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It's hard to tell, but before the walls were yellow and the floors were yellow-ish with blue diamonds. Now the walls are green and the floors are neutral-toned.
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Kept the ceiling fan but did get new blinds (the old blinds were rusty and corroded - rain was leaking in the sliding glass doorframe).
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I'm not really sure what kind of cabinets we previously had, but they weren't pretty. There was an intercom in the backsplash area, yellow countertops, very shallow yellow sink, yellow walls, and the microwave was too low (safety hazard being so close to the stovetop) and wasn't even centered above the stove. We kept the appliances because they weren't old and were in good shape. To the right of the stove used to be a built-in stove but at some point it was removed and the previous owners put in their own cabinet so it didn't even match. There was a big awkward gap between the stove and the cabinetry.
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Walls are now the same green as the dining room, cabinets are rouge colored birch (so they look cherry without the cherry price), granite almond-colored deep sink, stainless steel faucet, cream subway tile backsplash, and faux granite countertops (formica - couldn't afford the real thing but it looks granite). Removed the floor to ceiling makeshift cabinets and put additional countertop to the right of the stove giving me much needed additional space for cooking. New trim around the window stained to match the cabinets.
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The fridge had one pantry cabinet on the left, nothing on the right, and the cabinets above the refrigerator were not accessible.
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We now have utility cabinets encasing the refrigerator and the soffit was built out so we can access the cabinets above the fridge now.
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Gotta love the brass double light fixtures and the scalloped overhang above the sink. The counter/bar top was a bit too long and created a tight space when opening the fridge.
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Not sure why the cabinets look black here, but they're not! Eddie replaced the lighting with brushed nickel. The counter/bar top was shortened just enough to comfortably get in and out of the fridge. Basically we kept the same layout with a few minor changes because I liked it the way it was - I have always wanted a window above the sink and a bar area for additional seating. But the cabinets are all more functional now than they used to be and I have enough space now that I could finally unload all my boxes! We put some of the old cabinets in the garage so Eddie can have a place to store his stuff and the old pantry cabinet went downstairs in the laundry room for additional storage. I plan to paint it white someday. Reduce, reuse, recycle.