But we still have some great DIY kitchen ideas, thanks to our beloved first home! The kitchen was about as basic as "builder basic" gets: laminate counters, oak panel cabinets, cheap appliances... and since we were poor, first time home owners there was no justifying a new kitchen.
For about $400 we took the old kitchen from "yeow!" to "WOW"
The befores (click any image to enlarge):
We did several things to spice it up:
-paint the cabinets
-change the hardware
-add crown molding
-subway tile backsplash
-hide the ugly hood vent over the stove
We did the transformation over a 1 month period, working on something every weekend, and before we knew it we were cooking in a kitchen that we loved. The key to a successful kitchen update is to go for a custom look. The molding is the cheapest and fastest way to acheive that, and if you are up for a bit more of a challenge, the hood vent is a very cheap way to look like you are cooking in a kitchen out of a magazine! Good luck with any updates you have planned and please share any of your transformations!!!
20 comments:
LOVE that kitchen!! What an easy re-model!
it looks great...we had our home built so i understand the basics...i love my kitchen...i am looking to redo the counters and appliances myself and the tile we now i want GONE...we actually have moulding already and i so agree that it adds to the beauty of the kitchen.
Love the cheap fix! I absolutely love the part that opens up to the next room!
i love it!! you HAVE to share if it was a pain to paint the cabinets?? ours are basic builder grade and our house is only two years old...so I have a huge fear of ruining them! i want white...all white! please tell how you did that!
Please tell me how you covered your vent hood. We are updating our kitchen and I was just going to buy a new stainless one but I LOVE that look so much better. I think my husband could do it if we have some sort of idea as to where to start and what to get. Thanks!
I would also love to know how you covered your vent hood. I hate how mine looks! Thanks so much!
I love the new kitchen design. It's a great modern update. The wood crown molding adds an extra pop of character and I love the crisp white cabinets.
Great job.
TJ
Gorgeous! The amazing power of paint and your awesome decorating skills! Can't believe how little you spent!
I have builder basic too and would love to DIY paint cabinets white, hardware and crown molding, please share more details!! I am clueless :)
I just absolutely love all your white!
The molding really does make a huge difference. thanks for pointing out everything that you did- I am not good at picking it all out, and it is nice to know exactly what you did to create such an awesome kitchen!
What a fabulous redo! I don't suppose you'd like to do a hood tutorial? I'd love to do something like that in our kitchen.
I adore white cabinets ! But my hubby likes the 'natural' look !
Waaaaa!
It looks great!
This is exactly what I want to do to my kitchen! Love it! Please- I am begging here- do a hood cover tutorial!!! Mine is heinous!
Love, love, love! I want to paint our cabinets so bad, but the process just seems endless and overwhelming to me!
Beautiful job, Holly! I featured you in my blog: http://jenuinelyinspired.blogspot.com/2009/03/kitchen-re-do-magic.html
Gorgeous! The amazing ability of acrylic and your alarming decorating skills! Can't accept how little you spent! The copse acme abstraction adds an added pop of appearance and I adulation the brittle white cabinets.
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We are updating our kitchen, I was about to buy new and clean, but I like that look a lot better. I think my husband can do this, if we have some idea as to where to start and how to get.The the key to success is to update the kitchen a custom look.
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