This ho-hum kitchen was completely transformed with the help of a bright paint job, a thorough deep clean, and a few colorful kitchen accessories. Curious?
Megan's regular and not particularly special kitchen was transformed into a bright and welcoming space with the help of a deep clean, turquoise paint, open shelving (simply by removing the doors, not installing new shelves), and some DIY touches like plate collections and a spice rack she picked up from Salvation Army and spray painted. Fun!
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I think the update is quite adorable. With that fabulous sink and a big dog...what else do you need!?
Adorable! And that sink is fantastic.
Sweet baby Jesus, that sink is amazing!
I think this is a cute, funky little kitchen now. I might recommend a nice mat in front of the sink, for the sake of the dishwasher's feet and back. :)
FINALLY a kitchen that isn't all tiled white! How happy. I'd just need a rug by the sink.
I had one of those sinks in a long-ago apartment, and I would love to have it again!
Lovely! It's refreshing to see a makeover where you can actually tell the before and after pics are indeed the same room. It goes to show small (and simple) touches can transform a space.
Adorable!
Love, love love that sink! So glad you kept it! Oh, and adorable kitchen, too.
That sink!!!
I agree with RMF; it's nice to see color, and a tasteful dose of it! I'm always amazed at what a bit of paint and open shelving can do.
Love it. had great bones to begin with - and yes, the sink! what a happy little space.
Love it! That pop of orange on the turquoise wall is great!
ERICASULLIVAN said it best!!!! "Sweet baby Jesus, that sink is amazing!"
Did the person just move into this place? Because I swear I saw the before picture on craigslist not too long ago...
Looks great, by the way :)
I would have so much fun decorating that kitchen. Love the sink!
I would put an orange curtain around the sink and maybe some kind of shelving. Do you realize how much storage space is just begging to be utilized there?
Having said that, this is not that much a makeover as it is the bare difference between a kitchen in a house nobody lives in and a kitchen in a house somebody lives in. It does feel much better than the before, but then again, I would have liked to see the before in use. Even if the person had bad taste, the after would have looked much better.
I am SO glad you kept the sink. I would have had a heart attack if it'd been removed. Beautiful.
Yes! That sink! Anyway, liked the before, LOVE the after :)