Kitchen Update

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A little Kitchen Progress update.

I still haven't put the black edge banding around all the counter tops yet, which is something I was planning on doing to help break up the off-white and the white-so the color shift isn't as obvious. But here is one section that has the black banding so far:


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The sink window (still need to clean the paint off the top sash panes) and the light fixture that I really like:


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Detail of that light fixture:


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A long view of the cabinets/sink area:


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So, now here are the things that I will be working on over the next couple weeks:

-The Harvest Gold hood and stove and black oven.
I want to use a High Heat Stove Paint on the hood and stove and then use a laminate type covering for the oven faces. Also, I would love to figure out something for a little backsplash behind the stove:




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-Right before I moved in these two light fixtures were put up and the old basic ones were taken down...and I was told I could throw those away (but I didn't).

The new fixtures are such an eyesore to me. I very much dislike them. It doesn't help that the ceiling is stained in both areas around the fixtures too.

I want to paint and rewire the old fixture bases, which are currently harvest gold, and just put them back up. Also, a little Kilz for the ceiling:


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These are the old fixtures I want to refurbish and paint:





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Back to work for me!

P.S. Do any of you have Kitchen Redo pictures from your own project, especially those done creatively on a tight budget? If so, point me in the right direction...I am itching for some inspiration....
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