Spring Break Makeover

     We have lived in our house for six years and have done little to no remodeling.  I had had enough. Enough of the dark mahogany cabinets, enough of the mismatched hardware, enough of the polished brass, broken light fixture. Enough!  Finally, Spring Break arrived and my list of to-dos was ready to go.  First on the list was a kitchen remodel.  I had been perusing Pinterest, Hometalk, Instagram and other social media sites for months trying to decide what my dream kitchen would look like.  We had our budget set, thanks to the IRS and a tax refund, and just needed time.
      Originally, I wanted all white with a black island.  However, the thought of tackling my kitchen cabinets with paint scared me to death.  I hate painting and am known to give up halfway through a job.  So, we decided to hire someone to refinish the cabinets.  I had seen a local small business on Facebook and decided to give them a call. After a brief consultation, we decided to paint the cabinets white with a black glaze and distressed black finish on bottom cabinets.  Cabinet doors were removed and taken away for painting.  We were then left with the job of destruction and removal.  We removed the smaller built-in oven and demolished the range and cabinet below.  This left us space to insert a new free-standing range and storage for my vintage collectible dishes.  My brother-in-law used scraps from the cabinet we removed to build the four-pane door where the built-in oven used to be. Love the result!
    Next was the hardware.  We purchased rubbed nickel hardware four years ago and had replaced some hinges and pulls here and there.  I read some blogs that insisted you could spray paint hardware and make it look store bought. So I did.  I found a can of Rubbed Oil Bronze spray paint at the Habitat for Humanity Restoration store for $1.75.  I spray painted all the kitchen hardware.  I decided I wanted bin pulls for the drawers and found a 10-pack on Amazon for $22 so we purchased those.
  My dream kitchen was almost complete and all for less than $4000.00.  I still have a few projects in mind, using old tin for a new backsplash and possibly DIY granite countertops. For now, I will just sit back and enjoy my beautiful new kitchen.