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Townhouse Kitchen - My First Design Project

When I moved into my townhouse eight years ago, I had a builder's kitchen.  Although the cabinets were mid-range maple cabinets they came along with green laminate countertops.  I knew I wanted to update the kitchen but I didn't want it to be a trendy kitchen that would be dated as soon as the trends faded away.

I replaced the countertops, sink, faucet and added a backsplash.  Since it was the first time I was engaging in a major design decision, I was scared that I might pick the wrong materials.  It's not like you can return installed granite back to the store for an even exchange. :)  Now six years later, I think the kitchen still looks relevant and hopefully will continue to be for years to come. And I still love my faucet!

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Kitchen Remodel in Progress - Part II - Lighting

Lighting is an integral part of any room. Whether you�re doing a remodel or just a small update never overlook how lighting will impact the space. When I moved into my house I inherited the most interesting kitchen which was large step down from my former kitchen. No granite, no instant hot water, no beautiful faucet... awww I'm just tearing up thinking about my old kitchen.

Here�s a look back at the way my current kitchen was when I moved in. Beautiful wasn�t it?


Since I�m on shoe string budget (broke) for this kitchen remodel, I wanted to make sure that I can at least have a decent looking kitchen since I was going to spend so much time in it.

After removing the wallpaper and painting the kitchen, it�s slowly coming together but I had a major issue with the lighting. Not only is there a large florescent fixture there�s also the space lights that even made the florescent fixture look great.

It took me a while to decide what fixture to replace it with and when I saw this light I knew it would be a perfect fit for the kitchen. Here�s the finished product, it's so much better what do you think?

Kitchen Remodel in Progress

When I moved in my house, I inherited the most inspiring kitchen with the most beautiful wall paper.

Okay I'm lying, the kitchen is a good size but that's the only thing I liked about the kitchen.

The cabinets are Thermafoil white with white laminate counter tops with the busy ivy wallpaper and vertical blinds. The kitchen also boasts the most interesting light fixture. Although I'm all for saving money and reusing what I can reuse. This light needs a quiet burial..... sorry light.




I would like to rip out the kitchen and get a high luxury kitchen ( I think I hear my wallet laughing - oh shut up). I can't afford to do that so I'm going to do the work in phases.

The first thing to go was the wallpaper. Of course without the wallpaper it left the kitchen looking so white it blinded us for months, but it was 200% better than the wallpaper.


After living with an all white kitchen for a year, I decided to paint the kitchen because with grubby little hands the walls needed to be wiped constantly and frankly, it was getting on my nerves. Of course looking for the perfect paint color is no easy task and after a while of looking at paint chips you start getting more and more confused. Even white could be hundreds of whites.


Finally I found narrowed it down to gray, but I didn't want a cool gray. I settled on a warmer gray from Sherman Williams called Versatile Gray. It's gray with hints of brown, it's a creamy modern color that doesn't overpower the room. It's really a beautiful color and I'm going to definitely going to use it somewhere else in my house. Of course it took me forever to paint the kitchen (3 dang days to be exact) but it was so worth it.



I'm now looking a for a light fixture to replace the "interesting one", new blinds and accessories to get it the kitchen to an acceptable level until I can get the kitchen of my dreams.

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