Makeovers

The makeovers in the kitchen and bathroom are finished. I thought I would share a few photos since some of you had asked to see the finished product.
The last thing I did was to make two new valances for my kitchen. The other one is over the kitchen sink. The other valances were store bought white with blue and yellow embroidered ribbon flowers on the edge. It got the pattern for the new valances from August 2009 issue of McCalls Quilting magazine. The pattern calls for fat quarters but I just bought yardage and used two fabrics. I really like how they look.
So as you can see from the before picture I used to have a yellow and blue kitchen but now it is done in greens and browns. The "before" photo shows blue lines I painted by hand. I had blue buttons glued to thumbtacks stuck in the wall at the intersections. I had gotten the idea from a magazine. I had already taken the buttons off when I took the photo. There is also spackle on the wall too. Now a totally new look. The paint I used for the kitchen is Behr "Cafe' Cream." I bought the paint with the primer in it. The painters still had to put three coats on that section of the wall. I won't waste my money on that paint again. I like Behr paint but I thought it would do a better job covering the lines.
This little corner used to have a small book case here but I moved it. I brought this stool and some of my brown and green quilts to fill in this corner.
I really like my oak cabinets but decided to up date the handles. The brass and the wood on the old ones was looking pretty bad especially the ones near the kitchen sink.
Here is the kid's bathroom. We have been in this house 14 years. When we moved here the kids were teenagers. I did the stenciling around the perimeter of the bathroom to match the shower curtain. Since the painters had to put three coats on in the kitchen they decided to put primer on the stenciling first. They did not want to have to put three coats in there too. When I was taking the "after" photos it was hard to get the lighting right so the bathroom stills looks a little yellow but the paint is Behr Creamy White.
New lights added. New towel rods were added too.
I made this small picture to hang on the wall by the sink. I got this pattern from the Moda Bake Shop.
New faucet, bathroom accessories, and guest towels add the finishing touches.

A Finish!

With Passion,

Carrie P.