affordable kitchen makeover

Today I'm back to document a very affordable kitchen makeover.  Kitchen makeovers don't always have to cost a lot as long as you're willing to compromise. When I was house hunting, I stumbled upon this property and knew the kitchen had the perfect layout.  My budget is $1,000. I wanted to challenge myself to see if I can make it happen. Day 1 of demo included removing the broken white tiles and mismatched countertops. Credit goes to my dad. He did the demo.

Day 2 My dad removed the broken dishwasher and replaced with new cabinets, patched up a missing drawer with some old scrap wood, and cut down the island by 10 inches to fit ikea's laminate island countertop. I enlisted free grumpy day laborers (my kids) and started priming all the cabinets.  I also painted the ceiling light frame white so it doesn't stand out.

Day 3 and Day 4 included painting and waiting for it to dry in between coats. Between my two kids and I, we were able to finish priming and painting over three days spending about two hours a day. Once the black paint was done, the whole kitchen came together. 

Within a week I was able to finish tiling and bought new stainless steel fridge and range. They were $100 each used on offer up. I could have saved $200 if I stuck to the white appliances but decided to splurge. 

Here is the final reveal: 

Cost breakdown: 

Primer gallon $55

paint Behr Dolphin Fin semi gloss $30 quart size 

paint black kitchen island already owned from previous project 

paint brush/roller $30 Temu and Homedepot 

Black knobs $15 from Temu 

New sink and faucet from Temu $70

New kitchen cabinet to replace dishwasher $130 

Ikea laminate countertops; two pieces about $300 

Replaced light cover 6 pieces $100

Tile Satori Hudson Brilliant white 4x12 wall tile from Lowes plus mortar $80

Range $100 

Refrigerator $100

miscellaneous $100

Grand Total $1110

Credits: My dad for all the demo

My two kids, Emily and Kaley for helping prime and paint all the kitchen cabinets

Binh, my husband for refilling water and mix mortar for tiling

I thought I went way over budget but once I tallied everything together I'm doing pretty good as far as staying on budget. We hired painters to redo all of the interior and exterior so things are starting to come together. We also will be replacing a few doors. My dad and I will be installing vinyl flooring in the coming weeks while we wait for city to approve our adu addition. 

Up next, budget bathroom remodel.