I’ve been seeing some AMAZING kitchen makeovers recently across the web! It always shocks me how some minor changes can make a big effect to you living space.
I found so many great ideas, I thought I would share with you!
So here’s a great roundup of 15 kitchen {mini} makeover ideas that anyone can do!
Paint your kitchen island in a contrasting color from Infarrantly Creative
Kitchen cabinet crown molding from Girl in Air
DIY Wood Countertops from Cleverly Inspired
Paint your kitchen cabinets (great tutorial from Evolution of Style)
Distressed kitchen cabinets with new handles from Lemonade
Kitchen island makeover from At The Picket Fence
Two tone kitchen cabinets from The Lettered Cottage
Pantry makeover from The House of Smiths
Open shelving from Beneath My Heart
DIY Pendant Lighting from Tatertots and Jello
Add an interesting backsplash from BHG.com
Faux granite countertops from GianiGranite.com
Farmhouse style sink from QualityBath.com
Glass front kitchen cabinets from Between Naps on the Porch
New cabinet knobs and pulls from Teal and Lime
Hope you’re LOVIN’ the inspiration!
And if you have an awesome KITCHEN MINI MAKEOVER, leave a link below!
{PS. if you’re going to pin a project, please go to the original source}
Tracie @cleverlyinspired says
March 29, 2012 at 7:06 amThanks so much for the feature!
Jo says
March 29, 2012 at 7:33 amThese are great … one day when I have my own house ….
Lilia says
March 29, 2012 at 10:22 amSo I love these! Thanks for sharing. I’m curious though – open cabinets or shelving… how do you keep up with the dust? I strugle with dust in our house every day and I wonder if I were to do open cabinets, if I’d regret it due to dust. Because honestly, I LOVE the look. Any open cabinet havers – please comment.
howtonestforless says
March 29, 2012 at 1:13 pmI know what you mean about the dust! I have enough trouble keeping up with the rest of my house. I would like to hear what others have to say as well!
Sarah says
April 1, 2012 at 8:40 pmI read a lot of home improvement blogs and Sherry and John from younghouselove.com say that with their open shelves, the functional pieces they use most often are what gets displayed ont he shelves so they dont have time to collect dust.
Heather @ At The Picket Fence says
April 3, 2012 at 10:04 amHI! I have the kitchen island transformation featured above, I also took the doors off of two of our sets of upper cabinets, and I couldn’t be happier. I didn’t even add glass doors, there are no doors at all. One of my cabinets is my “staples/medicine” cabinet. I placed all of the items that were originally just sitting inside jumbled up in matching baskets and it is fabulous! Each basket has it’s own category and everyone in the family is good about keeping it that way, it’s so nice and organized. The other cabinet has mixing bowls, some pretty wooden bowls, etc. The only thing in it that gets “dusty” is the wine glasses and I just give them a quick rinse before we use them. But they got that way even in closed cabinetry. To clean up the actual shelves, on occasion I empty them out and take my vacuum attachment and run it over the shelves to get out any crumbs, etc and then wipe them down real quick. I do that with my closed cabinets too though.
I LOVE the look of the open cabinets in my kitchen and don’t regret it one bit. I even finished them off with trim and added curved wood pieces to make them look like they were always open. Hope that helps answer some of your questions!
Heather
howtonestforless says
April 3, 2012 at 6:24 pmOooh, good tips Heather! I love the idea of just taking the doors off with baskets!! I was thinking of replacing some of mine with glass front doors, but this might be a better option for me. Do you have a link you can post here so people can see it?
Erin K. says
March 29, 2012 at 9:30 pmLove your blog. I would love a kitchen makeover…actually I need a home makeover. lol I live west of St.Louis so if you get done at your house feel free to come redo mine! 😉
howtonestforless says
March 30, 2012 at 9:07 amLOL! Let me finish mine and then I’ll be over 🙂
Erin K. says
March 30, 2012 at 8:43 pmAwesome! lol
Deidre says
March 30, 2012 at 4:55 amLove all the Mini kitchen makeovers I just did a mini makeover on a dime spending no money and using only what i had on hand from beadboard to paint come see:))
howtonestforless says
March 30, 2012 at 9:29 amWow, your kitchen looks great Deidre! Love the beadboard backsplash. And the cabinets are fantastic in all white! Thanks for visiting 🙂
Michell @ Girl In Air says
April 2, 2012 at 2:38 pmSome of my Favorite Kitchens!! Thank you for featuring my cabinets:-)
Carole @ Blue Chateau Interiors says
April 2, 2012 at 3:34 pmI just did a blog post about the newly DIY-renovated kitchen in our 111-year-old farmhouse. Many of the items are repurposed. My budget was only $900 for the ENTIRE house. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.
Love the inspiration in your ideas!
http://bluechateauinteriors.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-farmhouses-repurposed-kitchen.html
Heather @ At The Picket Fence says
April 3, 2012 at 10:06 amErin! Thank you so much for featuring my island, definitely by far still my favorite project I’ve ever done..okay well the whole kitchen in general is my favorite! You are too sweet to include me in such fabulous company! I feel so honored. Great post with some amazing project and idea!
Heather
maude says
January 6, 2013 at 10:26 pmThe old milk crate in the pantry reminds me of my youth. My dad always had them around to use as a stepping stool or to lay things on:)
DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
February 18, 2013 at 2:56 pmI am hoping we get to start our refresh/remodel this spring! I love the farmhouse sink & want to add a island seating/storage area vs kitchen table.
howtonestforless says
February 18, 2013 at 9:03 pmOoh, how exciting!! Our home is on the market right now and we’re hoping to build a new home later this year. Definitely want that farmhouse sink!