Cottage Style Cabinet Makeover Trim Work Begins, Undercabinet Lighting, & New Window Trim!
I have a moment to post a few photos of what we were busy working on this weekend. Hubs was a busy man! Though I started priming and painting the inside of the cabinets a couple of weeks ago, this weekend we finally began adding the beadboard and trim work to create our cottage style (or farm house style) kitchen cabinets. Before hubs began the trimwork, he did the hardwiring for the new undercabinet lighting. We're both pretty excited about that! The lights aren't in yet, but the wiring is there and when we finish painting under the cabinets, we'll install those.
We also added the kitchen window casing and trim and I'm thrilled with how it turned out! Before, there was only a sill and no casing (it was just drywall). This is the first window in our house that has real trim, lol! I can't tell you how much this trimwork has so far changed the look and feel of both the window and cabinetry, so I'll just show you instead! We still have to add the crown molding to the top of the cabinets and under that will be rope molding. We hope to get to that later this week, but I'll show you a few photos of what we've done so far...click on any photo to enlarge (There will be more before and after explanation pics later when we complete the cabinets)
Here's a photo of our sad, plain cabinets. I've already painted the inside of it and primed the outside.
This photo is a good shot of our window which was stripped of it's old sill. Also, you can see where we added the beadboard to the sides of the cabinets.
Yay! New window trim and sill! The new sill is six inches deep and now accomdates my sprawling ivy. See the new trim hubs added to the bottom of the cabinets?
A couple of closeup shots of the beadboard and trim...I think it's not only pretty, but it will help hide our undercabinet lighting. Of course, we still have to prime, caulk, and paint everything for a seamless look.
I think hubs did such a wonderful job, not just with the trim but with everything we've worked on in this house so far. With just about everything he's done, he's had no prior experience. He's picking up all these skills as we go along. Great job, hon!
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It's looking great! Have you guys ever tried getting woodwork and trim at Cox Interiors down in Franklin? A carpenter we used once recommended them and we've gotten some good woodwork at pretty good prices from them.
Keep up the good work!
Seriously - you guys are doing an amazing job without removing the cabinets...I think you should be in a magazine or something for this wonderful work. Was the trim around the kitchen window always so big? It looks good as well...the white cabinets really set it off. Very cozy - great cottage feel. I like the way you are infusing it into every element - not just some decorations here and there. It's like a vacation retreat. Serene.
What a great job. I am just now getting to window sills and I like that you made it wide enough for some plants. Can't wait to see the finished cabinets.
Awww, thanks for the compliments, everyone:) I've had this "plan" in my head for so long and it's nice to start seeing it come to fruition!
Jordana, I've never heard of them before...it sounds like a great resource to check out. Now that I can see that hubs knows how to do trimwork, I told him I'm going to have all sorts of projects for him, lol! I will definitely keep this place in mind!
Hey Laurie! To answer your question, there was *no* trim or casing at all around the window to begin with - just a sill. It's how the whole house was designed (the windows look so naked!) We'll be putting 6 inch wide trim around all the windows, but because there was so little space between this kitchen window and the cabinets, we went with 4 inch wide trim and a 6 inch wide top piece. Really, there was only about 2.5 to 3 inches of space, but we notched out the trim around the cabinets for beefier trim. Oh, and the white you see on the cabinets is just primer. They will soon be Cherry Red! The window trim will be white, though:)
Hello, Jane! Yes, the wide window sills were a must for me. Hubs at first thought they were too wide, lol,(I remember arguing in Lowe's with him about it months ago) but I told him they have to hold plants! My other sill was way too narrow and I don't know how many times plants just fell right off! Thanks for dropping in!
Seriously, next time your husband does a window, you need to take a photo of each step. I want my windows to look so good! (We will be redoing the windows in the addition - I'm still deciding which direction to go...have trim custom made to match the original trim which we've never seen anywhere else, or just put in wide trime to make the windows more prominent and less 70's looking, or put in windows with a ledge, like you've done...of course at the moment I'm leaning toward the ledge since yours look so good!)
How lovely! I love it Kim! It's amazing how much these little details realy make a difference. Beautiful!
That looks great! You are both very talented.
Hey Kim! It’s so great to see it coming together! You guys are really doing a super great job ~ its hard to believe your hubby has had no prior experience!! It seriously looks better than what professionals do!
Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures! And that is such pretty molding you used to go under the cabinets. We always planned on putting molding on the top of the cabinets, whenever we would get or build the upper set, but I never thought of adding it to the bottom! I think it makes it look very charming!
Ohhh It looks so nice. I am jealous. Can I borrow your husband for a weekend?
Thanks, you all:) We'll be working on our dining room window next (after our trim is on the cabinets) and I'll be sure to take step by step photos, Laurie. It really is so easy.
Bev, things are s l o w l y starting to come together - I know all the details will be worth it in the end (I hope!)
Hi Tom! I don't know about talent, lol - more like try, try, again, hehe! We're just thankful for caulk and paint!
Jessica - I'm glad you liked the idea of putting trim on the bottom. I noticed that a lot of new cabinetry has the trim on the top and bottom - and also we needed some way to hide the undercabinet lights...works for us!
Lol, Saple! You can borrow him when he's through here, hehe! It's so funny, back when we rented an apartment, I remember once we had a patio sale. I needed for him to build me a clothes rack because I had a lot of things on hangers. Oh my goodness, even he will tell you that the contraption he built was a death trap, lol! It was tall, heavy, unstable, unlevel, and wobbly. We joke about that clothes rack to this day. We decided not to use it for our sale, btw:) He's come a long way since then!
Love your cabinet makeover! I have similar oak cabinets and am begging DH to work on them. My question: Did you use beadboard paneling or actual tongue & groove beadboard for the cabinet sides? Thanks, Cheryl
Hi Cheryl!
We actually used beadboard panels. It was less expensive and looks the same to us. I don't know if you've seen what the cabinets look like painted out but here is a link to some photos just in case you haven't... http://www.onewomanslife.com/home/2006/03/red-cottage-farmhouse-antique-cabinets.html
Our kitchen island has beadboard tung and groove and I can't tell a difference between it and the beadboard on the cabinets. Hope this helps!
Kim
Absolutely gorgeous! You have inspired me - I have been wanting to "redo" our cabinets but we cannot afford to replace them. What are you doing for the doors?
BTW...I love your site. I found you via Like Merchant Ships. I can't wait to see the rest of your projects.
Michelle
I love what you have done with the cabinets and would like to do the same thing to mine (I have the same cabinets and layout as you). My husband and I are going to try to do this ourselves and use your photos as a guide, but could you let me know more about the molding that you used to trim the cabinets? Also, I love the antiqued look of the red cabinets. I would like to paint mine an off white, but would like the paint to be a bit distressed. Do you recommend any particular way to acheive this effect?
The kitchen looks Great. I'm in the same boat as Roxy. I've been looking for a month at mouldings at home stores and specialty stores with no luck. Your moulding looks like exactly what I want. Is that just one moulding or did you guys build it from a couple of indivdual mouldings? Do you know the name of the moulding and did you purchase it from one of the big box stores?
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