In honor of the kick off of March Madness I just had to go with the basketball reference for the title of this post. We're big NCAA basketball fans here - but you know what I love most about the tournament this year... besides of course that Syracuse being a #1 seed has Bear very happy...
Once the tournament is over:
We start remodeling our kitchen!!!
Yahoo!!!
Now, this isn't a five figure remodel... We're trying to do it for 3 figures. We're going to try and remodel the kitchen for under $1000. We have our work cut out for us. Here are our before pictures:
Problem #1 - Not enough storage. We tried solving that a few years ago with that cart you see in the last picture. It didn't go far enough.
Solution #1 - See this area here:
Look to the left of the sliders - we've got an almost 8-9 foot wall there with plenty of room for cabinets. So about a month ago I started combing craigslist and the 2 local ReStores for cabinets that would as close as possible match what we've currently got. Well first, I looked at Lowes where they still sell the cabinets we have... to get 3 base cabinets, almost $700.
I can't go blowing the budget on the first problem, so that is when I started combing craigslist and the local ReStores. I found one set of 3 cabinets that was close, $180 for the set. Not bad.
But then, one night while I couldn't sleep I was cruising craigslist and found a set of 3 base cabinets - the exact cabinets that we have for $100!!! It took all my will power not to call the guy right then and there, but I didn't think the seller would appreciate my call at 2:30am. So I waited, not so patiently I might add for a return email.
After much negotiating - I got them. Well, I almost got them. Turns out he didn't want to sell the 3rd cabinet... grrrr... thankfully, I talked him into selling me the 3rd on after he stripped it for the doors, hinges and drawers. (He has rental properties with these cabinets and wanted the parts.)
Take a look:
The plan is to paint them white, all of them, old and new-old.
Oh and that cabinet with no drawers or doors, I've got big plans for it.
Stay tuned.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
She Shoots — She Scores!!!
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Decorating,
kitchen,
Organization,
Painting,
ReStore,
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Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, exciting!!! Cannot wait to see the end results!
ReplyDeleteThat is so exciting. I can't wait to see the transformation! Let's hear it for craiglist.
ReplyDeleteMaggie, thanks for stopping by my blog! What a find with the Craigslist cabinets! Are you now planning to use both sets of base cabinets? Good luck with your remodel! :)
ReplyDeleteOoooo I can't wait to see, I think you've got some good tricks up your sleeves!
ReplyDeleteHow crazy is it that we have such similar plans for our kitchens? I can't wait to see how they both turn out!
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