High End Look For Less: French Country Kitchen and Dining Room Renovation on A Tight Budget
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I love your renovation and colors. You sort of tossed out “what do you think” concerning your dining room window. You have blinds to control the light, so you have the opportunity to add a high-end look in your dining room. Extend the rods almost to the ceiling to add height to your room, and hang them so your drapes frame rather than cut off room light (extend the rods past the window onto the wall. The hem should fall TO the floor, not puddled, not high-water. This is how they don’t become an afterthought but become a part of an orderly statement. The color of drapery is your choice, but if the room is smallish rather than lavish, you might keep the tone similar to the dining room walls. Keep in mind what is going on in the line of sight, like do you see the hall or living room or kitchen. Tying the colors together in tonality or color helps keep your home cohesive rather than disjointed.
Very good idea
And a rug.
Jute?
@@DesertDIY *I agree with Janet Byrne about your window treatments.*
Nice job. I would leave the bench white, but why don't you paint the 2 chairs blue picking up a shade from your blue willow plates. It would give the room a pop of color and be very country. 😊
Love this idea.
Anything you put back into the the recessed window wells is going to make the room look smaller and less grand. Maybe just shears on either side and a nice soft pastel seafoam green like the pot color you have there in the windowsill? Or possibly a soft, muted blue?
Now you’re showing off, no taping no spills, I’m envious!
Haha thank you
You made these rooms shine! Gorgeous renovation. And as you may remember, Arizona is not the place for an all wax candle...in fact, when I leave to go North, they go in the refrigerator.
Loved the finished result.
Hahaha! That's funny! Thank you so much
Oh my word, all this is so gorgeous. Your sweet Piper looks exactly like our granddaughter dog. If I didn’t know better, I would think they were the same doggie other than their tails. Our dogs tail wasn’t short like Pipers. Unfortunately, we had to put her down last July. She was 14, and was so pitiful. She got sick and we kept hoping she would come out of it. She is buried under the pear tree that she loved to lay under when she was able. There is a beautiful headstone with her healthy life photo on it, and our daughter keeps flowers on her grave. She was a sweetie. Sorry for the sad story. I love your updates, you know that. Can’t wait till the next one.
Aww I'm so sorry you lost that sweet dog. 14 is pretty good for this breed! She sounds like she had a wonderful life.
@@DesertDIY thank you. Yes, she was very loved and spoiled rotten. She has a good life.
It is amazing what paint can do in a space. The white showcases the paneling and trim really well and gives it a bright and clean look.You have a lovely home.
I love your home! You really have done a wonderful job on everything! I live with my Daughter and her family and we have the intercom system complete with radio and record player in the wall. Her home was built in the 60’s. The first thing she did was paint and lighten up her house!!!
I love your channel. It's so great to see you n your husband working together. God
Bless your family. Keep up the good work.
Your dining and kitchen look beautiful. You could keep going with the blue and white plates , they’d look great above your windows, and even more on the wall.
I agree! I'll keep looking for them while I'm out thrifting
You really transformed the kitchen with a little paint and gave it a new life 😊 well done 👏
Thank you! 😊
We added can lights in two of our rooms & they are great. Before the rooms were gloomy & dark. I love how your rooms look!
WOW...Beautifully Done. Piper is ADORABLE.
Thank you! She is the sweetest dog ever
i love the wood being painted,.. it looks clean and bright.
Love it. Blue is my favorite color and I like light and airy rooms.
Me too! Thank you
That's very impressive. I love the stain on the table. Maybe it's a small thing in the overall redo but it's such a beautiful table now. Your home looks great.
Thanks so much! 😊 I agree. It wasn't a drastic change in stain color but it changes the mood
What a wonderful change! I've been thinking about painting my cabinets, and I just haven't bitten the bullet yet. This summer might be IT. I might really do it. I love your plate rack!
You can totally do it! It's not hard at all just takes a couple weekends.
Beautiful refurb, Corey. :) Agree about tweaking the window treatments for the 'eat-in'........I can really see some kind of cool Roman Shades for texture/uniqueness, since those windows are so 'up close and personal' to where people sit/hang out. Also agree 1000% about painting being the most dramatic and cost efficient way to update a space. And for those purists who aren't thrilled about covering that dark stained wood; it's still there should one decide to unearth it in the years to come. For now, it brings light and joy to the young Family who are its current caretakers. :) Blessings, Corey. Everything looks great. :)
Very good points! Thank you!
The kitchen is beautiful now
Thank you 😊
Love it! So glad you left that beautiful door
Yes! Thank you!
You’re right! Ceiling Fans are a necessity in the South!
Absolutely
The plate collection looks really cute, with the backboard design.
Thank you so much
Love the transformation looks brighter and calmer to me❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you! I agree
Love the chair color! The base of the table would look great that way.
I think so too!
Beautiful job Cory! Brightens everything. Very nice refresh. Well done!
Thank you!!!
Your renovation looks absolutely beautiful.
Thank you so much!
*Cory, I am so glad you DIDN'T PAINT that GORGEOUS DOOR to your laundry room...it's a beautiful door, and with the rest of the paneling and trim white, it makes a lovely old-world statement, IMHO.🥰 Blue and white 💙🤍💙 is one of my FAVORITE COLOR COMBINATIONS, and I personally L🔵VE and own Blue Willow dishes. Your beadboard plate rack is so lovely; your husband did a fabulous job building it and hanging it for you❣️🤍🦋🙉 As for the window 🪟 treatments, I agree with Janet Byrne...install curtain rods near the ceiling and have the bottom of the curtains just BARELY SKIM your floor (NO puddling!) Use white curtains, and for a hint of royal blue, add a long strip of toile fabric in royal blue and white about 4 inches wide on the center of each curtain panel and the same toile fabric 6 inches tall at the bottom of your curtain panels. It will look like an "L" shape on the right side panel and a reverse "L" on the left side panel. Your hydrangea wreath is lovely on your door. I don't know if you wish to carry the royal blue color 🔵 into your kitchen, but if you do, you could get a royal blue hand soap dispenser to use at your sink. You could also thrift some pieces like white pitchers, an old silver tea pot or vases and paint them white and decoupage blue and white napkins over the white paint to create your own inexpensive "Chinoiserie look" pieces to display on top of your refrigerator or on your countertops. I have seen several UA-cam creators take tarnished silver-plated coffee pots and painted the bodies white, leaving the spout, handle and lid unpainted and adding the decoupaged napkin over the white body, and it was very pretty❣️ I have also seen tarnished silver-plated trays with only the center part of the tray painted white and decoupaged with a blue and white napkin, while leaving the outside edges tarnished silver. 😊*
You have some really great ideas. I especially want to try the decoupage silver pieces. I love blue and white the most but I'm thinking I'll change out my plates and curtains with the seasons maybe.
@@DesertDIY *Glad you like my ideas. Let me know if you want me to tell you who the creators on UA-cam made the silverplate pieces with decoupaged blue and white napkins. 😉*
Those dark colors were huge in the 1970s and then in the early 2000s! The white is worth the work! The house has good bones!
Thank you. Yes indeed you are right.
Blue Willow is a classic pattern and will always be popular. I love it too. In my opinion, same goes for a white kitchen. Well done!
I totally agree!
I agree. Paint is the game changer. Great budget friendly tips.
The white really opened things up. I had my kitchen torn out and redone about 6 years ago. All the cabinets are white but picked a charcoal gray countertop. The attached dining room has white fake beadboard on bottom and the walls are a very pale gray. My house has a lot of rustic wood beams and ceiling, so the white and pale gray gives you a lift. Paint is a cureall.
Absolutely gorgeous! You already had a beautiful kitchen but I don't like dark spaces either, simply amazing what a good job you guys did with spray paint and I didn't know that could ever be done. I wish I had such a large kitchen, it's just awesome! My kitchen cabinets need to be repainted but the cabinets are old however you have inspired me to possibly tackle that project even though I am 69 years old because I am sick of looking at scuffed up cabinets!!
Wow! That turned out just gorgeous! You really gave it a modern looking update. Be proud of yourselves, I bet your kids love it!
Thank you so much! The kids don't care I don't think lol. My older ones love it but the Littles just wanted to use the paint roller haha
Beautiful transformation!
You can spray wood with a polyurethane before staining, to prevent the grain of the wood from raising up.
Thank you! That's true but then the stain won't penatrate the wood.
@@DesertDIY ✓
I really like the color of the table (white). I think it goes really well with how you fixed it up and with the room in general ❤
Awesome I'm so glad you think so
And blue toile curtains!
That would be so pretty
I was thinking the same!
I’m digging your T-shirts that reference ‘The Office’ 😁
Looks so welcoming!
Thank you!
Looks amazing. And the wood looks great in white
Thank you! I agree. Still has lots of character
Beautiful
Thank you
It looks so light and bright now. Yo did a great job!!!!🎉😅
Thank you! 😊
Looks great! Very happy for you and your family Corey!
Thanks so much!
Your renovation is beautiful ❤
Thank you! 😊
Very pretty transformation- good job 👏
You always do a fantastic job. I have been watching for a little while and just recently binge watched every single one from the beginning. I have enjoyed watching all that you do and am so impressed with how well you and your husband work together. I will continue watching for as long as you keep doing what you do. I have a suggestion for your plant and water overflow problem. Purchase your water catcher plates an inch to an inch and a half larger in diameter and height than the bottom of the pot. If the catcher and the pot come together then I would suggest looking for another pot or buying a different water catcher that is big enough to hold the excess water needed to moisten your plants soil. You can even use old skillets. Just remove the handle and paint it to match your pot or a color that you like. Most plants are not difficult to grow you just need the right equipment. I have seen what you can accomplish so I have faith that you can grow plants as well as you can flip and upcycle. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas and the joy that you bring to us. God bless you and your family.
Thank you so much. I think that is so cool that you have watched all of my episodes! I am so grateful! I will see what I can do for future plants
Great tip on the "stain blocking" primer! Thanks
Glad it was helpful! It is worth using.
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Omg it looks much better,I'm with you if a room is dark it sends me into a deep depression 😂😂❤❤
Haha you aren't alone
It turned out beautiful!
Thank you!
Your renovation looks so great!
I am just calling contractors now to have my 2 tier large island cut down to one level. It is a really large island and I just want a flat countertop. There is electrical involved so we have to have a contractor involved. I do plan to paint the island myself while we have all the mess going on. My color of choice for the island is Blue 🩵
That will be such a nice project to have finished!
Love the changes, looks great!
Glad you like them! Thank you
I took your advice and looked up Lisa Burningham. She is amazing…and so are you!!! Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Beautifully done❤ but may i suggest, your dining room would look more beautiful with some thrifted oil paintings with golden frames.
Love from India
Beautiful job! I think I would add a floral rug and paint the chairs black that would ground the room I love what you do
Thanks
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Oh I didn't think of that! Great ideas. No rug yet since we have toddlers who eat at this table.
It look so nice!
Thank you
Look gorgeous & yes to print curtains
Thank you! 😊
Love the Reno. I did the same in my kitchen, now it’s so bright. Have you thought of built in L bench seating around the windows and maybe a square table? Everyone could sit around on the L bench and have chairs on the other side of the table. Just a thought
Everything looks great! I would antique the bench and base of the table. I think the bench with a natural top would be distracting. Also, maybe paint the door casings of the kitchen doors to match the dining area? Great job. Blue and white is my favorite!
Thank you! Yes I agree on all of that
I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything, it's beautiful and fresh. Very cozy at the same time as well, so I think you have exceptional taste and are SO good at design! You can come and design for me any time! ❤❤❤❤❤ JK, but I look to you for inspo! Also, I feel that sheers of some sort would be good in your eat-in area. Just my opinion.
Thank you so much! I'd love to design for others. Maybe one day! Thanks for the idea
It looks so good.
Very , Very, Very beautiful,❤❤❤
Thank you! 😊 so glad you like it!
@@DesertDIY 😘
So gorgeous. I love blue and white, too, cos it's timeless! Agree that some color in the curtains would be good. What about stenciling a blue border design on the existing ones?? Well done to you both on a brilliant make over. 👌👏
Great idea!! I think I'll do that!
@@DesertDIY I'll keep an eye open for the video😉😉
Stunning! 🤗
Thank you! 😊
Your house is so freaking stunning! You have an amazing eye and your talent is one to be super proud of... What about staining the legs of the bench and keeping the top white or would that be too difficult to get them back down to bare wood? I've never worked with furniture, I'm disabled and in a wheel chair so it's hard for me to handle big projects...i manage though and LOVE all of the smalls I'm able to work on over the last year since I began crafting. I love to look at what other people do to furniture, but the closest I'm going to get to upcycling any at all is my side table that I'm making with a vintage 1940's suitcase, painted, with transfers from the Desperado transfer/and a Dixie Belle floral transfer. Then, I'm going to attach three legs that came from another table and are kind of intertwined through one another and almost look like tree roots. I'd love to share the finished project with you to see what you think ❤
Your house is very pretty it has great bones. Is really nice job on your renovation.
Thank you so much!
It looks very nice
The kitchen & dining room looks beautiful! Amazing transformation, I Love it❤ The table is beautiful. So is the plate wall. Honestly I like walls too. To me open concept is pretty in a large home, but in a smaller or decent size home i just like walls, I like defined spaces. If you want to decorate 2 different ways it don't look right in open concept, so give me the walls😄 If the soil is dry the water goes straight thru and out the bottom. If you keep the soil damp and just add enough water to keep it damp it won't spoil thru (learned the hard way😄) I love the pots the plants come in, those are so cool! That's the kind my daughter needs lol.. she forgets to water too🫤😄 Before my son moved away from home he has a red nose that looked so much like your Piper.. get babe was Zara, so smart! When he moved he couldn't the her and we were moving into A condo with no pets allowed. So his ex girlfriend got her, she'd helped raise her so we knew she'd be ok.. but i miss her🫤 Enjoyed the video..TFS!
Pits really are such amazing and loyal dogs. I don't think I'll ever get another dog again in the future but if I did I'd want only pit bulls for the rest of my life. They are so special. Never met a dog more loving! I am the worst at remembering to water my plants!
We've had 3 pits, all were special! People are scared of them, but its how you raise them like any pet. Lol.. dont feel bad girl, i forget too🥴
You can disguise the soffit above the cabinets and make the cabinets look like they reach all the way to the ceiling very easily and inexpensively. All you need to do is add crown molding around the top of the soffit where it reaches the ceiling. Then you paint the crown molding and the soffit below it the same color as the cabinets.
Cool idea!
You’re amazing! Re changing out the curtains for colored ones…don’t! You’ve achieved such a great look and flow that colored drapes would look choppy, if that makes sense. Just my opinion ❤
Awesome redo...😍
Thank you
I feel like if you stain the top of the bench, the same as the table it will be more like farmhouse matchy. Right now with it all white it looks more like your style with a French flair.
That's a good point
Hi Cory. Love your work. Your shop items and innovations are wonderful. We dont have Goodwill thrift bins here. Our country is as big as your Lonestar State 😅
Thanks so much! I wish you had more thrift stores!!
Love your renovation! Agree colored curtains or patterned. I think if the legs of the bench stay white and you stain the seat it would match table better. Also can you do the same thing with the chairs? Seat stained legs and frames white?
The chairs are metal so they'd have to stay how they are I think but maybe I can make the white of the table and bench be more of that antique color of the chairs?
Looks amazing. So light and bright. Your color accents really stand out now.
I noticed you did not paint the door jambs/moldings in the kitchen like you did in the eating area. Will you be doing this in the future?
Thank you! Yes I will. I still have to paint the walls in the kitchen as well.
Love!
Yay!
So beautiful! Personally I'd leave the curtains 🙂
Thank you! 😊
The cabinets were dark but you have a ton of storage space.
Thank you! My only complaint is that the cabinet shelves are not adjustable and modern things don't fit in them. And my upper cabinets are hung so low that a mixer can't even fit on my counter.
I got that space light light I hate it I have an older home too!!..paint changes everything ❤and my husband is a union electrician 😂😂😂..he needs to get to gettin😂!!..great job!!
Haha tell him it's time to take that space ship to the future and get some can lights! Lol
@@DesertDIY 🤣🤣🤣that’s a crack up cause that’s exactly what it looks like unfortunately we have popcorn ceiling so if we take that off, we will have to scrape the whole entire house. Oh my God no doubt he has put. Can lights in many many times.😂he’s just lazy😅
Everything looks sooo good and fresh!:) Speaking of other people at the table: was it hard for your family to find new friends after moving from Arizona? I wouldn't even know where to start as an adult! 😅
Thank you! Yes it is very hard! We have met our neighbors and I have acquaintances at the gym but not really any close friends.
I. Agree with no open concept. I too prefer walls.
Yes!
Not a fan of wood paneling. I had pink wood paneling in my bedroom when I was a kid. I was so happy when my bedroom got redone and we put up wallpaper.
Wood paneling is definitely a love/hate thing
I love your work... but I don't like good wood painted...I agree on the cabinets and panelling...but not the trim..yet I get why you did it...the ovens next to a fridge is a big no no...the heat from stoves and ovens will overwork a fridge...I never understood why people did this when they build their homes or do a total remodel...I know you didn't have a choice...if you ever remodel ...keep ovens and stoves away from the fridge...do the chef triangle....don't do benches at a table...there's no back support and promotes poor posture and eating habits...
You are wonderful...please don't be offended...
this is just a old nonna/mama observation and experience
I never thought about the oven next to the fridge. I doubt we will ever have the money to redo this kitchen. I do like having my oven up higher like this though so I don't have to bench down to see or place things in/out of the oven.
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I water my plants in the sink and then they drain down the drain
I used to do that before as well
I def love that you didn’t buy new! As much as I loved the wood paneling; that color looks amazing on them! If you’re open, you could also try to use contact paper to update the countertops and even the backsplash!! 💙🤍💙🤍
Thank you! Since it's granite it's nice that I can set hot things on there so I don't mind it that much.
There’s just one thing; you’re in Texas now so you can’t say “you all”! You have to say “y’all”. 😅
True! I'm working on it
Another bench is a good idea. The blue willow plates are great! I also am huge fan! I would also look fir a blue and white indoor outdoor rug under the table! Follow your instincts your a natural!
Thank you!!!
Just found your channel recently and have been binge watching your videos! You are so talented with all of your thrift flips and just wanted to thank you for sharing all the painting lately, too. I have been trying to get the courage to paint some rooms and this has been super helpful. You are a great teacher. Love all of your content!
Thank you so much!! You can do it! Painting is simple
I agree, I wish I could paint like that!
It looks gorgeous you wouldn’t think it was the same kitchen and dining area goes to show what can be done on a budget well done 👏 😍
Thanks so much! 😊 I agree!
So much change!! I love everything!! The plate rack your husband made is gorgeous!! The plate you put up from your grandmother is my favorite!! Wonderful job!! Extreme transformation!!🥰
Piper is so cute!! Pets bring so much love to our homes!! I had a dark kitchen once upon a time. I hated the kitchen wallpaper so much that the thought of being stuck in the house one more long Northeastern winter was going to drive me crazy! On a weekend I got the walls painted white! Unfortunately I used a flat white leftover from the ceiling and it sucked the life out of the room!!! On the next weekend I had to paint the walls again but with some sheen!! What a big difference!! Thankfully the paint on the walls did the trick and I didn't need to paint my cabinets! It's always amazing how wonderful a coat of paint can change things in a room!! Love all of the lightness and brightness you have now!! The plants are a wonderful addition too!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it
As you know, I Love the things you do!!❤ The things you asked about? I liked the color of the chairs better than the bench-the chairs have a subtle hint of green that pops it out to me against the wall. Goes with brighter green pots and your Lovely large window sill for your lovely plants & pots!! Loving them pots & watering system!! I know you love the blue plates, but just my opinion, I Love how
Special and different they look from just walking into the room from a distance!! To me they look all the same, so I wouldn’t be o cloned to go up and see the diff colors & patterns & design!! I do like them but not all together. Hope that does not offend you, just diff style. A set of 3 on a shelf for 3 where the mail was would be great with repurposed corbels and some small fake succulents? To bring your garden into kitchen? Love your table runner &
So happy that you have kept for all the years!!! I got a copy of French Country magazine-def a bit pricy-but cover was blue and greens & was thinking of you!!! I did the blue & green color scheme in the early 2000’s but more on the 1940-1950’s look of nowadays “old school” Cadillacs, the old school silver diners, etc. The new blues &
Greens are so much more fibrant with a subtle touch!! Sorry for misspelling still doing with 1 hand!! Ugh!! 💓🌺🪴💓
I Love your Grandmas plates cuz all different which draws me to them!!💓🌺🌸❤️
We put ceiling fans in most rooms. It’s a necessity where we live
I agree! At first I didn't think it would look good in the kitchen but it looks fine
The kitchen looks great. I might have painted the door as well but that’s me. It really is so spacious and efficient all together! Great job!
Thank you! I can't decide if I want the door painted or not
You have the patience of a saint. Im a " the can is open ill only have to wash up once" person. Not always with much success!! You did a great job.
Thank you! I normally don't have patience at all lol
Hello from Greece🌞
Very good work and design result!
Interior designer since 1994.
The best of all, the Jesus Cross above door🙏
Thank you!!! I'm glad I got the approval from a designer!
@@DesertDIY God bless you and your family sweet creator...sorry for my bad English!
You guys are so industrious!
Thank you!
Yahooooo! Been waiting for this post! I love your creative ideas & practical ways to achieve them! Also, cost effective for most of us😊❤
Yay! Thank you! I am so glad you like it and understand the "working with a tight budget" mindset
Great renovation. I dont know how you do all you do. Love the plate collection.
Looks really nice - good job! I like the blue and white plates but I prefer the different colored vintage plates and platters - Has more charm. Of course that was with your wood stain. I guess you could rotate different plates for the seasons. Anyway, it was great to see decorating video.🤗
Thanks so much! 😊 yes I can change out the plates as much as I feel like it since it's so easy to do.
I had the same blue and white outlet covers! I also grew up in a home with one of those old intercom systems that didn't work! Great job, as usual. The kitchen came out beautifully. Wish I had wood cabinets. I have those ugly laminate cabinets with the brown laminate edges and the doors are actually beginning to peel!!!
We looked at a house once to buy and the cabinets were peeling like that too. What a pain! Things aren't made with quality anymore. Thank you Mary!
Wow is just gorgeous. What a transformation with painting, hardware n lights made a huge impact.
Thanks so much 😊 I agree! Looks so new now in a good way
Love the white bright transformation! Well done!!
Piper is so sweet
I had the 1970's kitchen too and painted it white with gray walls SUCH a difference! My grown sons where very impressed and they said the difference was literally night and day
I believe it!! Paint can do so much!
Love Piper! Your room/rooms turned out beautiful! I am a white paint person, always have been. As you said, for decor, rely on something easy to change out. Walls, ceilings, and cabinetry aren’t easy to change. Thanks for sharing your lovely changes!
Thank you! Great minds think alike