Now for the pictures that you have been WaiTinG for! As I worked on painting the cabinets, I also added open shelving. Check it out!
I bought the corbels at Home Depot and used MDF board for the shelves. Next, I added a wainscoting backsplash, which I don’t have ANY pictures of that process (sorry!). But, I do have pictures of the nearly finished kitchen at Christmas!
Just for dramatic effect, let’s see where’ we’ve come from the beginning…
Here is an “after” picture (as of December 2012)!
We added a new light fixture above the sink and painted the trim around the window. The trim, shelves, corbels and backsplash are all the same color. I used white trim paint from Sherwin-Williams.
Here is a “before” from the right side of the room. Remember how I said I was going to build a cabinet to hide the range hood pipe? (where the greenery is in the picture below)
Well here it is!
I took a cabinet door from a “lazy susan” cabinet that I bought on Craigslist. I cut the cabinet door down to size, and hung it. It opens from the bottom (the hinges are on the inside top) but I LOvE that it gives us extra storage space! The other big changes on this side of the room is a new fridge and range hood! I also added wainscoting to the back of the open cabinets (the one with the microwave and the cabinet above it). This really prettied them up :) What do ya think?!
These pictures pretty much bring you up-to-date on how my kitchen looks today. We recently replaced the light in the kitchen ceiling and put in recessed lighting. We also finished taking off the popcorn ceiling and now have a “knockdown” texture on the ceiling. It looks so much BeTTeR! All I have left to do is paint the ceiling (white) and add crown moulding to the top of the cabinets. We eventually need to switch out our kitchen sink and replace the countertops (since those are the ones I painted 5 years ago!) but I am so indecisive on what I want…so it could be a while :)
My kiddos are officially on sUmMer bReaK, so who knows when I will finish up the kitchen! We are so close though, and I am thrilled with the results! It has really opened up the space and feels like we doubled our cabinet space since we added the open shelving. Gotta love that!
Let me know what you thought of the kitchen makeover!
Cheers,
Lara
The Suede Sofa Blog 
Looks great!!! You did a great job.
I appreciate that, thanks Carolyn!
I admire your “Think You Can” attitude!
I must have got that from somewhere ;)
Amazing! Gwen
Thanks! How sweet!
Proud of your “Can Do” attitude. Enjoy summer!
Thanks! We are very excited summer is here :)
Love it ! Looks like you did some work on the Laundry room too :)
Good eye on the laundry room ;) I was wondering if someone would notice!
It looks awesome!! Your kitchen appears a lot bigger now with the lighter paint and open shelving. You have made it look so easy :)
Yes, lighter paint probably made the biggest difference! Thanks for your support in my crazy endeavors! :)
Love this!! It’s layer out exactly like my new (old outdated) kitchen & you showed me how it can look !! Thanks for sharing
Thanks!! We love it too!! I am so glad I could help!! Thanks for reading!