Update on the kitchen makeover
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I know it’s been a long time coming. I still have a LOT to do. I did get some stuff done this weekend.
I took care of all these leaves! That was an all day job.
BEFORE
You can see how I painted my cabinets at my posts doors and drawer fronts and prepping/priming the front facings.
I put the upper cabinet doors back on.
Note: no backsplash yet.
You may remember that I opted NOT to paint the inside of the doors or cabinets. Look! I left a piece of tape on. Funny that I don’t see these things until I load the pictures.
I still haven’t touched up that part of the ceiling. I’m waiting till I switch out the light fixture. The current one is VERY large and when I take it down I will have quite a bit of painting to do.
The doors had handles before. I replaced them with knobs.
Another picture of how the inside looks.
These are the knobs I got. Quite a bargain, huh?
Look at the savings! $81.90
I mopped the floor about 6 times, the first time with soap and Mr. Clean. Each time after that was with plain water to make sure all the soap was removed. After that, I used TSP on it. It really was quite dull when I got finished. However, this vinyl floor never had a high gloss to it.
After 1 coat of primer.
Another view. You can see the finished floor in my post How I Painted My Vinyl Floor
Now for some good news. I’m going to be a …. mother-in-law! Ohhh, I hope I won’t be the dreaded kind! Andy asked, Jamie said yes! I am so happy to welcome Andy into the family! You can leave Jamie a comment below or on her page at Owl Really.
ain’t life grand!
gail
Wow!!! Our kitchens could be twins-I had honey oak cabinets that I just (barely) finished painting white (for the uppers) and then green for the base cabinets. I am totally intrigued about the floor-would love to hear more about what you are doing.
your kitchen is so pretty! Come visit mine-you will feel right at home since even the cabinet style is the same!!
what a difference!!! the cabinets are so much brighter and airier feeling! and i can’t wait to see how that floor turns out. what is TSP?
what a difference!!! the cabinets are so much brighter and airier feeling! and i can’t wait to see how that floor turns out. what is TSP?
Oh Gail, your kitchen is look FAB! You’ve done such a great job painting your cabinets. Can’t wait to see how the floor looks all gussied up!
Congrats to Jamie and Andy! Yay, now you get to help plan a wedding!
Wow, Gail, your kitchen is really coming together! It looks awesome! You are doing such a great job with it. Congrats on your daughter’s engagement. I’m in the same situation — my daughter Becky got engaged to Aaron about a month ago. The first one for me too. Oh boy.
Midge
I love those cabinets! You were very brave to jump in there and paint them but they look fantastic.
Congrats to you on your MIL status! And to Jami too 🙂 Has a date been set?
The kitchen is looking great. I can’t wait to see the floor finished. Great new knobs too!
You must be so excited about how the kitchen is coming together. It is beautiful! I love the white cabinets. I’ve spent the last few minutes reading all about the methods you used in painting them. Thank you so much for sharing the details with us. Congratulations to your family as well with the engagement!
First off, congrats to you and your daughter. How exciting!
Your kitchen is coming along beautifully! What a smooth finish. I went back to the tutorial. Phew… lots of work but totally worth every minute! Look forward to the final reveal! We have cherry cabinets but a very tiny kitchen so I’m thinking of painting them white or cream to open it up. I’ll be popping back for inspiration!
The cabinets look great and you’re so brave for painting the floor too!!
Congrats on your future MIL status. Yahoo
Well I didn’t believe just painting the fronts would work but you are RIGHT they are great. Thanks.
Painting the floor … WOW can’t wait to read about that venture.
Gail,
I knew the cabinets would look marvelous! You must be so proud. You are such an inspiration…You truly are the picture of –If there is a will there is a way! Keep on what you are doing because we ALL love it!
Chris