Painting the tiles and cabinetry, plus adding a new sink and Merbau timber benches, helped transform an outdated kitchen into a bright new space.
The project
Look at our kitchen
It really looks...um..."bitchen"
Even though it was not always so.
We decided we needed
And I think we succeeded
A D.I.Y. kitchen reno.
We were sick of the green
The benches obscene
The backsplash old, antiquated.
It once was adored
But now just abhorred
Very broken and dilapidated.
So, we painted the cabinets
We painted the splash
Got the benches from Bunnings - they're Merbau.
Lord only knows
How it turned out so well
But it managed to turn out well somehow!
Now I'm pleased to say
That to this very day
We look at it in a hazy proud wonder.
Cause we just don't know
How it turned out to be so
And not one big, massive D.I.Y. blunder!
We needed to update the kitchen because it wasn't really functioning anymore. The tap was leaking through the bench, and it was literally falling apart. Also, it was green - enough said. We wanted to spend as little as possible, so we painted the tiles and the bottom cupboards, and replaced the sink. We also got a mixer tap (we thought we were so cool) and replaced the bench with Merbau panels.
Long story short, we are the proud parents of a very low-cost Bunnings D.I.Y. kitchen, and we love it. By simply painting the tiles and cupboards and replacing a few items, our kitchen was transformed.
If anyone is interested in me explaining our process, the products used and a breakdown of costs (just $1425.85) I have made this video.
We put this makeover off for years, so something I wish we knew before we started was that it would all work out fine and not be a big flop. Also, it wasn't as hard as we thought it would be. If we had known all of that, we would have tackled this project a lot sooner.
We know it's nothing crazy special - there are so many amazing transformations here - but to us it's pretty cool.
