This is it, amazing friends! Our kitchen makeover is complete and I am SO thrilled to share it with ya'll today! Shall we take one last peek at what it looked like before? Dark, dark, and more dark with the wine-colored cabinets and black granite: I am so grateful we were blessed with excellent bones to begin with. But...goodbye darkness, hello light and bright, with a side of charm! I knew from the start these cabinets would be painted. I just like a lighter, more … [Read more...]
China Cabinet Refresh
August 16, 2018 by 26 Comments
Hello amazing friends! I was SO hoping to share our big kitchen reveal today. I got all my photos taken and edited yesterday, and then I sat down to write my post, and NO internet connection! Several neighbors have been complaining about our Internet provider and losing their service over the past week or so, but it hadn’t affected us…until now. Terrible timing! Grrrr! I couldn’t leave y’all hanging today, so thanks to my cell phone, I was able to pull an old favorite from my archives to … [Read more...]
Barstool Update
August 14, 2018 by 44 Comments
I can't believe it has been a month since I started our kitchen makeover! A lot has happened in these last four weeks, and awesome friends, the end is in sight!! This is the last project I have to share before the big reveal!! If you are new here, you can see what our kitchen looked like before HERE. Today is Trash-to-Treasure Tuesday and I'm sharing how I updated our barstools, even though they aren't exactly what you'd call trash: These were a Christmas gift from my in-laws a few … [Read more...]
Backsplash Sneak Peek
August 9, 2018 by 94 Comments
Okay ya'll, ready to see the tile I chose?? I am so excited to share the backsplash that I just couldn't wait any longer! It is actually almost finished, but today I am just going to share a few photos I snapped with my phone as it was going up. I'll save the grouted version for the big reveal! I had not a single idea of what I wanted when I started looking. On a trip to our local tile shop, I found that I was attracted to ALL THE SHINY THINGS. I've included affiliate links so you can find … [Read more...]
Knife Block Makeover
August 7, 2018 by 32 Comments
Hey there beautiful friends! I have a quick makeover for ya'll today. I've had the same knife blocks since I got married...the first time. Here is what they looked like before: These were originally from Target and I just love the shape of the larger one. My first husband and I actually registered at Target since there were a lot of practical things on our wishlist. That was almost 20 years ago! Now that our kitchen is starting to look so clean and bright, I knew these guys were … [Read more...]
New Pendant Lights and the Glass Doors are in!
August 2, 2018 by 66 Comments
Hello lovelies! I am so thrilled to have ya'll following along with my kitchen update with me! I was able to cross two more items off my to-do list this week. The first is replacing the old pendant lights. Here is a reminder of what was hanging in here before: They were perfectly functional, but a little boring and on the small side. I am so excited to share the new lights I found! Aren't they beautiful?? I found these on Amazon HERE and I just knew they … [Read more...]
DIY Range Hood Cover
July 31, 2018 by 82 Comments
Hello sweet friends!! We are moving right along on our kitchen update, and today I am back to share how I gave our range hood a custom look for around $50. I had shared a couple of ideas of what I liked in this post HERE, but they had different range hoods than we did, so I had to figure out how to build a range hood cover that worked with the one we have. First, let's remember what it looked like before: There were two small cabinet doors above it, but that storage space was mostly … [Read more...]
Kitchen Island Makeover with Beadboard
July 26, 2018 by 121 Comments
Hello amazing friends!! Are ya'll ready for more kitchen progress? Today I am sharing how I gave our island an update with beadboard to match our "new" kitchen! It is also Furniture Fixer Upper day where I and a few friends share furniture flips...well an island is kind of like a piece of furniture right? If you are just tuning in to the kitchen saga, we are in the process of updating our kitchen. It started like this: Not bad at all, just too dark for my taste. You can see more of … [Read more...]
Kitchen Makeover Progress: We have paint!
July 24, 2018 by 124 Comments
Hello to the most encouraging friends ever! I'm popping in today to share more kitchen progress. But first, congratulations to Mary L. of Florida! She was the winner of my Craft Junk Giveaway, and has already been notified. Thanks to everyone who entered to win! I'll have another box of goodies to give away in October! Back to the kitchen...if you missed the before of our kitchen, here it is: You can see more of it in this post HERE. When I shared our progress on Thursday, it looked … [Read more...]
Kitchen Progress: It looks Awful!
July 19, 2018 by 44 Comments
Hello awesome friends! Thank you for all your encouragement with this big project! Yes, it is true, our kitchen looks pretty awful at this point. I'm talking about the ugly priming stage! So yep, it is supposed to look that way! I marathon painted until two in the morning on Tuesday night and got all the cabinet doors completely primed for paint. That way I could let them dry overnight, so I could start painting them yesterday. I have one coat of paint on the backs of the doors so … [Read more...]
