Kitchen makeover... Finally RESULTS

So I have been wanting to change my cabinets in the kitchen since we moved in this house almost 8 years ago.  I have had a long time to think about what I want and we are on a tight budget so brand new is OUT of the question... so I have come up with ....

Painting my cabinets.... 

I have always thought that my kitchen was dark, so bringing in white and maybe a pop of color would help to brighten it up!  Chalk paint is the answer!!!

 Annie Sloan Chalk Paint... Old Ochre and Duck Egg Blue... 
OOH LA LA LA!!

and finally after much hard work and let me tell you...... a lot of WAXing later.... some finished cabinets!  

 this one is to show the great color contrast!

 I am loving the country farm home feel I get when I enter my kitchen.  Thank you Annie Sloan and Cheryl from Big White Goose Barn for showing me that all it takes is a little bit of paint and some imagination to transform your look!!!

We also added beadboard to the breakfast island and wow does that look nice!

I love the textured that the bead board adds to the ends of the cabinets... such a great idea!

 I wish I was a better photographer so that I could show you how great my kitchen actually looks as a whole put together! :) 

  Love it!! There are still a LIST of wants to be had in here... like the counters and new appliances, but like I said I have NO budget right now... more on those later (sooner than that I hope).

Home project time

Got an update on my home project... I finished the laundry cabinets. 

Really like how they turned out. Now I just need to work in organizing ... Lol. 

For the longest time I have been thinking and wanting to change the look of our cabinets...

 right now they are Oak, (so 80's) but I am not sure exactly what I want and also I know that the cost has to be LOW...

.... so the other day I was shopping at a local antiques shop Big White Goose Barn when I cam across her working with Annie Sloan Chalk paints.
 I told her about my intentions and she gave me a demonstration of how the paint works and what kind of end product I can get!

photo from BWG facebook page!

 I am SOLD.... I am looking for the antique look with an off white or cream color... I cannot wait to get started.. because I am a little skeptical of my abilities I decided to start with my laundry room cabinets....

first coat down! many doors to go!!...

It's a good start.