"She even gave me a version with a cream palette too, but after an Instagram poll (and my grandma's decisive vote), the ruby red kitchen was the clear winner. With the official green light and Scheck's plan in hand, I went in the only way I know how: completely DIY from start to finish. I never set a strict budget for this project-my goal was simply to spend where it mattered and save where I could."
"Even when this project was nothing more than a Pinterest board, I knew one thing for certain: I could change everything, but if the floors stayed the same, it'd all be a pointless exercise. Every kitchen I'd pinned had flooring that grounded the space-meaning my gray-brown roll-out linoleum (the kind where you can't tell if the floor's dirty or clean) just wasn't going to cut it."
"While scrolling socials one day, I came across the Chris Loves Julia peel-and-stick tiles from WallPops, and I was immediately in love. They were renter-friendly, high quality, and affordable at $20 for 10 tiles. In total, I needed seven packs and was kindly gifted five of those. The remaining two took $40 out of the budget. It was probably the most important purchase I made: The tiles became the anchor of the whole design."
An Instagram poll and a decisive family vote led to choosing a ruby red kitchen. The renovation was completed entirely DIY with a loosely set $500 ceiling but final spending of $325. Replacing linoleum flooring with Chris Loves Julia peel-and-stick tiles anchored the design and justified keeping existing countertops. Seven packs of tiles were required, five gifted and two purchased for $40. Paint choices included Behr Rumors for cabinets and Swiss Coffee for walls. Tiles and paint cost $90, representing 18% of the budget while providing major visual impact by grounding color and coordinating with countertop veining.
Read at Architectural Digest
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