Day 2 Primitive Kitchen Redo...what were we thinking?

TIRED...just getting home after a long day. Cabinets are cleaned, sanded and painted. The wood counter top has been sanded, wood filled and sanded again, caulked then stained. The entire kitchen has been painted with a lovely Valspar historically inspired color from Lowe's, Cinncinatian Hotel.

Here's some pictures, much more to do, but it is coming along.

The cabinets are painted in The Primitive Life Milk Paint in the color "Beets".

I just love the way the color of the counters look with this old frame and photo. I can't wait to get done and decorate! Right now though...time for bed!

Primitive Kitchen Redo on a budget!

We have made the grand decision to redo the kitchen in the apartment above the shop this weekend! The words, brave, courageous and fearless come to mind! The apartment has been inhabited by three college age boys for the past year so you can imagine...
Here is a before picture. Note the lovely plywood cabinetry, cracked tile counters and all around horrible planning of this kitchen. My husband has his worked cut out for him!

By the way...I won't be keeping the fabulous Asian artifacts either...are you surprised?
We will be transforming this kitchen though on a tight budget using "found" previously used cabinets that we will be painting with The Primitive Life Milk Paint , adding custom wood countertops and enlarging the work area and counterspace by removing that ill planned bar that juts out.
I will share some "During" photos as well as an "After" once complete! Stay tuned!