Kitchen - Before
Kitchen - Before
Guess what we found behind the wood paneling? More wallpaper. What a surprise.
The kitchen was absolutely terrible and there is no way that we could have lived with it even for a little while. The solution was a complete gutjob. From the disgustingly dirty cabinets and awful wood paneling to the badly faded countertops and vinyl flooring; everything had to go.
The initial plan was to clean and repaint the cabinets, but we needed the kitchen done ASAP and it was just taking too long. Have you ever lived without a kitchen? Being someone who refuses to eat microwave dinners, it was not a fun experience. We ended up buying off the shelf cabinets from Lowes. In hindsight we should have at least priced out some other options but what did I know? I've only ever lived in apartments. We topped it off with summer sage granite and a black tile floor.
No room in this house is completely finished. As you can see there is still a bizarre pendant light remnant from the old kitchen that needs to be replaced. We still need crown molding and painted trim. There are a ton of things I would have done differently had we had more money and time. But it is definitely an improvement over what was here before!
Oh! It's wonderful!! I found your blog through another craft site a little bit ago, glad you are posting again. This kitchen is beautiful, I adore the white!
ReplyDeleteI love that after! I think yellow was an amazing choice; it will be like summer year-round. And the white cabinets and wood table make it so inviting--it definitely does not look like the same place. I'm only good at making small cosmetic changes, so I really admire how you were able to do a whole overhaul.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! That is an amazing transformation. I love the bright, sunny yellow color on the walls. It looks like a completely different kitchen! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you so much for your sweet comment on my kitchen over at Remodelaholic yesterday. I really appreciate it!!