Earlier than And After Kitchen Rework On A Funds

I’m past excited to share my kitchen transformation with you all! My 30 12 months previous kitchen was in dire want of a makeover. Sticking to a good finances of simply $100, I gave my kitchen a mini face raise and I’m so happy with the outcomes! Right here is my earlier than and after kitchen rework on a finances.

My kitchen was a full on catastrophe. I’m speaking uncovered wire, open ceilings, oh yeah and BRIGHT GREEN SHELVING. Its secure to say I used to be breaking a number of hearth codes. Oops! I lastly determined sufficient is sufficient! I’m ending this dangerous boy. I utterly revamped my kitchen for underneath $100. The perfect half is I did all of it on my own. Speak about woman energy!

If you wish to understand how I purchased my first house at 23 you’ll be able to learn all about it right here.

Earlier than:

I nonetheless cringe after I have a look at this photograph. Like how did I stay like this for therefore lengthy?! Two years in the past I did a mini renovation that concerned including a number of pot lights, eradicating popcorn ceiling, and eradicating a bulkhead above the island. One factor nobody will inform you about renovations is that demolition is MUCH simpler than placing the whole lot again collectively. The truth is it took me two years to complete the rattling factor!

After:

The modifications I made had been minimal, however they made a HUGE distinction. I put in drywall round my submit and painted it to match my wall coloration. I then painted the previous shelving a excessive gloss white and your complete again wall to match the remainder of my residence. Paint is by far my favourite device for house renovations. Its simple to use and has the ability to utterly rework any house. My kitchen was darkish and dingy earlier than, and now its gentle and shiny!

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The toughest half was putting in drywall across the submit. The primary cause this renovation took me so lengthy was that freaking drywall submit. I had no thought the way to set up, tape, or mud drywall – not to mention construct a complete submit. It took me some time to construct the braveness to simply go for it. I didn’t know the way to drywall however I made a decision I might be taught by doing! The completed submit is much from excellent however I’m SO pleased with myself. I created one thing lovely and I learnt one thing new!

Right here is the notorious submit I made all on my own!

Are you able to imagine this kitchen renovation solely value me $100. Plus it solely took me about 5 days to complete. I purchased all my provides from The Dwelling Depot. The sheet of drywall was solely round $12. They do have a broken drywall part (in retailer solely) the place they provide reductions of as much as 50% off. That is nice when you solely want a smaller piece to your venture. I additionally bought drywall screws for $6.50, and corner tape for $14.75. In case you’re going to aim your personal drywall venture I extremely recommend buying a jib noticed (I purchased this one for $13). You should utilize a field cutter to chop the drywall to dimension, however you’ll want a jib noticed to chop out holes to your switches. My solely different purchases had been paint and it introduced my complete to simply underneath $100.

I hope my earlier than and after kitchen rework impressed you to complete up your personal initiatives! A bit of work goes a great distance, don’t wait years to complete your venture like I did.

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