After years of reimagining our kitchen structure and design, in January 2024 we started a brand new section of our kitchen rework following our preliminary $95 price range kitchen replace. Dwelling and entertaining right here for 5 years helped type our concepts on easy methods to enhance the kitchen’s general operate and movement. So now that we’re (lastly!) at this section of our rework, we plan to work throughout the sq. footage we’ve with just a few budget-saving twists that I’m joyful to share.
Present state of our kitchen // Listed here are just a few earlier than and after photos of our kitchen after our first price range kitchen rework. You can too tour our dwelling from the start and try the itemizing pictures 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 a limiteless price range for dwelling enchancment, and we solely do tasks as our price range and time permit. Understanding the nuance of your areas is such an essential issue when crafting a brand new room design, particularly should you’re transforming on a price range. That is very true for kitchens! Our circa-2005 home has just a few quirks that we needed to repair the minute we took possession of the home, and we’re so joyful 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 model for years to come back.
- Repair our onerous water (✅We put in Culligan with reverse osmosis)
- Spend money on high quality home equipment (✅Achieved! We’re loving our KitchenAid merchandise)
- Handle awkward areas (we moved the massive pantry to our laundry room, extra on this quickly!)
- Replace flooring all through the primary flooring (✅Achieved! Come see which flooring we selected)
- Add seating & increase countertop area (aka, rip & change our island. Extra on this quickly!)
- Backsplash: I’m dedicated to beadboard on the partitions of the kitchen for a timeless look
- Repaint cupboards (probably, I’m comfortable with grey in houses so long as it’s blended with hotter colours)
Fast DIY Kitchen Transformations // As an alternative of a full kitchen cupboard alternative, we’re relocating just a few base cupboards that we salvaged from the island. The plan is to repaint if wanted, and change or replace {hardware}. We are also engaged on a supply for putting in glass cupboards. Paint is all the time my go-to for a fast and simple change in a kitchen!
We additionally plan to make use of beadboard wallpaper (or possibly the actual factor) on our kitchen partitions as a substitute of a full tile backsplash. Tile and lighting are inclined to age-out in a kitchen the quickest. So conserving these objects as timeless as doable are the purpose.
Luxurious Kitchen Upgrades // New flooring was put in this week! The ground has been the largest funding to date since we addressed the whole first flooring, which was round 1,250 sq. ft at $2.60 a sq. foot. Upgrading our whole-home water system with Culligan was additionally needed since our water was so onerous. We felt we would have liked to do that earlier than investing in new home equipment. We’re additionally within the technique 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’ve been updating our dwelling on a really small price range. My 14-Web page information consists of:
- “6 Ideas: How you can Prioritize Your Initiatives”
- The FIRST factor I all the time tackle in each room
- What to do when you’ve gotten $0 to spend
- Recognizing “good bones” in each area
- What to do if you find yourself uninspired