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Country and industrial-style budget kitchen renovation

Dons-Glenno
Building a Reputation
Dons-Glenno
Dons-Glenno
Building a Reputation

 

Country meets industrial in this budget-priced kitchen renovation that utilised second-hand cabinetry painted in Dulux Black Caviar with contrasting Oak laminate benchtops and a custom-made butcher's block. It was the winner of best kitchen makeover in our 2024 search for Australia's best D.I.Y. projects.

 

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The project

 

We had a very tight, poorly designed and under utilised kitchen space even though the room for the kitchen was quite large. Our vibe was to incorporate an industrial/country feel (a genre we have possibly made up). We did our entire kitchen ourselves (hubby and I) except for the gas connection and electricals. We deconstructed a kitchen we found on Facebook Marketplace to utilise the cabinetry carcasses and doors, which we later painted. This was a huge cost saver. We love our new kitchen that gives us a much bigger space for entertaining.

 

Steps

 

Step 1

 

This was our kitchen when we moved in.

 

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Just to make it look a little bit better, we painted the wall tiles as a temporary fix.

  

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First step was to demolish, of course. We did keep some of the cabinetry which we reused in our downstairs studio room kitchenette. 

 

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Step 2

 

For the lovers of vintage porcelain tiles, apologies! But these beauties had to go. Because we have dogs we were looking for a flooring that was durable but would go with our country/rustic feel that we have been trying to achieve. 

  

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We chose the Senso Vinyl Flooring in Rustic Walnut. Firstly, we had to level the tile grout so the floor tiles would lay smoothly and not show any indentations. The flooring itself was very easy to apply and is wearing very well. 

 

Step 3

 

New plaster and new windows. We don't love plastering but are getting better and better as our renos go on.

 

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We installed a solid double-glazed window which acts as our backsplash with a view. The other window we replaced and upgraded.

 

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Our cabinetry doors were a dark timber which we freshened up with Dulux Black Caviar (solvent enamel).

We arranged all the cabinetry to fit in our space, that was a bit of a fluke, but it ended up working pretty well.

 

The bench tops are an Oak laminate, and we installed a black granite sink.

 

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Step 4

 

This is the pantry. We added this space by removing the dining room (we also added a laundry behind the pantry). This is a temporary fit out using shelving purchased from Bunnings. One day we will get to fitting out properly, but it works well for now.

 

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Step 5

 

Our custom-made butcher block is definitely the hero of the room.

 

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Step 6

 

With a hint of country/industrial vibes, here is our completed kitchen. Pretty proud of the end result. It is roomy and a great space for entertaining. 

 

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Comments
Dave-1
Community Megastar

:laugh: Congratulations @Dons-Glenno 

Something to try and atain to. Thats a beautiful kitchen!

 

Dave

tnsmith001
Growing in Experience

Love it! 

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