Before and After: Here’s More Proof That White Paint Fixes Everything
It was nearly love at first sight when artist Lindsay Hollinger found this house while on the search for a slower pace to live in Joshua Tree. Well, except for maybe the very dated kitchen. Thankfully, Lindsay knows that even the smallest changes can make the greatest impact. Rather than replace her original custom wooden cabinets, which can be an expensive and unnecessary update, she opted to paint her way to a fresh kitchen.
In the House Tour of Lindsay’s lovely Joshua Tree home, over at Apartment Therapy, she talked about her favorite element of the space.
“The desert light. I was never a morning person until I moved to the desert — the light is so gorgeous and the big windows in all the rooms bring the outside magic in.”
It’s perhaps no surprise that when looking to give her vintage kitchen an upgrade, she opted to lighten and brighten, making the most of that beautiful desert light streaming in.
With convenience and functionality in mind, Lindsay chose a white high gloss paint for easy cleaning. She further transitioned her new design by replacing the aged wood floors with a modern grey concrete floor.
Never neglecting the details, Lindsay completed her finishing touches by switching out all of the cabinet hardware, spray painting the overhead light fixture, and adding a printed rug below the sink.
Tour the rest of the house: Desert Magic in a Renovated Joshua Tree House at Apartment Therapy
Resources Used in This Kitchen Makeover
- Kitchen cabinets are Behr Marquee in Ultra Pure White Gloss
- Printed Boucherite Rug, from $49 at Urban Outfitters
- Airplant Hangers and Cactus Ring Holder from Zebra Wing Studio on Etsy
- Concrete tiny cactus planters from Concrete Geometric
- Franklin Brass Cabinet Hardware from Amazon
This post originally ran on Apartment Therapy. See it there: Before and After: A Vintage Kitchen in the Desert Gets a Bright Face-Lift