If money wasn’t an object, we could all remodel and have fabulous kitchens… But a fabulous Kitchen Makeover<\/strong> with little to no money…now that…THAT takes some imagination. \u00a0Maybe that’s why I was thrilled when a friend asked if I could swing by and give her some ideas for her kitchen. \u00a0This is what I found when I got there:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ll give you a few seconds to lift your jaw off the floor before I go on…<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m sure whatever you’re thinking is EXACTLY what went through my mind when I first walked in. \u00a0Why is there a new wall right smack in the middle of the kitchen, making it smaller!?! \u00a0These days everyone is doing just the opposite, tearing down walls and going for more open-concept spaces. \u00a0Well, there’s a perfectly good\u00a0<\/span>explanation, and it only makes me love these homeowners more. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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You se<\/span>e, both husband and wife are teachers, who’ve not only devoted their lives to educating youngsters, they’ve also fostered children for years. \u00a0Right now, they’ve opened up their home to two young adults, and are sacrificing what was once a small eat-in area on the opposite side of the sink to make an additional bedroom. \u00a0It’s the kind of selflessness I admire in people, so I wanted to come up with some cool, affordable Kitchen Makeover ideas so they wouldn’t have to sacrifice on style.<\/span><\/p>\n

But just what do you do in a space like this, without spending a lot of money? \u00a0I am, by no means, a designer, but I started by crossing “glass subway tile” off the list and focusing on paint. \u00a0 \u00a0I even sketched out a few ideas. \u00a0Knowing that the homeowner loves bold colors made that a lot easier and definitely more fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Idea #1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The entire back wall is covered in chalkboard paint, with a cool graphic design hand-painted across in the same taupe-y gray that we cover the other walls with. \u00a0Then, we paint the cabinets in a Robbin’s egg blue or similar cool shade.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Idea #2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We balance out the existing green with a neutral color on the back wall, but still keep the chalkboard idea, framing out a smaller version in wood, that will be painted to match the cabinets. \u00a0The cabinets would be painted a dark brown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Idea #3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We keep the homeowner’s favorite green and even use it to paint three pieces of artwork that would be hung on the back wall. \u00a0The other walls are painted a light gray, while the cabinets are painted a dark gray.<\/span><\/p>\n

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No matter how I looked at it, I couldn’t get past the idea that the cabinets needed painting. \u00a0I also LOVED the idea of a chalkboard wall, especially because…HELLO?…they’re teachers and how perfect would that be? \u00a0But, again, \u00a0these were just ideas. \u00a0Ultimately, it’s the homeowner’s Kitchen Makeover. \u00a0I’ll show you what they decided, and how great it looks now in my next posts. \u00a0Until then…what would YOU do? \u00a0I’d love to hear your ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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