"Taiga Young loves to cook, and the 144-square-foot kitchen she inherited from the previous owner when she bought her house in 2022 had very little storage. It also had "robin's-egg blue" walls and a "cold granite countertop," per Taiga. The things she liked and wanted to keep were the floors and the farmhouse sink. The major mission, though, was to add storage - and she did so in a $7,000 DIY project."
""I researched ready-to-assemble cabinets - I figured I could manage putting together cabinets - and worked with NUform cabinets on a design that I liked," Taiga explains. "Once that was done, it was a matter of ordering." She made a sort-of 3D model of her cabinet layout during the process, too, with chalk and cardboard boxes, which helped her figure out where she'd like to keep her most-used items."
""I'd also never installed cabinets before, much less [known] how to keep them level on a very uneven floor," Taiga says. "I hadn't anticipated just how uneven, unlevel, unplumb, and unsquare the entire house is." Wooden shims were her project superhero, and she had to trim one cabinet to be a little narrower than it was when she ordered it."
A 144-square-foot kitchen with minimal storage, robin's-egg blue walls, and a cold granite countertop kept the floors and farmhouse sink while prioritizing added storage. A $7,000 DIY remodel used ready-to-assemble cabinets from NUform after designing a layout and creating a mockup with chalk and cardboard to plan placement and relocate the fridge. Cabinets were assembled one box at a time, often at night after work. The house proved uneven, requiring wooden shims and trimming one cabinet for fit. A practical tip is to choose power tools that all use the same battery for easier swapping.
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