Every time I work on a home makeover, I do it with love.   But this makeover was especially heartfelt because it was the house I grew up in.  It was a lot of work covering 2,100 square feet and 50 years of accumulation, yet it was so much fun even though it took me about 6 months of going back in forth over the last 16 months—and worth every ounce of cuts, bruises, backaches and lots of paint in my hair!

THE KITCHEN MAKEOVER

•  Above is the AFTER of the kitchen makeover and here’s what I did.
• Clear the clutter!
• Repair the floor from water damage due to a leak in the plumbing 
• Prep and paint the cabinets and drawer pulls
• Paint the fridge with Krylon Appliance spray paint (follow directions on can).
• Sew new curtains
• Replace the floor with faux vinyl tile (although this photo does not do the floor color justice)

THE KITCHEN BEFORE

Are you digging this 1966 cabinetry and floors?  Well not me!   However, the cabinets were in great shape and the appliances still worked even though they had been updated about 15 years prior.   With the new look in the previous photo, this room now looks bright and clean —and lean and mean!  Come back again with another view of this kitchen makeover as well as the rest of the house re-do!  Stay inspired—you can do it!  www.KathyPeterson.com         TOTAL COST FOR THIS MAKEOVER:  Paint, Materials, and Labor — Less than $1,900 ($1,000 was replacing the damage floor).   Stay inspired! 

Flashback!  Here’s a design I did for Plaid Enterprise’s a few years back for The Christopher Lowell Show.  This was a fun project and timely so I thought I’d bring it back to life.    I used Plaid stencils and paint but put a spin on it making it look hand painted. 

The technique is pretty easy—first stencil white for the background then stencil over with color….add some outlines in black and there you have it!

Stay Inspired!  www.KathyPeterson.com

What fun it was showing off my new Outdoor Furniture Collection on Lifetime TV last week. But just in case you didn’t see it…check out my new Kathy Peterson Inspired Outdoor Lifestyles! Kathy Peterson Inspirations Outdoor Lifestyles

Just click here and get ready for a big ol’ splash of color! Enjoy…

Whew–time flies when you’re having so much fun. Today is the 4th week of Design My Adirondack blog hop featuring the ever, so crafty and glittery designer Kathy Cano-Murillo AKA the Crafty Chica Check out the details of Kathy’s design using dozens of little paper cut-outs. Wow–not to mention her color combo! Luv it!

Here’s the full reveal—is this adirondack rockin’ the boat or what!!!! So be sure to visit this Crafty Chica’s blog—she’s also listed the other designers blog sites so be sure to hop on by here—– We’d love to hear your comments too! Enjoy!
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