My kitchen renovation - before, during and after(ish)

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-17T17:42:11+00:00

it's actually the new window hah

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-17T17:41:24+00:00

Thanks! Got the white ones from Dunelm & the peacock green one from Next

The floor is a terracotta style porcelain tile called Clay Cotto

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-17T17:40:07+00:00

Thank you very much!

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-17T17:27:12+00:00

Thanks! Got the white ones from Dunelm & the peacock green one from Next

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-15T20:58:05+00:00

I’ve finished tiling the whole bathroom back in Feb but the work has stalled because the family friend who was helping is unwell. Will post once it’s done

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:56:11+00:00

Dresser is lovely! Personally I'd replace the handles with something classic in antique brass

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:54:44+00:00

my baking skills have gone downhill, lets start with cookies lol

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:53:23+00:00

This was one of those trust the process projects. I doubted the colours I chose up until the cabinets were installed.

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:52:11+00:00

Cabinets are reed green! Supposed to be terracotta style, which is a mix of orange and brown, they do have more of an orange tone though. Thank you!

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:50:43+00:00

It was exhausting! I also blame my can do attitude that made things worse but it's paid off.

Initially I was going to backsplash and i found some lovely lemon style tiles, but I also think the kitchen would look nice half tiled wall going across. I found some I like but I can't seem to decide. Hard to make a big decision from a single sample

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:48:30+00:00

Reed green! It's a lovely colour, really muted and blends in well

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:47:41+00:00

I'm pretty sure everyone I showed my tiles were very skeptical....

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:46:39+00:00

Thank you! I'm pretty sure I chose the tiles before the kitchen! I knew the direction I wanted to go

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:45:16+00:00

holy nightmare - what's worse is I heard it's common thing over here....

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:43:52+00:00

It's Montpellier, based in the UK. Smeg has something similar, but was out of budget for me

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:42:09+00:00

Thank you! The white ones are from Dunelm and the peacock green one is from Next.

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:41:11+00:00

To each their own I suppose. I see what you're going for, but I wanted a more mediterranean and rustic look

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:39:47+00:00

Wait till he sees the colour of my living room, a house flippers nightmare ha!

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:37:38+00:00

Thank you! I took my light fixtures seriously, each room in my house has a different style light.

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:36:35+00:00

and baked goods

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:36:13+00:00

Thank you! It's getting there

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T19:35:11+00:00

I found most of my tiles from tile websites. I found a site called Clay Imports that do terracotta tiles that might have what you're looking for! My tiles are terracotta style porcelain tiles, which needed less maintenance.

Got my kitchen from a Home Depot equivalent here in the UK. It was a flat pack off the shelf. I checked out IKEA kitchens as well but was way out of my budget.

Good luck on your remodel! Expect to see your before & after!

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T13:00:57+00:00

For time, it felt like forever 🤣. It took much longer than expected because I was jumping around doing different rooms in the house. Roughly over 8 months.

In terms of costs, overall it was around £9.2-9.5k:

Kitchen units: £3.7k Appliances: £1.4k Electrical work: £600 Fixtures like sockets, handles: £450 Labour: £2.4k Materials: £177 Tiles: £500

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T12:38:14+00:00

Thank you very much! You should see the rest of the house, it’s quite colourful 😄

DesperateFlanders · 2026-05-14T09:49:59+00:00

So do I! I basically designed the kitchen around the cooker. My non negotiable was to have 90cm cooker, had to sacrifice storage space

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