do it yourself kitchen remodel.

Proceed into a kitchen remodel with total caution, sanity, and an intact marriage.  You might, *might* come out with one of the three.

We started the kitchen remodel in January of this year, figuring since we were getting new kitchen appliances from Frigidaire we ought to update the kitchen to match.  We’re now seven months into the kitchen remodel project and we still have half an un-tiled floor and no cabinet hardware {read: knobs and pulls}.  I love the way it looks so far, and I’m thinking the whole thing might be done by January 2011 if I’m lucky.

Here’s what we did to the kitchen:

-Painted the cabinets a creamy white

- Tiled the laminate floor

- Replaced all the kitchen appliances

- Put in new counters

- Put in a new sink {with the counters}

- Put bead board and new molding on the island

Here’s an aerial shot of what the kitchen looked like in the fall:

Here’s how it looks right this minute:

Here are the old cabinets with the old fridge.  I hated both the fridge and the cabinets from the minute we moved into the house seven years ago.

New fridge and painted cream cabinets:

Old floor {yuck} and another shot of the awesome cabinets:

The counters and new in counter sinks are Wilsonart HD which means they’re still laminate counters but they look like solid surface for a fraction of the price. The counters are my favorite.  The in-counter sink is fabulous too; the cabinets in front of the sink had so much water damage from our old ill-fitting sink with rims.  Water used to splash down the front of the cabinets every time we turned on the faucet, now it doesn’t leave the sink.  You know, the way it’s supposed to be.

The tile floor is awesome, but we have a ridge in the middle of our kitchen which is driving me nuts.  We’ll be tiling {I use the term *we* loosely, it means Viktor} all the way through the front entrance to the front door so there’s a seamless transition into the house.  It’ll be lovely.  When it happens.

What do you think so far?  I’m really happy with it.  I think the white cabinets really brighten up and modernize the kitchen, which thrills me to bits.  The floor is really good at hiding dirt for days at a time, and I don’t think I need to spell out how I feel about that.  Awesome sauce.

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I received the Frigidaire appliances as part of a campaign I’m doing with Frigidaire.  I love them.  Love them.  Wilsonart provided me with new counters and a new in-counter sink.  I can’t tell you what a difference the counters have made in the kitchen remodel.  I mean, they’ve made all the difference.