Budget remodel and tons of fun

16 years ago

Here's the story (pictures) of my mainly DIY (tight budget)remodel that started because I bought a new dishwasher.

It all began with white melamine cabinets on Oct 20, 2007...

By the end of that first weekend...

The demo crew - twins are in college still (engineering) and the other two are done. None of them can use a drill or a saw as well as I can, but they can tear stuff up. lol

Found a couple of things along the way - boys had never seen a 45 or a mouse - poor deprived souls.

I laid my new floor and put my cabinets together each night for a week or so after work and did most of the painting. Sons helped on the weekend.

I had to hire a handyman to help me install the cabinets, remove the old exhaust unit and repair the drywall

I have to replenish the penny jar and buy a cabinet depth fridge. I moved it so it really stands out now.

That's my Makita in the picture.

Thanksgiving was amidst the mess, but we were all together and thankful.

Countertops finally on 11/27

Plumber came last week to install new sink stuff and I washed pots and dishes all day last Sunday. Everything is now put away.

THE END

Postscript

I still have the remaining handles to put on drawers, floor finishing (edge pieces) cabinet trim, and hopefully soon a new fridge and range. Oh yes and I would like glass tiles for backsplash, but that's another story. I wish I was a kid again; I'd ask for all of it for Christmas...

Happy Holidays to All!

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creekylis
16 years ago
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Wow! You did a beautiful job! Congratulations!

What a handsome family too... four boys! Whew!

Have a Merry Christmas in your new space!
christie_sw_mo
16 years ago
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Congrats! It looks wonderful. How nice it must be to be done. That's what I want for Christmas.

I'm waiting until the counter depth friges get better reviews for that much money.

Four boys! What a grocery bill you must've had when they all lived at home.
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ilovemynewkitchen
16 years ago
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Beautiful!
I love the color!
Make sure you do your homework on a counter-depth.. you lose a lot of space.

And... are you sure that was a mouse?? :)
Flowerchild
16 years ago
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Great DIY job!! What a transformation that is. Looks great. Enjoy your Christmas dinner there.
marthavila
16 years ago
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Livinwell, I'm lovin' it! Isn't it funny how a kitchen improvement project can morph from something as simple as a dishwasher into a whole remodel? :) Things are looking good. . . including your handsome crew of novices. LOL! What kind of cabs are those? Ikea, maybe? Nice. BTW, I'm struck by your paint color since it's one I once had in my own kitchen. (Definitely wakes you up in the a.m. and makes you feel warm and cheery at all times. Yeah!) Be sure to keep us posted on the finishes.
many_hats
16 years ago
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With those cabinets and the paint color you chose, I think I would smile every time I walked into that kitchen! It looks so much more functional now the way you changed the appliances around.

It's funny--when I read that your sons had never seen a 45 or a mouse, I was looking for a picture of a 45 rifle in the wall, not a record! Shows either my military upbringing or rural living I guess (although I'll admit I AM old enough to remember 45 records!).

Anyway, you must be so proud of what you've accomplished and I'm sure you and your family will enjoy it so much over the holidays. Good luck with the finishing touches.
terible
16 years ago
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Very nice! You sure have a good looking family, you must be so proud. My oldest is in the Navy & will be home for Christmas. Same old kitchen for me but for once I don't care, cannot wait to see my boy.
Hope you have a special holiday in your nice new kitchen with your family.
rosie
16 years ago
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What a nice story and beautiful kitchen, and beautiful family. My laughing at your poor deprived boys got my husband out of bed to check it out. Your orange hasn't totally sold him on my painting our sitting room off the kitchen that color, but he does think it looks nicer than he thought it would. Happy Holidays to you guys too.
houseful
16 years ago
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WOW, great job! I love the paint color!! The amount of counterspace around your cooktop is wonderful. Happy Holidays to you and your beautiful family:)
hedygs
16 years ago
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It does look lovely. Can you share details on what you used?
fnzzy
16 years ago
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ohwow! what a transformation!

and could you save one of your sons for my daughter please???
You're a very lucky mama with 4 good looking AND helpful and smart guys like that.
malhgold
16 years ago
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Congratulations on a fantastic kitchen!!! Just curious, when you bought the new dishwasher, did you know that you were going to remodel the kitchen or did it not fit properly?

Everything looks very nice together. Great job!!!
jy_md
16 years ago
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Wow! This has been so inspiring. You did an incredible job creating a beautiful kitchen. But really, how impulsive was this new kitchen? (I need a new dishwasher. Wait, let's do a new kitchen to go with it...)

Between you and Weedyacres, I'm beginning to think a new kitchen IS possible.
bklyn2pok
16 years ago
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Great kitchen! I love your paint color it feels warm and cheery.
pickles_ca
16 years ago
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Your kitchen is lovely - thanks for posting the pics of the transformation.

Enjoy,
armomto3boys
16 years ago
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Wow, nice job! Love the color, everything looks great together. And you have some handsome helpers there!
dianalo
16 years ago
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4 Boys, Twins in college... YIKES! I only have 2 and my hands are full, lol. My sons will be in the same grade since the little guy is moved up, but they were born a year and half apart. I thought that was going to be rough, but you have double the chaos..... I guess if you can do it, it can be done ;)

As for your kitchen, that is an amzing transformation. You must be so proud of it and your crew (and pat yourself on the back while you are at it).
It looks lovely and elegant and not like a "budget" job at all.
Congrats!
pcjs
16 years ago
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The new dishwasher, sons, and the rest of the kitchen are lovely. We have a lot more DIY work to do on our house.... if you ever get tired of the helpers, we'd love to borrow them. :)
pupwhipped
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thank you for posting these pics. I soooooo enjoyed them. Your kitchen is wonderful...it all works together so well. Please, please tell me what your countertops are. BTW, that's the most handsome "demo crew" I've ever seen. And that Thanksgiving dinner looked mighty fine, too. The mouse, however, was frightening! It scares me to think of what we might find when we tear out the kitchen in our newly purchased 1952 lake home. I'll be on the lookout now. Hope we only find records and no giant rodents! Thank you for your pictures, and you should be very, very proud of your lovely kitchen.
kitchenkelly
16 years ago
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That is a wonderful kitchen. Love the paint color - very refreshing. The upper cabinet glass is fabulous. Nice looking family, too.

Congrats!
deegw
16 years ago
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Your pictures tell such a great story. Which was cheaper -your handyman bill or your food bill for your free help? I can just imagine what went on at your house when the mouse was found.

Everything looks terrific. Your boys are gems. If they act even half as nice as they look, you've been very blessed.
fran1523
16 years ago
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Whew. Those boys are handsome and so is your kitchen. The cabinets are awesome.
daki
16 years ago
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You did a great job. Kitchen looks wonderful, and I too love how your wall colors coordinate with your cabinetry. A glass tile backsplash will definitely look great with your kitchen but no need to rush that because your current wall color works well!
mzdee
16 years ago
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You Rock!!
awm03
16 years ago
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Wow, I LOVE that orange with your light wood cabinets and the black counters. What's the color called and who makes it? And what's the counter material. On the whole, very nicely done!

Your 4 good lookin' guys sure are somthing to be proud of. Tell them the Kitchen Forum votes them a thumbs up!
socalthreems
16 years ago
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I wish my demo crew had been as good looking as yours! LOL! I also hope when my kids are the ages of yours that they will be such willing helpers!!! :)

Your kitchen looks FABULOUS and I know you must be so thrilled every time you walk in! It went from such a blank white space to a warm, welcoming, workable space. CONGRATULATIONS!

BTW, my living room is orange and I find it such a happy, fun color!!!

ENJOY and thank you so much for sharing! These DIY projects are so inspirational to all of us, even those of us lacking the DIY gene!
sdionnemoore
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Pat yourself on the back for raising four fine-looking and intelligent young men. Then give yourself another pat for that beautiful kitchen. OY! What ajoy!
livinwell
Original Author
16 years ago
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Thank you all for the compliments. This forum has been a great help throughout a couple of projects this year. I hope I answer all the questions below; I know this is kinda long...

Christie sw mo and ilovemynewkitchen - I have been reading reviews of counterdepth also. My options are really limited because I don't want water in door feature or an icemaker. I've read that those cause additional problems for some. Plus I still use my bottled water dispenser because of the hot tap. I love to have my green tea daily.

marthavilla, hedygs and pupwhipped here are the details:

My kitchen is rougly 12 x 15 with windows galore and one open 6ft wall on the side where the refrigerator is. So with the 30" pantry I have another 36" (easy) for counterdepth fridge. That same side steps down to the family room.

I didn't make any major modifications. I moved an outlet and added ground wire to an outlet inside the cabinet above the microwave. I had an under cabinet exhaust fan before that, but I removed it to get the microwave off the counter.

Yes it is Ikea: I looked at some samples brought in by a few area places offering the 10X10 kitchen and countertop for 5995. (wood and granite tops, but we all know it was bottom of the line) and decided to go with Ikea, after buying one of their cabinets and putting it together.

My cabinets are Kalsebo beech/beech veneer and I bought Bisats handles roughly 2800

Countertop and integrated sink is Livingstone (chocolate chip) www.livingstone.com Ikea has it along with some granite and corian. roughly 2500
The company who installed it was great.

Floor is Maple laminate also at Ikea. Floor and all underlayment roughly 450

Faucet is Moen Renko in glacier white - HD had it for 125

Paint is Behr HD 2 gallons at 27 each - color is Marmalade

I also bought the OTR microwave at HD for 200.

I probably paid another 1000.00 dollars for handyman, electrical and plumbing stuff that any DH worth his salt could handle.

Ladies that's a dig, so get DH or wannabe to read it and he'll say, "yeah I can do all that and we'll take a weekend getaway with the money saved. LOL If you've got that man, does he have a friend just like him?

malhgold and jv md - truly the kitchen remodel wasn't a consideration when the dishwasher was purchased on Ebay auction, new for 375. My previous dishwasher was not drying and washing well and I was pretty tapped out since I had just completed a remodel of my pool, upgraded my electrical service, painted the exterior of the house, new sod, and had pavers installed on sides and rear. I hired trades and acted as GC, so it saved a little. The kitchen was something I thought about then, but decided my priority was not cooking, but the backyard and swimming.

My old cabinets were on on those hinges that need tightening often or they may cause the door to fall on your head and the laminate countertop was peeling in places. I would continue to pull on it in an attempt to make it look so bad that I'd have to do something. After the dishwasher was in place, it just all looked worse, so I said what the heck, if I can keep it under 10K, more under the better, I'd do it. You know how women can be when we create justification for what we want. Suddenly it's doable if only... So I started perusing the kitchen board, saw ikeafans referenced and the rest is now history.

I did want to post so more people would think, hey maybe I can do that. I know I was discouraged looking at so many beautiful kitchens with price tags were way beyond my reach. This forum shows though that there is something for all of us and help/support is always available.
cooperbailey
16 years ago
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Wow. What a masterfully executed DIY kitchen makeover. And I absolutely understand the cascade effect of a new dishwasher leading to the do-over! I know you are proud of a job well done. And family is everything. Sue
mls99
16 years ago
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Congratulations - it looks fantastic. And as you said, an inspiration to get off my chair browsing what I want and get to doing!
mahatmacat1
16 years ago
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Fabulous! Great combination of the colors of the wall, cabs, and counter. I looked up livingstone and if anyone's interested it's livingstonesurfaces.com. I wish they'd been around when I bought my Corian--that prairie match would have been tough competition. I wonder if Corian is giving them any trouble? They're a pretty big multinational to take on...

But fabulous DIY work! Love the mom teaching the boys about tools--if they're in engineering they ought to know this stuff. My tile guy said that one of his sons wants to be an architect, but Dad isn't going to let him traipse off to architecture school without doing at least a couple of summers in the trades to give him an appreciation for the practicalities of the actual *building* of buildings :)
jb1176
16 years ago
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Good work! Lovely family!

It is so great to have a happy story here.

JB1176
tartanhabit
16 years ago
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Wow, I love your cabinets! This may be budget, but it sure does not look it! Altogether a really nice job.
kren_pa
16 years ago
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gorgeous kitchen. i really like the orange and the glass in the upper cupboards..i have never seen orange coordinate so well in a kitchen! congratulations
FWIW, i think that's a rat, having seen both rat and mouse (unfortunately). thank goodness it's gone! kren
claybabe
16 years ago
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WOW! You have a fabulous kitchen - and beautiful wrecking crew! What a wonderful mom and person you must be, having such great boys helping you and learning that you can do anything you put your mind to (even if you don't think it's doable at first). Nice work. The color is terrific, I love the dotted glass, and the cabs are beautiful.

WOW wow wow. Congratulations! And thanks for posting!
lascatx
16 years ago
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That first kitchen didn't look as bad as it apparently was -- folks said the same thing about my former kitchen, so I understand how that can be true. Your new kitchen is warm, crisp and inviting. And I have to agree that you had a better looking demo crew than I did. Sounds like a good time to have 4 boys, but 2 keep me busy the rest of the time.

I think it's great that you posted. Folks do need to see what you can do on smaller budgets. DIY wasn't an option for us (we've done a lot in the past, but not this one), but I really do enjoy seeing what folks are able to do when they can. There were some inexpensive glass mosaics that were discussed here a while back -- were they the Susan Jablon? She had some on sale when I looked that seemed great, and I think several folks here have used them. Maybe you can work those in after the fridge and a little R&R.

Enjoy your new kitchen and thank your boys for me too. A mom of 2 younger boys appreciates seeing young men growing up to help their mom. ; )
Mick Mick
16 years ago
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Good job! Good lookin' family!

Enjoy your kitchen.

Blech on the mouse!!!!!!!!
basnjas
16 years ago
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I must say, your pictures and descriptions really brought a smile to my face, which was needed (family cat had to be put to sleep last night).

You sound like your priorities are in the right places. Fix the pool so that people can come over and have fun. Then fix the kitchen so you can have fun feeding them!

I must say, the picture of Thanksgiving dinner on the stove, with the drill and rubber mallet sitting INSIDE the top drawer... CLASSIC!

You must be very proud of that wonderful family. You clearly are teaching by example, showing what a little (okay, a lot) of elbow grease can accomplish. Your new kitchen looks fantastic.

Enjoy.
terible
16 years ago
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Hi livingwell, love your wall color. It's about the same color of my diningroom. Everyone went into shock while I was painting but loved it after. Although your kitchen looks so nice without a backslpash, maybe you could find a deal on ebay. I'm not really sure what the going rate for glass tiles are but while looking at tiles I thought of you.

Here is a link that might be useful: ebay Christmas list
queenofmycastle0221
16 years ago
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Congratulations! It is beautiful!

Alicia
DYH
16 years ago
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Your kitchen is fabulous! And what a wonderful job you did with your great family crew! Congratulations for real!

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in your new kitchen. It is so awesome!

Thanks so much for sharing.
Cameron
hmsweethm
16 years ago
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I so admire you for taking on this project, and like everyone else, I send you my compliments on a beautiful family. You are an inspiration. Enjoy the holidays. You deserve it.
tradewind_64
16 years ago
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Livinwell, thank you so much for posting your pictures. I am trying to design a kitchen remodel without a big budget and very much appreciate getting to see the results of those who have taken that same route. I love what you have accomplished and just wanted to let you know that your kitchen and efforts are an inspiration. Congratulations on the beautiful new space!
livinwell
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Terible, thanks for the link. That is exactly the sort of color mix I'll be looking for when the time comes.

:) Thanks to all of you who provided the additional creep factor that the "mouse" discovered may indeed have been a rat. OMG

Budget remodel and tons of fun

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