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I am very excited to say that our final major renovation, the kitchen is FINISHED! As you can tell, this one took the longest – and it wasn’t for a lack of trying, it’s just a big, cumbersome room! Shuffling everything out of the kitchen and preparing “Food” (AKA cup-o-noodles) on a coffee table in the living room hasn’t been easy or quick, but we knew what we were in for. The combination of the old wood paneling on the walls with 1,000 crevices, the plethora of cabinets, and repairs/additions made it a big job. Hence, why we saved it for last! 😉
Jai built a brand new cabinet/countertop by taking old, rickety furniture that we wanted to get rid of, breaking it down, and resusing the wood to build a sturdy, spacious cabinet. I’m in awe of what he can do! The counter is sturdy enough to stand on (He’s tried ;)) and you would never guess that it was made from so many different pieces of furniture.
You’ll also notice the new flooring. YEAH!
This was a stain from when the toaster oven caught on fire. 😉
We had quite a bit of help from our friends and family in painting this, which was much appreciated. It’s a big room, and those wood panels are really tricky to cover with paint. One of our helpers said that she thought the paint was difficult to work with because it took several coats to cover; we didn’t use a primer, and I can’t really compare to much else as I’ve always used glossy paints – I think she usually uses matte finish. I think it would have taken several coats even with a matte, because of the surfaces we were painting, but I’m sure going for a gloss made it take more paint.
I have to give a special shout-out to Jai for surprising me by finishing this while I was in Wyoming. I figured I’d be coming home to a torn up house, since that’s how it was when I left and I couldn’t fathom that he’d be able to finish it in such a short period of time since there was still so much to do. He worked for a solid day laying the floor, finishing the paint and clearing things up so it would be done. What an awesome thing to come home to!
I LOVE my Barbie Dream Kitchen color scheme! Can’t you just picture me whipping up a batch of cupcakes in here? My colors for this were Blooming Fuchsia for the walls and Onyx Black for the trim. Thank you to Glidden for helping me create my dream kitchen!
The new paint and new flooring look awesome!!
Fresh coat of paint does wonders . how do you like the ceiling painted the same color as the cabinets does it make the room feel smaller?
love the pink and black those are my favorite colors. So happy for you with a kitchen makeover I bet your so excited.
I’m looking to redo my kitchen too. I already have colors planned out and just need to start removing cabinet doors and hardware to get started.
Girl, that’s some purple! Love your wild side!
Daisy – thank you!
Tricia – I totally am! Good luck with your kitchen renovation also – it’s a lot of work, but worth it. I’m liking the ceiling painted the same as the cabinets so far – the room feels bigger to me, but we added a lot of space with the new counter so that’s why.
Connie – You knew it was gonna be a bright one when I showed you the pics of the first coat in the airport! LOL!!
Oh thats hilarious, it matches your blog!!!!
Trisha, no joke, but when I was painting the room I am writing this in, I took a printout of my blog colors in to the paint store and had them match that. LOL!
That is wickedly cute and chic! My apartment kitchen can definitely use some pizazz.
Why are we not best friends????!!!! I’d paint my whole house pink but I’d hear all the boys complain and moan. I painted my front door pink and I plan to paint my bedroom pink as well, when the hubs is gone, of course.
That is definitely a cupcake baking kitchen. Fun color!