We ripped out everything, laid down new floors and new baseboards. We painted. We installed a new light. We put up a nice mosaic backsplash and a modern hood fan. We moved the fridge. We had our cabinet builders install the cabinets and countertop, but we did the rest ourselves or with the help of family. Everything was new - nothing stayed behind except the appliances which we'd installed the month we moved in.
Here's the big reveal:
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As you can see, the stove area had a big overhaul. We removed the disgusting white flowered tiles, and replaced it with a mosaic tile that yours truly installed pretty much by herself! We decided to go with a glass and stainless hood fan and eliminate the useless over-the-range cabinets to make it feel more airy and open.
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The biggest change here is that we moved the fridge from the corner to the other wall. The way that the fridge was placed made it so that if someone was in the fridge, no one could get in or out of the kitchen. It was a strange spot to have it in the first place, and now we have even more counter space.
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We didn't do a ton of change to this sink area, except that we replaced the sink and faucet, and made sure that the plumbing wasn't leaking for a change! We still have to get some blinds for the large windows, but that can wait a while.
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This was a huge transformation. As you can see from the before picture, the wall was bare. Empty. Naked. Lonely. The previous residents had a cheap white pantry there, but I just put one of our bakers racks there for the meantime where all of our necessary dry goods were housed for the 4 months before renos started. When it was completed, the wall was functional with the fridge there and floor to ceiling pantry space! It fits all of our food nicely!
THE FINAL PRODUCT
Overall, I'm ecstatic with our new kitchen. It was a tedious process, and it was hard on us and our cats. It was a lot of dust, dirt, blood, sweat, and tears (literally) but we love the final outcome. All in all, it took about 2 months from start to finish. We saved money by doing a lot of the work ourselves or with the handy work of our tradesmen family members. I did a lot of research on the best deals:
1. All the backsplash tiles were from Costco: $279, but we returned 2 boxes - so about $200 for the entire kitchen.
2. The cabinets were of course the most costly, but we waited until they were having an installation sale, and I also luckily liked the more inexpensive handles. We also picked laminate over stone, but love the look and feel of it. Total cost installed for the cabinets and counter - $6000.
3. The hood fan was from Costco - $269.
4. The sink and faucet were from Home Depot - I think that set us back about $300.
5. Flooring was from Home Depot, and was on sale. It's actually laminate, but looks like granite tiles. I love them because they were easy to install but more because they are warm unlike tile, and without a heating source in the kitchen, I opted for warmth. - $200.
6. The light fixture was from Home Depot as well. We used the same one at my Dad's when we helped him reno the basement suite and liked it, so we used it again. It is easy to keep clean, uses low electricity, and gives off great light. - $89.
7. We bought paint at Cloverdale paints because our friend gets us a discount - $28.
I'm sure there were other costs involved like little tools or parts we needed, but all in all, I believe this renovation cost us $7500. We managed to save about $3000 of it from wedding gifts, so we only paid about $4500 of it ourselves. Was it worth it??? OH HELL YA!
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