Posted in Budget, Cottage, DIY, Kitchen, Makeover, Paint, tagged Budget, DIY, Makeover, Paint, White on March 2, 2010|
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We moved into our house in May 2008. In the nearly two years we’ve lived here, we’ve changed all of the rooms – at least in the cosmetic sense. One of our largest projects was the kitchen makeover, which we completed last February:
Kitchen before: Note the dated (but sturdy) cabinetry, original 1950s lighting, badly executed open shelving, and dingy walls. At this point we had at least replaced the original brown appliances!
During: Paiting the cabinets. We had to remove all of the doors, clean, sand and prime the cabinets inside and out.
During: We turned our dining room into a cabinet painting space! Each piece needed two coats of primer and four coats of white paint.
After: Freshly painted cabinets with new hardware and trim/moulding.
After: Pale blue paint on the walls brightens the space. The updated lighting adds cottage charm.
After: We were able to keep the butcher block counters, flooring, sink and faucet. This saved us a lot of time and money.
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