Kitchen Before and After
Micheline Hellwege
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Kitchen before & after. Updating a dark wood 70s kitchen on a budget.
Comments (12)hey lauribet - thank you! Yes, I think they go equally well with warm and cool tones. I'd describe Semonia as a a warmer grey. We have a lot of wood trim throughout our house (woohoo 70s decor haha). I wanted something modern but wouldn't look weird with all the wood, and think Semonia works really well. We love these floors -- have had them for 1.5 years now and they look good as new, even with our toddler smashing pots and pans on them. Good luck with your remodel! how fun!...See MoreRemodeled our kitchen (before & after) waiting on AGA 48in induction.
Comments (6)Amazing transformation. I’m curious to know the dimensions of your old kitchen and dining area. The layout looks very similar to the kitchen I had in my first house. I think mine was quite a bit smaller, though. It was problematic because there were 3 doorways plus a radiator in this tiny kitchen and I’ve always thought over the years how I would have remodeled it and like you, I definitely would have taken down the wall to the dining room and probably would have relocated 2 of the doorways....See MoreWhats Missing? Kitchen Before and After.
Comments (30)You should be so proud of your new kitchen. You did a fabulous job! After I mentioned to you earlier about the missing hood, I decided I better go check on mine as it had been a while since I cleaned it. Maybe 6 months or so. OMG, the 2 removable mesh filters were super sticky with grease and dirt (and with a few dead knats stuck in it). Gross!!! Even the sides of the two flanking upper cabinets were totally greasified! I removed the filters to soak them in hot soapy water. I then had to wash my hands about 4-5 times with dish soap and I am not kidding my fingers still felt sticky. Please bear with my long story here. Haha! I have an expensive powerful Zepher hood that I thoroughly researched on gardenweb (now houzz 😢) for a good recommendation. I turn it on to at least medium high everytime I use the stove, even for just boiling water. I will disclose my hubby cooks too and he love, love LOVES to fry everything! I make sure he turns it full blast when he does. Ok, getting to the point already. So now imagine you have no hood, and you actually use your cooktop fairly often. Over time, where do you think all that grease that I just described is going to go? Remember that is WITH most of mine being sucked up and out by my powerful hood. Yep, in no time, those new pendant lights, the ceiling, vases, trinkets, everything within a certain distance will get a nice sticky film of grease. You might not see it until the dirt and maybe a bug or two gets stuck to it. Don’t get me started on the cooking smells eventually stinking up the curtains and furniture or the annoying smoke detectors going off. I guess a downdraft would be better then nothing, but from what I have read by the pros here, not all that much better. So my advice is to listen to your wife and get the hood. They have nice looking ones that have good task lighting in them. Ok, sorry for the rant. 🤐 Now as far as the backsplash, I really love the color paint you have there now. I think a tile in that color would look beautiful. I have a similar greyish green color backsplash. It really functions like a neutral. I can use any pop of color, even red, and it goes great. Mine is by jeffery court, breakwater, sea color. It is a close match to the BM paint color Sea Salt. Enjoy your kitchen and please post an update when everything is finished!...See MoreKitchen Before and After
Comments (12)What an amazing transformation! Please share the name of your cabinet paint color. I love it! I am looking to repaint mine and that is the perfect medium green blue I am looking for. I notice people are always wondering how to decorate above their cabinets with high ceilings without it looking kinda tacky or too cluttered. I think you nailed it!...See MoreMicheline Hellwege
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