Brneyedgrl80
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Okay, as promised here are some pics of my kitchen which is currently a work in progress.
The only thing I've done so far is paint the non-wallpapered walls turquoise (they were a horrible terracotta brown that made the wood cabinets looks super dull) and I painted the trim a nice teal color. I've also had my husband take out the track lights that used to be in the center of the ceiling and replaced them with retro bullet shaped track lights. Right now the hubby is patching the ceiling, hence the ladder in some of the pics. Plus, he is replacing the circular recessed light that used to be in the ceiling with a nice rectagnular one I found from 1948 on eBay. I've also bought a few vintage appliance and ceramic items.
The newest addition, besides the stove that I will be picking up tomorrow (hooray!) is the hood range. The previous ones had a, what I assumed to be almond colored hood, but with the lack of cleaning it received the build up of grease that I could not fully get off made it look a bit darker (ewwww!). So now there is a nice bright white hood to compliment my stove.
The things I still have to do (I'll make it short, promise) is:
Replace the now yellowed vinyl floor tile with black and white commercial grade vinyl floor tiles.
Take down those horrible, bent metal blinds and replace with cool curtains I found.
Take down the rest of the wall paper and paint the walls turquoise.
Replace plain counter top laminate with cool retro laminate that I found and add chrome edging.
Replace sink with double drain board sink (once I find one).
And get my 1956-57 Kelvinator Food-A-Rama
Everything else I want to do will be minor.
Enjoy!
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The only thing I've done so far is paint the non-wallpapered walls turquoise (they were a horrible terracotta brown that made the wood cabinets looks super dull) and I painted the trim a nice teal color. I've also had my husband take out the track lights that used to be in the center of the ceiling and replaced them with retro bullet shaped track lights. Right now the hubby is patching the ceiling, hence the ladder in some of the pics. Plus, he is replacing the circular recessed light that used to be in the ceiling with a nice rectagnular one I found from 1948 on eBay. I've also bought a few vintage appliance and ceramic items.
The newest addition, besides the stove that I will be picking up tomorrow (hooray!) is the hood range. The previous ones had a, what I assumed to be almond colored hood, but with the lack of cleaning it received the build up of grease that I could not fully get off made it look a bit darker (ewwww!). So now there is a nice bright white hood to compliment my stove.
The things I still have to do (I'll make it short, promise) is:
Replace the now yellowed vinyl floor tile with black and white commercial grade vinyl floor tiles.
Take down those horrible, bent metal blinds and replace with cool curtains I found.
Take down the rest of the wall paper and paint the walls turquoise.
Replace plain counter top laminate with cool retro laminate that I found and add chrome edging.
Replace sink with double drain board sink (once I find one).
And get my 1956-57 Kelvinator Food-A-Rama
Everything else I want to do will be minor.
Enjoy!
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