This day is finally here! Our kitchen is D-O-N-E. It’s been many months in the making, so let’s do a quick recap…
Here’s how it looked when we moved in:
Pink walls…
Beige formica counters…
Outdated chrome and brass fixtures…
Empty, unused walls and lack of counter space…
Whitewashed 90’s oak cabinets…
Mismatched fluorescent lighting….
White linoleum floors…
and the list goes on.
Last summer we made a few big updates including recessed lighting, new tile floors, granite counters, stainless steel undermount sink, glass subway tile backsplash, and a built in bar area which nearly doubled our counter space!
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| Tile: Giotto Grey, from Lowe’s |
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| Granite: Kashmir White, from Lowe’s |
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| Subway tile: Special order from Lowe’s, Emser’s Lucente in Morning Fog |
We lived with it like this for a while… when last month I finally decided to bite the bullet and paint our cabinets. In addition, we had open shelving installed on the big empty wall. Here’s what the kitchen looked like in the midst of all this…
And now, finally, every last detail is in place and our little kitchen is ready for it’s big debut:
I was debating between oil rubbed bronze or brushed nickel pulls, and I’m SO glad I went this route. I picked up the entire set of 16 on Ebay for under $80 (after my Ebay bucks)!
We also ditched the old exposed hinges and opted for concealed “soft-close” hinges, which apparently is this new technology that allows you to just gently push the door in and the spring loaded hinge will slowly pull the door closed on its own (they’ve had this for drawers for a while, but the guy at the cabinet place said this has only been around less than a year for cabinets). The hinges were under $3 a pop each, so for around $100 we were able to do the whole kitchen. SO worth it.
These open shelves… oh my goodness. They must be my favorite thing in the house.
I had so much fun accessorizing them…
DIY wooden sign tutorial coming soon (the flower bucket was a diy makeover as well).
How cute is this lil guy? It’s an owl coin bank from ZGallerie. Brad and I always seem to have loose change on the counters, so this was the perfect solution for the kitchen.
Still loving my white canister set I scored at Goodwill for $4!
I did another fun project to fill a wall… a white chalk board using DIY chalkboard paint and an old frame…
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| The metal bucket holds our colorful chalk |
Tutorial on this also coming soon.
I had been searching for the perfect phone charging/organizing station to put on our counter, because this is how it was looking every day:
Not cute.
I had brought home a wire basket from Hobby Lobby (on sale of course) with no idea what I was going to use it for… when suddenly it clicked:
Sara R. says
I found your kitchen pic on Pinterest and fell in love with the tiles! In fact, I loved them so much, I’m having them installed in my kitchen renovation! I’m curious what color grout you used. I seriously had no idea there were so many grout options until I went through a renovation, haha. Is it a lighter shade of grey? If you don’t remember, no worries 🙂
jennasuedesign says
I’m sorry Sara, if it’s not listed in the sources I really don’t remember!
Jenna Sue says
It's Valspar's Tranquil—full source list here! https://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/p/florida-house.html
Bamasam23 says
Hey Jenna! What paint color do you have on the walls? Thanks!
Bamasam23 says
Hey, Jenna! We just updated our kitchen with very similar materials! We have white/gray silestone countertops and gray porcelain subway tile backsplash and white cabinets… I was wondering what paint color you have on the walls? Thank you!
Jenee Vie says
My first impression to the beauty of this kitchen: SPEECHLESS. =)
Renovations of kitchens are really admirable and likewise inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
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Heather Vroom says
This is beautiful! I love the oversized hardware and your utensil hanger! I am looking for gray backsplash tile ideas, and saving this link to show my husband. Thanks for sharing!
housebythewater says
Stunning kitchen. Congratulations! I'm going to look for those splashback tiles in Australia.