Modern Kitchen Makeover (One Room Challenge)-Week 1

I am joining in the One Room Challenge again this Spring as a Guest Participant. If you have not heard of this, it is a twice a year blogger event hosted by Linda at Calling It Home that consists of a 6-week challenge where 20 featured designers and hundreds of design bloggers get to showcase a room makeover that they’ve completed in just 6 weeks. I transformed our Mudroom in the Fall 2017 challenge, which you can read all about HERE. This time, I am taking on my kitchen, which I am a little nervous about since it is used daily.

Each Wednesday, you can follow along with 20 featured designers as they complete a room transformation.  On Thursdays, there over 200 participants that link up with their own makeovers. Make sure you check them out, so you can be inspired by all the dramatic transformations.

The Kitchen Before

Here is a current look at my small kitchen...the bad, really bad, and the ugly. The cabinets are dated, the tile is from a 90's makeover, and the bar is an odd height (the shortest bar stools we could find barely fit.) My plan is to brighten up the space with lighter colors, make the bar more functional, and bring it into the MCM style of our home. 

Special thanks to my sponsors: 

Rust-Oleum, Aspect Tile, and D. Lawless Hardware for providing product used to achieve this fabulous transformation!

Modern Kitchen Renovation Checklist:

• Replace tile counter top with butcher block
• Tear out low bar and extend bar height counter
• Replace tile back splash with glass peel and stick subway tiles
• Paint cabinets and pantry
• Add frosted panels to the upper cabinets
• Replace hardware
• Paint inside of entry door
• Replace roman shade
• Paint bar stools
• Replace sink/faucet
• Replace ceiling light

Check out my Pinterest Board to see all of my kitchen inspiration!

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Now head over and check out the designers and other bloggers linking up to Calling It Home!

Catch up on my weekly ORC posts here:

Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5  / Week 6