Best Abode Kitchen Makeover

After nearly 10 years of living in my solid I idea it was fourth dimension to practise a remodel chore to our kitchen.  It looked tired as well as for certain dated. I had some experience amongst pigment as well as a few carpentry skills doing other lilliputian projects around the house, so, my idea was: “Sure, I tin practise it!”

Well, it was non that easy. But if I accept to practise it again, I volition gladly practise it, specially amongst the gained experience.

This is how it looks now:

This is how it looked before:


And hither y'all tin come across (well, behind the plant), the microwave taking counter-top space:


Overall, I wanted a makeover, keeping everything inward its house or to a minimum change.  My budget: the less, the better. 

Things that bothered me the most:  Microwave on give of counter, opened upwards infinite inward a higher house kitchen cabinets, laminate counter-tops, quondam appliances, lack of a back-splash, re-circulating fan as well as side-view of kitchen isle because from the solid unit of measurement room the most visible matter was an outlet (it looked similar a pimple!), inward the pump of the island.

First matter to do:  Updating the island as well as installing the microwave within it. Check all the diy function done here.

Then, nosotros continued edifice our ain Fridge Enclosure,

Range Hood,

Closed that large space "full of dust" inward a higher house the kitchen cabinets.

The Cabinets got an "upgraded feel" amongst moldings, followed yesteryear the installation of new lights and Paint, yes, the cabinets, island, walls as well as ceiling got painted.

Finally, a Marble Back-splash was installed.

A "new" roman shade treatment gave the kitchen a brighter look.

And the improver of a build-in plate rack opened upwards the infinite a bit.

You tin come across the earlier as well as after.

However, some other mini-makeover was done to brighten upwards the infinite fifty-fifty more. 

The kitchen isle got a novel color, the cabinets were customized some more, the attain hood was given some other handling as well as the kitchen stools got a makeover too.

Well, all I accept to nation is, this kitchen keeps on evolving.

:)

Thanks for visiting!

Here i time again are all the links:

Updating the Kitchen Island
How to construct the Refrigerator Enclosure
How to construct the Range Hood
Closing the Space inward a higher house the Kitchen Cabinets
Adding Moldings to your Kitcen Cabinets
Painting Oak Kitchen Cabinets
Installing the Marble Backsplash
Lighting Plan
Kitchen Cost Breakdown
1 ½ Year Later How the Kitchen is Holding up
Build-in Plate Rack
Roman Shade Update
Pull Out Shelves inward Pantry
Breakfast Room
LG Appliances Review as well as Complain



Some of these projects inspired some of the function on these kitchens:

Kitchen Update at Bear, Molly as well as Moi
The Space Between at Fisherman's Wife Furniture

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Addicted ii Decorating,Funky Junk Interiors, My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,