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Our new grey kitchen

9 years ago

My husband and I spent the past 6 weeks remodelling our kitchen. Did almost all the work ourselves except for plumbing to move the sink and put in the dishwasher. Picture #3 is the before. I am planning to put in subway tile backsplash.

Comments (18)

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    It's a stunning kitchen! What brand cabinet did you use? What type of subway tile will you be using?

    del6463 thanked Carolina Kitchen & Bath
  • 9 years ago

    Thanks so much. The cabinets are Ikea - I assembled them all myself. My husband added the crown mouldings above the wall cabinets and above the small white glassed cabinet which we kept from the old kitchen. I am thinking we will use plain white subway tile, possibly bevelled 3 x 6 white tile. This was a budget reno that we were able to do on a very modest budget. We are recent retirees who had a bit of cash left from the sale of our former home, which we sold to move to this 1890's small town home.

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Nice work! Looks amazing! Love the countertops with the gray cabinets!

    del6463 thanked Stecki Construction
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Beautiful work!

    del6463 thanked Mega Builders
  • 9 years ago

    Very nice, a lot of work and it paid off.....The glass cabinet turned out great....Congrats, now you can relaxxxxxxxxxx............

    del6463 thanked wacokid
  • 9 years ago
    l love the gray cabinets and the countertop. What material is the countertop?
    del6463 thanked danmaureenb
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Great transformation!

    del6463 thanked Modaa Construction
  • 9 years ago

    Looks nice.

    del6463 thanked Architectural Notice
  • 9 years ago

    Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words. We are retirees with limited funds and the need to remain debt free, so it was important to us to keep costs down. When people talk about kitchen renos, the number $40,000 pops up. We spent $7000 plus $3000 for appliances that we bought last year when we purchased the home - so $10,000 total (plus sweat equity). The countertops are Formica (Argento Romano). Laminate may not be the most popular choice right now, but we like them a lot, installed them ourselves, and if we want to upgrade in the future, the option is there. The backsplash remains to be done, but I don't expect the cost to be very high. We will install it ourselves.

    Anyway, the holidays are coming and so is the family, so I guess we had better start cooking! Thanks to all and wishing you all the best for the holidays.


  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Great job! What type of paint did you guys use?

    del6463 thanked Sound Painting Solutions, LLC
  • 9 years ago
    I love it!!
    del6463 thanked stewy2you
  • 9 years ago

    So impressed you guys did all of this! I'm sure it wasn't easy, but that makes you appreciate it even more. Looks beautiful.

    del6463 thanked M S
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    This looks grey-t!

    del6463 thanked Five Star Painting of Austin
  • 9 years ago

    you guys did a great job. I really like the warmth of the window wood trim. It all works really nicely.

    del6463 thanked zealart
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Looks gorgeous! Great work!

    del6463 thanked OTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Excellent colour choice!

    del6463 thanked Laqfoil Ltd.
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Fantastic update!! Im so glad you opened up the storage space above the refrigerator!

    del6463 thanked Fratantoni Interior Designers