Kitchen Makeover- New House

Here are the pictures we snapped of our new home before we moved in. It was painted a mustard yellow color throughout which made it really dark and closed in. 

The cupboards were plain, no design and no hardware. The flooring nearly matched the cupboards, and even though it was decent flooring it wasn't my style. 

There is a weird cut out above the kitchen sink that I have big plans for. 

Notice that they switched out all of the outlets and light covers for black. I was not a fan. 

When we walked through the house I knew instantly that the flooring had to go and the cupboards needed paint. We painted the entire kitchen/living/dining/hallway area Alabaster White in Behr Paint. It was a lot of work but SO worth it. It immediately brightened the area. Then I set to work on the cupboards. Again I used Valspar cupboard paint in Alabaster White. I took off all of the doors and drawer fronts and hauled them downstairs to finish. I gave everything a good sanding down with an orbital sander so that it didn't take all day. I simply sanded the finish off so it was ready for primer. I did prime the cupboards, and then applied two coats of paint with a foam roller.
We hung the cupboards back up, put the fronts back on, and installed hardware. It looks completely different.
My next step is countertops but that has to wait.

Here is our new home currently after some renovation work!

There was carpet under our dining room area so flooring was on priority list. After having Pergo in our last house, we decided to go with a vinyl plank that is completely plastic and has zero MDF in it, therefore no worry about swelling if moisture gets down into any cracks or crevices.
We found this restored wood flooring at Home Depot and knew it was exactly what we were looking for. I wanted a flooring that was lighter than our last home because I couldn't keep the dark wood clean. This flooring has much more color variation and is a little bit lighter so it solved my dilemma.
It is really easy to install, it took Travis and I 8 hours of both of us constantly working. They snap/seal together easily, you just use a soft mallet to tap them into place. My hubby is the master of working with angles and dimensions so I let him do most of that type of work, and I installed.
It looks fabulous!

I painted our island a different color than the rest of my cupboards because I wanted that pop of color. I went with a darker slate blue color, matched from Joanna Gaines line of paint at Ace. The color was storm chaser, and I matched it to Valspar Exterior paint, Satin finish because I really like Valspar paint. We added knobs which the kitchen previously had zero of.

I was a bit nervous about the cupboards because they are sleek and modern looking with no design in them, but after a makeover they look fabulous. 

Living area post to come! 

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