Kitchen Before & After: A 3-Day, $200 Kitchen Makeover

Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold is the Executive Editor of Cubby, and one of Apartment Therapy Media’s first full-time editors from way back when. She was The Kitchn's founding Design and Lifestyle Editor as well as Managing Editor of Re-Nest, Apartment Therapy’s late '00s green living site. She now thinks a lot about design, kids, and designy kids' things. She lives with her two daughters and their father in St. Paul, MN.
updated May 2, 2019
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Bethany liked her chalkboard kitchen cabinets in the beginning, but felt over time they made the kitchen look too dark and depressing. “I wanted it to feel bright and happy!” she writes on her blog This One’s For You.

So, armed with $200 and three free days, she decided to completely overhaul her kitchen. See how it looks now!

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Amazing! Bethany pulled the cabinets off the wall, hung pre-painted wall panels that look like beadboard, and then installed two open shelves from IKEA. She also painted the countertops and lower base cabinets, and couldn’t be happier with the changes! As she writes on her blog:

I’m in love with my new kitchen. It went from the room I didn’t want to look at, to the spot when I spend most of my time. It was totally worth the hard work and paint in my hair for days.

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Read more about Bethany’s kitchen makeover and see more photos → Kitchen Before & After at This One’s For Your

Thanks for letting us share this, Bethany!

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