THE FINISHED KITCHEN REVEAL - DIY KITCHEN RENO - renovating my 70s fixer upper

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stay to the end for a few big announcements At long last, the kitchen is done - well, what we had aimed to complete. From finishing base cabinets, fixing grout errors, and these darn diy floating shelves, it was all getting in the way of the fully fleshed kitchen. I'm happy to finally come back and show you the final result.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - A catchup!
0:19 - Fixing grout mistakes
2:50 - DIY floating shelves
9:49 - DIY cabinet spacer
13:25 - Finishing base cabinets + final touches
16:17 - Staining + installing floating shelves
21:50 - The reveal + announcements!
Video edited by Aaron Navarro: / aarnvrr
A B O U T
I'm Letitia (Le-tish-a), a fashion school graduate based in Toronto. I'm here to share DIYs, thrift flips, and home decor videos. Stefan and I bought our first home in 2020 and you can watch Our First Home series here: • House Hunting: Pricing... . We're renovating our fixer upper home, and sharing all the ups and downs of diy-ing our own renovations.
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@dg_71994 11 ай бұрын

Stef is so nice. Can’t help but listen to him and feel better when you feel defeated

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

"it's not like a car where you can die" lmao

@likeavirshin 11 ай бұрын

I'm always amazed by his patience. I've been learning new skills with my brother and my dad and it always ends up in a screaming match 😂

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Virginia!! I'm glad to see you're sticking around 💕

@biancaroy4207 11 ай бұрын

Your conversation about whether you see over the shelf or under the shelf is so cute. You two really compliment each other!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Bianca ☺

@maryoforiattah 11 ай бұрын

LETITIA I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!! Also your patience and determination is an inspiration… truly the opposite of how I’d handle things. Also Stefan’s encouragement is so precious 🥹 can’t wait to see more and the workshop!!!!

@Aa-ke9pp 11 ай бұрын

You’re so good Letitia! You should be so proud. It’s so good you show all the angst and long duration of these projects. Seeing the two day projects so often is discouraging. I feel better that I’m not the only one to start a big project then gets big project anxiety and it’s kinda done enough to use but not done completely that takes ages. This is so real. I’m so proud of you. Appreciate that you still edit videos and publish them amongst it all. It’s so much work!

@jele77 11 ай бұрын

The floating shelves look amazing. This was a huge project, you both did an amazing job this far. 🎉

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@tinalemac 11 ай бұрын

Kitchen looks so amazing and so you!! You should be so proud girl 👏🏼💛

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Tina!!! Hope you're settling in ok

@flomaxify 11 ай бұрын

LETITIA! I was just thinking about you because I came across a reel of yours and thought "Hey...I wonder how her kitchen is doing?" And then I saw you didn't upload for months and was scared we'd never get to see the finished product. But GIRL! You delivered! Great job renovating, and it's so admirable how much of this you did by yourself as a first-timer. Excited to see more projects on the channel :)

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

😂Thank you for your patience. I really appreciate you waiting it out for the final video!

@kellybean2489 11 ай бұрын

If we'd just protected those areas we wouldn't have to clean up this much - famous last words! It's giving me flashbacks to when we painted our house and didn't bother putting drop sheets on the tiles and then spent half a day cleaning paint of tiles (FYI vinegar works so much better than paint stripper or mineral turpentine!). Lessons learned but you've also done an amazing job!!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Omg thank you!! I will keep this in mind

@tinalemac 11 ай бұрын

I love hearing Stef’s pep talks 🥹

@mellissavandermerwe8033 11 ай бұрын

Something we have in South Africa is grout off. It's a cleaner to get grout off tiles and presumably other surfaces.

@biancahagenberg7471 11 ай бұрын

I've been looking forward to this video for such a long time, let me just pop a bottle of champagne 🍾😁 to celebrate the occasion. 🥂 Now, on to the rest of the video 😇😁😊👍👍👍❤️

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Always love to see you in the comments Bianca

@waterbitten 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful kitchen. Love the colors and colored grout!! Well done!.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Prudddeenceee 💕

@mellissavandermerwe8033 11 ай бұрын

Stef's advice on perfection issue is giod advice. I use pellet wood and don't have all the tools and can't get things showroom looking. As long as my need of the diy is dealt with. Workshop build, cant wait to see. I will hopefully be doing one myself in summer.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Yesss omg we can share our challenges together Mellissa! I'm so scared

@JodieMiners 11 ай бұрын

You are amazing, and I love the finished look. I love the way you and Stef work together, and OMG I can't wait to see your carpentry projects. Go! Go! Go!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jodie!!!!

@kirthiga8195 11 ай бұрын

SOO proud of you!! You did that - and killed it! Can't believe the growth from when you started to how you finished - AND NOW SHE'S GOIN BACK TO SCHOOL

@ivettemercado7259 11 ай бұрын

This is coming out soooo good!! Really love that you're going back to school, can't wait to see what more you're able to do with your new skills !

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Ivette!

@GillDawe 11 ай бұрын

What I've found with staining plywood(and all wood I've tried) is that it absolutely needs wood conditioner, gives you such an even stained look.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

From what I saw, gel stain doesn't need wood conditioner since it's suspended and not penetrating? But I'll get back to you on that hehe

@naturalgalwilliams 11 ай бұрын

From humble beginnings to a wonderful and beautiful finally!! You go girl👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽many blessings ❣️

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Two comments! Thank you so much!!

@alicedianaradu 11 ай бұрын

the shelves turned out amazing and they look SO good on the walls!!!!!

@theresatran 11 ай бұрын

ahhh! everything looks so good!! what a journey haha thanks for sharing all the ups n downs of diy reno-ing!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Theresa bb!

@ReganShorter 11 ай бұрын

It looks so good! I was so unsure about the grout when you made that video, but seeing it all together in this one. I love it!! It's also nice to see a realistic timeline for your renovation series. House stuff always takes forever, so I liked seeing your videos in this series spread over a few months

@lauralee2248 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful totally gorgeous, love how you matched up with that awesome fridgerater...

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Laura!

@feedtheflameforfacts 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations! It looks fabulous. All your hard work paid off!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 💕

@emmyems5171 11 ай бұрын

The kitchen looks great! So cute! Well done!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Emmy!

@Lumber_jocks 5 ай бұрын

I know it’s not an option, but for the grout colour it would be so cool if you did a vibrant colour! Like yellow!! There someone on KZfaq (Letitia Kiu) who is documenting their kitchen Reno and she made a custom colour of pinkish red for her white tiles that was so vibrant and interesting!!

@E4mj 11 ай бұрын

I'm currently watching this, lying on my couch, avoiding painting my kitchen...

@tranism 11 ай бұрын

Sand the mitered edges with 140 grit, fill mitered edges with wood putty/filler for pine. Sand smooth with 400 grit. Apply pre-stain wood conditioner because pine is a soft wood. It will bring out the natural grain a bit and make the stain absorb more evenly. Then apply your stain and apply sealer/poly. I know it's too late, but maybe for next time :) Kitchen looks beautiful btw.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

No amount of sanding would've closed some of those gaps haha. But yes gel stain was what saved it! I was going to go wood conditioner route but apparently gel stain doesn't need it?? Not sure. Thank you for the tips!

@LuckyLifeguard 11 ай бұрын

you should feel so proud!!!!! love that blue so much

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Love your dp

@tamara10 11 ай бұрын

What a journey, hope you're proud of yourselfs for making over a kitchen with your own hands

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Tamara!

@Melissa_______ 11 ай бұрын

Letitia!! Those shelves look great!! Heck yeah dude. Also congrats on the next steps with carpentry

@sharonclarke8683 11 ай бұрын

God loves a tryer and you certainly did that well done love it❤❤

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Sharon! She sure did try

@TheArianedg 11 ай бұрын

You are such a fighter!! Keep that good spirit and doing project that reflect your taste and talent🎉

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Ariane 😘

@nichelebrownlee1471 11 ай бұрын

The kitchen is looking great. You got this. 🎉🎉🎉

@sagefaribole 11 ай бұрын

Woohoo!!! Good job and congrats!! Love the final result 👌🏼 Loved how you hold the shelf with your head 😂 Also love sweet and supportive Stefan ❤️ And finally congrats on going back to school for carpentry 👏🏼👏🏼

@lornawood3260 11 ай бұрын

Impressive transformation, Letitia!! Don’t beat yourself up about a timeline. Be reasonable with that. Get enough rest and live life!! 😊

@jasonboug 11 ай бұрын

This is incredible. Well done L!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jason!

@JennaMcCallister 11 ай бұрын

Letitia! This looks amazing! I’ve been waiting to see it and it did not disappoint. BUT, I don’t want to be that person but I do feel this is important - pleeeeeease never wear gloves with a table saw! I like you with two hands! 💜

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jenna!!!!! I thought since I was on the other side I'd be ok but that might be famous last words. Ughhh I wish there was a safe solution!

@JennaMcCallister 11 ай бұрын

@@letitiakiu believe me, I still have a very healthy fear of my tablesaw! The biggest risk is the fabric getting caught in the sawblade and pulling your hand into it, and it can happen very quickly. My dad told me a story about a guy in his shop class in high school, and it was enough for me lol. Like I said, I don’t want to be that person but that tool specifically can be so dangerous. I’m so excited you loved it enough to go back and learn more though! I’m self/dad taught to this point and would love some more formal education.

@nomaichi 10 ай бұрын

"that's not a hint!" XDDD omg it looks amazing mui, great job!!! so proud of you and you should be really proud of yourself. i look forward to seeing/hearing about your carpentry program and projects!

@katherinasilverful 9 ай бұрын

Letitia, so amazed by ur perseverance through this!! It’s so inspiring

@aukkran 11 ай бұрын

I'm so impressed with all the hard work you guys put in. I grew up with power tools and it's so frustrating to see youtubers who just rush poor quality projects out for the sake of content. Quality takes time, and it is so nice to watch a video that actually educates and shows how to do things the right and lasting way

@jasonboug 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this

@katherinasilverful 9 ай бұрын

And congratulations on deciding to go to carpentry school!!!! SO AMAZING

@NancyMacnaancymaac 11 ай бұрын

Omg! Your kitchen reno looks soooo good! So inspiring for when we eventually buy our own house ✨☺️

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Nancy bb!!!!

@msmintygreen 11 ай бұрын

OMG YOUR KITCHEN IS BEAUTIFUL 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@itsjelenaa 11 ай бұрын

love this! you did so well! 💖

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jelena bb!

@KStormborn 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@rosesndthorns 11 ай бұрын

They look great!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@maddiefilly13 11 ай бұрын

It looks so good Letitia!!! Love it!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Maddie 💕

@bowardwoward 11 ай бұрын

It looks so good!! Love the blue with the red grout. You have such vision! You should be really really prouuuuuud!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@IsabellaPresnal 11 ай бұрын

Such a cute kitchen Letitia!!

@LamyCND 11 ай бұрын

wow wow wow wowwiiiieeeeeeeeee!

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Come over!

@youreabadhabit 10 ай бұрын

looks amazing well done!!

@kirstymackay14 11 ай бұрын

It's so beautiful! Well done!

@purpleScarf12 11 ай бұрын

this was such a huge undertaking!! so proud of how you've persisted through all the challenges you've faced along the way and the skills you've learned! and the kitchen looks so beautiful!!!!

@JLWats 11 ай бұрын

It looks so good!!! Congratulations!

@ursuly 11 ай бұрын

woe this came out so special!!! love all the personal special touches like the grout color! So excited for your carpentry journey and the possible videos that might come out of it, so ready for woodworking letita

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😘

@indiamunoz610 11 ай бұрын

my heart feels so warm and I feel so seen after watching this video because this is literally me with my husband right now remaking my kitchen myself, all the details and mistakes and frustration, oh my god! Even how Stefan reacts its so similar hahaha its so funny to watch ( not funny at all when I´m in that exact situation tho) but it looks great Letitia!!!!! hopefully ill be finishing mine by this christmas being realistic hahahahha

@byancamariahmartins2564 11 ай бұрын

your kitchen is turning so beautiful!! thank you for sharing the proccess and congratulations about the carpintry program! ♥

@user-rf7bh8oz1v 11 ай бұрын

OMG SO EXCITED!! you started this series a year ago, a can't imagine the amount of work you guys have put into it!!

@tmcdgreen 11 ай бұрын

Congrats Letitia! Been waiting for this video! Love how it turned out, especially the grout and tile.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

thank you so much!

@naturalgalwilliams 11 ай бұрын

Hello family, I’m looking forward to what you two have for us. Many blessings ❣️

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the blessings!

@elanamatic 11 ай бұрын

Looks So Good!!! 🙌🙌🙌

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Elana!!!!!! The hummus helped

@elanamatic 11 ай бұрын

@@letitiakiu 🤣

@cristal.carrillo 11 ай бұрын

love the kitchen it looks so good to what it was before. you did an awesome job Letitia!

@beckywiz 11 ай бұрын

Looks AMAZING! I hope you are so so proud of all you accomplished. Congrats on going back to school!! If I were to go into something totally different, I think carpentry would also be it.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Becky!! Yesssss I'm so excited for school

@mathpm100 11 ай бұрын

This came out amazing! And I'll be so curious to know more about the carpentry program you're taking! I actually built myself a 8'x12' she shed in my backyard this summer. I did everything except the electrical myself and also fell in love with the woodworking 😀

@charlie996 11 ай бұрын

Amazing job you two! Can't wait to see it in person~

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

thank you!!! which Charles is this lol

@charlie996 11 ай бұрын

Eddie's friend lol. I just texted Lamy about this video update!@@letitiakiu

@thomaskovac6220 11 ай бұрын

Pumped it’s finally here

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

I am equally pumped!!

@lesliegmail5148 11 ай бұрын

Hi letitia! So happy to see a vid from you ^_^ very cool that you’re going to be learning about this stuff in school since clearly you have a knack for diy’ing. And ive told you before but WOW you really took this huge project on and its looking amazing!!! Hopefully you guys are having a great summer and cant wait to keep up with your future projects girl! 🌸 ☁️ ☀️

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Leslie!!!! Your support has always been so appreciated my bb 😍

@catwalrond 11 ай бұрын

YOU DID THAT 👏

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

WANT A GLASS OF WINE?!

@catwalrond 11 ай бұрын

@@letitiakiu FILLED TO THE RIM OR I DONT WANT IT

@Cebulou.plants 11 ай бұрын

I had a small gap on the side of my stove just like that! I bought the 3” spice rack insert on Amazon and made a small cabinet for it.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

I was hoping to get something like this, but even at 3" the MDF siding would add another 1.5" ☹ Better planning next time!

@kristinalewis281 11 ай бұрын

Girl you live and learn.

@nomaichi 10 ай бұрын

haha i rewatched the welcome part like ten times

@kellybean2489 11 ай бұрын

When closing a mitre joint that isn't quite perfect, running a screwdriver shaft lengthwise along the edge will close that gap. I've seen both Frills n Drills and Angela Home do it on their instagram. It'll dull the edge of the mitre (making it not as sharp) but it will be closed so you can't see daylight.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

I tried the screwdriver trick! Some of these gaps though...it needed a lot of help lol

@kellybean2489 11 ай бұрын

@@letitiakiu damn! Mitres are so hard though and sometimes it's not even your fault, it's the tools you're using. I recommend blaming the tools you're using 😉

@nomaichi 10 ай бұрын

btw my dad might have many of the tools you need... something to think about for future projects! :)

@biancahagenberg7471 11 ай бұрын

Sunken cost fallacy is what you meant to say 😎 I think

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Yesssss thank you!

@chaiteeefamileee 11 ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

😘😘😘😘

@Lasomie 11 ай бұрын

I'm so excited! Blood, sweat, and probably tears!!

@JodieMiners 11 ай бұрын

Definitely tears

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

@@JodieMiners you know me well!

@fannyvalentin8634 11 ай бұрын

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Fanny!!

@fannyvalentin8634 11 ай бұрын

@@letitiakiu Haha 💕 Hiiii!

@teaforpsychos 6 ай бұрын

Holy sketchy electric

@rtd1791 11 ай бұрын

Is the grout supposed to match her eyebrows? The part of the kitchen that is done feels much better. I actually detest open shelves in reality because they just create extra work. Open shelves are like a weekly chore whereas you can get away with cleaning the interior of your cabinets once a season. But in this reno the open shelves have really lightened up the mood of the kitchen. Before the space felt oppressive. I like the cabinet color too.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Haha it's within similar tonal range. I agree I am really not an open kitchen shelving kind of person, i'm so messy! Just a couple to keep the kitchen feeling roomy but otherwise, cabinets allllll the way

@EdugeBDroN 10 ай бұрын

Red grout? Do they even make red grout?

@nomaichi 10 ай бұрын

yay for murder XD

@LA-jq3ur 11 ай бұрын

Sunk cost fallacy

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!!

@nomaichi 10 ай бұрын

your censoring in your subtitles.. XDD

@alexchan9822 11 ай бұрын

Good job! Proud of you! Never thought that you have transformed to this stage. Keep it up. You may find the video with this link useful when you continue to further develop your woodworking skills: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pd2empuqu5rdg30.html.

@letitiakiu 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 💕