I'm so happy to have found your channel. I love what you've done in your home. You're so clever and talented and have great ideas and hacks. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you!
@NataleeCallahan. No I wouldn't of changed out the countertops! Not all. Granite? No way hose-a! You could however use stone cold countertop make over!?? Idk if that something you would want to do. I love Subway tile. I love the Beadboard. You think that could be used as shiplap? Just asking and wanting to get your professional opinion. I love your decor style and you are AMAZING at what you do. But if you wanted a gray and white with black mixed in you could change the color out with A stone Cold countertop kit! Your professional preference. Leave them like they are. They are still gorgeous!
I love how you worked with your counters. I really don't understand why on so many shows they tear things out even when their new. There is always a way to work around it to make it your asthetic. Definitely more economical. Reality not everyone can afford to do that and having a positive way up think out of the box to update.
So true! Countertops are a huge expense. I think the only way I would do that is if it was going to be my forever home… Then I might be willing to make the investment, but even still I would do everything in my power to try to save the countertops so that somebody else could possibly reuse them.😃💕
Me too. Actually I detest busy granite counters (& crazy pattern in general), but love a solid surface. Your gold accents, the stunning arabesque tile & all your decor accessories dramatically improved this area. The ebony cabinets are so handsome. You made it very inviting. Beautiful Board & Batten too. Well done!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 🍽Bigger is always better for kitchens. 😉Sometimes we must be creative to maximize our work space☘.
I clicked on your video because I saw black cabinets! I LOVE BLACK CABINETS! Mine are black and I just love them. Everyone has white cabinets but I love mine..and yours🥰
You have stolen my heart- I would not change the granite. There is so much needless waste and when someone with vision can make the best of the situation I applaud them. (hands clapping as I don't have emojis on my computer) Good for you. It is very different when the stone has worn down or the surface has been compromised and is unsafe. Your channel is the epitome of making creative solutions.
That’s one of my favorites patterns! What an AMAZING job you did !! It looks BEAUTIFUL!! 😍 Your hubby must be SO proud n super happy to be married to a “Handy Woman”! 😊 I love the round baskets you added on top. Also love the black pedestal. You decorated everything so nicely! BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN!! 🙌🏻😍🥰💜 And so inspiring!
Natalie, this is awesome! I was so pleased to see you do your backslashes yourself. Years ago I hired a wonderful work man to redo the kitchen. And I watched him do the backsplash and I thought, well, duh, I could’ve done it myself and saved all that money. It really isn’t very hard and the outcome is incredible! Something I learned from Christopher Lowell years ago is that when you have an element like your countertop - don’t hide it - actually figure out small ways to pull it into the room and emphasize it! He did a 1920s bathroom with all the 1920s green and black tile everywhere and when he was finished it was amazing, yet he never changed one of the main elements. It was a great lesson and you have incorporated the same thing into the door cabinet knobs and handles and the edges on the backsplash just pulled all of that together, and it is truly beautiful. I love the accents of the antique Jadeite. They are so calm and lovely. You’ve done a great job and I love the fact that you’ve done it like most of us, use, reuse, and put the money in the best place. Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow! What a great comment. I used to love watching Christopher Lowell when he had his show. I learned a lot from him as well. I really didn’t love the gold countertops before, but you’re right… Working with them and finding other beautiful elements to go with it really make them stand out now. And while I might not have picked them myself they really now work in the space. Thanks for watching!
I so agree with you about the granite. I shudder whenever I see it removed, even smashed instead of removed carefully and at least donated. So good to see someone respect what you have and make the best of it, not being wasteful.
Loved the way you changed your kitchen. I would have left the cabinet tops as well because they can be very pricey, and changing the wall color and doing the back splash changed the way the tops looked. Way to save money and make your kitchen look fabulous!
I really love that you didn't tear the counter tops out. You're right it would have been was wasteful. I would have made them work too!!! Good for you good for our environment.
I am also an interior designer and we have a builder grade home as well - location, location, location. We have decided one area at a time and from the outer rooms first so the contractors are not walking on the new stuff to get to the outer rooms. Your upgrades are beautiful!
I would love to have your kitchen. We moved in with my 88 yr old mother n law to help her. This kitchen is small, like 2 people in and you are bummer car in it. We do have a lot of cabinets so that does help with being able to hide appliances. Your video gave me some great ideas. Thank you
Just love your positive attitude, and talent. Really going to look for the video on the backsplash for more detailed instructions. You always inspire! Thanks!
You lucked out with that oh do beautiful backsplash tile! It's gorgeous! I love white, light and airy kitchens too, but right now, after seeing how gorgeous your black cabinets are, I want to paint mine black!
Yeah I would have removed the granite. Homes in Florida are so similar. I would have tried to sell it. Great option though. Your cabinets are amazing too!
Another beautiful room. I can understand the frustration of a small kitchen. Mine is a 1931 remodeled mess. One day I hope to fix that! I enjoy watching what you’re doing. You are giving me many ideas. Every day I say “dream it, and it will come!”
Love it all! The backsplash, the wall....I love that!!! The cabinets look beautiful! Great job! I can't do that kind of physical work anymore. But do what I still can. And I collect Jadeite too!!!!
Hi! Your right, great recovery for the heavy looking granite counter top. The back splash is soo lovely and elegant. Now the kitchen looks as an open softened and appetizing. Your cupboards look brand new. Great work
I also like all white kitchen. But I live in rental houses and I have to compromise with the brown look,...but your ideas are so perfect for me to Transform my kitchen into a beautiful place...tfs, stay blessed 💞😍💞
I would never rip out the granite unless it was cracked or somehow not functional. I think the arabesque tiles really dress up the kitchen. I did watch the cabinet cleanup episode last week, and I know my kitchen could use all the helps you presented there. The transformation of your kitchen from builder-grade to Designed to the Nines is amazing. Your videos are always inspirational!
Your kitchen dining room and living room is absolutely beautiful your fire. Place and shelf’s are Breathtaking my first time watching your Videos your are a awesome decorator
Thank you for your video. I have the same granite, and I won't rip it out, so I really appreciate your video. It has given me hopes to update the kitchen and give it a more modern look. Tere in Orlando! 🙋♀️
I'm thoroughly impressed with your tile abilities...Job well done...💁🏻💁🏻..My husband and I moved into our first home 7 years ago and we needed to gut it..every room...my husband said Decorate however you want....We had to remove a white kitchen because it was not functional...I was on the fence I wanted the white cabinets and gray granite....But I thought cherry and dark garnite to go more farmhouse look and to flow with the rest of the house...Now when I talk about painting the cabinets white my husband says are you crazy...lol .
So tastefully elegantly! I love how you are bring gold accessories back. Another job well done! Also, I find you to be very authentic and warm! Do you Girlie, It’s worked WELL so far!
Florida textured walls...I can certainly relate. I understand that in decorating terms you have a smaller kitchen, but if that’s the case, then mine is miniature! I would love to have half the storage that you have. You did an amazing job with the tile and the batten wall.
That’s why I kind of addressed it upfront. Because I do know that it’s on the larger side of small. I’ve had one and that’s probably 1/4 the size 1/3 of the size before and another 1/2 the size, the kitchen I had before this was a lot bigger. Hopefully you were still able to get some ideas.😃
Designed to the Nines ...absolutely! I loved all that you did, and I especially loved the idea of the wood box to corral all the utensils and bottles! I will be on the lookout for a similar box. I hope I didn’t offend you by mentioning the difference in size, it was meant to be funny. I’m a huge fan!
I have the same countertops as you do and I'm replacing it with black granite. I'm going for a black and white kitchen with an Italian oven and a banquette
I loved your kitchen. The tile is gorgeus. I live in Miami and planning to buy my home next year and your videos give me ideas. I saved this video (as all your videos...😉) in my list. Thank you so much. I always learn something diferent from you. 👍🏽👏🏾💪🏼
So glad you didn't paint the cabinets...love the rich color of them! And I don't know what I like more, the clock or the big board! Love those too..made it beautiful!
I would do a poured epoxy countertop in white or marble look over the granite. Overall I love the design but I'm personally not crazy about that granite with it!
That’s exactly what I was thinking!!! I absolutely love the unique one of a kind look you can get from poured resin, plus I would have definitely painted those dark cabinets off white😊
You make the projects look easy. I appreciate the fact that you share about the obstacles and how you overcome them. After watching your videos, I tackled a project of removing wallpaper in a small bathroom (it was coming loose in the shower and I didn’t like the color. It was in the house when we purchased it.). So, I removed 2 layers of paper on the walls and 4 layers of border. I then textured the walls, copying the texture throughout the house, and painted. I still need to caulk but that will come soon. It was my first time to remove wallpaper of that magnitude and definitely my first time to texture. I watched YT videos and I’m proud to say it came out very nice. Thank you for your inspiration to be courageous and just go for it. 💕
I love reading this! That is the goal… To get people doing things that they thought they couldn’t. Then to discover that they could and they did a good job! Thank you so much for sharing your success with me.😃💕
Your kitchen turned out beautifully. It looks very high end and magazine ready. The bar you added to to the end of your cabinet is brilliant. It all looks amazing.
NO DONT RIP OUT THE GRANITE! That’s COSTLY and Ridiculous! Love what you did with the cabinets. We would have tried to build an open shelf cabinet and paint, stain to match the other cabinets, no doors where your clock is, gives more storage, cookbooks and store more jadeite there too, then maybe move the clock over to the left more or go for a smaller clock. Love the wall you did going up the stairs, I want to do this to a guest bedroom wall behind the bed. Our master bedroom wall already has vertical shiplap with a cute ledge in it. We are now working on the master bath linen closet that use to be a tiny shower stall, turned the garden tub into a walk in shower. We hired out because so much tile work made me feel exhausted, we are older than you and I have bad knees, hubby is very impatient. Can’t work with him on long, time consuming projects. It’s a nightmare and he’s not going to change, so we had the funds and hired out. We love our new bathroom, but need to declutter the linen closet and underneath the sinks in that lower cabinet, then figure out what kind of doors we can put up there for the linen closet alcove, might need to make them, it looks like. Thanks for the ideas. Looking for more real live greenery for our house. We have green thumbs, so we love plants, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus, Mother in law tongue, philodendron and huge Lily plants. They are super easy to care for and transplant easy too. We are so ready for Valentine’s Day, hubby is getting me some indoor plants and another rose Bush for the yard. No more huge amounts of candy and I don’t need another pc of jewelry. Our Anniversary is the end of this month, going some where, not sure where yet. I put covers on our countertop appliances, Amazon has them in matching sets for great low prices, you can sew them yourself as you are handy like that. I don’t sew, unless it’s buttons or hems, do that by hand.
I think it looks beautiful! You utilized all the space smart and added such a great details. I love the little details you found, and that pizza board is just gorgeous. 😃
I would’ve probably made the same decision and left the granite for now. To be honest it’s quite muted now that you upgraded and your eye goes to all the great finishes! Looks great!
You did an amazing job thank you so much for sharing your DIY project and your backsplash is professional and the answer to your question about the granite you did the right thing to remove it to get a professional clean look.
I love how your kitchen turned out!! Your design sense and your fearless confidence in power tool welding, always leave me in awe. 😉 Wish I was as confident. I usually just point my husband at anything requiring power tools and electricity. I think I would have ripped out the granite! Don’t get me wrong, that would definitely be expensive and probably “wasteful” but I’ve learned over my lifetime of settling, you’re not going to be happy with results long term. If you can afford it now.....do it! Your home should always be a sanctuary; especially in the times we’re in, right now. You’re home should always reflect who you are and make you happy to be there.
Great job with all of the updates. I personally don’t care for your countertops but can totally understand your reasoning behind keeping them. Replacing them with something less yellow and busy would be on my shortlist for future projects.
Good afternoon NataLee ! I love your kitchen. My kitchen is very similar in size and the cabinets are the same. I love your ideas for storage and functionality. As always you nailed it my friend. I may even try the board and batten wall myself. Thank you again xo
I love the jadite touchs as I have a large collection, 22 place settings, mixing bowls and so on. But adding the scale and pieces to the kitchen great. I enjoy your ideas so much
Your backsplash is gorgeous! I have a smaller kitchen too and I appreciate your tips on how to decorate and how to remodel on a small budget. I live all your tips, thank you for sharing your talent ☺️❤️
I love the tiles you used to coordinate to the counter top. You did such an awesome job on the wall you added the masonite to . There is one thing I think you might be able to do in the future, That would possibly be a solution to a pantry issue you said you were hoping to have. The masonite wall with the beautiful molding could be used to build out a floor to ceiling cupboard all along that wall with a door or doors, or even a barn style doors it could be shallow, ( book case depth) and it would give you the much needed cupboard space to store things. I couldn’t really tell how much space there is between the wall and kitchen. Either way it turned out very beautiful.
I like how your mind works! So creative. These are all really good ideas. Stay tuned… You never know what I’m gonna do next. Thanks so much for watching!😃
Mrs. Natalee!!! You are a great inspiration to me and many others! I simply love how you demonstrate completing 'expensive' home remodeling jobs using numerous power tools. Your kitchen looks fantastic, welcoming and very functional! I too would love to have a LARGE butler's pantry, and I want a summer kitchen leading out to the lanai and pool. (I live in NE Florida.) What fun it would be to design and create those features, then sit back and enjoy them! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talents and opening up your beautiful home to all of us. Peace and blessings! ~L 💖😍
Thank you so much for your sweet comments! A summer kitchen would be so awesome! I hope you get it. I would love that one day too. However, I’d probably use the summer kitchen more in the winter than in the actual humid and hot summer LOL.😃
⭐What room would you like to see me makeover next? Like this episode? Check this one out next: czcams.com/video/hq9B9-l0c5k/video.html
Guest bedroom gets my vote
The guest bedroom gets my vote ✅
I'm so happy to have found your channel. I love what you've done in your home. You're so clever and talented and have great ideas and hacks. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you!
I'm currently strugglimg with our master bedroom, would love to see some of your ideas and suggestions
@NataleeCallahan. No I wouldn't of changed out the countertops! Not all. Granite? No way hose-a! You could however use stone cold countertop make over!?? Idk if that something you would want to do. I love Subway tile. I love the Beadboard. You think that could be used as shiplap? Just asking and wanting to get your professional opinion. I love your decor style and you are AMAZING at what you do. But if you wanted a gray and white with black mixed in you could change the color out with A stone Cold countertop kit! Your professional preference. Leave them like they are. They are still gorgeous!
I love how you worked with your counters. I really don't understand why on so many shows they tear things out even when their new. There is always a way to work around it to make it your asthetic. Definitely more economical. Reality not everyone can afford to do that and having a positive way up think out of the box to update.
So true! Countertops are a huge expense. I think the only way I would do that is if it was going to be my forever home… Then I might be willing to make the investment, but even still I would do everything in my power to try to save the countertops so that somebody else could possibly reuse them.😃💕
Marie Tamura TOTALLY AGREE!
Me too. Actually I detest busy granite counters (& crazy pattern in general), but love a solid surface. Your gold accents, the stunning arabesque tile & all your decor accessories dramatically improved this area. The ebony cabinets are so handsome. You made it very inviting. Beautiful Board & Batten too. Well done!!!
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🍽Bigger is always better for kitchens. 😉Sometimes we must be creative to maximize our work space☘.
I love you always have a big smile on your face while you are demonstrating
Is there anything you can't do again wow ur so amazing and have such a great look on life and have won my heart x
The back splash tiles are beautiful and compliment the countertop really nicely. The kitchen looks luxurious.
I clicked on your video because I saw black cabinets! I LOVE BLACK CABINETS! Mine are black and I just love them. Everyone has white cabinets but I love mine..and yours🥰
Awesome! I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!😃
Ripping out granite would be a total waste and you picked the perfect back splash. Great job.
You have stolen my heart- I would not change the granite. There is so much needless waste and when someone with vision can make the best of the situation I applaud them. (hands clapping as I don't have emojis on my computer) Good for you. It is very different when the stone has worn down or the surface has been compromised and is unsafe. Your channel is the epitome of making creative solutions.
@Velvetmoon. I totally agree!
That’s one of my favorites patterns! What an AMAZING job you did !! It looks BEAUTIFUL!! 😍 Your hubby must be SO proud n super happy to be married to a “Handy Woman”! 😊 I love the round baskets you added on top. Also love the black pedestal. You decorated everything so nicely! BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN!! 🙌🏻😍🥰💜 And so inspiring!
What can I say? He’s a lucky guy! 😂JK. We’re lucky to have each other. Thank you for watching ☺️💕
Natalie, this is awesome! I was so pleased to see you do your backslashes yourself. Years ago I hired a wonderful work man to redo the kitchen. And I watched him do the backsplash and I thought, well, duh, I could’ve done it myself and saved all that money. It really isn’t very hard and the outcome is incredible! Something I learned from Christopher Lowell years ago is that when you have an element like your countertop - don’t hide it - actually figure out small ways to pull it into the room and emphasize it! He did a 1920s bathroom with all the 1920s green and black tile everywhere and when he was finished it was amazing, yet he never changed one of the main elements. It was a great lesson and you have incorporated the same thing into the door cabinet knobs and handles and the edges on the backsplash just pulled all of that together, and it is truly beautiful. I love the accents of the antique Jadeite. They are so calm and lovely. You’ve done a great job and I love the fact that you’ve done it like most of us, use, reuse, and put the money in the best place. Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow! What a great comment. I used to love watching Christopher Lowell when he had his show. I learned a lot from him as well. I really didn’t love the gold countertops before, but you’re right… Working with them and finding other beautiful elements to go with it really make them stand out now. And while I might not have picked them myself they really now work in the space. Thanks for watching!
I loved that idea of baskets on top of the fridge! Something so easy and simple with a BIG impact. Thanks! 😁
I’m so glad you like that Desiree!😃💕
I agree :-) Very nice!
I so agree with you about the granite. I shudder whenever I see it removed, even smashed instead of removed carefully and at least donated. So good to see someone respect what you have and make the best of it, not being wasteful.
Loved the way you changed your kitchen. I would have left the cabinet tops as well because they can be very pricey, and changing the wall color and doing the back splash changed the way the tops looked. Way to save money and make your kitchen look fabulous!
Thank you so much Marty! 😃💕
Love the tile. Really sparks up the kitchen.
Thank you Ann! 💕
I love everything you did. Making the best of what you have.
I really love that you didn't tear the counter tops out. You're right it would have been was wasteful. I would have made them work too!!! Good for you good for our environment.
I am also an interior designer and we have a builder grade home as well - location, location, location. We have decided one area at a time and from the outer rooms first so the contractors are not walking on the new stuff to get to the outer rooms.
Your upgrades are beautiful!
I would love to have your kitchen. We moved in with my 88 yr old mother n law to help her. This kitchen is small, like 2 people in and you are bummer car in it. We do have a lot of cabinets so that does help with being able to hide appliances. Your video gave me some great ideas. Thank you
Oh good luck! I hope you have a lot of fun decorating. Thanks for watching!
Looks beautiful love it like you said the house is not that old you did the right thing
Thank you! 🤗
Just love your positive attitude, and talent. Really going to look for the video on the backsplash for more detailed instructions. You always inspire! Thanks!
Thank you so much Wendy💕
I love the tile with the granite. I would not have started from scratch. It looks beautiful!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB!
Love them all...binge watching for hours and,and..😁😘..
You lucked out with that oh do beautiful backsplash tile! It's gorgeous! I love white, light and airy kitchens too, but right now, after seeing how gorgeous your black cabinets are, I want to paint mine black!
Amazing.. I work at Harbor Freight toils so I enjoyed watching you use some of the products I sell everyday.. Thanks for sharing.. ❤
I like the sliding compound miter saw! It works really great! 😃💕 The wet aaw is pretty good too.
I also wouldn’t have picked the kitchen granite, I also wouldn’t have changed it out, nicely done!!
Yeah I would have removed the granite. Homes in Florida are so similar. I would have tried to sell it. Great option though. Your cabinets are amazing too!
Another beautiful room. I can understand the frustration of a small kitchen. Mine is a 1931 remodeled mess. One day I hope to fix that! I enjoy watching what you’re doing. You are giving me many ideas. Every day I say “dream it, and it will come!”
I would not have ripped out the granite. Love what you did to bring it in to the new design.
Awesome! Thank you so much Sue.💕
Love it all! The backsplash, the wall....I love that!!! The cabinets look beautiful! Great job! I can't do that kind of physical work anymore. But do what I still can. And I collect Jadeite too!!!!
Thank you ☺️
Looks FANTASTIC!!
Hi! Your right, great recovery for the heavy looking granite counter top. The back splash is soo lovely and elegant. Now the kitchen looks as an open softened and appetizing. Your cupboards look brand new. Great work
I don’t love the granite but you made it really look a lot better. You did a very tasteful budget friendly Reno.
Yeah... I definitely would prefer something a little less busy and much lighter... I like it better with the backsplash. Thanks for watching!
I also like all white kitchen. But I live in rental houses and I have to compromise with the brown look,...but your ideas are so perfect for me to Transform my kitchen into a beautiful place...tfs, stay blessed 💞😍💞
Awesome! I am glad it helped. 💕
I love how it turned out! It actually makes it look bigger they way you have it all set up!
Awesome thank you so much Jodi!😃🙏
I love your approach to saving $$
I love saving money where I can!😃💕
I would never rip out the granite unless it was cracked or somehow not functional. I think the arabesque tiles really dress up the kitchen. I did watch the cabinet cleanup episode last week, and I know my kitchen could use all the helps you presented there. The transformation of your kitchen from builder-grade to Designed to the Nines is amazing. Your videos are always inspirational!
Thank you so much for watching Rosemary! Really appreciate your support.💕💕💕
Absolutely beautiful!! You really amaze me! Is there nothing you can not do?? NOT!!!! Lol!!! Super woman you are!!
Wow! That was a really sweet, Jackie. Really appreciate it.
Your kitchen dining room and living room is absolutely beautiful your fire. Place and shelf’s are Breathtaking my first time watching your Videos your are a awesome decorator
Absolutely beautiful as always! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you Heather!💕
You are soooo talented 🥰....Thanks for sharing with us 🙏🙏
Your kitchen looks stunning! Those countertops are everything.
I learned so much from you in this video!!! I love how you explain everything and how personable you are!! Can't wait to watch your other videos!!
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Wow what an amazing transformation. Beautiful.
Thank you for your video. I have the same granite, and I won't rip it out, so I really appreciate your video. It has given me hopes to update the kitchen and give it a more modern look.
Tere in Orlando! 🙋♀️
Nice! So glad to help. Glad it helped. 😊💕
Your kitchen turned out so lovely.
I'm thoroughly impressed with your tile abilities...Job well done...💁🏻💁🏻..My husband and I moved into our first home 7 years ago and we needed to gut it..every room...my husband said Decorate however you want....We had to remove a white kitchen because it was not functional...I was on the fence I wanted the white cabinets and gray granite....But I thought cherry and dark garnite to go more farmhouse look and to flow with the rest of the house...Now when I talk about painting the cabinets white my husband says are you crazy...lol .
No I would have left the counters. I think you're correct. It would have been wasteful but I agree that I would have chosen differently.
Maybe in my forever house someday…😃💕
Your sense of style is so beautiful and your ability to use power tools confidently is impressive! TYFS; I always learn from you!
Thank you so much Teresa. Really appreciate it🥰
So tastefully elegantly! I love how you are bring gold accessories back. Another job well done! Also, I find you to be very authentic and warm! Do you Girlie, It’s worked WELL so far!
Thank you for such a sweet message Rebecca! I’m glad you enjoyed the episode.😊💕
Designs to the Nines is quickly becoming my fave!
Girl, you are amazing! I started wood working because of you. I have been a wood worker for three years now. Love my power tools.
My God. I loved your ideas. I cant wait to whach more videos . I learned a lot!
Florida textured walls...I can certainly relate. I understand that in decorating terms you have a smaller kitchen, but if that’s the case, then mine is miniature! I would love to have half the storage that you have. You did an amazing job with the tile and the batten wall.
That’s why I kind of addressed it upfront. Because I do know that it’s on the larger side of small. I’ve had one and that’s probably 1/4 the size 1/3 of the size before and another 1/2 the size, the kitchen I had before this was a lot bigger. Hopefully you were still able to get some ideas.😃
Designed to the Nines ...absolutely! I loved all that you did, and I especially loved the idea of the wood box to corral all the utensils and bottles! I will be on the lookout for a similar box. I hope I didn’t offend you by mentioning the difference in size, it was meant to be funny. I’m a huge fan!
I am not easily offended. There was absolutely none taken.
I have the same countertops as you do and I'm replacing it with black granite. I'm going for a black and white kitchen with an Italian oven and a banquette
I loved your kitchen. The tile is gorgeus. I live in Miami and planning to buy my home next year and your videos give me ideas. I saved this video (as all your videos...😉) in my list. Thank you so much. I always learn something diferent from you. 👍🏽👏🏾💪🏼
I'm so glad! Thank you Delisay!
Came out beautiful!
So glad you didn't paint the cabinets...love the rich color of them! And I don't know what I like more, the clock or the big board! Love those too..made it beautiful!
Thank you so much Jena!😊💕
Bellísima cocina, excelente, Trabajo muchas Felicidades y Bendiciones🙏😘
Love your kitchen it’s the heart of the home
Natalee, you are so awesome and give us budget minded folks hope. Thank you for showing us how to make things that have to be there even prettier.
Thank you so much for watching Carolyn! You are a sweetie.💕
No, I wouldn't have gutted the countertops, they are quite pretty. Your new tile does light up your kitchen and kicks it up a notch. Very nice.
I'm with you. The granite is okay, but not what I would have picked, but not enough to warrant replacement. Good job in the end!
I would do a poured epoxy countertop in white or marble look over the granite. Overall I love the design but I'm personally not crazy about that granite with it!
That’s a good suggestion! That could definitely be an option.😃
I agree. I saw someone on utube epoxy the counter! I’d like to but I’d like someone to help since I have no knowledge of epoxy/resin!!??
That’s exactly what I was thinking!!! I absolutely love the unique one of a kind look you can get from poured resin, plus I would have definitely painted those dark cabinets off white😊
omg i love you! lol i have watched 6 hours of your shows tonight .thank you
Wow! Thank you so much.💕
Everything looks amazing!!!!!!
Thank you 😊💕
Your kitchen looks gorgeous
Thank you 🙏
Looks great , I just did a total remodel of my kitchen and next is my bedroom and bath .
You make the projects look easy. I appreciate the fact that you share about the obstacles and how you overcome them. After watching your videos, I tackled a project of removing wallpaper in a small bathroom (it was coming loose in the shower and I didn’t like the color. It was in the house when we purchased it.). So, I removed 2 layers of paper on the walls and 4 layers of border. I then textured the walls, copying the texture throughout the house, and painted. I still need to caulk but that will come soon. It was my first time to remove wallpaper of that magnitude and definitely my first time to texture. I watched YT videos and I’m proud to say it came out very nice. Thank you for your inspiration to be courageous and just go for it. 💕
I love reading this! That is the goal… To get people doing things that they thought they couldn’t. Then to discover that they could and they did a good job! Thank you so much for sharing your success with me.😃💕
The kitchen turned out so great. Love that back splash.
Thank you so much Heidi! 💕
You did a fantastic Job in your kitchen, looks very classy, love it
I love the way you decorated your kitchen...it looks so much warmer now!
Thank you 😊💕
Your kitchen turned out beautifully. It looks very high end and magazine ready. The bar you added to to the end of your cabinet is brilliant. It all looks amazing.
Wow! Thank you so much Mildred!😊😃
I ❤️ the g”golden” granite color against the harsh black.
I was taught: Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, Do without!
You definitely made the right decision about the granite.
i love it wish i had a nice kitchen like that thanks for the videos
Thanks for watching Annie!💕
NO DONT RIP OUT THE GRANITE! That’s COSTLY and Ridiculous! Love what you did with the cabinets. We would have tried to build an open shelf cabinet and paint, stain to match the other cabinets, no doors where your clock is, gives more storage, cookbooks and store more jadeite there too, then maybe move the clock over to the left more or go for a smaller clock. Love the wall you did going up the stairs, I want to do this to a guest bedroom wall behind the bed. Our master bedroom wall already has vertical shiplap with a cute ledge in it. We are now working on the master bath linen closet that use to be a tiny shower stall, turned the garden tub into a walk in shower. We hired out because so much tile work made me feel exhausted, we are older than you and I have bad knees, hubby is very impatient. Can’t work with him on long, time consuming projects. It’s a nightmare and he’s not going to change, so we had the funds and hired out. We love our new bathroom, but need to declutter the linen closet and underneath the sinks in that lower cabinet, then figure out what kind of doors we can put up there for the linen closet alcove, might need to make them, it looks like. Thanks for the ideas. Looking for more real live greenery for our house. We have green thumbs, so we love plants, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus, Mother in law tongue, philodendron and huge Lily plants. They are super easy to care for and transplant easy too. We are so ready for Valentine’s Day, hubby is getting me some indoor plants and another rose Bush for the yard. No more huge amounts of candy and I don’t need another pc of jewelry. Our Anniversary is the end of this month, going some where, not sure where yet. I put covers on our countertop appliances, Amazon has them in matching sets for great low prices, you can sew them yourself as you are handy like that. I don’t sew, unless it’s buttons or hems, do that by hand.
No, I would not have replaced the granite counter tops! Beautiful kitchen
Thank you Catherine😊💕
Love the tile, it seems to bring all your kitchen elements together.
I think it looks beautiful! You utilized all the space smart and added such a great details. I love the little details you found, and that pizza board is just gorgeous. 😃
Thank you so much ☺️💕
@@designedtothenines i want the pizza board. Actually i want all of everything. Great job!
I would’ve probably made the same decision and left the granite for now. To be honest it’s quite muted now that you upgraded and your eye goes to all the great finishes! Looks great!
Love the tile you picked for your backsplash, it looks very dramatic, and it would of also looked great all the way up the wall as well...
You did an amazing job thank you so much for sharing your DIY project and your backsplash is professional and the answer to your question about the granite you did the right thing to remove it to get a professional clean look.
Thank you so much Ms. Carolyn! 😊💕
You did a great job! Your video was very inspiring and informative.
I'm so glad you liked it. Thank you so much!
I am obsessed with how the cabinets turned out!! I ordered the scrubbers for my own kitchen cabinets!!
You will love them! Good luck with your project.😃💕
Your kitchen turned out amazing. Great job. 👍 Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Love from Linda in Canada 🇨🇦
I love how your kitchen turned out!! Your design sense and your fearless confidence in power tool welding, always leave me in awe. 😉 Wish I was as confident. I usually just point my husband at anything requiring power tools and electricity. I think I would have ripped out the granite! Don’t get me wrong, that would definitely be expensive and probably “wasteful” but I’ve learned over my lifetime of settling, you’re not going to be happy with results long term. If you can afford it now.....do it! Your home should always be a sanctuary; especially in the times we’re in, right now. You’re home should always reflect who you are and make you happy to be there.
So true! Such good advice. I think if it were my forever home I definitely would have.😃
Great job with all of the updates. I personally don’t care for your countertops but can totally understand your reasoning behind keeping them. Replacing them with something less yellow and busy would be on my shortlist for future projects.
I totally get it. As I wouldn’t have picked them out either. 😃🤷♀️
You just AMAZE me. Thank you for empowering us.
Thank you so much ☺️💕 glad I can help!
A great minimal makeover
Beautiful kitchen
Thank you Robin!
Good afternoon NataLee ! I love your kitchen. My kitchen is very similar in size and the cabinets are the same. I love your ideas for storage and functionality. As always you nailed it my friend. I may even try the board and batten wall myself. Thank you again xo
Thank you so much Sylvia! You are super sweet.😊🥰
@@designedtothenines Not at all NataLee just stating the truth. You are an awesome DIY'er and explain things easily without confusion.
Beautiful kitchen❤
u are just amazing n the backsplash looks vorgi with thr beautiful granite tops..im soo proud of you as a lady
I love the jadite touchs as I have a large collection, 22 place settings, mixing bowls and so on. But adding the scale and pieces to the kitchen great. I enjoy your ideas so much
I love my jadeite! Thank you for watching!💕
Your backsplash is gorgeous! I have a smaller kitchen too and I appreciate your tips on how to decorate and how to remodel on a small budget. I live all your tips, thank you for sharing your talent ☺️❤️
Thank you so much Madonna! I really appreciate your support.😊💕
I love the tiles you used to coordinate to the counter top. You did such an awesome job on the wall you added the masonite to . There is one thing I think you might be able to do in the future, That would possibly be a solution to a pantry issue you said you were hoping to have. The masonite wall with the beautiful molding could be used to build out a floor to ceiling cupboard all along that wall with a door or doors, or even a barn style doors it could be shallow, ( book case depth) and it would give you the much needed cupboard space to store things. I couldn’t really tell how much space there is between the wall and kitchen. Either way it turned out very beautiful.
I like how your mind works! So creative. These are all really good ideas. Stay tuned… You never know what I’m gonna do next. Thanks so much for watching!😃
Hi Natalie I thought I was the only one that didn't have a green thumb all my plants are fack to so don't feel bad thank you for sharing.
Mrs. Natalee!!! You are a great inspiration to me and many others! I simply love how you demonstrate completing 'expensive' home remodeling jobs using numerous power tools. Your kitchen looks fantastic, welcoming and very functional! I too would love to have a LARGE butler's pantry, and I want a summer kitchen leading out to the lanai and pool. (I live in NE Florida.) What fun it would be to design and create those features, then sit back and enjoy them! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talents and opening up your beautiful home to all of us.
Peace and blessings! ~L 💖😍
Thank you so much for your sweet comments! A summer kitchen would be so awesome! I hope you get it. I would love that one day too. However, I’d probably use the summer kitchen more in the winter than in the actual humid and hot summer LOL.😃
I would love your kitchen, my kitchen is a lot smaller. 🌸🏴
I have had many much smaller kitchens than this too (like 1/3 the size of this one). So I understand. 💕