Now in general I really love our kitchens layout. It's wide open and right there off the living room. It truly is the heart of our home, and being such I want to make it a kitchen worthy of an award. (Even if I have to create such award myself.)
As you can see in the picture above the kitchen is a very open and brightly lit space. But there is a lot to be done here. Number one being the wall paper needs to go away, and number two the cabinets need to be repainted.
In this picture you can see the top garage door (blue) and the doorway leading into our laundry room. I think we'll be removing the door to the laundry room for a couple of reasons. Main purpose would be because of the very cost effective attic fan. If you even think about opening the garage doorway the attic fan will close the other door making it a task to reopen. Plus we could put this door to good use elsewhere (reason number two.)
I don't exactly hate wood, or the look of it. Infact I like the wooden counter tops. Sure I would love some granite, but we're not looking at spending that kind of money. I think painting the cabinets a very bright white will help offset the excessive wood paneling in the house. Another thing that needs to go are the awful hardware.
In the picture above you can kind of see my inspiration for what I want this kitchen to be based on. Those lovely strawberry canisters were my grandmother's, and I would love to incorporate some red and green in a delicate and not overwhelming way. Also, because my fiance has inherited quite a bit of the kitchen decorations, we'll be painting and swapping out a few things.List of what we're gonna do and the estimated cost:
Paint - 150.00
White - cabinets
Green - walls
Red - Chairs and misc furniture
New dishwasher - 300
New cabinet hardware - 100.00
Removing door - free
Total: 550
