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1960's Kitchen Redo

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

Ok guys...we recently moved into a 1960's split level in the Chicagoland area. The kitchen was so bad. Unfortunately, we didn't have the money to gut. I had to work with the existing layout and cabinets. My tastes are quirky - but I did this with <$3700. I'm not good at taking the "before" shots - I get impatient. But hopefully you'll get the gist.



















Comments (16)

  • 8 years ago

    You did a very nice job. I could live with your kitchen quite nicely. You did, exactly what I wish so many that come on here would do, rather than tearing out perfectly good quality cabinets, and installing cheapies, that wont last longer than a few years. Congratulations on a job well done.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Amazing job for the budget. I think I had those cabinets in a condo built in 1965. I also painted them as a way to revive them as any kind of gut remodel wasn't happening in my wildest dreams :-)

    One of my friends in high school lived in a very expensive modern 1960's house and the kitchen had the orange cabinets although I would suspect it was some kind of laminate. Since the home was on a hill, the kids' bedrooms were on the lower level and had separate entrances. And we certainly made full use of the separate entrance on the weekends while her parents were oblivious upstairs.

  • 8 years ago

    Sammy - I color matched to the teapot on the stove.

  • 8 years ago

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Nicely done!

  • 8 years ago

    Great job! Congrats! Love the color match idea - clever.

  • 8 years ago

    Love it, floors are cool! How did you do the floors?

  • 8 years ago
    They were sold like this. Three widths (4 of each) & three colors (6 dark, 3 white, 3 gray) in one box. We just had to lay them out a bit to get a decent pattern.
  • 8 years ago

    I like that you didn't follow the herd, you did exactly what your taste dictated and it's so refreshing to see how you expressed yourself with color. Good job!

  • 8 years ago

    From drab to fab! Nice job!!!

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Looks very cool! Love the colors!

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Super cool kitchen!!

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Loving the boldness of the orange! And the makeover of the oven cabinet that couldn’t hold a modern sized oven. Is that a navy island too? Three colors? That’s a great vision!

  • 8 years ago
    I was a bit nervous about the three colors - but they work together on a palette - so was hopeful. U purchased the island on Wayfair and it was unfinished - it was actually the first thing I painted. I used Paint Couture in Lake Norman Blue with Black Chiffon glaze.
  • 8 years ago

    Great job!

    Great colors (both in actual hues & in ratios),

    great backsplash, & GREAT flooring!!

    .. & I, too, love how you turned the former oven cubby into shelving (especially for the microwave, freeing up valuable countertop real estate!).

    Give me a few weeks to brainwash my husband so that you can come to Texas & help me w/ my kitchen, LOL!! ;-)