"Lori describes her townhouse kitchen's original state as "hideously outdated," with melamine cabinets from the '80s, poor lighting, and brown walls. Since moving into her place in 2007, Lori almost tried to ignore it. "One good thing about the openings at each end is that they enable me to get a good running start with a carefully timed snatch and grab from the fridge on the way past, thus minimizing exposure to the ugliness for the several years before I'd had enough," she says."
"The homeowner's original photography makes for stunning wallpaper. On the back wall, Lori created a bold purple statement using a blown-up photo of a cactus blossom. She designed the wallpaper herself, adding some filters and editing the colors to add more black and peach tones, and Image Craft printed and installed the final design. She also used her own photography on magnets and hand towels she ordered from Zazzle."
"Paint improves the melamine cabinets. "Painting cabinets was a first for me!" Lori says. "The original 1970s cabinets I inherited were in excellent condition, but I've never liked the white melamine look. I researched extensively whether and how melamine cabinets could be painted and finally settled on the right primer ... which allowed me to use regular household latex paint." Lori also added hardware"
The townhouse kitchen originally featured '80s melamine cabinets, poor lighting, and brown walls and remained largely unchanged from 2007 until a renovation after 13 years. The renovation emphasized colorful, desert-plant-inspired design and prominently featured the homeowner's photography as decor. A blown-up cactus blossom photograph was edited, printed, and installed as bold wallpaper. Cabinets were painted using a primer that enabled regular household latex paint on melamine, and new hardware was added. Custom magnets and hand towels were ordered, and vintage cactus-themed finds and artist-made pieces completed the refresh.
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