Kitchen Reno on a Budget

Kitchen Reno 

(Re-did the cabinets for under $400)

 The Before Picture

 During

The ugly green!!!!

 What my house looked like for 2 weeks

The After!!!

Supplies:

Benjamin Moore Advanced Paint -Dove White satin finish

Kiltz Primer

Rollers

Hand sander 

120 and 220 grit sand paper

New Hardware

I followed Young House Love Tutorial

Tip: label your cabinet doors (they may look the same size but they aren't trust me :-) )

Landscaping

My Yard

The landscaping is really coming together. 

You can see from below when we moved in this house the gardens were over grown and a mess...

now they look wonderful!! :-) it took tons of hard work though but I think it paid off!!

Before and Afters

 Flowers around the yard

New Blinds

My husband put up 2" white Faux wood blinds on every window in the house :-). We got them at Lowes for about $350 for 5-35"x64" and 2-84"x64".

Before

After

Dining Room

Before:

After:

-Painted Valspar Natural

-Curtains ($30 pair) & Rod ($25)

at Target

-The plant stands are really stools

(New Blinds are not in this photo)

New Blinds

Levolor Faux Wood (Lowes $88)

Upstairs Bath Redo

Before

-Horrible yellow (yes it's a dark bathroom but still :-p)

Materials:

-Valspar Natural in Eggshell

-Primer ($20)

-Light Fixture (Lowes $79)

-White Mirror (Lowes $80)

-Shower Curtain (Target $20)

-Red Flower Balls (Target *On Sale* $15 for both)

-Tape

-DryDex (love this stuff)

-Sandpaper

Process:

-Spackled around where the mirror was

and primed the whole bathroom 

Testing the Color

Flower Balls (Target)

-Love this shower curtain

-Next I am going to get the matching red towels when they go on sale ;-)

After:

New Shower Curtain Hooks (Target $10)

Hot & Cold 

Living room Molding

Box Molding

Before

Materials:

-Molding (Lowes $4 per 8 feet) 

-White paint (used the house trim paint)

-1' nails (a few bucks for a box)

-Nail Gun or I used a staple gun that also uses nails

-DryDex to fill the cracks

-Miter Box ($8 at Lowes)

Process:

Molding

Crystal White 8" Cap

Miter Box

-Used to cut 45 degree angles for the corners

-I also painted the wall Cranberry by Valspar

-Still need to paint the nail heads :-/

After:

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Half Bath Room

Mini Half Bath Redo

Before:

Materials:

-Light Fixture (Lowes on sale $40)

-Paint Valspar Natural (left over from the living room)

-Soap and water (to remove the wallpaper)
-Changed brass door nobs out on every door in the house to Satin Nickle Tylo (Lowes the whole house cost around $200) *they couldn't be painted because to many of them were badly damaged*

After:

Details:

"Life is Good" sign I think $7 bucks at Walmart

Texas Star 

-That I actually got in Texas ($15)

-No clue what in the world these are called but I got it at

Target for $7 on clearance

These towels are awesome! I really love all the colors

(Target $20)

Love Love Love this soap dispenser!!

(Target $12 they also have it in red and tan)