Kitchen - Farmhouse Chic

Upgrading a kitchen does not always mean a total overhaul.

This kitchen remodel was all about BUDGET and keeping some of the original wooden features that the new home owner fell in love with.

This once outdated rustic kitchen got a new lease on life by simply refinishing most of the wood cabinets with a fresh coat of white, new black matte hardware, concrete looking laminate counter top, sleek black faucet and sink, new subway tile back splash (to compliment floor tile which was not in the budget to change), modern lighting and neutral color wall paint.

Keeping some of the existing wood charm and enlisting my talented carpenter to add an accent wooden bulkhead for the three pendant lights, ties the whole look together. Re-purposing the buffet hutch by separating the top and bottom to create a counter top and wall mounted cabinets transformed the furniture into an extension of kitchen cabinet and counter space for the microwave, as space was limited on existing kitchen counter layout. The floating shelf above the fridge was a little added feature that framed the fridge nicely rather than having it look lost in the space.

The changes were small but the transformation was big.

(Check out the BEFORE pictures at the end of this project photo gallery)