Saturday, January 29, 2011
As I mentioned in the previous post, I think we're going to go small with our kitchen remodel. While I'd love to tear out those cabinets and try to come up with a great new layout, I also really want a patio in the backyard and a new roof...so, budget we will! With that said, I think new countertops, cabinet pulls, an island, a new light fixture and some paint will go a long way. The cabinets aren't great (especially close up...yeesh), but they're white and not hideous. The same goes with the floor, which is a neutral, workable color for the time being.
I've been looking at tons of kitchen pictures and when it comes to white cabinets, I'm really attracted to them paired with wood butcher block style countertops.
(I've been dying over that green one for a while now, I just don't know if I have the guts for that color in my kitchen.)
I just love the look of the wood and white. Plus, I think it's a very classic look that will be less likely to fall prey to rising and falling trends.
Being the cheap, Ikea loving gal that I am, I quickly noticed how affordable Ikea's Numerar countertops are. We have such little counter to replace, so this could be super, super helpful for us. Does anyone have any experience using Ikea's counterops? I just want to make sure they're fairly durable.
Then throw in Ikea's Stenstorp island, a great light fixture above it and some awesome paint color. I could have a kitchen I actually like!
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If you want the cabinets to take on a new look, you can paint them with a paint containing primer. From there, you can sand them down a bit and distress them with pretty much any color you want. Seems like a distressed look would be very pretty in a retro looking kitchen like the one you are describing.
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