Old & New, Kitchen Redo

When going through old pictures on my computer, I came across our kitchen rehab in our last house and thought I would share. Rick and I purchased this home in 2008 and planned to have the rehab complete by the time we got married in 2009. This was the trial to see if our relationship would last! LOL We survived and actually it was a bit of fun! This house was perfect for our first home, absolutely loved it!!  The living area, such as the kitchen (obviously), dining room and living room were small, but there were other perks to make up for it.  We had a nice fenced in back yard that Harley (our four legged baby) loved! An above ground pool that when working was a nice luxury, a comfortable entertainment room, nice back deck and patio. During the three years we were at this house, we were able to meet many of our neighbors and really enjoyed our chats. All in all, I enjoyed our time in this house. 

So back to the point. The kitchen was outdated and we were broke jokers! Being who I am, fixing it on a budget was the challenge! See pictures and details below.... 

This was the beginning! Not much of anything, eh? It seems I always start with an idea, and go a completely different direction. The plan was to have a bronzed look with black appliances. I knew the space was not anything that could really be changed, so the focus was just on appearance.

Started by removing all the doors and hardware.  Doors and sides were sanded and hardware picked out.  I decided to go black for the cabinets.  To be unique, we chose matte black.  Above the sink, you can see the options of the silver back splash or the bronzed gold.  We did decided silver since our appliances seemed to be going that route.  Like I said, my ideas usually take a turn.

Here you can see the cabinets have been painted and back splash has been put in place. I wish there were more pictures to show the progress of the black splash.  The pieces are purchased from Lowe's and can be glued or taped for support.  Suggestion, use the glue plus some! With the odd spaces, we did have to cut some of the backing to get the correct fit, very much like putting a puzzle together.

Starting to look more like a kitchen!

This is the kitchen mostly completed.  During the process, a bottom door "walked off" and we used the kitchen like this for some time.  It did magically re-appear at a later date....yes this is how life goes in the Brewer, Jr household!

The one "final" picture I could find.  At the end, I did have much better decorations above the cabinets, nice rugs on the floor with matching hand towels. Even though this kitchen is very small, with only ONE drawer, it was mine and I loved it!

-- Kathryn