Hi peeps!
I want to show you guys our killer kitchen reno! Now, this isn’t totally what it looks like currently, because of course we’ve done a little more work after the final product that I’ll show you today.
Now, our closing date was in the beginning of August, and I’ll never forget it. We had been waiting all summer to close on the house, and it took FOREVER. We thought we would close somewhere around June, so August was a long, exhausting wait for us. By the time we closed, I remember it was a Tuesday. I was leaving to go away on a work trip on Saturday morning. Needless to say, I had about three days to get done as much as I could before I left. The kitchen was my first priority. So let’s jump right into it! Here is a picture of our kitchen, how it looked like the day we closed.
The last day before I left for work-cation, my friend Lauren and I painted the aluminum looking- but really plastic backsplash. This was probably my favorite part. This paint was the easiest and most fun thing to use! It glided on so nicely. It took us all of an hour, and it completely changed the kitchen.
While I was away, Bryan and my Dad put everything back together. The hinges on the doors, the doors on the cabinet bases, everything! It was so nice coming home to a kitchen put back together.
Soon after I got home, Bryan agreed that the original tile was too yellow for the now light and bright kitchen. So we decided to have our floors redone to a slate stone.
After that, I worked on the countertops- which is an entirely different battle in itself! Long story short (but I’ll explain thoroughly later) I painted the countertops and they came out wicked awesome.
After that, I worked on the countertops- which is an entirely different battle in itself! Long story short (but I’ll explain thoroughly later) I painted the countertops and they came out wicked awesome.
So here it is! Our crazy kitchen renovation for all of about $2,000. Our tile was the majority of that budget, but hey. If we would’ve gotten new cabinets, new flooring, new appliances, a custom island, the whole shabang. It would have easily been over $10,000. We are more than happy with the way it came out, and can you blame us? We have a totally updated kitchen now! And did you check out that island?? My hubby and brother are seriously talented.
Keep on the lookout for our countertop transformation!
