I am also watching a friends child 3 days a week this Summer which means most days I will have 5 kids at home 11 years old and under. On a personal note my kids got out of school yesterday for Summer break. I just know it is going to pay off in the end and I will of course share the final reveal with you when it is all done!!:-) I’m so proud of my friend, Kelli! She has had very limited DIY experience before this kitchen makeover and has simply jumped in and worked so hard on it! Perhaps Build Banquette Seating Around Table.Painting Supplies (brushes, trays, etc) $27.52 Paint (2 gal cabinets, 1 gal wall) $109.00 Wood Equip (Nail gun equip, fence for ripping wood, chisels, cabinet side replacement, caulk, wood filler) $95.00 It was really easy to install and I love it! I have always thought my garbage cans were unsightly, but I didn’t think I had room under my sink for a recycling bin and trash can. Installed under pull-out recycler/garbage can. This is what we bought Liberty-35-mm-105-Degree-1-2- in-Overlay-Hinge-10-Pack- 850304/203274047. They aren’t visible at all when the door is closed, and as an added bonus, they were cheaper than partial wrap hinges. Installed Hinges. Our previous hinges were Self-Closing, Partial Wrap Hinges with 1/2 inch Overlay. Because we couldn’t find hinges that perfectly matched the knobs we chose, we decided to use overlay hinges. I bought them discounted from Amazon Warehouse, which just means that they are open box items, but still new condition. We used Franklin Brass Heirloom Silver 1-1/8-Inch Webber Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Knobs and Franklin Brass Heirloom Silver 4-Inch Pierce Kitchen or Furniture Cabinet Hardware Drawer Handle Pulls (Affiliate Link). I foolishly staked some of the doors after they had been drying for over a week, and the paint stuck to each other in some places. The paint does take a very long time to fully cure. I lightly sanded everything before the final coat of paint. For the cabinet doors, I would paint the bottom of all doors, wait for the paint to dry, and then paint the top side. Painted 3 coats of Behr Alkyd Semi-Gloss Enamel color matched to Sherwin Williams Alabaster (using THIS tutorial). Primed with Sherwin Williams Extreme Bond Primer. Roughened surfaces and remove some varnish with Liquid Deglosser. I used 1.5 bottles. It easily pulled away in one piece, and for $7 at Home Depot I bought a new board, they cut it to size for me, and with just 6 nails the side was as good as new. So, I used a crowbar to carefully pry the wooden piece away from the cabinet. I tried filling it and sanding it smooth, but it still did not look good. The side of the cabinet to my sink was looking very old, worn, and warped. Repaired damaged wood and replace warped cabinet facing. Attached decorative trim (Ekena Millwork Stockport) at the top of the lower crown molding. I marked them all in blue painters tape before I started so that I could easily locate them as I was going. The material of my crown was PFJ so I had to nail to studs. Attached crown molding (Evertrue Crown Molding) from soffit to ceiling. Attached crown molding (Ekena Millwork Hillsborogh Crown) from board on cabinet to soffit. Attached boards of varying widths immediately below soffit so that the crown molding would be flush with soffit. My friend was nice enough to write out all of the steps she took to get from the Before to the Progress. The black arrow in the picture below indicates that they will be replacing the countertops next (probably to a black countertop) and the gray arrow shows that a backsplash will be installed after that (probably a marble one). I had suggested a light gray color (specifically Benjamin Moore Classic Gray) for the walls, however, the hubby loves color so color they got! Well, they did it and I’m here today to share their progress so far!įirst here is a reminder of what their kitchen looked like before they got started on the makeover. I promised I would give you an update on their progress once they had painted the walls, kitchen cabinets, and added trim on the area above the cabinets (the soffit)! A few months ago I shared the plans of my friend’s kitchen makeover on a budget.
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