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Kitchen Remodel

Remodeled our 1917 kitchen for under $400 by shopping in our own house, re-using hand-me-downs and restoring character to antique elements.
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My husband and I tore out the old plater and lath ceiling of our 1917 kitchen revealing the wood beams. We painted everything fresh white, including the old cabinets. We added new hardware, a vintage stove for $45 and painted our old fridge with chalkboard paint. We tore up several layers of...
Quick Kitchen Remodel under $400
My husband and I tore out the old plater and lath ceiling of our 1917 kitchen revealing the wood beams. We painted everything fresh white, including the old cabinets. We added new hardware ($3 ea), a vintage stove ($45) and painted our old fridge with chalkboard paint ($9). We made our own diy...
Quick Kitchen Remodel under $400
My husband and I tore out the old plater and lath ceiling of our 1917 kitchen revealing the wood beams. We painted everything fresh white, including the old cabinets. We added new hardware, a vintage stove for $45 and painted our old fridge with chalkboard paint. We tore up several layers of...
Quick Kitchen Remodel under $400
My husband and I painted our old hand-me-down fridge with $9 chalkboard paint, added a $25 thrift store dresser and a $45 garage sale stove. The shelf above the stove was originally a floor joist that we cleaned up and attached to the wall to add character and history. We also tore up several...
Ecclectic Kitchen Remodel under $400
My husband and I used an old floor joist from the basement of our 1917 home as a kitchen shelf above our stove. We cut it in half, applied one coat of Howard Feed N' Wax and used two brackets for around $3.50 each to secure it to the wall.
Reclaimed Wood Kitchen Shelf
My husband and I took our hand-me-down beige fridge and gave it a new lease on life with $9 chalkboard paint. The sideboard is a chest of drawers we picked up at a thrift store for $25.
Chalkboard Paint Fridge
Before
Our kitchen before. The ceiling tiles were falling down due to a leaky bathroom. The impossible to clean vynil rug looked okay in pictures but awful in person. We tore it out, tore out the ceiling, installed new light fixtures, and gave everything a fresh coat of paint (including the chalkboard...
Kitchen Before
Our kitchen before. The ceiling tiles were falling down due to a leaky bathroom. The impossible to clean vynil rug looked okay in pictures but awful in person. We tore it out, tore out the ceiling, installed new light fixtures, and gave everything a fresh coat of paint (including the chalkboard...
Kitchen Before
Before
Our kitchen before. The ceiling tiles were falling down due to a leaky bathroom. The impossible to clean vynil rug looked okay in pictures but awful in person. We tore it out, tore out the ceiling, installed new light fixtures, and gave everything a fresh coat of paint (including the chalkboard...
Kitchen Before
photo by Conan Y. Fugit
Chalkboard Fridge and Vintage Stove