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    An Updated Kitchen

    July 14, 2011 |

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    Since the kitchen is the heart of our home, we renovated the room before 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
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      After we moved in, we:
      • added new countertops to the kitchen
      • sold our green fridge and replaced it with a white one
      • painted the trim around the window white

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      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.

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      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

      · Labor, free! We did everything!

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      In the future, we’d like to:
      • replace the laminate tile with wood floors
      • paint the remainder of the trim in this room
      • paint the door in this room
      • paint the walls and above the cabinets a shade that is similar to the color of the tiles on the backsplash
      • replace hinges with new and add glass knobs

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      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!

      linking up to Sarah’s Before & After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick

      thanks for reading our feed, please stop by the house for a visit sometime soon. 🙂

     

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    Comments

    1. Margaret

      February 28, 2015 at 4:31 pm

      i love your house, so cozy. The kitchen turned out great, love the refrigerator. Youre so lucky to be blessed with 4 children. How do you manage with just one bathroom?? If you stay in the house refinish attic and put another bathroom in the Master suite. Congratulations!

      • Ann Marie Heasley

        March 05, 2015 at 5:33 pm

        Hi Margaret! Well, we actually moved last October into a new home with one more bathroom. Although it's funny, everyone only wants to use the one bathroom!! 🙂 The plan was to finish the upstairs, but we thought we'd try to sell first and see what happened. The new owners were looking to downsize so the 2 bed/1 bath ended up being a plus for them!

        And thank you for the sweet words! I'm working to make this home cozy as well and it's taking time. I'll take your words as encouragement to keep going. 🙂

      • Maggie

        March 05, 2015 at 5:36 pm

        good luck to you and your wonderful family. I saw a few photos of your new house! Very nice!

    2. Kelly

      March 10, 2014 at 11:46 pm

      Hello!
      It looks great!
      I have one small thing you might not have thought of -- in the space where the wall ovens were -- have you thought about putting up a shelf that would line up with the bottom of the lower hanging cabinets are? You could use that for your toaster oven to free up more counter space! 🙂
      Just a thought!

    3. Autumn

      September 22, 2011 at 5:24 pm

      Great job here! I did a similar project in my kitchen. Makes a huge difference. Lovely work so far! Happy Autumn!

    4. [email protected] Forever House

      September 07, 2011 at 2:55 am

      What a transformation! I love white kitchens! Great job!

    5. Julie

      September 06, 2011 at 8:03 pm

      Great update! & great use of your money!

    6. Angela @ Our Family Journey

      September 06, 2011 at 2:30 am

      That is an amazing transformation for $229!! Great job! It looks wonderful!

    7. Angela

      July 24, 2011 at 5:22 pm

      This looks amazing! My husband and I are about to update the kitchen in our new house ... thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

    8. [email protected]

      July 15, 2011 at 4:27 am

      I love the white in there! It looks great!

    9. Amanda @ Serenity Now

      July 14, 2011 at 11:33 pm

      What a difference even just the white paint made!! Great job...I love the updates. 🙂

    10. Katie

      July 14, 2011 at 5:04 pm

      you guys did some amazing changes! it looks so fresh 🙂 great [email protected] things bring smiles

    11. alison

      July 14, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      your kitchen looks lovely...adore the neutral wall color and the dark countertops...well done!alisonstuff and nonsense

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