EXTREME 1920’s Kitchen Makeover 🔨 *DIY Bistro Shelves & New Appliances!* Ep 3

Today's video is sponsored by Simply Safe. There's no safe like Simply Safe. In my last video, we started transforming my original 1929 kitchen, which is in the lower unit of my duplex, and I want to stay true to the era, however, still make it feel modern in my style. So, I went in with a creamy tone on the cabinets and then half that color on the ceiling. I opted for a polished nickel hardware in this space, which looks perfect against the cabinetry. We adjusted the windows with a couple of accents, and then we went in with our biggest impact, which was the new floor tile that arrived. And in today's video, we are making such an impact to the range section wall. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited for you to see. Hello everybody and welcome to part three of this kitchen makeover. And we have accomplished so much. I actually have already started a little bit on part three and I'm filming the intro later. So, I went ahead and grouted the tile in here. 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The first thing I want to do is grout these floors so that way we can get to sealing them once the grout is all cured down. And if you're curious on the color of grout I selected, this is the map grout in the color cobblestone. And I'm so happy that so many of you guys actually recommended I do a darker grout color because in my head I was like, "Oh, I'm just going to do like a cream tone or ivory or something like that." And so many people were like, "It's just going to get dirty quick," which is very true. And I went in with this cobblestone color, which I think is perfect because it is definitely like a darker tone of gray. And I think it contrasts with the tile perfectly. Like not too contrasty, but also enough to kind of stand out as well. And the grout process was super seamless. [Music] We actually ran out of grout almost towards the end, so I had to run to the store and get some. And Justin ended up wiping off the top coat. So, you basically kind of let it sit for about 30 minutes, go in with a sponge, and then wipe away all of that residue, as Charlie would say, and we're just going to wipe all of that off. And the following morning, I went in with this grout haze remover, which basically just removes any kind of chalkiness or just extra grout on top of the surface. You can sort of see how there's like this muddy appearance to that white. It's kind of like a gray haze, and this grout haze remover removes that. I actually found this process of trying to clean off all of this harder than actually grouting the tile. But once I got it all cleaned, it has been looking stunning ever since. So, it's just removing the grout that you need to make sure you get all of that off. A spot that has seemed so out of place as I've been making this over is the spot where the refrigerator goes. And as you guys know, we have the main kitchen upstairs. This is the second kitchen downstairs that's kind of going to act a little bit more as the cafe lay aesthetic that I was sharing with you guys. And it's also right off the movie room. room. So, I want to be able to have snacks in here. It's kind of more of a casual kitchen, as I mentioned. And so, this is where the fridge used to go. However, this is only 15 in deep, and a standard fridge is at least like 28 to 30 in deep. So, in all aspects, it's going to stick out far. And we don't really need a full-on refrigerator down here. So, for the time being, I'm actually going to enclose this section off by adding a panel on the right, which still will allow a fridge to go in here. It always should have a panel right here. I don't know where it went. The width of a standard fridge will always fit in here even with the panel. However, there is not one. So, I want to add the panel back. And I actually think I'm going to add a shelf and then like maybe a cafe curtain underneath and turn this into something and maybe do like a light here. I think that will make it feel a little bit more intentional and I have ideas for that. And then and then of course in the future if I go to sell my home or whatever it is, I want to rent out the modern unit. Just whatever it is, this can always easily be converted back into a spot for a fridge. We don't need a fridge. We've had one down here for years and there was never a piece of food ever put in it. So yeah, I feel like we are going to turn this into something a little bit more functional. Before coming outside, I marked the measurements that I wanted to create for my panel that I am cutting down. And I got this piece of melamine at the hardware store. And I always use painters tape whenever I use my circular saw. I just find it easier to follow the painters tape line. So I painters taped on the size of board I want to cut. And then I just circular sawed that out. And I actually did a pretty decent job with this cut. you're going to see in approximately 3, two, one. I think I have a pretty good cut, honestly. Like, it's pretty pressured in there. And I think if I pick it, first we're going to pocket hole the edge of this so that way we could screw it into the ground and the top too. I pocket hole the top, the back, and then also the bottom here. [Music] Let's see if we can drill through this. [Music] That went into something. That's mounted. Mounted. [Music] That's good. Yeah. Oh my gosh. That's perfect. All right. So, I just cut a/4 inch off of this somehow with a circular saw. It was a little jagged, but then I was able to sand it. So, I think we're good. And we are going to put this on the front face. So that way it kind of matches this down. And then once it's all painted in, it's going to look like this was always here. Should we see how our shelf fits? Oo, I think that couldn't be more of a snug fit. Now we need to just drill some holes. [Music] I'll link below the pocket hole jig that I use because I actually absolutely love it and it's super easy. And I just pocket holed the left and right side in the back side of the shelf so that way I can screw it in to our left and right and back panels. And this could always be removed in the future, of course. And then we are going to be filling all the cracks and crevices with Bondo and wood filler as well. Hello everyone. It is a new day and Justin and I just went on a long track and carried a range in the house from his truck. So, hence me being out of breath at the moment. And I'm so excited to share with you guys the range I found on Facebook Marketplace. And so many of you guys were like, you know what, you don't need a range if you don't plan on cooking down here. But I will say that I don't want to eliminate a range in this space or kind of design without having a range in mind because I am adding some other features that are more permanent that need to sort of fit around a range. I've already took out the possibility of a fridge as you could see. But the thing is is when I move out or if I ever list my home, this could just pop right out and a fridge could slide right in. So, we are going to bring in the one I found and you guys might recognize it because it's very similar to my upstairs one. And these ranges are super pricey, but you guys, I found this for probably 60% off retail on Facebook Marketplace. And it is definitely a used range, but we can clean it up. And the lady, it's so funny. She actually shared with me the range she got in her home when we got to her house. She's so cute, by the way. And her son was so cute. So, if you're watching this, hello, and thank you for the range. She wanted to actually go more vintage in her kitchen, so she added an older range in her more modern kitchen. And I want to add a more modern range in what is more of a vintage style kitchen. And so we kind of swap. Let's do it. Incoming. Can you see? Can you guys see? Why does this already feel like it looks good? Cuz it does. Oh my gosh, it looks so good. Wow, the color is so good. Yeah, it's the exact same color as the floor tile. Look how perfect the range looks. I wish this was not as messy as it was. So you can really appreciate this. And also, this will be removed shortly, don't worry. But the range looks incredible. I also am obsessed with mixing metals, as you guys know. So, the top of this already features silver in it, which kind of goes organically back to the handle color. And then we have this brass edition. And this is actually a matte black range, a 30 in. And this all here is just paint from her former cabinets. I was like hoping that it wasn't scraped or scuffed. So, we can definitely get all of this off. As you can see, it pretty much comes off. So, going to give this a good cleaning. This is exactly what the space needed. Like I didn't want to go full-on vintage stove and have this be more of a period piece like retro design. [Music] I had a large drawer dresser in my storage room that's been full packed of like craft supplies and art supplies for like 2 years. And I have an idea because it's square shaped. Like look at this. This is one of the drawers. I'm kind of thinking like what if we potentially use this as like the counter and cut it down. So we're going to bring in the frame right now. That's exactly where we need to cut it. Like right there. Okay. Can you give me another one for this side? And one of the knobs is broken on one of the drawers. So we can salvage from our drawer that we're not going to use anymore and put it on the broken knob. Will I be cutting this indoors? Yes, I will. Will I be cutting it right here in the kitchen? I guess I will. Okay. [Music] Look how cute this looks. It's like a little built-in cabinet right next to the stove for all your utensils. The little keyhole. [Music] Well, hello everybody. Looking a bit more put together. I was editing the first few days of this video and I was like, "What? Why do I look so like that?" Today is an exciting day, but I am solo today. So, we are going to see how this goes. We're going to work on this together. The dresser is also here. It looks so good. I will say at the moment, at the moment, it kind of does look like a dresser next to a stove. But don't worry because I'm going to be adding like a towel bar on the side here. Adding a towel. We're going to be styling it a little bit. adding the shelving which is going to coordinate back to the wood. I think it's going to make it feel a lot more built in in the end. I did mention that we ordered the matching polished nickel hardware for the shelves. And look how stunning this is. So, it's actually the longer side that's going to hold the shelf. We got the 10-in bracket. And I'm also going to make sure to kind of do it a little higher. I'm thinking here for around the first shelf. Yesterday, I checked and all the tile lines are completely level, which is so good because I can use them as my guides for hanging the shelves. And I have three brackets per shelf. Let's get started and hang up these shelves. For my shelves, I ended up picking up two pieces of premium wood from the hardware store. And these were 11 in deep and just like a traditional 3/4 in height. And I marked the length I wanted my shelf to be. And then I rounded the corner of the front corner because it's kind of going to be jutting out. And I thought rounding it would soften it a little bit. And then I'm going to go in with my brackets. And I'm using three brackets per shelf. And I wasn't sure if at first I wanted to do one shelf or if I wanted to do two, but I did get enough materials for two shelves. So, I started with my first. And oh my gosh, I created this little like hammock out of a paper towel and tape. And it collected all of the dust from the tile drilling because there's so much of it. And as you can see here, I'm drilling through the tile. I actually got a specialty tile bit from the hardware store, which made it extremely easy. That was actually not that bad. That took me like 8 minutes to drill nine holes. And now we're going to add the anchors and the screws and brackets. [Music] These are so thoroughly mounted to this tile wall, which makes me so happy because I feel like I can put so much on top of the shelves. And I did bring my shelf outside so that I could cut out the shape. I just used a jigsaw to cut that out. And I did not cut the first one very good. I'm not going to lie. But I just went with my electric sander and really evened out that edge and made sure everything was nice and smooth. This can really work wonders and take down like a bad cut quite a bit. So don't worry, long as you have a sander, you're good to go. [Music] The light colored shelf too is quite pretty with like the tile and the silver. And this looks so good. I was so so happy with how this was looking. But I do know that I'm going to be staining them darker because I want it to tie in with our bamboo shades and with the dresser that we added to the side. So, I added a second shelf and I cut this one down as well. And at this point, I was getting beyond excited because both shelves were level. They were extremely sturdy. And I was just I was picturing it with everything on it. So, I brought the shelves outside and stained them the color Honey by Minwax. I never hear people talk about this stain color, but it's one of my absolute favorites and it's one I opt for all the time. I applied the stain first with a brush just to make sure that every little piece was coated and then I went in with a paper towel just to wipe off any of that extra and let it dry down. I think that this color actually looks really really good. I might do a strip of edge banding across the front like and around the sides because as you can see the cut edge it does stain a little darker. I need to stain this more. It's like very splotchy right here. But I also I mean I don't really mind the darker edge. I also want to give a huge shout out again to Rejuvenation for gifting me these brackets. They are so beyond gorgeous. And anything Rejuvenation Hardware just makes your kitchen feel so luxe. This is looking so good. This is exactly how I picture it looking. Like look at how sturdy these shelves are as well. They installed so seamlessly. I had no problems at all, which is great. And the hardware contrasting with the darker stain tone matching our dresser. It just looks so good. And I brought in like this random little vase with some faux pears in it. get an idea for what some little additions could look like. Maybe like a piece of art over here. And I actually originally was going to mount the first shelf a little lower, like one tile lower. But I thought it could impede with like cooking. And I feel like this is a little bit more out of the way. It can let steam escape still. And it just feels actually really good. I mounted the two shelves a little closer because I'm picturing like glassware, plates, things you kind of want to access above you here. And then on the top shelf could be more like storage or canisters or decor or things you're not reaching as much um just to kind of style with. Last week Justin and I actually stopped by Pearson Ward cuz we were in the area and I knew I was going to be putting the shelves up and they have a lot of really cute homegoods that are like smaller and glassware and things like that. So in LA, stop by Pearson Ward, tell them I said hello and um yeah, I want to share with you guys what I got. So I just bought a few things. I got these tortoise glasses and I thought those would just be really pretty on the shelf. Add a little pattern. I think I got four of these. Been waiting to open these bags for like actually 2 weeks now. Oh, I thought these were so cute. Little twisted tapers in like red. They have these hand painted tapers by this local LA artist. And I thought this color was perfect for the kitchen. I mean, I'm sure you can see why. Oh my gosh, I forgot about this. This is so cute. I got a little I got this little enameled bowl set, like a little metal mixing bowl set. And the last thing I got was this this little glass jar in the ideal shade of the kitchen with the little striped glass lid in the ball. It is so cute. I don't know what you would store in there, but you know what? It's just so good. This is going to be so cute once it's all styled out. I think a piece of art can be so nice maybe above the stove. But before I get ahead of myself, I am going to complete today's video here. This is part three of the kitchen makeover. And there's only going to be one more part, which I'm hoping is going to be live next Sunday. We are waiting on a little bit more of the hardware to arrive and also the faucet to arrive. So, that's kind of like determining the live date of the content and a few more little accents, tweaks, and touches in this space. Something with the glass door over here. Now that our refrigerator spot is all filled and dried, it took a couple days for us to kind of fill all the holes, let them dry down, sand them, and then fill over the top, sand it down, and do the same process until it's nice and smooth. And now it's ready to be painted and turned into our little coffee bar/nack bar area. I also do think I'm going to add like um some hooks here that I can add pots to just to kind of merge these two sections together. I feel like they are a little far apart, but I think that's really going to add a nice impact and also like utilitarian aspect. And make sure to subscribe to my channel so that you do not miss the reveal of this kitchen because I really think it's going to be incredible. Got to put some runners down. We got to style up the space, get the rest of the hardware in. Oh my gosh, I cannot believe we're almost done. So, I will catch you guys in my next one. Bye. [Music]