Kitchen Remodel on a Small Budget
by
Susan Smith
6 Materials
$100
2 Days
Medium
My husband and I needed a remodel in the kitchen since I'm short and could only reach the first shelf. We live in the country and always have outside projects but aside from painting walls this was going to be a big project for us. But the two rules we have is don't spend much and repurpose.
Standard cabinets.
The first step was to remove the cabinets. I cleaned them up once they were off the walls and had them ready for my craft room (repurpose). We had gone to Lowe's the day before and found a gallon of "oops" paint in a new darker color instead of the light adobe color. We live in southern Arizona and most of the houses around us are adobe colors. Next step was to patch the holes, let them dry and sand and then painted the walls.
New color.
We then went back to Lowe's to by iron pipes to make shelf brackets. We bought enough for 7 shelves which included 1/2" X 8" straight pipes, 45 degree elbows and the flat piece that I don't know the name of, but you will see them in the picture.
Iron pieces for brackets.
Since they have a thin film of oil on them I washed and scrubbed them in hot water and dish soap, let them dry and the we put them together
Brackets ready to paint.
i decided I wanted to paint them to look like copper (they are less expensive than copper) I had bought spray paint. I painted them outside and let them dry and in this heat it didn't take long.
Copper spray paint.
We brought them in and checked for the wall studs, measured and attached them to the wall. I had also put up a backsplash the week before and had used a thick linoleum that looks like stone
Linoleum backsplash.
Here is the picture of the shelf brackets...
Completed brackets.
The last step was to put the shelves up and put one short screw underneath on each side so the shelf doesn't slip off. Everything I need is on the first shelf and my antiques are on the second shelves. Yes they are open and I dust a little more often but I was amazed how much dust actually was able to get in the cabinets. One more thing, we kept one small cabinet for spices and lowered it...
Last two steps.....put the cabinets in my craft room...
Craft room.
And last step, we bought extenders for our kitchen can lights so the kitchen would be brighter. They are really inexpensive on Amazon. I then bought round 8" cross stitching hoops at Michael's, sort of copied a design on Pinterest....
Light covers before paint.
I used 28 gauge jewelry wire to stabilize it everywhere they crossed and then painted them and my husband put them up for me. It takes 4 hoops for each on, and I needed 6, so the cost was $36 and they look as good as Pottery Barn for a fraction of the cost.
Light extensions and covers.
I would say we spent a total of $100. We buy at Lowes because we always get a 10% discount and that always helps. Here are more pictures.. I still have two more pictures to put up. Quite a bit of work but worth it!
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Lovely! Looks downright country! And btw, if'n your feet reach the ground, you ain't short....
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I hear ya! Having to put ones foot up next to your waist to even get it near the stirrup keeps you limber! I considered getting a shorter horse, (my Paso WAS short!) but I refused to even consider the ones circling in front of the grocery store!
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Beautiful transformation and now it's functional for you. Win, win!! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Becky, it was fun!
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What did you use to attach the linoleum to your wall? Great idea.
Love what you did. Have you considered painting the remaining cabinet to blend in more with your decor style?
Was the linoleum in blocks or sheet??