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  Jaci // September 29, 2009 at 11:37 am | Reply

  This looks wonderful! I have the same tone cabinets and was looking for the perfect green paint for the walls. Do you happen to remember what brand/shade you used?

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  Julie Saletto // September 29, 2009 at 12:25 pm | Reply

  I sure do! It’s Martha Stewart Brand paint, the green is Avocado and the blue is called Mediterranean Blue. Good luck!

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  Kelly // September 29, 2009 at 1:11 pm | Reply

  Hi just found your blog through kitchn. Congratulations on the remodel its just beautiful! I have the exact same cabinets as your original cabinets so I especially appreciate the inspiration! Did you purchase new cabinets or just the cabinet/drawer faces?

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  Jaci // September 29, 2009 at 1:59 pm | Reply

  Thanks! I’m going to check it out. Congratulations on your “new” kitchen!!

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  Jessica // September 30, 2009 at 7:22 am | Reply

  Your kitchen looks lovely! I’m pondering a kitchen remodel myself and am wondering about the budget. How much did it cost for all this? Also, where did you get your cabinets? I like them a lot.

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  Julie Saletto // September 30, 2009 at 7:26 am | Reply

  Hey Kelly! Here is the comment I left over at the Kitchn that gives a good price breakdown!

  First of all, thanks to everyone for their nice comments! I never thought in a million years that our kitchen would get this kind of response! Thank you!

  Vinnie (my husband) and I did everything ourselves except the cabinets and counter tops, both are completely new and were purchased and installed through Lowe’s. We bought our home in November of last year and had the counter tops, cabinets and new windows throughout our home rolled into our mortgage. We had to go with our mortgage approved installers and Lowe’s won out in price. The cabinets and counters cost about $4000, the install was about $2000. We could have installed the cabinets ourselves (we have quite handy family members!) but the mortgage company said no.

  You can also see that we did some light rearranging as the stove was next to the fridge but it’s not anymore. The sink is new and was free with the purchase of the counter tops.

  The paint was purchased at Lowe’s and was paid for by on of those $25 off $250 coupons when we paid for the cabinets.

  The back splash was purchased at Home Depot but I’ve seen it at Lowe’s as well, it cost (with epoxy and finishings) about $200.

  I sewed the curtain’s myself, about $10.

  All the knick-knacks and framing was purchased at Hobby Lobby with 40% off coupons.

  The plates are from Anthropologie and were a Christmas gift and the “Keep Calm….” poster was from Etsy.

  Once everything was said and done I would say that we came in right under $7000, “instant” out of pocket would be $1000 spread over 5 months.

  Once again, thank you for all of your kind words!

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  Julie // October 10, 2009 at 7:08 am | Reply

  I love your kitchen? What are the colors in the other rooms in your house?

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    Julie Saletto // October 10, 2009 at 4:01 pm | Reply

    Hey Julie,

    Every wall in our home was painted a very neutral brown. It was a great color to move into but I’m drowning in it! We just spent the afternoon painting our hall bathroom and I’ll post pictures of that makeover this week. We also just painted one of the bedrooms which will be my craft room but that won’t be completed for a few weeks!

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  Kate // October 29, 2009 at 10:19 am | Reply

  It really does look great and will be an inspiration to many who unwillingly buy those cabinets with their new home.

  Thanks for such an honest & straightforward cost breakdown.