We took a frumpy 1950’s kitchen and updated it into a bright and airy kitchen with bistro touches. White shaker cabinetry a vintage pendant ribbed glass door fronts marble backsplash and retro handles and cup pulls create a vintage feel against the modern stainless steel appliances.
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Our kitchen started out with pale green walls and the cheapest stock oak cabinetry you can buy. We added moulding to the tops of the cabinets and painted them black. We also added a beadboard backsplash and dark chocolate laminate wood floors. There is still plenty of work to do & stainless steel appliances to buy but here's where we are as of today! For more photos and videos of our little fixer upper visit our website: www.TheLetteredCottage.net
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1. Remove cabinet doors and all hardware...
2. Choose what doors you'd like to add bead board and/or wrought iron inlays to, router out the center and insert...
3. Prime & Paint cabinet frames, doors and trim (baseboards purchased from Lowes.
3. Cut trim to size and attached (w/glue and/or brads only the vertical trim pieces (to prevent pooling of the glaze.
4. Mix antiquing and clear glaze 1:1 and apply generously.
5. Remove the glaze with damp (water staining pads in a consistent vertical pattern...
6. Once dry (24 hours, attached the horizontal (top & bottom trim pieces to the cabinet doors...
Please note: These were builders grade cabinets that opened flush to the frame. Any doors that open back to back will need to be trimmed (to account for the additional 1" you'll be adding with the trim. Many of these cabinets were altered but no additional cabinetry was purchased. All said and done, I had about $1,000 in paint, glaze, trim and hardware (door handles, knobs, hinges, wrought iron inlays...
We made the most of our existing space by opening up walls (no structural walls and replacing windows. An unusual appliance arrangement allowed us to have a big country kitchen island . Also allowed us to get rid of our old avocado refrigerator!
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This is my 1945 California Bungelow kitchen/laundry room LONG overdue remodel. Before it had 18" deep counters, a pantry that stuck out into the room, bad lighting and was not open to any other part of the house. It was gutted down to the studs, opened the wall into the livingroom and now feels twice a big.
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I had all this uploaded, with over 2,000 ratings..and it is just GONE! : (
You can click on the file, but no pics..I have no idea what happened. I hope it works this time....
After looking in magazines, and watching many decorating shows, we finally did our dream kitchen. This is the first home we have ever purchased, as my husband was a Navy pilot. We lived on the Navy base most of his career, or rented. It's nice to finally have something that is all mine. Now that we bought a house, I can have fun making it a " HOME " :
We just did a complete kitchen remodel...it was done the week before x-mas. Everything was custom done....maple and cherry was used. We chose ivory with a chocolate glaze and chocolate brown with a black glaze. All the lighting is custom...each display shelf is lit, we have under cabinet lighting, and a chandalier over the island. Everything is on dimmers. Our backsplash is a combination of stone and glass. We have a Perrin and Rowe, by Rohl, faucet. We have a Kohler apron sink. Our appliances are paneled, and they are KitchenAid. Our granite is " Giallo Ornamental "...and it has a ogee edge. We have a bar/coffee area. We have double ovens, microwave and warming drawer. Our drawers are all slow close. We have double trash cans that pull out, and a lazy susan. We used oil rubbed bronze for the hardware. We did a pantry/laundry room as well...everything custom there too. We even added a special area for our kitty...for her liter box and water/food bowls. ( she is part of the family too!!
UPDATE: here are some answers to questions you all asked. The paint color is called Sauteed Mushroom, by Olympic paints. Our flooring is travertine..classic tan. ( done in a french pattern . The chandalier over the island is by Golden Lighting, ( # 8606-10 RBZ it's oil rubbed bronze.
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Small but functional with white cabinets, soft gray walls and navy accents. Kitchen island is on casters and conceals recycling and trash bins. Just in time for Christmas!
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My husband remodeled our small track home kitchen. He used existing cabinets - made new doors refinished and stained all to a walnut shade. He built all the cabinetry in the peninsula. We couldn't afford granite but instead used WilsonArt HD which has a texture to it. I love our glass minature subway tile back splash and our huge farm sink! This all started because I wanted a double oven!!
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My kitchen style fits around my nearly 60 year old Chambers stove. The wallpaper up close looks old newspaper. The cabinets are old but in good condition so just painted and added "silverware" pulls. I want to add an apron/farm sink and put up a beadboard or tile ceiling.
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We wanted something crisp, fresh and bright to greet us in the morning, so we used lemons as our jumping off point. White cabinets with updated hardware and glass tile keep it modern while the butcher block counters keep it earthy. Our pendant lights are inspired by vintage, coastal industrial lights and the striped curtain reminds us of a cabana.
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