OmG you should have kept it a neutral color. I painted cabinets a matte red once (in the mid-late 2000s). I was young and not thinking forward or that I could get sick of it (or about re-sale). I hated myself 2 years later for using a fad dark color I got sick of quickly (and went out of style quickly). It wasn’t worth it. I just wasn’t worth it…it took 4 coats (not counting primer) to get rid of that color.
@@MountainPearls Ha! Friend of mine had an 80's stylised kitchen which was bright red! The whole house was (literally) split between him and his father, like Steptoe & son.
Tip: you need to seal those handles with something...the oils from your fingers are going to have them looking funky in no time, and causes them to not look uniform
Looked better before in my opinion. I’m in love with those sage green cabinets and those beautiful hardwood floors. Everything doesn’t need to be “modernized” and made black, white, and gray!
It did though unfortunately. The cabinets had really had their day in real life. So what we’ve done is yes modernised them instead of ripping it all out and replacing it with a new kitchen. I understand your point and if they were in better condition we may not have had to xx
@@MegC yeah I understand refinishing cabinets or floors that are worn and old. I just mean that modern styles that are only in shades of black and white seem very sterile and boring to me. But to each their own. Also, I see the floor but I think it’s a crime to paint over hardwood! I’m glad you’re happy with it though
@@jomott8133 what's your point? Everything here is an opinion? Are you that mad about opinions? Then why you on the internet? For that matter don't read a book, listen to music and DEFINITELY don't admire art! The before is waaaay better than the after. #Facts did that help?
I agree with lifting the colour of the floor to a bleached tone, it would’ve gone great though with that sage green cabinetry and light wood accents! However, it’s not my kitchen, so if you like it better, then that’s the best option :) personally though, I’ve been trending to lighter, more natural and soft palettes
I think the before was beautiful! I took screen shots for inspiration. Everyone should decorate their house to their liking, however, I think the best budget option is to realize you already have something wonderful, fix it up and not complete change it.
I'm thinking around 600.00$ looks great. I do agree the green cabinets were nice as well. Have you considered staining the cabinet drawer pulls ? Thanks for sharing
As soon as you said "Railings" I thumbs upped and subbed, that has been my ultimate fav paint for well over a decade. The fact that it's still an interior designer fav year after year only speaks to how timeless and neutral it really is
Loved the before more as well. Would have kept the cabinet doors as is but given the wood thats in between a lighter colour. New/prettier non white stove would have elevated the kitchen prob for the same price as that farrow and ball colour cost 🙈🙊
@@des8336i love the dark gray they used in the after . But I love that sea foam/ teal/ robins egg blueish more. I think I would use the two colors together....🤍🤍🤍🤍💚💚💚💚💙💙💙💙
Love it! From basic to moody and stunning. I'm so bored of white kitchens and stainless steel so I 100% appreciate that you went dark(er). The green was nice, too, but that cabinet paint is absolutely gorgeous. I do think protecting the wood knobs might be a good idea, and a cheap, fast, and easy project.
I thought the first kitchen was the make over kitchen. Loved it. The second one was just ok. New handles and pulls and a back splash is what I would have done to the first one and that's about all. The cabinet colors are great.
She did do darker paint for the cabinets but she also stained the wood floor a lighter color and swapped those green tiles for bright white tiles, so I don't think she darkened it too much more. But maybe some lighting on the underside of the cabinets, but I think that suggestion would have been good for both the before and after.
The cabinets with the new backsplash made it looks nice and calming. I understand when seen the same color for so long anyone would want a change. Do love the color you chose for the cabinets. Love both light and dark colors. I don't know I would just kept the natural wood when you sanded the floors and sealed the floors.
Painting the cabinets blue really brought out the yellow in the counters, which I don't love! The green really emphasized the red tones and made the space look warmer.
Such a fun project! Looks great, the cabinet colours before were a bit more my style, but I'd still have changed it a bit more neutral probably. Not a fan of the handles tbh but they fit with the theme. To each their own!
I love the new look - more modern than country. I agree that sealing the drawer pulls would be a good idea (hemp oil is good). Hope you love your new kitchen 😉
Stunning, i love what you did to the flooring. The colours are beautiful you've turned a dated kitchen into a really stylish modern kitchen. I'm getting the itch to decorate now xx
I love the new colour- probably not keen on the bench top as they look a bit "yellow" but really it is all personal preference. Well done you did a good job.
Funny cuz I'm all all about retro and what was that at the beginning but seeing what you did really just makes you look much better and makes me feel old LOL
There are so many comments stating the preference being the “before” look and I get it. However the second look is fresh and crisp, clean lines and neutral (although sage can be neutral). You know how when you move into a place and it just feels like it belongs to someone else, this is a beautiful way to make it new to you and make it feel brand new without breaking the bank. I think it’s lovely and the cabinet color is rich and bold😍
OMG!! I totally thought that dark color was going to be way too dark but, it is perfect!! See, I don't have the eye that other people have.. So awesome!! 🤗
I like the new! The white tiles look a bit dark in the final shot so I wonder if people are seeing it as dark due to one shot's lighting. The light tile and floor are a nice contrast to the cabinets.
The lightened/stained parquet floor was a great idea. I would have kept the original wall tiles and used a similar green to the existing to revive the kitchen doors, this type of green is my favourite colour. But that's all down to personal taste - I dislike black and white combos in general. I would have also stained and varnished the handles (to match the parquet floor) or used a gold or silver accent paint on them. But all in all you've done an amazing job as you've done it all yourselves!
I was one of the readers that liked the before very much. actually I wish there could have been my kitchen. Because I love the colors. But sometimes even if the kitchen is well done a change of color might be what the owners need. Instead of looking at the same color spectrum for long periods of time. The kitchen came out lovely but my favorite picture was the before. Thank you for sharing
Am I the only one who absolutely loved the “before”?!
No, but the tiles were too much of a good thing.
Some people can't see beauty, they just follow trends like sheeps
It was nice before, but even better after.
Yes.
I said "Nooooo" when they said "paint the cabinets" 😔
I'm loving the before, more.
Few people saying this but in real life they had had their day so it was paint or remove x
It is 100)000000
Same.
OmG you should have kept it a neutral color. I painted cabinets a matte red once (in the mid-late 2000s). I was young and not thinking forward or that I could get sick of it (or about re-sale). I hated myself 2 years later for using a fad dark color I got sick of quickly (and went out of style quickly). It wasn’t worth it. I just wasn’t worth it…it took 4 coats (not counting primer) to get rid of that color.
@@MountainPearls
Ha! Friend of mine had an 80's stylised kitchen which was bright red! The whole house was (literally) split between him and his father, like Steptoe & son.
I prefer the green color better. But everyone has their own style. Good work.
Tip: you need to seal those handles with something...the oils from your fingers are going to have them looking funky in no time, and causes them to not look uniform
I came to the comments to see if anyone else said that. I cringed seeing unfinished wood handles in a kitchen.
I thought the same thing too that was my first thought
Yep me too! Saw the handles and went ….NOOOOOOOOOOO
I thought the same 🧐
Yep, yikes 😬
Some contrasting color would he fab
The green was cool 😎
Looked better before in my opinion. I’m in love with those sage green cabinets and those beautiful hardwood floors. Everything doesn’t need to be “modernized” and made black, white, and gray!
It did though unfortunately. The cabinets had really had their day in real life. So what we’ve done is yes modernised them instead of ripping it all out and replacing it with a new kitchen. I understand your point and if they were in better condition we may not have had to xx
Also the floor is still there!
@@MegC yeah I understand refinishing cabinets or floors that are worn and old. I just mean that modern styles that are only in shades of black and white seem very sterile and boring to me. But to each their own. Also, I see the floor but I think it’s a crime to paint over hardwood! I’m glad you’re happy with it though
@@MegC love it!
@@battyboo3732 ... totally agree.
I loved the kitchen cabinets before.
Floor makes me sad 😭 I think maybe a lighter color for cabinets would’ve been nice
What was wrong with the original? Looked good to me.
Prefer that beautiful Sage green color the cabinets were before and would have only changed the backsplash to create more contrast.
@@pamelalulu26 it's probably built in
Unless you plan on regriting the floor... It looked better before
When you ruin a perfectly good kitchen
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THIS!
In your opinion...
@@jomott8133 what's your point? Everything here is an opinion? Are you that mad about opinions? Then why you on the internet? For that matter don't read a book, listen to music and DEFINITELY don't admire art!
The before is waaaay better than the after. #Facts did that help?
I love the before,more, too. It was bright and vintage. Could have chosen a brighter colour. Dark makes the space look smaller and claustrohobic
Looks cold and uninviting
I preferred the previous color on the cabinets 🤷🏾♀️
The before is better, the cake looks amazing! Lol
I liked the before if I'm honest. That green is beautiful. Maybe with the lighter wood would have been nice
The before color was beautiful. You would have been fine leaving it and just changing the back splash.
Agree
Oh maaaan, the color before was super pretty. Now it's very dark and appears smaller actually
I agree with lifting the colour of the floor to a bleached tone, it would’ve gone great though with that sage green cabinetry and light wood accents! However, it’s not my kitchen, so if you like it better, then that’s the best option :) personally though, I’ve been trending to lighter, more natural and soft palettes
Yay, now it looks like every single kitchen I see on RUclips.
Just needs a lumpy kitchen island!
Loved the before as well!
I think the before was beautiful! I took screen shots for inspiration. Everyone should decorate their house to their liking, however, I think the best budget option is to realize you already have something wonderful, fix it up and not complete change it.
Awww i wish y’all kept the mint cabinets it was gorgeous, even the before was beautiful
Honestly i would’ve stoped at sanding the floor and tiling the backsplash. The cabinets were perfect with that color
The before was significantly cuter esp w some cute decorations and plants
I'm thinking around 600.00$ looks great. I do agree the green cabinets were nice as well. Have you considered staining the cabinet drawer pulls ? Thanks for sharing
I think all the before needed was a new back splash. Everything else looked really nice.
As soon as you said "Railings" I thumbs upped and subbed, that has been my ultimate fav paint for well over a decade. The fact that it's still an interior designer fav year after year only speaks to how timeless and neutral it really is
Loved the before more as well. Would have kept the cabinet doors as is but given the wood thats in between a lighter colour. New/prettier non white stove would have elevated the kitchen prob for the same price as that farrow and ball colour cost 🙈🙊
It was a pretty cute kitchen to start with and you brought it up a level or 10! Nice work
The before was cute! Could’ve sanded the floor & change the tiles!
Looks great. I loved both looks but the after is definitely more my style.
I like both, I'm leaning more to the first ones because the 2nd is too dark, in dark colour it does make it look much smaller.
I love the before, the green is gorgeous..
Before had character and was beautiful
Second version was still clean and crisp but you could have kept that beautiful sage green
I liked the before waaay more, had so much character and felt like home.
Both before and after are cute
Thank you 😊
That kitchen was beautiful before, now I’m rethinking painting my kitchen black… I might steal that green instead.
I think green(sage) or blue (egg blue) looks so elegant and more expensive
@@MaknaeUlzzang Same. I literally text my husband like “Babe forget the black, we’re doing this instead” lol
@@des8336i love the dark gray they used in the after . But I love that sea foam/ teal/ robins egg blueish more. I think I would use the two colors together....🤍🤍🤍🤍💚💚💚💚💙💙💙💙
@@kookycoolauntkaryn5884 Yeah, I was wondering what to call that color. I think sea foam
I vote for the before!!!!
Love it! From basic to moody and stunning. I'm so bored of white kitchens and stainless steel so I 100% appreciate that you went dark(er). The green was nice, too, but that cabinet paint is absolutely gorgeous.
I do think protecting the wood knobs might be a good idea, and a cheap, fast, and easy project.
I for one, LOVE the after!! Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The before was so much brighter and open. The before was a beautiful kitchen. I wish people would stop butchering these homes. 😓
Sorry I would love it before. I have no kitchen.
I thought the first kitchen was the make over kitchen. Loved it. The second one was just ok. New handles and pulls and a back splash is what I would have done to the first one and that's about all. The cabinet colors are great.
Omg LOVE IT! idk how much but SO WORTH IT❣😍
Needs to be better lit if it's darker.
She did do darker paint for the cabinets but she also stained the wood floor a lighter color and swapped those green tiles for bright white tiles, so I don't think she darkened it too much more. But maybe some lighting on the underside of the cabinets, but I think that suggestion would have been good for both the before and after.
The before was so cute!! Had so much more personality!! Why change to the same kitchen eveyone gas?!
Everything beautiful but I did like the greenish color of the kitchen more beautiful
Love the dark cabinets but I'm crying for that floor! 😭
why? it's still wood. it was already stained wood and she just stained it a lighter color.
exactally
The phrase “ if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” is just understatement in this case. You took a perfectly beautiful looking kitchen and uglified it. 👏
Omg whyyyy would u paint over that beautiful jade green colour 💀💀💀
Looks beautiful
The cabinets with the new backsplash made it looks nice and calming. I understand when seen the same color for so long anyone would want a change. Do love the color you chose for the cabinets. Love both light and dark colors. I don't know I would just kept the natural wood when you sanded the floors and sealed the floors.
Yes I ageee with the floors I do regret doing all that 😩 we’re going to get them professionally sanded in the future and take off my shoddy work
Your "before" kitchen looks 1,000 times better than my current kitchen!
The original was perfect. You made a down grade
Ikr!
Cost $500 USA 🇺🇸 dollars for the budget Make Over! You did a wonderful make over! Good Job! 👍
I am really liking the after! The kitchen feels so much more fresh and clean.
Thank you so much 😄
That beautiful herringbone floor...
And she paints it???!! 😭😭😭
they restained it do you not listen its not paint...a lot of stain you brush on and wipe off.
@@ealainstudiosart8106 it's an ugly stain then
I love it! I'm guessing $350 US.
Everything costs more in the UK. The VAT sales tax is 20% there, and nothing is cheap.
@@CallieMasters5000 Says someone whose never lived, worked or shopped in the UK.
Painting the cabinets blue really brought out the yellow in the counters, which I don't love! The green really emphasized the red tones and made the space look warmer.
I LOVVVEE IT!
Moody and modern!
That color is SUCH a good choice!
When you first showed the before I thought that was the finished project and I loved it.
Then you ruined it.
Way to wreck a perfectly beautiful kitchen.
Such a fun project! Looks great, the cabinet colours before were a bit more my style, but I'd still have changed it a bit more neutral probably. Not a fan of the handles tbh but they fit with the theme. To each their own!
Absolutely love what you’ve done with the kitchen. It’s much more sophisticated now.
😭y'all really be taking warm homes and making them into funeral homes
Loving the new colours. Looks way more modern, looked like something from the 70s before.
I love the new look - more modern than country. I agree that sealing the drawer pulls would be a good idea (hemp oil is good). Hope you love your new kitchen 😉
Thanks so much! I definitely don’t want it to look country so that’s a bonus 😍
Stunning, i love what you did to the flooring. The colours are beautiful you've turned a dated kitchen into a really stylish modern kitchen. I'm getting the itch to decorate now xx
Amazing!!
I love the new colour- probably not keen on the bench top as they look a bit "yellow" but really it is all personal preference. Well done you did a good job.
It looks beautiful! Fantastic work!
Look's so Nice 🤩
Looks great! Love the new colours. I would be curious to know the price as I'm wanting to do the same with mine ^^
Excellent job 👏 👍 👌 🙌
I love sage, but it really looks new and modern with the changes. Love the new tiles!
It is beautiful - eell done
Beautiful workmanship! Bravo!
This is simple and lovely
Nice work very stylish.
I love the AFTER better! I think you made it look gorgeous!
Perfect colors...😍👌👍
Beautiful kitchen before and after. They are totally different styles that work
Funny cuz I'm all all about retro and what was that at the beginning but seeing what you did really just makes you look much better and makes me feel old LOL
The old one was very nice. And the new one is also beautiful. You did great job 👏 hard work
I like the dark cabinets and I like that you guys put in the work to improve your home!
There are so many comments stating the preference being the “before” look and I get it. However the second look is fresh and crisp, clean lines and neutral (although sage can be neutral). You know how when you move into a place and it just feels like it belongs to someone else, this is a beautiful way to make it new to you and make it feel brand new without breaking the bank. I think it’s lovely and the cabinet color is rich and bold😍
OMG!! I totally thought that dark color was going to be way too dark but, it is perfect!! See, I don't have the eye that other people have.. So awesome!! 🤗
I’d like to know more about how you painted your cabinets. I want to paint mine, but I’m afraid. Yours looks great!
I really like the after because you used the wood counters and handles, which lightens it up and doesn't look so serious. Well done!
Great job
Thank you. 😃
I love it 🥰 the color looks beautiful
Looks lovely, very stylish!
Looks awesome
Love it!!! Great job
I loved the before cabinets a lot more made the room more airy
I like the new! The white tiles look a bit dark in the final shot so I wonder if people are seeing it as dark due to one shot's lighting. The light tile and floor are a nice contrast to the cabinets.
I like both before and after
The lightened/stained parquet floor was a great idea. I would have kept the original wall tiles and used a similar green to the existing to revive the kitchen doors, this type of green is my favourite colour. But that's all down to personal taste - I dislike black and white combos in general. I would have also stained and varnished the handles (to match the parquet floor) or used a gold or silver accent paint on them. But all in all you've done an amazing job as you've done it all yourselves!
I was one of the readers that liked the before very much. actually I wish there could have been my kitchen. Because I love the colors. But sometimes even if the kitchen is well done a change of color might be what the owners need. Instead of looking at the same color spectrum for long periods of time. The kitchen came out lovely but my favorite picture was the before. Thank you for sharing
It's beautiful!
Some people prefer the before kitchen, but it's a matter of taste! Besides, you are the one that will łive with it! 😊