Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Week 1- Kitchen Remodel

I was excited when my friend Jen (who is an amazing designer and has a fantastic blog) told me to do the One room Challenge in 6 weeks! 
She knew that I had just started on my kitchen remodel and could use a little push.
I love the eclectic feel and dark patterned floors of these kitchens I found on Pinterest. I am a big fan of dark floors in a kitchen. Even though they might (let’s be real, ARE) be dirty, it isn’t glaringly obvious. I also love that the floors are the statement and make white cabinets really pop.
For my own personal space I like to look at images on Pinterest and go back to see what images I keep pinning to see the look I am gravitated towards. It is also a great tool for clients and designers to narrow down the look a client is trying to achieve.
THIS is what we are living with now! We just moved into a 1950’s Cape in Connecticut. I really CAN’T STAND the kitchen. I have felt like I am camping the last two months. Maybe it is the linoleum floors or the fact that we don’t have a garbage disposal or an ice maker or possibly all of the above. The previous home owners had their dining table in a bedroom (that you have to get to by passing the bathroom, gross!) we are now using for our master bedroom. We have to be able to have an eat-in kitchen with kids and how much time we spend in the kitchen doing homework, projects and our favorite, eating!
I knew I wanted all white cabinets, they are timeless and my all time favorite look, I did white when we built my home in 2007.
I decided to keep the existing cabinets and have them re-faced. It is the most cost effective if you aren’t moving cabinets around. Cabinets take the longest so I knew that was my first step. I just googled “cabinet re-facing in Connecticut” and found this company. I researched their reviews and pictures of their work and had them come to get me a bid. I am very excited to see the finish product and to document the process of cabinet re-facing.
Here is my inspiration board.
This is what we are in for the next six weeks and what I will be posting and documenting-
1- Painting walls, shopping for everything and cabinet
re-facing process
2- New retro fridge, stove and oven installation
3- Adding some charm to my plain cream roman shades
4- Patterned floor tile installation and subway tile backsplash
5- New lighting and some updates with spray paint
6- Installing all my white dishes, table, settee, bookcase and new gold accents.
Oh boy! I can’t wait, I actually think out of all those things the icemaker and garbage disposal are what I am dreaming about the most!
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  1. Cathy says

    I feel your pain, our kitchen is also from the 50s! Right now we are just making some aesthetic changes, and will do a major reno down the line. Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours!

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