Full Kitchen Makeover – One Room Challenge Week 1

ByKristen & Vicki

Welcome to my kitchen makeover series for the One Room Challenge!

For the month of April we will be sharing our makeover journey along with all the other challengers who link up with Linda from Calling it Home Blog. We get 6 weeks to completely renovate or makeover one room in our homes. Don’t forget to see them all for even more inspiration!

One Room Challenge

Follow along with our Series here -> Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 (The Reveal)

As some of my readers may know, my husband and I just bought our first home this last February. For those who are newly visiting, thanks for stopping by! Our new house is located in a tiny town in Minnesota, but is much closer to family; which was a necessity with our baby girl coming in June. It is a cute little ranch and perfect for our starter home!

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Here is the “before” of our little kitchen. We snapped pictures of the entire house before moving in.



Just like with any home there are definitely updates we wanted to accomplish to make it ours. We decided not to move our furniture and belongings right after closing since we still had our rental for a couple weeks. Instead, the first week-and-a-half was spent painting almost every wall surface in the entire upstairs. Then we had to make a plan for the kitchen.

This is what we decided needed our attention first in our kitchen for this challenge:

  • Paint all kitchen cabinets (inside and out)
  • Update paint color on walls
  • Paint trim white
  • Purchase new shelving to replace warped shelves in cabinets
  • Cut new shelves to fit cabinets
  • Knock down scalloped wood piece above sink
  • New light above sink
  • Install pendant lights in bulkhead above peninsula
  • Paint Kitchen Table
  • Find new chairs for Kitchen Table
  • Build/Find Bench for Kitchen Table
  • Paint the Windows – (If weather permits)
  • Decorate

Whew, what a list! I have been thinking of different options for all of our spaces ever since we looked at it back in December. Ideally it would be nice to update the countertop and install a backsplash, but with purchasing the house and a new baby on the way those items will have to wait until our budget can accommodate them.

We feel that just by updating the cabinet and wall color will make a huge difference in the overall feel of this room. Also, since I am an avid “Fixer Upper” fan, I have definitely adapted the “Farmhouse” style of decor in my house. Needless to say, that is the look I will be going for when decorating!

Below is a peek of my mood board, for my decorating inspirations in the kitchen.

Kitchen Makeover

Shop this Look: Metal Drying Rack, White Cabinet & Trim Color, Beige Wall Color, White Coffee Mugs, Tobacco Baskets, Wooden tray, Wooden Dough Bowl, Pendant Lights, White Pitcher, Bench, “Farmer’s Market” Sign, Accent Rug,

We hope you follow along with our kitchen makeover for this One Room Challenge series! We will have a weekly post of updates, or a DIY project so stick with us to see the final reveal!

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Continue the kitchen remodel series here: Week 2


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81 Comments

  2. I love the table you picked as inspiration! Can’t wait to see. Your blank canvas holds a lot of potential 🙂

  3. I actually prefer this style and set up of kitchen to the more modern totally open concept my home has. Looking very forward to seeing what you do with it!!

  4. It’s going to be beautiful! I’m actually watching Fixer Upper as I look through a bunch of ORC mood boards so I’m obveously a fan of the whole look… I can’t wait to see what the room looks like once the walls and cabinets are updated! It’s going to be beautiful. We’re doing our kitchen too so it will be fun to follow along!

  6. Here’s something fun…. My decor style is eclectic traditional and the items on your mood board would fit perfectly in and around my kitchen, too. I look so forward to watching your ideas come to life….and maybe adopting a few for my kitchen, too! Thanks for the inspiration. Susie from The Chelsea Project

  8. Kristin – check out In My Own Style blog to see how she updated her counter top for very little money. Good luck with ORC!

  13. Good luck Kristen! Can’t wait to watch the progress… painting those cabinets will be so worth it!

  15. I love your mood board Kristen! We are doing our kitchen as well, and I am exciting to share the journey with you! Looking forward to following your progress!

  16. Good luck! I can’t wait to see how it turns out since we will hopefully be tackling a similar makeover of our kitchen later this year! Your mood board is fantastic!

  18. I can’t wait to follow along! I am participating for the fist time, making over my home office! You have great taste and love your inspiration board.

  19. I love your mood board and I’m in awe of your design choices. They are beautiful. I can’t wait to see this all come together. I love that light fixture and dough bowl.

  20. I am so impressed with anyone tackling a kitchen in this short time frame! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

  24. I’m always so impressed with anyone who takes on a kitchen in 6 short weeks. Loving your mood board and can’t wait to follow along!

    1. Thank you Sarah! Yea, we have a lot of work to do! But in a way I’m glad we have a budget and will have to do certain aspects of the kitchen (the counters) in stages.

  25. Hi! I’m one of the co-hosts from the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Up. I am in love with the farm house look. My hubby & I are planning our new house around the farm house style and I can’t wait to decorate. I always love finding inspiration in other’s styles and blog posts. This definitely is the style i’m thinking about. I love that mug rack! Thank you for sharing!

    1. Thank you Leslie! I definitely love the farmhouse style too, good luck with your new house! Decorating a new place gives you a new look at your home decor, there are just so many possibilities!

  27. Oh your going to have so much fun with the makeover Kristen. I’m sure it will a lot of hard work, but so rewarding when its done. Good luck with the new home, can’t wait to follow along on your journey

  29. Super excited to see what you do with this kitchen! It is going to be spectacular. Thanks for sharing your before with us at Merry Monday this week!

  33. I know your kitchen will look great because I saw your coffee bar! I like your paint colors. Everything will look so much lighter and brighter. I’m working on my kitchen, too. I picked a smaller project I thought might (in my case!) be doable. Organizing. . . not as interesting, but I am hoping when I’m done, I’ll like my kitchen a lot better than I do now!

    1. Organizing is still something that absolutely needs to be done! A kitchen is a big project, but we have a strict budget and can’t re-do absolutely everything at once. In a way I’m glad of that!

  35. Love the mood board it definitely screams modern, country farmhouse! Sometimes not doing an entire overhaul all at once actually gives you a better result. It allows you to think about what you really want and make a timelessly designed space. Excited to see what you come up with!

    1. I definitely agree! I have debated on what the countertop should be, so now I’m glad we are waiting for that. Can’t wait for the final result to be here!

  36. I’m attempting my kitchen as well and also not giving it a entire overhaul since I previously did a little updating. But still a kitchen seems like so much work. Good luck to you and excited to see the outcome!

  37. We painted our kitchen cupboards in our last house. It was a lot of work! You have a great design board and I can’t wait to see how this turns out.

  38. Loving your design board. Painting cupboards make such a huge impact! looking forward to seeing it unfold.

  39. LOVE your mood board for the kitchen! Can’t wait to see your makeover 🙂 Thanks for linking with Monday Funday! xo

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