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Before & After: A Bright, Affordable DIY Kitchen Update

January 27, 2017January 20, 2019Categories Home86 Comments on Before & After: A Bright, Affordable DIY Kitchen Update

My $250 kitchen update that started it all...

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Progress✨ This front door already looks sooooo much better, and the floors haven’t even been painted yet! I can’t wait to see how fresh everything feels once the floors are painted next week. Also if you look very closely, you will see Louie defying gravity. 😂 How is your #oneroomchallenge progress coming along? @oneroomchallenge #bhgorc @betterhomesandgardens (Door color is Early Riser by @magnolia and @kilzbrand )

The best furry photo assistant. 🐾 The @oneroomchallenge told us to start thinking about photography for our final reveal. But they didn’t say anything about dogs... I wonder if I can teach Louie how to use this camera in the next three weeks. She will do anything for a single oyster cracker. She could me my professional pho”dog”rapher. 📷🐾 Maybe I’ll just let her keep her position as “Official Design Consultant”. She advises on furniture placement (for optimal viewing of squirrels and mailmen), makes sure that the rugs are perfect for snoozing on, and gives me plenty of encouraging licks and snuggles, as if to say, “You go, Mom. You’re the best designer. I love you and I believe in you and I will love anything you do as long as it is Louie Approved™️. Now come scratch my belly.” It’s a good thing she works for free. #oneroomchallenge #bhgorc @oneroomchallenge @betterhomesandgardens

You’ve seen the “before”... now head to my blog to see the “after”! Three gallons of white paint made this space feel BRAND NEW, so I went and defaced it with my lettering 😂🙄😮 Don’t worry- it was the beginning of my @anniesloanhome @chalkpaint Aubusson Blue accent wall (which feels so warm and inviting). Week 3 of the @oneroomchallenge is complete, and we’re officially in the second half now! This step made a huge difference, and everything else will just be icing on top of the fresh coat of paint. Next week, I’ll be building the bed swing and painting the floors. After that, it will just be finishing touches like curtains and textiles! What are you most looking forward to about this space? I’m excited for the swing!#oneroomchallenge #orcspring2019 #bhgorc @betterhomesandgardens @oneroomchallenge

We cleared out the porch this morning, which can only mean one thing. PAINTING DAY IS HERE!🎨 (I guess it could also mean that we’re REALLY embracing the “minimalism” movement... but our living room is currently COMPLETELY full of chairs and couches, so we’re embracing a new kind of “maximalism” in there...) I filled all of the nail holes and vacuumed up all of the dust bunnies and dead bugs. I have some great “before” shots with my new tripod, and now the real fun begins! I’ll share the after photos of my freshly painted space tomorrow night! 😮😍🤗😱🥳 #oneroomchallenge #bhgorc #oneroomchallengespring2019 #orcspring2019 @oneroomchallenge @betterhomesandgardens @homelovenetwork

The Louie Approved™️ rug for this side of the porch arrived today, and the whole porch is being painted white tomorrow! I’ll be building the bed swing with my brother-in-law, Kirk, this weekend. 🛏 The floors will be painted next week, and curtains will go up after that. @oneroomchallenge progress is happening quickly now! In just a few short weeks, I’ll be writing my final Before & After post from my new bed swing in our cozy, colorful, and fresh sunroom! How is your #oneroomchallenge progress coming? #bhgorc #orcspring2019 #oneroomchallengespring2019 @betterhomesandgardens @oneroomchallenge @homelovenetwork

Played a little rug switcheroo until I can use this gorgeous @loloirugs in our sunroom! Now I think I want two- one for this room and one for the porch! And maybe one for the bedroom and one for the kitchen if we’re counting... Sunroom painting is happening on Tuesday, and I can’t wait to see it bright and fresh! (The sunroom that I’m transforming for the @oneroomchallenge is just on the other side of this window and door. It is the front entrance to our house.) My @ikeausa curtains arrived today, and I’ll be dyeing them a custom color with @ritdye . I have a lot to complete, but in the mean time I get to enjoy this rug in my living room! 🤗✨ Tell me- which room (or two) would you choose for this rug?

@em_henderson just shared a roundup of 10 DIY kitchens, and mine was included! I don’t have a design education, so I’ve studied Emily’s blog for years as my “styling textbook”. Being featured by her was one of my blogging goals that I previously thought was unrealistic. Looks like I need to set a few bigger goals! I will just be freaking out all day over here... and possibly all night, too. ✨ If you’re finding my blog through hers, welcome to my $250 DIY kitchen! I wish I could have you over and cook a meal for you, but this is Instagram. 🙃😂 I put links in my profile to the original before & after, and to the two year update about how our @anniesloanhome @chalkpaint is holding up. (Spoiler: it is still amazing) ✨ I’d love to answer any questions you have about our kitchen! I’ll just be floating in the clouds all day, shocked that the design Queen herself gave my design her stamp of approval. 😮😭🙃😳😱🤩🥳🤗😊 #showemyourdiy #showemyourstyled @em_henderson

Earlier this week, I told Ben, “Looks like I can change my @letterfolk board now that Spring is here!” Aaaand then we had hail/snow last night, so the board remains unchanged... as does the sentiment. Iowa winter: the longest 13 months of the year. ❄️ I’m taking suggestions for a new quote- maybe something that will encourage Spring to come back, and stick around for good this time. 🌷🌸☀️🌿✨

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