Kitchen
Kitchen design: Builder-basic meets DIY
A builder-basic kitchen is personalized with DIY touches
Kitchen
Kitchen design: Builder-basic meets DIY
Transforming a builder-basic kitchen with clever DIY touches is no sweat for this skilled homeowner.
Three years ago, when Christie Kauffman moved into this new-build Oshawa, Ont., house with her husband, Todd, and two teenaged daughters, she already had big plans for it. The aspiring designer, blogger and skilled DIYer had plenty of her own ideas to take the interior from builder basic to dream home – and she did almost all the work herself.
The 240-square-foot kitchen is the perfect example. Because the couple bought the house at just the right time, Christie was able to specify the kitchen’s layout. She also got creative with the limited selection of finishes offered by the builder. “I chose extra-tall dark wood cabinets with doors in a classic profile I preferred, knowing I would paint them a soft grey shade,” she explains. For the countertops, Christie let her friend pick a laminate she liked: “Laminate countertops were included in the home’s price, so once they were in place, I immediately gave them away to my friend.” Shortly afterward, honed Carrara marble counters were installed.
See what other crafty transformations Christie made throughout this space.
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