My husband and I moved into our current rental apartment one year ago, and while we loved the fact that the kitchen was separate, roomy and had stainless steel appliances, we were underwhelmed by the cheap particleboard cupboards, dingy and warped linoleum floors, and ugly countertops. So, with limited options and resources, I set out to make it brighter and warmer.
Before & After: An $80 Rental Kitchen Makeover
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I don't know---am I the only one who finds this makeover underwhelming?
view Aulaire's profile
God that was a makeover?
view lilmsbhaven85's profile
DECLUTTER
Way too much stuff in this space.
view williamsweyr's profile
Oh and the good thing? Decluttering is FREE!
view williamsweyr's profile
Open shelving doesn't work if you have that center post in the cabinet or if your shelves are full of stuff that is not worthy of display. The Fiesta dishes look good. The rest looks like someone never got around to putting the doors back on. I also imagine having to continually wipe off all those pictures that serve as a backsplash.
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I did something similar in my rental. I was painting the cabinets and had the bank of doors above the sink in my galley kitchen off. I looked over and saw that it had potential as open shelving.
The difference in doing this is my cabinets weren't modular cabinets. The shelves weren't bending from the weight of what is stored. It didn't look like I forgot the doors. I painted the insides to match the rest of the cabinetry and it looked like they were open shelving the whole time.
I have to say pass on this version. It doesn't work for me at all.
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