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11 September 2009

miraculous transformation

This a great kitchen makeover from d*s reader Sabinra Holley-Williams. Sabrina was up against a seriously tough combo of red brick and brown cabinets but decided to power through and give her entire kitchen a face lift. after diligently painting the brick a bright white, she painted the cabinets two different colors and gave the counters a new wooden top.

The transformation is amazing! As you can imagine, the post got many comments with a follow-up comment from Sabrina that explained a little more about the makeover: "Thanks everyone. I’m grinning from all the compliments. It was indeed a very inexpensive project. Just a lot of elbow grease and crossed fingers. To answer a few questions, the microwave is new as are the countertops and sink (Ikea and Home Depot so all pretty cheap). The brick is worse than just an ugly red brick - it’s loathsome Z-brick so the transformation was so amazing to see. We also used white caulk between the bricks which really was key in the overall finished look. As for the floor, though you can’t see it there, we just threw down some peel and stick faux wood tiles over the faux brick linoleum. Not ideal and we’d love to install some real floors at some point but good enough for now. Thanks again."

It goes to show that anyone can have a great looking kitchen!

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