A lot happened this week on the project #saskmomfabkitchen so this one will be a doozy! Grab a coffee and read on.
The first step in our design process was to take the ideas from the initial meeting with Laura, and sort out the design priorities with the wish list and budget in mind. We had to be very thoughtful about which kitchen finishes we could tackle that would make a huge impact with a modest price tag. Here’s what we came up with:
- backsplash (Colourful, modern, fun)
- paint (She has a preference for purple... Can we make it work?)
- new pendants (Something with some sparkle… Maybe a chandy effect?!?)
- new faucet (Technically not on the wish list… but we thought that they needed a more stylish one!)
- dress up the island with some chalkboard (Fun for the whole family)
With started out by scouring Pintrest for inspiration:
* See the full Pinterest board here.
With our inspiration shots in mind, we headed out on a little sourcing excursion.
<<< Trade secret alert! >>> If you are working with a tight budget or timeline, shop your big box home improvement stores. The selection of stylish items at great prices might really surprise you. We have found that the big box stores have really kicked it up a notch over the last couple of years. Plus, you can take items home, try them out, and easily return them if they don’t work out. Here are some of the items we scoped out for Laura:
Backsplash:
We found several options, and since it's a relatively small area, we can splurge with some fun mosaics! But we also grabbed simple subway tiles, thinking we could maybe work in our favourite herringbone pattern? And we couldn’t resist the penny rounds.
On to Lighting. We felt like we could tackle it two ways:
- Simply swap out the frosted glass shades on the current pendants to something more modern as such stainless steel. This is the ‘cheap + cheerful’ solution.
Or
- Bling it up with some fab (but inexpensive!) capiz shell chandeliers. I bet you can guess what our preferred choice is!
Faucet:
To the sales adds we went… and found this brushed nickel one, it goes with their kitchen hardware and has the look we were after for 100 bucks. Score!
Island chalkboard:
The simplest and cheapest solution would be chalkboard paint. However we found these decals that might just fit the bill!
Stay tuned for next update, when plans are unveiled to our lovely client!
>>> Posted by Marilena <<<