High End Look For Less: French Country Kitchen and Dining Room Renovation on A Tight Budget
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Another bench is a good idea. The blue willow plates are great! I also am huge fan! I would also look fir a blue and white indoor outdoor rug under the table! Follow your instincts your a natural!
Thank you!!!
I love your renovation and colors. You sort of tossed out “what do you think” concerning your dining room window. You have blinds to control the light, so you have the opportunity to add a high-end look in your dining room. Extend the rods almost to the ceiling to add height to your room, and hang them so your drapes frame rather than cut off room light (extend the rods past the window onto the wall. The hem should fall TO the floor, not puddled, not high-water. This is how they don’t become an afterthought but become a part of an orderly statement. The color of drapery is your choice, but if the room is smallish rather than lavish, you might keep the tone similar to the dining room walls. Keep in mind what is going on in the line of sight, like do you see the hall or living room or kitchen. Tying the colors together in tonality or color helps keep your home cohesive rather than disjointed.
Very good idea
And a rug.
Jute?
@@DesertDIY *I agree with Janet Byrne about your window treatments.*
Nice job. I would leave the bench white, but why don't you paint the 2 chairs blue picking up a shade from your blue willow plates. It would give the room a pop of color and be very country. 😊
Love this idea.
Anything you put back into the the recessed window wells is going to make the room look smaller and less grand. Maybe just shears on either side and a nice soft pastel seafoam green like the pot color you have there in the windowsill? Or possibly a soft, muted blue?
You can disguise the soffit above the cabinets and make the cabinets look like they reach all the way to the ceiling very easily and inexpensively. All you need to do is add crown molding around the top of the soffit where it reaches the ceiling. Then you paint the crown molding and the soffit below it the same color as the cabinets.
Cool idea!
It looks gorgeous you wouldn’t think it was the same kitchen and dining area goes to show what can be done on a budget well done 👏 😍
Thanks so much! 😊 I agree!
Just found your channel recently and have been binge watching your videos! You are so talented with all of your thrift flips and just wanted to thank you for sharing all the painting lately, too. I have been trying to get the courage to paint some rooms and this has been super helpful. You are a great teacher. Love all of your content!
Thank you so much!! You can do it! Painting is simple
I agree, I wish I could paint like that!
Now you’re showing off, no taping no spills, I’m envious!
Haha thank you
You made these rooms shine! Gorgeous renovation. And as you may remember, Arizona is not the place for an all wax candle...in fact, when I leave to go North, they go in the refrigerator.
Loved the finished result.
Hahaha! That's funny! Thank you so much
You have the patience of a saint. Im a " the can is open ill only have to wash up once" person. Not always with much success!! You did a great job.
Thank you! I normally don't have patience at all lol
So much change!! I love everything!! The plate rack your husband made is gorgeous!! The plate you put up from your grandmother is my favorite!! Wonderful job!! Extreme transformation!!🥰
Piper is so cute!! Pets bring so much love to our homes!! I had a dark kitchen once upon a time. I hated the kitchen wallpaper so much that the thought of being stuck in the house one more long Northeastern winter was going to drive me crazy! On a weekend I got the walls painted white! Unfortunately I used a flat white leftover from the ceiling and it sucked the life out of the room!!! On the next weekend I had to paint the walls again but with some sheen!! What a big difference!! Thankfully the paint on the walls did the trick and I didn't need to paint my cabinets! It's always amazing how wonderful a coat of paint can change things in a room!! Love all of the lightness and brightness you have now!! The plants are a wonderful addition too!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it
As you know, I Love the things you do!!❤ The things you asked about? I liked the color of the chairs better than the bench-the chairs have a subtle hint of green that pops it out to me against the wall. Goes with brighter green pots and your Lovely large window sill for your lovely plants & pots!! Loving them pots & watering system!! I know you love the blue plates, but just my opinion, I Love how
Special and different they look from just walking into the room from a distance!! To me they look all the same, so I wouldn’t be o cloned to go up and see the diff colors & patterns & design!! I do like them but not all together. Hope that does not offend you, just diff style. A set of 3 on a shelf for 3 where the mail was would be great with repurposed corbels and some small fake succulents? To bring your garden into kitchen? Love your table runner &
So happy that you have kept for all the years!!! I got a copy of French Country magazine-def a bit pricy-but cover was blue and greens & was thinking of you!!! I did the blue & green color scheme in the early 2000’s but more on the 1940-1950’s look of nowadays “old school” Cadillacs, the old school silver diners, etc. The new blues &
Greens are so much more fibrant with a subtle touch!! Sorry for misspelling still doing with 1 hand!! Ugh!! 💓🌺🪴💓
I Love your Grandmas plates cuz all different which draws me to them!!💓🌺🌸❤️
We put ceiling fans in most rooms. It’s a necessity where we live
I agree! At first I didn't think it would look good in the kitchen but it looks fine
The kitchen looks great. I might have painted the door as well but that’s me. It really is so spacious and efficient all together! Great job!
Thank you! I can't decide if I want the door painted or not
I had the 1970's kitchen too and painted it white with gray walls SUCH a difference! My grown sons where very impressed and they said the difference was literally night and day
I believe it!! Paint can do so much!
Wow is just gorgeous. What a transformation with painting, hardware n lights made a huge impact.
Thanks so much 😊 I agree! Looks so new now in a good way
Oh my word, all this is so gorgeous. Your sweet Piper looks exactly like our granddaughter dog. If I didn’t know better, I would think they were the same doggie other than their tails. Our dogs tail wasn’t short like Pipers. Unfortunately, we had to put her down last July. She was 14, and was so pitiful. She got sick and we kept hoping she would come out of it. She is buried under the pear tree that she loved to lay under when she was able. There is a beautiful headstone with her healthy life photo on it, and our daughter keeps flowers on her grave. She was a sweetie. Sorry for the sad story. I love your updates, you know that. Can’t wait till the next one.
Aww I'm so sorry you lost that sweet dog. 14 is pretty good for this breed! She sounds like she had a wonderful life.
@@DesertDIY thank you. Yes, she was very loved and spoiled rotten. She has a good life.
Love it. Blue is my favorite color and I like light and airy rooms.
Me too! Thank you
What a wonderful change! I've been thinking about painting my cabinets, and I just haven't bitten the bullet yet. This summer might be IT. I might really do it. I love your plate rack!
You can totally do it! It's not hard at all just takes a couple weekends.
It is amazing what paint can do in a space. The white showcases the paneling and trim really well and gives it a bright and clean look.You have a lovely home.
Your dining and kitchen look beautiful. You could keep going with the blue and white plates , they’d look great above your windows, and even more on the wall.
I agree! I'll keep looking for them while I'm out thrifting
I love your home! You really have done a wonderful job on everything! I live with my Daughter and her family and we have the intercom system complete with radio and record player in the wall. Her home was built in the 60’s. The first thing she did was paint and lighten up her house!!!
You’re right! Ceiling Fans are a necessity in the South!
Absolutely
Y’all did an awesome job! Love the color scheme in your kitchen and dining room. They do look brighter and bigger. Thanks for sharing, Cory ❤
Thanks so much! 😊 it really does feel like there is more space and more light now
@@DesertDIY you’re so welcome 🤗
Yahooooo! Been waiting for this post! I love your creative ideas & practical ways to achieve them! Also, cost effective for most of us😊❤
Yay! Thank you! I am so glad you like it and understand the "working with a tight budget" mindset
Great renovation. I dont know how you do all you do. Love the plate collection.
The eat in dinning room is so beautiful and inviting! Love the plate holder is so gorgeous! Oh my goodness, your kitchen is stunning, such a great difference! Everything is so bright and beautiful!💙🤍💙🤍
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you liked it
That's very impressive. I love the stain on the table. Maybe it's a small thing in the overall redo but it's such a beautiful table now. Your home looks great.
Thanks so much! 😊 I agree. It wasn't a drastic change in stain color but it changes the mood
Those dark colors were huge in the 1970s and then in the early 2000s! The white is worth the work! The house has good bones!
Thank you. Yes indeed you are right.
Beautiful refurb, Corey. :) Agree about tweaking the window treatments for the 'eat-in'........I can really see some kind of cool Roman Shades for texture/uniqueness, since those windows are so 'up close and personal' to where people sit/hang out. Also agree 1000% about painting being the most dramatic and cost efficient way to update a space. And for those purists who aren't thrilled about covering that dark stained wood; it's still there should one decide to unearth it in the years to come. For now, it brings light and joy to the young Family who are its current caretakers. :) Blessings, Corey. Everything looks great. :)
Very good points! Thank you!
I love your channel. It's so great to see you n your husband working together. God
Bless your family. Keep up the good work.
Love Piper! Your room/rooms turned out beautiful! I am a white paint person, always have been. As you said, for decor, rely on something easy to change out. Walls, ceilings, and cabinetry aren’t easy to change. Thanks for sharing your lovely changes!
Thank you! Great minds think alike
Hello from Greece🌞
Very good work and design result!
Interior designer since 1994.
The best of all, the Jesus Cross above door🙏
Thank you!!! I'm glad I got the approval from a designer!
@@DesertDIY God bless you and your family sweet creator...sorry for my bad English!
We added can lights in two of our rooms & they are great. Before the rooms were gloomy & dark. I love how your rooms look!
Love it! So glad you left that beautiful door
Yes! Thank you!
I lived in a house in Spring and the kitchen was almost the exact configuration. I love it. Your “new” old kitchen is very pretty.
That is awesome! We saw soooooo many houses when we were house hunting but all of them were from this era and the kitchens were all so similar!
Great job making over those dark cupboards and trim! So bright and clean! Your pops of color add such variety and can be changed out on a whim. And right up my alley, so inexpensive, just lots of elbow grease! Glad you realize that your busy schedule only allows a precious hour or 2 at a time. You have the patience of Job! Enjoyed seeing how these 2 areas turned out, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! 😊 I only have patience if it's something I really want hahahaha
It all looks so fresh and clean...a complete transformation! The table is absolutely beautiful...great tutorial for that. You sharing your experience is invaluable to us non-pros! 😆 The plants look fantastic, too...a living, natural add to the window ledges. I love it all, as usual! ❤
Thanks so much! 😊 I am so glad you like it! I agree
You really transformed the kitchen with a little paint and gave it a new life 😊 well done 👏
Thank you! 😊
I had the same blue and white outlet covers! I also grew up in a home with one of those old intercom systems that didn't work! Great job, as usual. The kitchen came out beautifully. Wish I had wood cabinets. I have those ugly laminate cabinets with the brown laminate edges and the doors are actually beginning to peel!!!
We looked at a house once to buy and the cabinets were peeling like that too. What a pain! Things aren't made with quality anymore. Thank you Mary!
Love the white bright transformation! Well done!!
Piper is so sweet
Love the chair color! The base of the table would look great that way.
I think so too!
You did a great job! I love that painting. We have a 1970’s house in NC but it’s on a lake so we love it! Two bedrooms have paneling that was painted over so we just painted over that with a creamy white. Caulking finishes everything off so nice.
And blue toile curtains!
That would be so pretty
I was thinking the same!
I find it so satisfying watching painting. The room looks so much brighter. You both did a fantastic job. I live in a 70s bungalow here in England. I totally understand how dark the rooms can be. Charlotte xx🇬🇧
Thank you so much! I don't know why they wanted everything dark in the 70s haha.
The kitchen is beautiful now
Thank you 😊
Love the transformation looks brighter and calmer to me❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you! I agree
You guys are so industrious!
Thank you!
The plate collection looks really cute, with the backboard design.
Thank you so much
I love all of the white in your home now. It photographs so well!! Gorgeous! Great job!! ❤
Thank you so much!
The white really opened things up. I had my kitchen torn out and redone about 6 years ago. All the cabinets are white but picked a charcoal gray countertop. The attached dining room has white fake beadboard on bottom and the walls are a very pale gray. My house has a lot of rustic wood beams and ceiling, so the white and pale gray gives you a lift. Paint is a cureall.
i love the wood being painted,.. it looks clean and bright.
Light, bright, and calm! Thank you for this post. I was wondering how to update my parents' 1970s kitchen and you've given some excellent advice. ❤
I'm so glad to help. It was easy but time consuming. If you worked on it one day a week or so it would take about a month
*Cory, I am so glad you DIDN'T PAINT that GORGEOUS DOOR to your laundry room...it's a beautiful door, and with the rest of the paneling and trim white, it makes a lovely old-world statement, IMHO.🥰 Blue and white 💙🤍💙 is one of my FAVORITE COLOR COMBINATIONS, and I personally L🔵VE and own Blue Willow dishes. Your beadboard plate rack is so lovely; your husband did a fabulous job building it and hanging it for you❣️🤍🦋🙉 As for the window 🪟 treatments, I agree with Janet Byrne...install curtain rods near the ceiling and have the bottom of the curtains just BARELY SKIM your floor (NO puddling!) Use white curtains, and for a hint of royal blue, add a long strip of toile fabric in royal blue and white about 4 inches wide on the center of each curtain panel and the same toile fabric 6 inches tall at the bottom of your curtain panels. It will look like an "L" shape on the right side panel and a reverse "L" on the left side panel. Your hydrangea wreath is lovely on your door. I don't know if you wish to carry the royal blue color 🔵 into your kitchen, but if you do, you could get a royal blue hand soap dispenser to use at your sink. You could also thrift some pieces like white pitchers, an old silver tea pot or vases and paint them white and decoupage blue and white napkins over the white paint to create your own inexpensive "Chinoiserie look" pieces to display on top of your refrigerator or on your countertops. I have seen several RUclips creators take tarnished silver-plated coffee pots and painted the bodies white, leaving the spout, handle and lid unpainted and adding the decoupaged napkin over the white body, and it was very pretty❣️ I have also seen tarnished silver-plated trays with only the center part of the tray painted white and decoupaged with a blue and white napkin, while leaving the outside edges tarnished silver. 😊*
You have some really great ideas. I especially want to try the decoupage silver pieces. I love blue and white the most but I'm thinking I'll change out my plates and curtains with the seasons maybe.
@@DesertDIY *Glad you like my ideas. Let me know if you want me to tell you who the creators on RUclips made the silverplate pieces with decoupaged blue and white napkins. 😉*
Love your renovation. A navy braided rug would anchor the dining set and add some of your favorite color❤
While I generally hate to paint wood, this really looks great. It really does brighten up the area and it has such a nice clean look.
I agree! It took a while for me to work up the courage to make the decision to paint it.
WOW...Beautifully Done. Piper is ADORABLE.
Thank you! She is the sweetest dog ever
Blue Willow is a classic pattern and will always be popular. I love it too. In my opinion, same goes for a white kitchen. Well done!
I totally agree!
It looks so light and bright now. Yo did a great job!!!!🎉😅
Thank you! 😊
Looks really nice - good job! I like the blue and white plates but I prefer the different colored vintage plates and platters - Has more charm. Of course that was with your wood stain. I guess you could rotate different plates for the seasons. Anyway, it was great to see decorating video.🤗
Thanks so much! 😊 yes I can change out the plates as much as I feel like it since it's so easy to do.
Beautiful transformation!
You can spray wood with a polyurethane before staining, to prevent the grain of the wood from raising up.
Thank you! That's true but then the stain won't penatrate the wood.
@@DesertDIY ✓
What a difference new paint made. Looks so fresh and new.
Thank you! I agree
You did a fantastic job 💕 it doesn’t look like the same room. I absolutely love watching your videos. You are a great inspiration. Thank you my friend 👏🌿☀️🌿👏
Thank you so much!! I am so glad you liked it. It looks so fresh now
Absolutely gorgeous! You already had a beautiful kitchen but I don't like dark spaces either, simply amazing what a good job you guys did with spray paint and I didn't know that could ever be done. I wish I had such a large kitchen, it's just awesome! My kitchen cabinets need to be repainted but the cabinets are old however you have inspired me to possibly tackle that project even though I am 69 years old because I am sick of looking at scuffed up cabinets!!
I’m digging your T-shirts that reference ‘The Office’ 😁
Wow great renovation, its amazing what paint can do. Your countertops, backsplash and Cabinets are almost exactly the same as in my house, they must have been done around same time. lol, I'm thinking of painting my cabinets white / ivory also. Thank you for sharing,it really helped me see what it would look like, and I love it. My kitchen is much smaller, but like you I need it to be brighter. Thanks again from Tyler texas
Your transformation is amazing! One suggestion: paint the other door in your dining area. Will make a world of difference. You are such an inspiration.
Thank you! I can't decide if I want to paint it or not since it's a pocket door I'm worried it will get all scratched up
I really like the color of the table (white). I think it goes really well with how you fixed it up and with the room in general ❤
Awesome I'm so glad you think so
I agree. Paint is the game changer. Great budget friendly tips.
This is so encouraging to me! My fiancé and I are redoing part of the kitchen before our wedding, and the long-term plan is to paint the cabinets white. The countertops are black, the appliances and sink are black, and the cupboards are an ashy dark brown - it’s like a cave! I’m so happy to see how much lighter your rooms are- it helps me to visualize how much brighter ours will be, too!
Oh absolutely you should paint it. The black with white will look so classic!
Wow! That turned out just gorgeous! You really gave it a modern looking update. Be proud of yourselves, I bet your kids love it!
Thank you so much! The kids don't care I don't think lol. My older ones love it but the Littles just wanted to use the paint roller haha
Beautiful job Cory! Brightens everything. Very nice refresh. Well done!
Thank you!!!
Omg it looks much better,I'm with you if a room is dark it sends me into a deep depression 😂😂❤❤
Haha you aren't alone
I was just about to write yo you about the curtains needing colour and possibly length, when you mentioned them. So ho for it. Love these reno videos xx
It looks beautiful. It does light up. I had to do the same thing. I think me because I was getting older. I need the light from my eyes lol so we just painted our bedroom a bright white satin finish and we put the trim but only the facing of the trim, a matted black, and then I did curtains of course, and then we loved it so much that we put that into the dining room the curtains in the dining room ARE FROM WALMART.,but we did white walls and black trim only the facing windows and the trim but not the door the door stay white me too. I don’t have open Concept either . My house is 1925 but because it looks so fresh and the color can come in from the accessories, I want to do the entire house WHITE 👍🏽
I love blue and white too! I have a set of Currier and Ives dishes that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. I love them! I think your kitchen looks so good! You did a really nice job.
That is awesome! What a treasure. Thank you
It looks so much better & brighter. As I get older I have to paint the rooms in a color that lends more light. For the eyesight & yes to pops of color in the decor. Not white on white! I can't do that. I have to have my color. Or everything just blends together & gets boring. In my opion. The durability of enamal oil paint can't be beat. But it is hard to paint with. I use it on appliances & any cabinet that I paint. But usually in a texture look. Because its hard to keep from getting runs. I can't tell you how many old fridges I have painted. That metal affects I believe its rustolem. Comes in a spray can. Rolling it on is tough.
You speak from real experience! I can relate to the eye sight thing. I don't have good night vision anymore
@@DesertDIY yes, tons of experience. Paint is the best invention man or woman ever made. A way to bring all things back to life & so many differnt kinds & ways to do so. I ran a daycare center once upon a time. And painted every square inch. My contractor said if you hold still Violet will paint you! True story! Lol. ♡
Love your reclaim life!
It looks so good.
Lovely renovation! Thanks for sharing! I'm in Friendswood, so we are neighbors. :)
Amazing switching on cabinets. You’re such a boss😂. Elizabeth
Thank you! 😁
Absolutely beautiful.
Wow everything looks fantastic! I think you could add a little blue and white transfer on the little squiggly wood piece above your kitchen sink!
Oh cute idea!
It looks very nice
It looks SO BEAUTIFUL
Do the bench like the table and hang curtains up higher to make your room look bigger! Looks great
Thanks for the tip!
Beautiful job! I think I would add a floral rug and paint the chairs black that would ground the room I love what you do
Thanks
LINDA 23:38
Oh I didn't think of that! Great ideas. No rug yet since we have toddlers who eat at this table.
Beautiful
Thank you
Pięknie , jasno. Lubię to 👍👍👍👍👍😘
Yay! Thank you!
Your renovation looks so great!
I am just calling contractors now to have my 2 tier large island cut down to one level. It is a really large island and I just want a flat countertop. There is electrical involved so we have to have a contractor involved. I do plan to paint the island myself while we have all the mess going on. My color of choice for the island is Blue 🩵
That will be such a nice project to have finished!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything, it's beautiful and fresh. Very cozy at the same time as well, so I think you have exceptional taste and are SO good at design! You can come and design for me any time! ❤❤❤❤❤ JK, but I look to you for inspo! Also, I feel that sheers of some sort would be good in your eat-in area. Just my opinion.
Thank you so much! I'd love to design for others. Maybe one day! Thanks for the idea
Stunning! 🤗
Thank you! 😊
Wow it looks great!
Thank you! I'm glad you like it
Your renovation looks absolutely beautiful.
Thank you so much!
When I was a kid, we moved to Houston in 1970 into a similar house with lots of brown paneling. Every few years my mom would use Liquid Gold , which was a conditioning oil, on all the paneling, wiping it on, letting it soak in, and then wiping it off. It did not smell that great. As my sister and I got older, we were recuted to wipe off the paneling. I could never convince her to paint it.
Wow! I really admire that she took such good care of it. But I bet it felt dark in there!
Great job! Yes, I agree, some color in the curtains would kick it up a notch.
I think so too!
Very pretty transformation- good job 👏
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Awesome redo...😍
Thank you
Looks awesome Cory!!
Thank you Sonnie
It looks beautiful!💖
Thank you! 😊
It turned out beautiful!
Thank you!
Beautifully done❤ but may i suggest, your dining room would look more beautiful with some thrifted oil paintings with golden frames.
Love from India
Great job 👏 it looks so much brighter 😊
It look so nice!
Thank you