Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Under $200 Kitchen Make Over {and that includes new flooring}

I am finally finally done with my kitchen...{I think!}
And ready to show photos. 


 I moved my cake plate collection down to the counter top so they can be seen better. {Plus I use them often for parties, and it's a pain to climb a ladder to reach them all the time}
The island is my favorite piece because it was a base cabinet found discarded curbside. 

I hauled it home, gave it a fresh coat of paint, added some  glass knobs {half off at Hobby Lobby}, and a white Italian Marble top.
The marble was a Craigslist find for $50, it had a base piece that I sold for $25. So I pretty much got an expensive marble counter top for $25!!

It didn't fit exactly so we added some trim pieces and I hung some brackets on the side where it overhangs.
 I reaaaallllly love it!


 I finally painted the inside of the china cabinet.....got tired of the yellow and I think all the pretty pastels "pop" better against the white.

Soooo are you ready for some of the before photos?
 When we moved in there was nothing but subflooring that someone painted grey....our socks stuck to it and it was just gross. We bought cheap laminate tile and put it down ourselves.

The whole kitchen was a dingy off white. My dad gave me a gallon of bright white and I painted the whole thing. I added some white linen fabric from the thrift store to the built in cabinet, since once upon a time before we moved in, someone broke out all of the glass.
 The china cabinet was YELLOW. 
It could still use some small things but we are on the teeny tiniest of budgets and this was what our finances would allow and honestly I am VERY happy with the results.

All in all, we put very little money and a lot of elbow grease into our farmhouse kitchen. Most of the fixtures, furniture, and nik naks were either free {like my 1959 GE stove} or very cheap like {like the china cabinet $30 from Ebay}











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49 comments:

  1. Beautiful makeover! You give me hope for when we start to tackle our eyesore of a kitchen!

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    1. My kitchen was SCARY starting out and I was worried because we didn't have the funds to do much, but paint and elbow grease go a long way! Thank you for your comment! ♥

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  2. Beautiful! I love so many things I don't know where to begin I love the mirror and the island is great. The whold thing turned out terrific.

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  3. oh!!!!! you did an amazing job!!!! its gorgeous!

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  4. Adore the kitchen. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Beautiful job! You are very thrifty and incredibly talented!
    -Molly
    thepoorsophisticate.blogspot.com

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  6. What a great makeover, and for such a great pricetag! You must be loving your new kitchen. :)

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  7. Love it, love it, love it! I so understand a teeny tiny budget, but isn't it so satisifying though? I tend to stay on a budget even when I have the money to do whatever I want. I think I like it better that way and we definitley have something no one else will have that's for sure! I'm your newest follower...so happy I found ya!

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  8. Hi Nicki,
    You have done a beautiful job with your kitchen. I love it. I am in the same boat with you. Decorating my home on a tiny budget. It is hard, and you have to have a lot of patients.I love the same style as you. Clean, no clutter, with some shabby chic look... You have beautiful pieces, with just the right amount of color. I am glad to have found your site. And am looking forward to following you. Have a wonderful Day :0)

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  9. It all looks wonderful!! My kitchen cabinets are in DESPERATE need of a repainting, so that is on my to-do list for later this spring :) Right now I have pink rose knobs on them, but I feel it's time for a bit of a change, just not sure what yet to replace them with? The drawers have pink glass pulls, so perhaps some pink glass knobs. Or perhaps changing them all to white? LOVE the mirror above the stove!! ♥

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  10. What a differences. It looks great.

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  11. It looks amazing!!! Great job! My favorite part is the island also, beautiful!!!

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  12. You did a fantastic job on your kitchen, love your stove♥

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  13. What a fabulous look, and very inspiring!

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  14. Gorgeous. I LOVE your island. The countertop overhanging on those pretty brackets all look like it was custom made. Nice work, thanks for sharing!

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  15. You are amazing, inspiring and I am speechless. You are my idol!

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  16. Wow. You should really have your own HGTV show. I am very impressed!

    xo,
    RJ

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  17. Your kitchen is amazing! You've proved that we don't need to spend a fortune to make a room look like a million bucks!

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  18. Hi, I just found your lovely blog. Your kitchen makeover is fab! I love all of the white! Your cake plate and bottle collection are two things I love also. I will be back to link up with your party on Thursday. I too have a new party, Share Your Cup Thursday. It will open tomorrow at 4 mst. I would love if you would share this post! Now following you.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  19. What an amazing job you've done! All that work paid off. The design and your marble counter and cabinets are stunning.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Jody

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  20. Your kitchen looks absolutely gorgeous! I still stay paint trash can! Maybe spray paint would adhere better...or some sort of varnish over the paint. I don't know. Anyway, great job Nicki. I just love it.

    Cindy Bee

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  21. Your kitchen is gorgeous Nicki!! You can come and do mine now!! lol
    Blessings~

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  22. What an amazing make-over! Your kitchen looks great...I love it!!

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  23. You just have got IT he IT we all want-great job

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  24. Oh it looks really great! I love the built in! And I love how you did your kitchen island!! I am so looking for a piece of marble now!!! I am on a non existent budget so I know how it feels having to spend pennies!!!
    Great work girl!!
    And thank you for sharing it! I'll blog about mine soon!! but I did share pics on my FB of my before dining table and hutch (though nobody has commented on them.
    Anyways, you did a beautiful job.
    Ciao for now, Shabby Jen

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  25. I love your kitchen--I love your whole house!

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  26. You did an outstanding re-creation . It is so inviting and bright. I absolutely love the island. You should be calling your blog, Budget Friendly Vintage Farm Girl Chic !

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  27. Your kitchen is beautiful! It's so fresh and clean and cozy! The island is fabulous with that marble top...nice find and redo!

    Deborah

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  28. Wow...you have a gift!!! It looks gorgeous!

    ♥Linsey

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  29. What an amazing transformation. I can't believe how little you spent on it.

    GREAT job.

    Cheri

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  30. Your stove was the first thing that caught my eye! I love that this is true DIY with a small budget and lots of elbow grease. It looks charming. ~ Maureen

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  31. it turned out beautiful!! I know you've been working hard at it for a long time! Nicely done!!

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  32. Fabulous!!! It looks so French-Nordic! Wonderful job!!! :)

    xoxo laurie

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  33. You did such a nice kitchen makeover with your small budget. Your island turned out great.
    Mary Alice

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  34. So much satisfaction to be gained from doing it all yourself. Great job.

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  35. Very low cost reno at such a pretty outcome. I am sure that there are many things still you would love to change but this is an amazing looking kitchen on a tiny budget.

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  36. Isn't it amazing what a little bit of paint can do for you? It looks great!

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  37. DON'T you dare forget to link this up at Cowgirl Up tonight! LOL
    I just love everything you've done!!! I'm just amazed, so chic for so little!
    ♥Linsey

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  38. Lovely, paint is the transformation for any room. Following you on Linky!

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  39. I have visited your kitchen before but it caught my eye again ;) Congrats on changing your space with so little money by using white paint, lots of hard work and a great attitude =)

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  40. pretty good job...love this nice kitchen...greetings from germany :-D

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  41. Your kitchen looks so gorgeous! I love that you rolled up your sleeves and made it beautiful on a budget. Well done!!

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  42. Fantabulous work! Love all the white... I'm in the process of whitening my kitchen, too, but w/ open shelving for top cabinets! Thanks for the inspiration! =)

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  43. Hi! I am looking for an inexpensive solution to our floors and am thinking about what you used. Can I ask about the cost and installation? Beautiful kitchen by the way!!!

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