Real Rooms: A Joi-full kitchen

Another real room today from Joi of Nuestra Vida Dulce. I was completely hooked years ago (she had me at hello with her amazing use of ceiling medallions in her already gorgeous living room) and now she is here to share how she madeover her drab kitchen into something beautiful and bright. Let's take a peek...

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Hey everybody! I'm Joi from Nuestra Vida Dulce and I am honored to be sharing some before and afters with you all today!



One of my personal favorite rooms in our humble sized home is our kitchen. It started out pretty bleak but it's come a long way.

We moved into our 1100 square foot ranch-style home 6 years ago. Our kitchen looked like this when we first laid eyes on it.

Yikes, right?

One of the first DIY projects that my husband and I dove into was painting our cabinets. I am so happy we did because it updated the space immediately. While we were at it, we replaced the old hardware as well.



Over the years we have replaced the green laminate countertop for a more modern Corian countertop in the Sandalwood colorway.



Additionally, we replaced our white appliances with stainless steel upgrades and I painted the walls a deep gray-brown.

Two of my most prized possessions are my kitchen island and dining room table that my father-in-law built for us. He's the best!



I still would like to add a tile back splash and replace the floors, but who knows when that will happen! It's definitely a marathon and not a sprint.

Thanks for reading and thanks for having me, S!