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KITCHEN BEFORE. SICK.
KITCHEN AFTER- Happy Place, tra, la, la
My shiny new stove, and favorite Le Creuset dutch oven.
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Fun rug from Cost Plus World Market. Old linoleum tiles were replaced with a wood laminate which the Hubs randomly already had on hand (leftover from one of his commercial/retail developments- his day job, night job is being married to me).
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Formerly, there was a blinky fluorescent light that provided more of a home for dead bugs than actual illumination. We rewired to allow for 2 light fixtures, and picked up stainless steel tract lighting from Lowe's on sale.
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Please excuse the missing hardware on the cabinets- haven't gotten that far yet. There was no room in the budget for new cabinets. I now love my old cabinets though!! I had them glazed- which transformed them completely! We added a couple of the super cheapo cabinets from Home Depot. After the glazing they fit in with the old ones quite nicely.
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New sink, new disposal, new fridge, stove, dishwasher and microwave. (whew). Instead of doing more new cabinets below, I picked up this handy kitchen cart at Big Lots. This way I have more flexibility and something I can take with me.
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Above this kitchen cart are new cabinets which are glazed to look the rest like the old cabinets. For some reason the picture will not rotate.
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Sorry about that- but you get the point.
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With crown molding, new paint and fun artwork, this kitchen is ready to go!! Hurrah!!
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I am obsessed with designing a kitchen some day - even though we're still renters. Yours is fabulous! Have you seen the House Beautiful Kitchen of the Month, btw? Oh my GOODNESS: http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/blue-kitchen
ReplyDeletePlanning on digging into your great blog this weekend, btw! Glad you found me :-)
This ended up looking fantastic! I wouldn't have believed it was the same place! Great work!
ReplyDeleteYou have really nice kitchen... I recently remodel my kitchen with new furniture which got from Home Depot at discounted price!!
ReplyDeleteHi! I love your blog - I check it everyday! I was wondering about your Garden Party Jute Rug. I am looking for a new rug for the kitchen and I love this one! Are you satisfied iwth the rug? I see that you need a rug pad under it on the website! Thoughts? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks SL! I love the rug- you definitely need a rug pad, but it's working out very well.
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