This was a hard choice :-) the thought of someone cooking for me and I learning from them nearly won me over but I really need a new kitchen as I am still working with the old kitchen that came with the house that my parents bought. dad and I are looking at building our own kitchen so I have been collecting ideas into a folder that we both like and once we are settled on the design then we are going to build it ourselves :-)

. Its just way too much timber! So the floor should stay, because its harder to change. Start by definitely at least pull out the part of the kitchen with the weird enclosed fridge space. that really cramps the room. Then pull of and replace the cabinet doors and the laminate bench top. pick some amazing tiles and have your husband work his magic! Paint the walls a nice colour to really make the space look more vibrant. Get rid of those horrible blinds completely! We are doing out kitchen up and we don't have much money or skills or access to tradespersons anyway. So we are keeping it to a minimum. Do it little by little. We started with a new stove with really changed the feel of the room. We plan to just paint the cabinets.

Thank you Gioenne! This project was a real team effort and very rewarding to complete. I'm glad you like it & thank you for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.

Hi everyone, I've finally gotten around to creating a "Before and After" post which includes my kitchen and the remainder of the house. Pop on over if you'd like a look! We are very happy with the finished project. Thanks, Louise