Kitchen Renovation Under $1,000 – In 2 Weekends
I’m so happy with my newly organized kitchen, thanks to Apartment Therapy’s Kitchen Cure. I thought I’d pitch in and share a kitchen renovation I did for less than a thousand dollars. Ready?
The photo, above, is the completed project. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show the right-hand counter or the tiny range. But you get the idea.
This was my first show house. The Junior League gave me a tiny kitchen that had been part of a mother-in-law’s apartment. It was so depressing, I think I may have been the only designer who bid on it.
As you can see, the floor was Ick! The cabinets and counters were a snore. The hardware was cheesy “brass”. This was one ugly kitchen. I love a challenge and could see the potential just waiting to be brought out.
If you have an ugly kitchen, you can transform it too. I overhauled this one in two weekends for under $1,000. Here’s how I did it.
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Have a tiny kitchen that needs a quick makeover? Here’s an idea from Sunset Magazine I thought I’d share with you.
There are many ways to transform an outdated kitchen quickly an inexpensively. This kitchen suffered from 1970′s appliances and boring cabinets. So….
The kitchen was transformed using rust-resistant, Kelly Moore Rust-Oleum paint on the appliances and a buttery yellow and white on the cabinets. Looks great!
On the other side of the room, the owner removed the upper doors, revealing awesome beadboard. The open shelving makes the kitchen look larger. The pastel, reflective color scheme adds to the effect. Notice how she painted the handles and the beadboard in periwinkle to unite the look.
The one caveat I’d place on this idea is to make sure the appliance paint can take the heat. There are special appliance paints out there. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, they don’t come in a wide variety of colors. But you can’t go wrong with white.
I’m going to dig up my photos of a show house kitchenette I transformed with fabric and paint.
While I’m tearing through the closet, have you ever tackled a project like this? Tell us what you did and send a photo if you like.
