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Before

Afters…

Guess how much? You won’t believe it if I told you. She tells you here. I love her pantry too. Aren’t these doors awesome? Please stop by and check out the details, to see more of her beautiful home and to say “hello”.

We did this kitchen remodel all ourselves with exception of having the granite counters made & installed. If you would like to know how we refinished the cabinets step by step click HERE.

What we spent:

Primer-$15
Paint-$25
Polyurethane-$13
Glaze-$15
Cabinet Feet-$90
Silgranite Sink-$284
Price Pfister Marielle Stainless Steel Faucet,Sprayer, and Soap Dispenser -$135
New Venetian Gold Granite-$2237.50
2 Rattan Chairs -$200
Recessed light-$10
Crown Molding-$48
Beadboard-$15
wood appliques-$7
tumbled marble backsplash, grout,adhesive, & sealer -$300
chalkboard- frame was $2, chalkboard paint -$10
Oil Rubbed Bronze drawer pulls- $4 each/$32
OIL Rubbed Bronze door knobs- .90 cents each/$11.70
Whirlpool Side by Side Refridgerator -$1150
Hidden Hinges – $140
Under Cabinet Lighting -$60
Bottom Edge of Cabinet Trim – $20
6 Baskets -$75

TOTAL $4895.20

OK, don’t laugh…our breakfast nook did look better in person.

Goodbye Golden (orangy) Oak!!!

Now without further ado………..

Our New Kitchen

Cream cabinets with subtle glazing
oil rubbed bronze knobs
tumbled marble backsplash
New Venetian Gold Granite
Took cab. doors off above microwave & added baskets
Did the same over the fridge (it’s so much easier now) Totally recommend doing this!!

Hubby built this (it is the pedestal at the breakfast nook)
Added wood appliques for some interest on the false drawer fronts
Hey check out my legs…I painted the kickboard black to make it disappear and added bun feet to make the cabinets look like freestanding furniture…the custom look!
Crown molding was added by my talented hubby
I made the chalk board from a frame I got at a garage sale for $2
Showing the beadboard added to breakfast nook pedestal hubby built
My pretty feet! One of my favorite things we did in our kitchen! $90 well spent!
Our 13 yr old dog…Shelby enjoying the new kitchen!
closeup of the backsplash, switch plate cover
This is my other favorite…my Cafe Brown Silgranit Sink!! LOVE the size & depth!!
Faucet, Sprayer, & Soap dispenser is by Price Pfister Marielle in Stainless Steel

I made the Farmer’s Market sign just for that area…oh and our last name is Farmer so it is PERFECT for us!

This is looking into the kitchen from the dining roomCloseup of beadboard and bottom of cabinet trim

Oh, the color of the walls is SW Clary Sage
My KitchenAid mixer looks great in the new kitchen!
Isn’t this breakfast nook so much better than our old one?!!
The seagrass chairs are from World Market
I choose those so they would tie in with the baskets above the microwave, fridge
Large cream/wrought iron vase is from Pier One
(did you know that I LOVE vases..I do)
Hope you enjoyed the photo tour of our new kitchen!

Last summer, we painted and changed the drawer and cabinet pulls…

But the yellow floor and “wood” countertop remained, plus the lovely laminate, grease stained backsplash, and a tipsy faucet.

Our goal was to give it a facelift for under a thousand dollars. Its been mostly done for a while, but the details were slow to be finished, since right after we finished the floor, counters and backsplash the chaos of the spring rugby seasons began.

What do you think?


What all was changed:

• Gone are the “wood” countertops with sharp, peeling edges. In are the new cut-to-fit Ikea countertops with a rounded edge.
• Gone are the semi-gothic handles! In are sleek chrome ones!
• Gone is the faucet that was falling into the sink. In is the faucet with a functional sprayer.
• Gone (well, tiled over) is the vintage yellow pebble linoleum. In is the “luxury” groutable vinyl tile (photos of this job here)
• Gone is the white-ish plastic backsplash. In is the tile. (This created a detail of time, as I then had to do outlet surgery to pull them flush, as the tile is much thicker than the plastic was!)
• Gone is the wallpaper. In is the new buttery yellow paint. We also painted the (unfortunate) ceiling tiles Craft White to help brighten the room (and cover the effects of age).
• Gone is the brown, not centered, room darkening light. In is a normal light!