1 00:00:00,00 --> 00:00:03,000 Our mom mostly stays here because she loves cooking 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:08,000 and we tend to gravitate where she is at so this is just perfect for her. 3 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:17,100 4 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,000 Hello, you guys! Welcome back to our channel. If you guys are noticing, we are at our vlog 5 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:26,900 room right now. I actually just uploaded that video last week so if you haven't 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,800 watched it, I'll put the link up here. Please make sure to check that out. We actually renovated 7 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:36,700 our kitchen just recently. I guess because of the quarantine, because of the pandemic and everything. 8 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,600 Because we're all at home, and we're just really trying to do something and make the most of our time. 9 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:46,500 So we did renovate our kitchen. It's all DIY, do-it-yourself. 10 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,400 And it's all budget-friendly as well. So I'll take you guys with us, I will be showing you some 11 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:57,500 video clips on how we were doing it and also the finished product as well. So if you guys are still interested, just please keep on watching. 12 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:19,000 13 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:23,900 Welcome to our newly renovated kitchen! (Laughs) 14 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,800 So my family and I did this: my mom and my two sisters, as well as my dad. 15 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:34,300 Everything is DIY. It's also budget-friendly so I will be giving you guys the breakdown of the prices 16 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:39,000 and of course, where we bought it as well. Since we are here in the US, hopefully 17 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:42,900 you can find it there on Shopee. I think you guys are actually luckier because it's much cheaper. 18 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:48,900 Even on Amazon, it's more expensive if you convert it to Peso, so yeah. Hopefully they're on Shopee, right? 19 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,800 And you guys can do it as well. If we made it happen, I'm sure you can do it too! So let's go ahead and start. 20 00:01:53,900 --> 00:01:58,500 So we actually renovated 4 parts of the kitchen. 21 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,400 First one are the cabinets and then the countertops and then 22 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:10,900 the backsplash right here. The last part was just the miscellaneous, just the finishing touches. 23 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,500 Just the designs and decors that we have. So let's go ahead and start with the first one. 24 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:20,400 We did the cabinets first. My mom took out 25 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:25,300 and uninstalled each cabinet. Is it clean? Yes (Laughs) 26 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,200 She removed the screws of each one. 27 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:33,000 (Counting) 28 00:02:33,100 --> 00:02:37,900 We have 15 cabinets in total, I guess. So also what we did was 29 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,800 we marked each one so we can know 30 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:47,700 where each one goes, top or bottom. We did A, B, C onwards. 31 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,600 After we installed the cabinets, we polished them with sandpaper. 32 00:02:52,700 --> 00:02:57,500 I think that's the harder part because at first the cabinets were brown originally from the pictures. 33 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:02,400 And it was a bit dated so we had to sand them. 34 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:07,300 And since we were going to be doing it ourselves, we wanted to make sure it is first, of course, budget-friendly 35 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:12,200 and second, it is something that we can actually do. The second part was sanding 36 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:17,100 and it was challenging and it's really time-consuming because you have to sand each part. 37 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,000 What we decided to do was buy a machine that can do every area 38 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:26,900 and you only have to do circular motions. It really helped. We finished within 30 minutes 39 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,800 the rest of the cabinets so there. That's the hard part for us, sanding. 40 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:36,700 But after that, everything went smoothly. So next, after sanding was 41 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,600 paint. That's the easiest part for us and also the most fun. So we did 42 00:03:41,700 --> 00:03:46,500 three coatings of white paint. I will be showing you the screenshot of the item. 43 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:51,400 It already includes a kit. So there's a two 32-ounce of Nuvo cabinet paint, 44 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:56,300 1 roller arm, 2 roller covers, 2-inches angled paint brush 45 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:01,200 etcetera. Everything's in there already. It's really fun when we painted because 46 00:04:01,300 --> 00:04:06,100 if you guys know us like our friends and family members do, we love 47 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:11,000 doing house makeovers. Even when we were in the Philippines, we would really 48 00:04:11,100 --> 00:04:15,900 try once in a while to renovate our rooms, our living room. They're really colorful. This was 49 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,800 actually the first time that we went plain with our design. We wanted that modern farmhouse theme. 50 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:25,700 After the first coating, we tried to sand it again 51 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,600 as there were still some rough spots. So second 52 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:35,500 batch of sanding really helped a lot follwed by the second and third coating of paint 53 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:40,400 then after that they were all flawless. Then the next was 54 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:46,000 the doorknob here. You may notice that its glossy black 55 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:50,900 so this one we didn't paint it. We used spray paint. 56 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,800 Yes, we only spray painted them outside. My dad actually did them. 57 00:04:55,900 --> 00:05:01,700 After that, we re-installed the cabinets. It was pretty easy as we only screwed them back and we have 58 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:06,600 another machine. I'll be showing you the video of how we did it. 59 00:05:06,700 --> 00:05:11,500 That's the first part that we did. The second one is the countertop. So we 60 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,600 have this kitchen island which we got from IKEA. 61 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:20,500 Originally, this was a wood-type of counter. 62 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:26,300 We wanted it to be white. The options are actually granite and quartz countertops. 63 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:31,200 So since that might also need further help from professionals and since 64 00:05:31,300 --> 00:05:36,100 we are not professionals, we just did this contact paper which we got from Amazon. It's called Granite 65 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:41,000 Look Marble Effect Interior Film, Vinyl, Self-adhesive, 66 00:05:41,100 --> 00:05:45,900 Peel Stick Countertop. That was quite a mouthful. Essentially, it's like 67 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,800 you are applying a screen protector on your mobile phone. Just like that. 68 00:05:50,900 --> 00:05:55,700 You have to attach it on the surface and you have to make sure it's smooth without any bubbles. 69 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,600 We did love the result of it and the aftermath. It looks good and not like we used 70 00:06:00,700 --> 00:06:05,500 contact paper at all. I hope you guys agree. Let us know. 71 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:10,400 We have the kitchen island. And also this cabinet 72 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:15,300 for storage. We have this and this. And, of course 73 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,200 the one that I showed you guys earlier. Sorry, I keep on moving around. 74 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:25,100 Yeah, here. Essentially, it's really easy. Maybe, you just have to focus 75 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:30,000 and to make sure that there are no bubbles. Honestly, anyone can do it so I'm sure you guys can do it as well. 76 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:34,900 So yeah, I was also just corrected by my sisters. We did the backsplash first 77 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,800 before the countertops. My apologies. What we did ... so we have this backsplash 78 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:44,700 right here. Originally, we have white tiles behind this. 79 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:49,600 If we do opt for a different backsplash, we have to change 80 00:06:49,700 --> 00:06:54,500 the tiles and, of course, we need further help from people. So this is what 81 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,400 we got. It's called Art3D Peel and Stick Wall Tile For Kitchen Backsplash 82 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:04,300 If we zoom in, it's actually 3D which is cool. Here is where it was difficult 83 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:09,200 to do, since each one is not proportionate in size so you have to make sure 84 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:14,100 everything is perfect in its alignment. So there, the colors are white 85 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:19,000 black, quartz black and quartz white. Since the kitchen is all white 86 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:23,900 we just opted for a pop of color for our backsplash. I'll be showing you 87 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,800 videos of it. It took us a few hours to accomplish. This is actually my litle sister's specialty. 88 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:33,700 She finished it even when it's hard, especially this area right here. It really looks good 89 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:38,600 good. So very pretty. And then also, we have another backsplash right here 90 00:07:38,700 --> 00:07:43,500 in our stove area. The main reason why it's actually different is because 91 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,400 when we're cooking there is a tendency for the oil to splatter everywhere on the wall. And of course, 92 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:53,300 we have to clean it with a rag or paper towel. If we were to use this, 93 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:59,500 the one we used earlier, it's not wipeable. So this one is smoother 94 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,400 and if it becomes dirty, we could easily clean it. From Amazon, it's called, Art3D Peel 95 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:09,300 and Stick Tile Backsplash, Premium Anti-mold 96 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:14,200 Kitchen Backsplash Peel and Stick Tile, White. Yeah, so that's basically it, guys. 97 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:19,100 But the fourth part, this is our favorite part because we love designing. This one, you 98 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:24,000 already know. We just got this from Five Below. SO this is just 5 dollars. 99 00:08:24,100 --> 00:08:28,900 This I'm not sure where we got it. But, mostly everything is from 100 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,800 either Burlington, Home Goods, Tj Maxx, Ross and IKEA as well. 101 00:08:33,900 --> 00:08:38,700 The plants are actually from IKEA. We actually did add a lot of plants because it gives 102 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:43,600 life to the kitchen and to everywhere, I guess. To any room in the house. 103 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:48,500 This one, uhm ... just a background story from this. The idea is from my grandparents' 104 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,400 house. So when we were kids and my sister and I were vacationing there 105 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:58,300 one of us would try to race the other to change the date in the morning. So we said, whoever 106 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:03,200 wakes up earlier gets to do it. We also incorporated that here because it just 107 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:09,200 reminds us of home, the Philippines. And our grandparents as well. 108 00:09:09,300 --> 00:09:14,100 We also look forward to someday seeing other little kids vying to change the date. 109 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:19,000 So cute. What else? We also have these decors right 110 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:23,900 here. Plants and "the kitchen is the heart of the home." Yes, of course. And also, 111 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,800 one quick note as well. We really decided to make sure that this 112 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:33,700 kitchen is beautiful. That's because our mom mostly stays here as she loves cooking. 113 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:38,600 And wherever she goes, we tend to gravitate there. So this is just perfect. 114 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:43,500 Okay, we also got this new oven mitts, 115 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:48,400 towelettes right to match the space as well. We also have new rugs for 116 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:53,300 the kitchen. Okay, and of course we have these decors here as well. 117 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:58,200 We have candles everywhere. Our house is actually filled with so much candles. 118 00:09:58,300 --> 00:10:03,100 We, of course, have plants right here. And this one is really nice. 119 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:08,000 It's like a dice. We just have one more decor that my parents added 120 00:10:08,100 --> 00:10:12,900 added and insisted on 121 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:17,800 installing. We added LED lights just 122 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:22,700 on top of these cabinets. My parents said it feels nice to chill here 123 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,600 at night because of the lights. So here it is, guys. Let us know what you think. 124 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:32,500 These lights right here. It has different colors. We have a remote control for this 125 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:37,400 one. So we can actually change it. I personally prefer blue. 126 00:10:37,500 --> 00:10:42,300 So let's just look at red, green, 127 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,200 pink. If we close the lights, this is what it looks like. 128 00:10:47,300 --> 00:10:52,100 We have an inside joke in the family. It seems like we are transported in a resort at Pansol. 129 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:57,000 Let us know what you think. If it looks like we're in a Pansol 130 00:10:57,100 --> 00:11:01,900 resort. If it adds value to the kitchen. But, our parents did like it. Our aunties 131 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,800 and uncles here in Chicago loved it. So I guess it works. So as you guys might notice 132 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:11,700 there's light here from the back and that's because we added LED lights 133 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:16,600 right here. It's just color white to accentuate the decor. 134 00:11:16,700 --> 00:11:21,500 And if also we have food right here. Recently, we had a small party and 135 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:26,400 then we are so thankful because it didn't look overcrowded 136 00:11:26,500 --> 00:11:31,300 and messy here in the kitchen because of all the counter space. This helped a lot and we really 137 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,200 love the new kitchen. We have these LED lights. These are also from Amazon. 138 00:11:36,300 --> 00:11:42,700 And you can actually adjust the brightness as well. So whatever 139 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:47,600 suits your needs. And then the remote is right here. 140 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:52,500 Plus and minus to adjust the brightness. 141 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:53,800 That is it, guys. 142 00:11:53,900 --> 00:12:11,700 143 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,600 144 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:19,500 Thank you so much for watching! We hope you guys enjoyed this. Please let us know what your thoughts are. 145 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:24,400 Hopefully, you enjoyed our kitchen tour—our newly 146 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:29,300 renovated kitchen. And hopefully, it inspired you to actually renovate your homes 147 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:34,200 as well. If you do have any questions for us, please let us know. We will be more than happy to answer your questions 148 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:39,600 regarding where we bought it or how much it is. And any advice. I know for a fact 149 00:12:39,700 --> 00:12:44,500 that there's plenty of options on Shopee and Lazada and it's so much cheaper as well. 150 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:49,400 If only we can buy from there and import the goods here, that would be a great option. But, of course, 151 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:54,300 we can't. That's it. So pleae let us know what you think and of course, thank you guys for watching! 152 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:59,200 This is Alyssa and we are sending love and light your way from the US to the Philippines. 153 00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:01,700 We'll see you guys on the next one! 154 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:08,000