My client, Mrs. J., had a pretty awful kitchen..... BUT she was on a seriously tight budget. Mrs. J. is disabled and she has a really hard time seeing very well. Her house was built in the mid-50's and had not had very skilled kitchen updates since then...
It was dingy, dirty, dark, with stick down tiles, and faux wood laminate counter tops.
There was this terribly inefficient pantry that had very little storage....YUCK!
And whatever that is over the stove... Seriously, what was that? It was a mess is what it was when we tore it out!
Mrs. J. couldn't afford new cabinets so we bought some new cabinets from Home Depot and scabbed them in with the old ones. We also re-used some cabinets from a previous renovation in another kitchen. We tore out the old useless pantry and scabbed in a 1 piece from Home Depot. It worked perfectly.
Then we laid some really nice ceramic tile, we bought on a clearance blow out. She got a FANTASTIC price on this tile. Of course my guy from 5M Construction installed it perfectly and it looked fantastic too. It really is WHO you know.
Finally, that crazy mess over the stove was replaced with a functional overhead microwave and the new cabinets. We tiled the entire wall behind the stove with 6x8 tiles laid in a subway style pattern. We installed under counter lighting so Mrs. J. could see better in her kitchen. *Much Needed* Did you notice the crown molding at the top, to dress up those old cabinets a little bit?
New counter-tops, bead-board paneling, new floors, painted the existing cabinets and installed fasteners in the cabinets to keep the doors nice and closed, pretty paint job, new curtains and a few finishing touches to make the kitchen cozy, pretty and functional.
Everyone deserves a kitchen that is pretty and functional. Design on any budget. Mrs. J. spent less that 2k to give her very old kitchen a face lift. My favorite part was the backsplash, Mrs. J.'s favorite part was the much needed lighting. What is YOUR favorite part?
