I had lived with my outdated kitchen for the past 12 years so it was time for a change. The kitchen lacked counter space and storage so I took the one available wall (where we used to have our kitchen table and stove) and made use of that by adding base cabinets, a new stove and open shelving above.

Here is what the kitchen looked like BEFORE:

West wall with sink

Not terrible, by any means, but the green flecked laminate countertops were a bit outdated and stained…

East wall with original cabinets and red counter

And then we have one red counter top. Not sure why…seeing as the rest was white/green. I love the old, original cabinets – they are staying.

Crowded countertop soon to become breakfast bar

No room for anything…

South wall with table and stove

Our kitchen table which we rarely ate at. Full of crafts and miscellaneous overflow. I love the table – not only because it has an enamel top but because it was my grandparents. Now I have to find a place for it elsewhere in the house.

This area was just a massive waste of space. I loved that I had the long open shelf for my Ironstone but it will look better on the new shelving…just wait and see!

The first project was taking the doors off the two upper cupboards and adding crown molding:

BEFORE

AFTER:

Open cupboard. I was so anxious to get it filled I didn't patch the holes where the door was!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

That was the easy part.

Next step, adding the upper shelving on the south wall:

…adding new base cabinets and a new stove…

I’m thrilled with the results, thus far.

Stay tuned for more kitchen remodel updates.