A new kitchen for under $50!

I feel like I have a new kitchen! Like I shared with you last week my kids were in VBS each morning, so I took advantage of the opportunity to do a little kitchen update. Literally, since we've moved in--almost 7 years ago--I've wanted my kitchen to be green. Then I heard a green kitchen makes you eat more, so I didn't move forward with that idea. Now, years later, I've decided I really don't care if that's true or not, I want my kitchen to be green! And now it is! :)

Have I held you in suspense long enough?! Here are some pictures of the new and improved green kitchen.

Before:

Things to notice:

- The white walls 

- The chair cushions

After: 

Before:

Things to notice: 

- The corner counter on the left side of the stove

After:

If you want to see the close up picture on the counter I already posted, you can see it here. 

The updates you can't 'see':
-The floor behind the fridge is all clean now
-The area around the floor boards and windows is now clean
-The trim is freshly painted white (again)
-The area about the counters, microwave and on top of the fridge are clean and spider web free

So here's the price breakdown on my little update:

-Paint and Supplies: $20
-New chair cushions: $28 for 4
-New utensil, knife and spice racks (can't remember, but approximate $20). We bought them nearly a year ago at IKEA. Since I already had them on hand, I did not include them in the price breakdown because it didn't affect our current budget to add them.

Total price: $48

I love it! I feel like it's made such a difference. The color does make the room feel a little darker, but that's okay. The color just makes everything look new though and it feels clean. I must say though, my favorite part is my extra counter space created by the IKEA organizers. Wish I would've hung those a year ago! ;)

A few changes I'm still hoping to make:
-New handles or doorknobs or these.
-Update: After talking to some friends, I might do black/dark knobs...thoughts?
Which do you like? Should we do some handles and some knobs? What would you do?

-A new plant in the corner (since it totally clashes now with the paint!)

-Clear off the refrigerator. I think a clean fridge makes a kitchen look cleaner, but it's so hard to keep that way! I'll be working on that one soon though.

What do you think?

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