My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen: The Final Reveal


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Welcome to the final reveal of My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen! This project was completed in conjunction with The One Room Challenge Spring 2020 Edition. This is my first ORC and I am so happy to be a guest participant! The ORC was started by Linda Weinstien, from Calling It Home, and is a biannual event that challenges professional designers, diy’ers, and even simple folks who have a space in their home to transform. The challenge is completed over the course of 6 weeks with participants posting weekly updates. The highlight of the challenge is definitely the featured designers and their captivating transformations. You can see the incredible designs of the featured designers here. Take special note of my sweet friend Leslie, from Deeply Southern Home, whose jaw dropping designs earned her a spot as one of this edition’s featured designers.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu My Tuscan Kitchen ORC Spring 2020

If this is the first time you’ve joined me here, I am a DIY’er and purveyor of antiques and all things funky who is re-emerging to life after closing my antique store that I ran for 10 years. The last year has been quite crazy so I took a bit of a break. DIY is reviving my energy and zest for getting things done. So why not start with participating in the ORC!

Here are the links to my weekly updates for My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen:

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5-6 WEEK 7

This ORC Spring 2020 edition was adjusted due to the 2020 worldwide pandemic and protests. The organizers extended the ORC to 8 weeks and we actually skipped the week 5 updates in order to breathe deeply and focus on bigger issues around us.

Where We Started

Here is a picture of my original kitchen.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu original kitchen Shopatblu ORC

This kitchen had been in transition for about 5 years. We painted the cabinets white about 4 years ago. They were in dire need of a refresh as we’ve raised 5 children and our large family is very demanding on a kitchen.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen Cabinets before
Before: Kitchen Cabinets with original sink

Inspiration

The inspiration for this entire project is this Hammered Copper Farmhouse sink from Sinkology. I won this sink last summer at The Haven Conference. At first sight, I fell in love and the copper vibe just took over.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen Sinkology Copper Hammered Farmhouse sink

New Appliances

While a gorgeous new sink is exciting, the most critically functional parts of your kitchen are your appliances. We selected this Samsung package because the features were incredible and (this is really why) this package was available in a Tuscan Stainless finish.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Samsung Range and Microwave
Samsung Range and Microwave
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Samsung Refrigerator Tuscan Stainless
Samsung Dual French Drawer Refrigerator
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Samsung dishwasher
Samsung Dishwasher Tuscan Stainless

This bronzed brown metallic finish compliments my new sink perfectly!

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Samsung Tuscan Stainless Appliances

New Floors

When these gorgeous new floors were installed over my builder grade vinyl floors, it hit me that I was really getting a new kitchen! This was a great day!

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Original floors
Original vinyl floors
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Vinyl Planking
Vinyl Planked Flooring

Hammered Copper Farmhouse Sink and Countertops

I still cannot believe this beauty is in my kitchen! It’s like Christmas every morning when I walk into the kitchen. The beautiful faucet is also courtesy of Sinkology. It is a Pfister Ashfield Rustic Bronze pull down faucet. And it is even more beautiful in person. The finish is rich and gorgeous!

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Sinkology Hammered Copper Farmhouse Sink
Sinkology Hammered Copper Farmhouse Sink

Our countertops are Corian Sandstorm. We are living in luxury with this long awaited upgrade from builder grade standard formica.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Countertops Corian and Copper knobs
Corian Sandstorm
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Corian countertops sandstorm

Freshly Painted Cabinets

The painting of the cabinets was both the most time consuming and messiest part of this upgrade. I am so glad, however, that I decided to use an oil based industrial paint for this task. The cabinets are sleek with a high gloss finish. The oil based paint is so much more durable than latex or chalk style paint. I don’t anticipate having to work on the cabinet face for a very very long time.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu  Painted kitchen cabinets
Painted Cabinets

This was my first time using my Homeright Super Finish Max Paint Sprayer with oil based paint. As always, the Finish Max came through with a beautiful finish. Thank you to Homeright for supplying this tool.

New Cabinet Hardware

I selected a beautifully hammered copper knob from D.Lawless Hardware that perfectly complimented my hammered copper farmhouse sink.

D.Lawless also supplied white hinges to replace the original dated gold hinges.

The Blue Building
D.Lawless Hammered Copper Knobs

The stunning knobs and discreet hinges really elevate the look of the cabinets. Don’t you agree?

Backsplash

My backsplash was supplied by Aspect Tiles. I selected the weathered quartz stone tile. The tiles are peel and stick so they are very easy to install. They are also easy to trim to fit custom spaces.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Aspect Tile Backsplash
Aspect Stone Tile Weathered Quartz
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Aspect stone tile

An Additional Project

When you have phenomenal new appliances, freshly painted cabinets with stunning new hardware, and gorgeous new floors you want to upgrade everything in the room. While I didn’t have time to paint the table and chairs (truth be told we are now looking at building an island) I knew there was one thing that I could quickly update. So I grabbed the paint and my sander and gave this beauty a new look.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu MCM dresser upcycle

This beauty is one of the first big pieces of furniture that I bought when we moved to Alabama. I bought is for a few dollars at a local thrift store. Pop refinished it for me during one of his visits with Mom circa 2003.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu MCM Dresser upgrade
The Blue Building Shopatblu MCM staged

I must extend a special thank you to the wonderful sponsors who donated products to complete this project. I am so thankful for their partnership! Our sponsors are such a huge part of our success as bloggers!

I will leave you with some more photos of my new kitchen. I also encourage you to visit the ORC blog and check out the other guest participant projects. I know you will find some inspiration there!

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu ORC
The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Fresh cut flowers
Shout out to my garden for supplying fresh cut flowers!
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