After years of reimagining our kitchen format and design, in January 2024 we started a brand new part of our kitchen rework following our preliminary $95 finances kitchen replace. Residing and entertaining right here for 5 years helped type our concepts on the best way to enhance the kitchen’s general operate and circulation. So now that we’re (lastly!) at this part of our rework, we plan to work throughout the sq. footage we have now with just a few budget-saving twists that I’m completely satisfied to share.
Present state of our kitchen // Listed below are just a few earlier than and after footage of our kitchen after our first finances kitchen rework. You may as well tour our house from the start and take a look at the itemizing photographs earlier than we moved in.
Small Kitchen Hacks & Concepts
Hyperlinks to buy my kitchen
I really feel like we characterize most householders in that we don’t have an infinite finances for house enchancment, and we solely do tasks as our finances and time permit. Understanding the nuance of your areas is such an essential issue when crafting a brand new room design, particularly in the event you’re transforming on a finances. That is very true for kitchens! Our circa-2005 home has just a few quirks that we wished to repair the minute we took possession of the home, and we’re so completely satisfied that point has lastly arrived!
2024 Kitchen Transform Guidelines
Timeless to me means making a basic basis, modernized with paint & decor. Right here’s how we plan to create a timeless and basic kitchen that (we hope) will stay in fashion for years to come back.
- Repair our exhausting water (✅We put in Culligan with reverse osmosis)
- Spend money on high quality home equipment (✅Finished! We’re loving our KitchenAid merchandise)
- Deal with awkward areas (we moved the large pantry to our laundry room, extra on this quickly!)
- Replace flooring all through the primary ground (✅Finished! Come see which flooring we selected)
- Add seating & increase countertop area (aka, rip & exchange our island. Extra on this quickly!)
- Backsplash: I’m dedicated to beadboard on the partitions of the kitchen for a timeless look
- Repaint cupboards (presumably, I’m happy with grey in houses so long as it’s combined with hotter colours)
Fast DIY Kitchen Transformations // As an alternative of a full kitchen cupboard substitute, we’re relocating just a few base cupboards that we salvaged from the island. The plan is to repaint if wanted, and exchange or replace {hardware}. We are also engaged on a supply for putting in glass cupboards. Paint is at all times my go-to for a fast and simple change in a kitchen!
We additionally plan to make use of beadboard wallpaper (or possibly the true factor) on our kitchen partitions as an alternative of a full tile backsplash. Tile and lighting are likely to age-out in a kitchen the quickest. So holding these objects as timeless as doable are the objective.
Luxurious Kitchen Upgrades // New flooring was put in this week! The ground has been the largest funding to this point since we addressed the whole first ground, which was round 1,250 sq. toes at $2.60 a sq. foot. Upgrading our whole-home water system with Culligan was additionally obligatory since our water was so exhausting. We felt we wanted to do that earlier than investing in new home equipment. We’re additionally within the strategy of designing our personal island and we’ve already chosen quartz counter tops. Will share extra on all of this quickly!
Want Inspiration?
For 12+ years we have now been updating our house on a very small finances. My 14-Web page information consists of:
- “6 Suggestions: Methods to Prioritize Your Tasks”
- The FIRST factor I at all times tackle in each room
- What to do when you will have $0 to spend
- Recognizing “good bones” in each area
- What to do when you find yourself uninspired
