Tag: white kitchen
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DIY Range Hood Cover
We’ve come a long way updating this kitchen! Let’s back up a bit and I’ll share a “before” photo featuring oak cabs and one enormous microwave. This big honking microwave above our oven made me crazy. I didn’t want a microwave to be the focal point of our kitchen. The microwave was “installed” so I…
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DIY Painted Kitchen Island
Been in the new Pennsylvania house for 6 days. I can’t stand all the wood on wood tones so I’m tackling the island to break it up. The first step is to clean and degrease the surface. I like TSP on a rag- you can find it at any hardware store. Remove any outlets and…
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DIY Backsplash
Our Virginia house didn’t have backsplash and I’ve been trying to commit to a backsplash a year! I’ve had a major phobia since it permanent. Backsplash is typically installed once in a lifetime and I’ve struggled to commit. I kept bringing home samples and returning them for months. My first kitchen transformation was to I…
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DIY KITCHEN UPDATES
Ahhh…here’s the kitchen when we first moved in to our Virginia home. From the first moment I saw it I eyed it objectively and started the lists! The overall layout was fine, the appliances were great, the cabinetry was in excellent condition, they had updated the countertops to granite and the views from the large…
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DIY PAINTED KITCHEN CABINETS
My kitchen sure didn’t look like this when we moved in. It was all oak- oak cabinets and flooring. Painting the island and cabinets lightened, brightened and modernized the space for a fraction of the cost of a remodel. But you already knew that and that’s why you are reading this! This is the original…