Kitchen Makeover Reveal – One Room Challenge Week 6

ByKristen & Vicki

It is here! It’s finally time to show you all my new and improved kitchen!

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This has been such an exciting makeover series with Linda from Calling It Home and all of the other guest participant bloggers. We all got 6 weeks to take one room in our homes and completely revamp it. If you missed out on our beginning stages, see our kitchen makeover journey here:

Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 (This post)

Kitchen Bestsellers

 This is what we started with. Brown stained cabinets and yellow walls. The tile floor was in great condition but was not working well with the brown of the cabinets. The goal was to lighten and brighten the entire room! We came up with a list of everything I wanted to change, then got right to work with the help of my wonderful family.

Without further ado, here is what my kitchen looks like now! (Be ready for a ton of pretty pictures!)


 

I just can’t believe how much of a difference the white cabinets made to transform this space. Painting cabinets, especially in the kitchen, is time consuming, but oh-so-worth-it in the end! And the yellow is gone!

This little area above, is what I call my baking center 🙂 I have my mixer, cake pans, pie pans, baking ingredients, and fancy china all in those cupboards.

And to the left of my baking center is our coffee bar. This was a hand-me-down sideboard from my husbands family, and was ready to be thrown away before I got my hands on it! This was the first area we set up in our kitchen; as my husband would say ‘Coffee = life’ !

Our kitchen space has an eat-in dining area, which also got the same farmhouse makeover. I painted the table, constructed a bench at 7 months pregnant, and last minute, found those wonderful chairs at Goodwill for $8 a piece. This last weekend they got a quick couple coats of paint just in time for the makeover reveal!

We just love having those new pendant lights as well. It adds extra light into our kitchen when cooking, not to mention they are super cute!

One thing I loved about our kitchen makeover, was that it was done with a relatively cheap budget. It was pretty much paint, new shelves, lights, and a few decor pieces here and there, besides the chairs. Most of the items on the walls and counters were all pieces I had already!

Lets take a peek back at the entire “To-Do” list that got us to this beautiful kitchen.

  • 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

And we even added painting the kitchen chairs to the list! Whew! I can’t believe we pulled it all off!

Shop My Style/Sources: Tray / Tobacco baskets / Metal drying rack / dough bowl /“Farmer’s Market” Sign / Rug / Table Runner / Placemats / Wreath (Similar) / Small Topiary / Hydrangea / Cabinet Color / Wall Color

And for those who are like me and just LOVE seeing the before and afters…enjoy the pictures below!

And just a few more…because….Why not!?

 

Thank you so much for sticking with me on this crazy kitchen makeover series! (I told you there would be lots of pretty pictures for the reveal!) What’s your favorite part?!


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92 Comments

  3. What a difference. It is so light and bright now! Love the pendant lights, and those $8 chairs where a great find! So glad you rescued that sideboard, it is perfect for your bright new kitchen!

    1. Thank you so much Maureen, so glad you like it! I just can’t believe how lucky I am to find those chairs and rescue that sideboard! Amazing!

  5. Wow – the white cabinets really transformed the space, and you’re right, those pendants are super cute 🙂 Our kitchen layout is really similar, and I wish we had thought about adding pendants above the sink and island…

  6. It’s a completely different kitchen! Congrats on a job well done! I bet you love cooking in this newly revamped space. Nicely styled with just the right amount of items. Enjoy your new space :).

  7. This is a super makeover! Congratulations! I love the clean, white, open appearance. And, the vintage touches really add a homey feeling to the space without cluttering it up. Nice job!

  8. Your kitchen looks great! Such an amazing before and after! I love how bright and clean it is now!

  10. WOW! That white paint really laid the one-two punch on those dated cabinets. Now, they are fresh and fun. A total transformation. Great job, Kristen. Truly. A great job! Susie from The Chelsea Project

  14. Seriously loving what you did! I am SO tempted to repaint all our cabinets… I just need to find the time. You did a beautiful job… Two questions: 1.) What color did you paint the walls and 2.) Where did you find those gorgeous dark purple tulips?

    1. Thanks Erin! The power of paint is great! The color for the walls is called “Parisian Taupe” by Behr. We have that in the living room and hallway too. Just beautiful! And the purple tulips came with the new house! I was pleasantly surprised to see them pop up this spring!

  17. Wow, the white cabinets look so refreshing in that space. I really like how the countertops make it look like a cottage kitchen. Good job!

  20. Great job! I love the white painted cabinets! Beautiful fresh and new, I love the look!
    Julie @ Love My Simple Home

  21. What a difference!! The white cabinets look amazing! I am always so impressed when people do kitchens for the ORCC!

  28. The white cabinets have completely transformed your kitchen!! I’m in love with the table you refinished, too! What a beautiful space!

  32. It all looks SO GOOD! I can’t believe how much better your benchtops look against the white, when compared to the dark cabinets (at first I thought you’d replaced the benchtops too!). xx

    1. Haha! Thanks Kate! No we didn’t get to the counters this round..we had a very tight budget. Hopefully in the near future, but for now they aren’t so bad!

  33. Oh my golly what a transformation! Love everything about it – the color, the décor, the table with those magnificent legs, all of it. You even removed the scrolly trim thing above the sink. Nice vision – great job!

  37. Amazing makeover, Kristen! I love white kitchens and yours is so pretty and bright now! Wow!

  38. Kristen,
    Whoever invented paint gave the world one of its best inventions. The entire space was transformed, and even your countertops look better and brighter against the white paint.

    Judith

    1. Thank you Judith! I totally agree with the counters looking better. I might want to do butcher block now when we finally do get new counters.!

  42. Kristen, congrats on your kitchen makeover and feature on the Monday Social. I told Eilis I felt in good company with you and Marie (another feature), as we were in the throes of both kitchen updates and master bath reno the past few months. Your kitchen turned out great!
    Rita C at Panoply

  43. Absolutely beautiful! What a huge difference and I am sure that you are loving it! Thanks for sharing for IDIYedThat!

  45. I love a good makeover and your kitchen is amazing now! The power of paint never ceases to amaze me, you did a wonderful job.

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