MCM Kitchen Reveal (One Room Challenge)-Week 6

So here we are in the final week of the One Room Challenge...the long awaited REVEAL! If you are new here, I am a guest participant in the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda at Calling It Home and this week all of the participants are showing off their finished spaces. I want to say a special thanks to Linda, official ORC media partner Better Homes and Garden, and my sponsors for making this possible! I have made new friends through this challenge and gained tons of inspiration for future projects, so make sure you head over to the ORC blog and check out the amazing Featured Designers as well as some of the Guest Participants.

Catch up on my weekly ORC posts here:

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

This One Room Challenge has been a bit of a bear, with all of our ambitious goals and old house challenges, but it is all worth it!  To refresh your memory, here is what our kitchen looked like when we started...orangery cabinets from the 70's and burgundy accent tile from the 90's.

Now on to the best part...the REVEAL of our new and improved Mid Century Modern Kitchen! 

(Spoiler Alert...We did not finish the cabinet doors because my husband built new ones and we just ran out of time, but check back because I will update this post once we finish)

The wood cabinets had good bones so we kept them and decided to just update the doors. To save money, my husband decided he would make them instead of purchasing new doors. The new doors are shaker style with a frosted insert in the upper cabinets.

The biggest expense and biggest change in the kitchen is the custom butcher block counters we installed! It makes the room so much brighter and cleaner.

Can we also talk about the back splash? I can't stop staring! The Aspect Peel & Stick glass tiles in Morning Dew add a little bit of glam to the kitchen. We went with the classic subway pattern to keep the lines clean. I will have a tutorial up soon for installing the tiles, so make sure you subscribe to my email list before you go!

We replaced the bronze strap hinges and hardware with modern pulls and hinges in brushed nickel. We went with two sizes from D.L. Lawless Hardware, a 3" pull for the drawers and small cabinet doors and a 9" pull for the larger cabinet doors and pantry doors.

We replaced the range hood, microwave, fridge, and sink with stainless steel. For now, our oven will stay because it works, but eventually we will replace it as well. We went with a counter depth fridge to give us a little more room at the entry, since it is a tight fit between the entry door and cabinets and it really makes a difference!

Speaking of the sink, we went with Sterling by Kohler's single-bowl, top-mount style which has a modern feel. We also replaced the faucet with a commercial style single-handle pull down faucet by Glacier Bay. My husband picked it out and at first, I was not sure if I would like it, but it really adds a funky modern look to the kitchen!

I spray painted and recovered the existing bar stools. I would have loved to just go buy new MCM style ones, but there were nothing wrong with these, so I decided to update them. Initially, I planned on keeping the leather cushion top, but felt like it was too dark for the new space once I painted the legs red, so at the last minute I decided to recover them. I had leftover fabric from recovering our outdoor cushions so I just used that. We are looking for some kitschy fabric, so stay tuned to see these get another update in the future.

Lastly, we replaced the hideous "boob" lights with funky MCM fixtures. My husband DIYed the tri-color light using mini metal buckets that I painted. We found the one in the entry way at a thrift store recently and I painted it light teal to match the tile.

Even though we are not quite finished, we are already enjoying our new kitchen and will be showing it off this weekend when we host Mother's Day lunch!

Special thanks to my sponsors: 

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

Here were the projects we completed in the MCM Kitchen:

• Replaced tile counter top with butcher block and extended bar height counter
• Replaced tile back splash with Aspect Morning Dew glass peel and stick subway tiles
• Painted cabinets and pantry
• Replaced handles and hinges (with D. Lawless Hardware)
• Replaced roman shade on door and made café curtains for the kitchen window
• Painted and recovered bar stools
• Replaced sink/faucet
• Replaced both ceiling lights
• Replaced range hood, microwave, and fridge
• Built new cabinet doors with frosted ribbed plastic inserts

UPDATED photos with completed cabinet doors (1/2022)

Here was my inspiration board for what I wanted to accomplish, and I think I came pretty close! What do you think?

Now head over and check out the feature designers and other Guest Participants linking up to the One Room Challenge at Calling It Home! 

If you are interested in my other One Room Challenge Projects, click here to see my Basement Mudroom Makeover series from the Fall 2017 ORC.