.
Here’s the view of the whole room!
Total Cost? $229!
· Rustoleum spray paint in oil rubbed bronze, $5
· paint for walls and cabinets, $15
· Kilz Primer, $10
· Granite-look laminate Countertop: $130 at Menards
· Delta Faucet, new in an unopened box labeled 'as-is', $50
Hookups for the dishwasher, $10
· Light fixture, found on freecycle, painted ORB, free.
· Fridge, given to use by family, free
· Dishwasher, given to us by family, free.
· Hinges and knobs, existing, painted ORB, free.
· Rugs, new from Target but found at Goodwill, $9
· paint for walls and cabinets, $15
· Kilz Primer, $10
· Granite-look laminate Countertop: $130 at Menards
· Delta Faucet, new in an unopened box labeled 'as-is', $50
Hookups for the dishwasher, $10
· Light fixture, found on freecycle, painted ORB, free.
· Fridge, given to use by family, free
· Dishwasher, given to us by family, free.
· Hinges and knobs, existing, painted ORB, free.
· Rugs, new from Target but found at Goodwill, $9
· Labor, free! We did everything!
In the future, we’d like to:
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replace the laminate tile with wood floors
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paint the remainder of the trim in this room
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paint the door in this room
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paint the walls and above the cabinets a shade that is similar to the color of the tiles on the backsplash
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replace hinges with new and add glass knobs
I haven’t posted on our kitchen in a while, but doing so makes me so excited. I love the transformation and can’t believe the difference between the two!
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