It’s week 2 of the Spring 2017 One Room Challenge and I made some progress! I feel like I can’t waste any time with this space because I know every project planned will end up taking longer than I think.
So this week I started right away by removing all my cabinets doors.
Be prepared for a chaotic picture!
It’s only been a couple days living like this, but seeing all the clutter is making me go crazy! I can’t wait to paint the cabinets and get them back together. I guess the good thing with this chaos it that it’s motivation!
I also removed all the hinges and I plan on replacing them with a white semi-concealed hinge. My old hinges were starting to break, plus I painted them white which hasn’t held up at all. Of course this also means more prep work; I’ll have to fill all the existing holes on the cabinet base.
You can see below how bad the previous paint was. When removing all the doors it pulled up some of the old paint. This just means more prep work, but in the end it will be worth it.
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Inspiration
Last week I mentioned that I was going with a Modern Rustic style. I plan to mix rustic coastal with a little farmhouse charm, then incorporate modern finishes. Here’s my inspiration:
Find the sources here:
Flooring: Whitewash Laminate, similar option // Backsplash: Carrara Linear Marble Mosaic
Counters: River White Granite // Orb Pendant Lighting
Inspiration Pic via Young House Love // Wood Floating Shelf
Accent Wall Pic via TidBits // Table will be refinished // Bistro Chair
Hardware pull: Similar Option // Hardware knob: Similar Option // Kitchen Faucet
Curtains & Accessories: Pinboard, Napkins, Wood bowl (similar option), Marble Cake stand, Marble cutting board, Curtains.
Since you now know my inspiration I can share a project I started, the ship-lap accent wall on my peninsula. For past projects I have installed Faux Ship-lap, but for this project I went with actual Tongue-and-groove panels. They’re definitely harder to work with, especially if the wood is warped.
I decided to only go as far as my counter, it’s hard to see in this pic but the wall continues for another foot.
Once the wall went up I had a huge dilemma. What do I do with the molding? of course if I was starting from scratch I would have never added molding, but in this case I just worked around it.
The wall will most likely be a aqua/teal color so having a contrast wall against white molding would look silly. So after debating what to do I decided to add an extra wood strip to act like new molding. See below.
It looks so much more finished now! I still need to caulk in the seams and joints, but this guy should be painted by next week!
So there is my week 2 recap! I also wanted to introduce my amazing sponsors that are helping me get this room done.
Minted || Hickory Hardware || Dunn-Edwards || HomeRight || Karastan
Finally, if you haven’t heard about the One Room Challenge its hosted by Calling It Home and the challenge goes on for 6 weeks where I’ll update you each week with the progress I’ve made. Make sure to check out the other linking participants HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!
Update
The room is complete! Check out all the progress here:
Modern Rustic Kitchen Makeover:
Week 1- The Plan || Week 2- Inspiration || Week 3- Progress
Week 4- Backsplash || Week 5- Lighting || Week 6- The Reveal
If you want to check out my past One Room Challenge’s you can find them here:
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That accent wall is looking great! Can’t wait to see once it gets painted!
Thanks Kate!
Looking great so far! The insides of your cabinets aren’t that bad. Love your inspiration board and look forward to seeing it all come together.
Thanks so much Gina!
that solution is perfect for the molding! loving how that wall looks so far and love your pretty plan!
Thanks Cassie!
Love the wood wall. An aqua or teal color will look so pretty! The inside of your cabinets are so organized – I’m super impressed 🙂
Thanks Sarah! It’s probalby the only cabinets in my house that are organized, haha!!!
Great solution for the molding! I have got to show this room makeover to my mom…she loves teal!
Thanks Brittany!
It looks great! Can’t wait to see it painted 🙂
VERY smart doing the wood overlay on the existing molding. No one will ever know! 😉
I love what you did changing out the baseboards to flow with the shiplap! I had that same issue. I did a big shiplap wall in my living room, and I wanted to change out the trim but it was going to be soooo much trim so I decided to put it off for a while. Can’t wait to see your final reveal. This is my first year to participate in the ORC and I am loving seeing all the progress….it’s sooo fun!
Thanks Holly!
I love the new chunky molding at the bottom! It’s perfect!
Thanks Emy!
you found the perfect solution for the molding! It’s going to look great for the style you’re after! We are doing our kitchen too—- SO MUCH WORK!
Thanks Colette, and yes SO much work!!!
Your progress is amazing – I love the panelling! I agree, the worst part of painting our kitchen cabinets was living without cabinet doors lol
I love the way you wrapped your island in shiplap!!! I have been wanted to do something like that to my island too!!!
Thanks Jennifer! It makes the space feel so much bigger.
Great tips. it’s time to reorganize my kitchen and i am going to change things up!!!, but I don’t decorate. You’ve inspired me and i got over my design fears..