After mentioning redoing our kitchen to my husband many times, he has finally agreed to let me loose in there with a paint brush, bless his heart.
We live in a 3-bedroom mobile home, which my husband's mother bought in probably the mid-70's. Not much in the way of updating has been done in most of the home, probably the only thing being the replacement of the orange shag carpet in the living room, so the kitchen cabinets, flooring, walls, light fixtures, etc....are all original. Dark brown cabinets, brown tile, and some kind of Early American wallpaper/paneling.
Here is what we will be working with:
We live in a 3-bedroom mobile home, which my husband's mother bought in probably the mid-70's. Not much in the way of updating has been done in most of the home, probably the only thing being the replacement of the orange shag carpet in the living room, so the kitchen cabinets, flooring, walls, light fixtures, etc....are all original. Dark brown cabinets, brown tile, and some kind of Early American wallpaper/paneling.
Here is what we will be working with:
What I am planning to do first, is to get the cabinets painted white and paint over the patterned wall covering. The fridge is fairly new, and we bought the stove when we moved in, and just recently my husband bought me a dishwasher, so the appliances will be staying.
In the foreground, the island is carpeted on the side facing the living room. What I am planning to do with that is to take off the carpeting, and put up white bead board wainscoting, which I will carry over to the dining area wall.
Here is the opposite side of the kitchen:
In the foreground, the island is carpeted on the side facing the living room. What I am planning to do with that is to take off the carpeting, and put up white bead board wainscoting, which I will carry over to the dining area wall.
Here is the opposite side of the kitchen:
Wow, I didn't realize just how much BROWN is everywhere, ha!
On the right side, is a little wall divider. I am planning on covering the bottom with the white wainscoting, and carrying that across the whole wall. Then paint the top half of the wall.
I will also eventually get rid of the mini blinds, add new curtains, and change the light fixture.
Here is one more shot of the wall divider:
I'm going to keep the divider, I just like it for some reason, and I think with the wainscoting, and painting the spindle and top area, it will look ok. Also, on the left, there is a panel of gold plastic, which I'm planning on taking out, and hanging one of those big colored glass sun-catcher panels.
Also, I would love to eventually redo the floor in a dark mahogany laminate...but I know that probably will not get done for a long time.
So that is our little kitchen, as it sits today.
Like I said, my first priority is to get some paint up, and here is the general look that I envision for this space:
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I absolutely LOVE how this color looks with the crisp white. The color is Spanish Olive by Glidden. Green has a calming effect on me....I can't really put it into words...it just makes me feel good. It feels homey and warm and soothing and clean and fresh. When I look at my kitchen now, I can, in my mind, see this color on the walls, along with splashes of deep red/maroon for contrast, and black. Black for possibly the light fixtures and accent pieces.
Here are some other photos that are sources of inspiration for the vision I have in my mind.
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The green walls, along with the dark red accent pieces...this is what my ultimate goal is. This is such a beautiful color combination.
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Again, loving the deep red and the addition of black.
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Deep red accent pieces
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Simple hanging light fixture for above the table...love this!
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This is the bead board wainscoting that I want to use.
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Love the rich mahogany flooring
So there we have it....quite the project ahead of me. So while I sit here watching the blizzard that we are getting right now...I am more anxious than ever for spring to get here, so that I can get started painting and begin this very big project. It's so exciting, and very intimidating, ha....but we'll take it one step at a time, and enjoy seeing the transformation. Because half the fun is getting there, right? ;)
I welcome any comments, advice, ideas or thoughts that you may have....and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week. :)
Linking to:
Vintage Revivals
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On the right side, is a little wall divider. I am planning on covering the bottom with the white wainscoting, and carrying that across the whole wall. Then paint the top half of the wall.
I will also eventually get rid of the mini blinds, add new curtains, and change the light fixture.
Here is one more shot of the wall divider:
I'm going to keep the divider, I just like it for some reason, and I think with the wainscoting, and painting the spindle and top area, it will look ok. Also, on the left, there is a panel of gold plastic, which I'm planning on taking out, and hanging one of those big colored glass sun-catcher panels.
Also, I would love to eventually redo the floor in a dark mahogany laminate...but I know that probably will not get done for a long time.
So that is our little kitchen, as it sits today.
Like I said, my first priority is to get some paint up, and here is the general look that I envision for this space:
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I absolutely LOVE how this color looks with the crisp white. The color is Spanish Olive by Glidden. Green has a calming effect on me....I can't really put it into words...it just makes me feel good. It feels homey and warm and soothing and clean and fresh. When I look at my kitchen now, I can, in my mind, see this color on the walls, along with splashes of deep red/maroon for contrast, and black. Black for possibly the light fixtures and accent pieces.
Here are some other photos that are sources of inspiration for the vision I have in my mind.
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The green walls, along with the dark red accent pieces...this is what my ultimate goal is. This is such a beautiful color combination.
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Again, loving the deep red and the addition of black.
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Deep red accent pieces
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Simple hanging light fixture for above the table...love this!
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This is the bead board wainscoting that I want to use.
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Love the rich mahogany flooring
So there we have it....quite the project ahead of me. So while I sit here watching the blizzard that we are getting right now...I am more anxious than ever for spring to get here, so that I can get started painting and begin this very big project. It's so exciting, and very intimidating, ha....but we'll take it one step at a time, and enjoy seeing the transformation. Because half the fun is getting there, right? ;)
I welcome any comments, advice, ideas or thoughts that you may have....and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week. :)
Linking to:
Vintage Revivals
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