Cottage Kitchen Cabinet Makeover Photos - 1st Cabinet Completed!
Well, the very first cabinet that I started on in the kitchen is completely 100% finished! I'm reposting the progress photos plus the new completed cabinet photos. I can't wait until the whole kitchen is finished because I'm in love with our "new" old cabinets. They've turned out even better than I personally expected and are just the look the old-fashioned look I'm going for:)
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Before (the doors removed):
A test run on the red paint and the inside painted Homestead Resort Parlour Taupe:
After beadboard panels were added to the sides:
Bottom moulding pieces added:
Crown and Rope moulding added:
After priming, putty, and caulk: 
After painting, distressing, and waxing (doors not yet put back on) See the green sample on the left side?:
Close ups of added crown and rope mouldings:
Close ups of added bottom trim (to hide undercabinet disc lighting...and to look pretty)
Before beadboard and moulding:
After beadboard, moulding, and paint:
The other side...
Shelfpaper (actually wallpaper with several coats of matte sealer)
Completed cabinet with doors
My old-fashioned oil-rubbed bronze door handles. (Thanks for helping me find these, Kelly!) I couldn't wait to put these on!
Close-up of hinges. These were originally old, ugly brass hinges that were spraypainted with Krylon's "Camouflage" ultra-flat brown paint. I'm going to apply wax or oil to them to give them a soft sheen.
JULY 2006 UPDATE: To see the completed cabinet makeover photos, please see this entry.
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Incredible!
Thanks for sharing the name of your spraypaint. I've used anodized bronze before, but I like the Camoflage even better.
I cannot believe how you were able to completely change the look of the original cupboards into something so totally gorgeous. I am amazed and am kicking myself that the thought of doing this never once crossed my mind on the house I left in Texas which had super plain, boring cupboards. I could have made them look like a million bucks. Thanks for sharing the details of your hard work.
Holy Cow! I cannot believe how awesome you made your cabinets! I want mine to look like that! :)
When do you go into business? You've had the assembly line going and the finished product is great! You should seriously consider cabinet refinishing as another side job.
Thanks guys & gals! I'm now a firm believer that "paint covers a mulititude of ugly', lol! Meredith, the canned bronze paint worked fine on my ceiling fan but it seemed to be a differnt color in spray form...weird!
Patricia...Thanks so much! Well, at least you always have your current house to work on, right? It's never too late to whip out that paint brush, hehe!
Thanks, J! I really appreciate the compliment! It inspires me to keep going...and going...and going!
That's a really sweet Ben! Actually, when things settle down around here and I have more time, I do want to pursue my goal of starting my own little business of fixing up cottage style furniture and accessory pieces to sell. I love the thrill that comes from turning something that's rather ugly or plain into something that's pleasing to look at. I have a lot of things in the garage right now that I've collected over the last few months...can't wait to start working on them!
Absolutely beautiful. And very time consuming, evidently. I have all the respect and admiration in the world for you...the idea of doing that myself leaves me a bit numb.
Aww, you're too sweet, Ash (((hugs))) That just made my day (and I'm having a really bad day today *snif*) Last night, I dreamt that I got up to find that cabinet *missing* and Jeff reinstalling another plain base cabinet so that we could start all over...I was livid! In my dream, he told me he sold the cabinet on Ebay, lol.
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Gorgeous!
I love what you did to the sides of the cabinets. This summer I'm redoing my cabinets and definetely will do the beadboard panels, may I ask how much they cost. My budget is SMALL therefore I need to minimize on the cost. Did you cut to size and where? Also for the moldings about how much you spend on that? I WILL FOLLOW your steps and COLORS, I LOVE IT!
Thanks for your inspiration!
Caty
Thanks for the round of applause, Anon! Thank you very much!
Hi Caty! Thanks for visiting:) The beadboard actually isn't very much at all. I think it was a little less than $20 for a huge 4' X 8' piece...that should probably be enough. My husband did all the cutting but you may be able to find some place that would do the cuts for you. I'm not sure if Lowe's or Home Depot will or not but I'd ask. A note about the panels, they are going to feel really, really rough at first. But after you prime them, sand them well, and paint them,and especially if you wax them..they'll become smoother than a baby's bottom. :)
About the crown moulding, you know...I really don't remember what we paid. It wasn't outrageous, though and you really don't need that much of it either. I'm thinking somewhere between $10 and $12 per piece...You can buy the trim at 6 ft, 8ft, or 12 ft lengths. You can also buy MDF, which is cheaper but we decided to go with real wood. MDF is almost paper/cardboard like (I think it IS paper actually) and I knew I'd be doing some sanding when I distressed the cabinets and didn't want to deal with trying to sand "paper". I would pick up some MDF, though, to do the practice cuts on. This was our first time doing any kind of moulding work and it truly was trial and error! We learned the hard way that it's far less expensive to practice with the fake stuff, lol. I wish I knew for sure how much we spent but I honestly didn't keep up with it. If we knew exactly what we were doing to begin with, we would have spent far less. It took us a while to get the angle and miter cuts for the moulding just right. But all in all, adding moulding isn't expensive at all. The smaller trim pieces that went on the bottom where even cheaper. Here is a link that you can copy and paste to show you exactly how all the trim work came together. I hope this helps somewhat...let me know if you have any other questions:) I think even if you hired someone to add the moulding for you, it would be well worth it when you compare it to the cost of replacing the cabinets altogether.:)
http://www.onewomanslife.com/home/2006/02/step-by-step-cabinet-makeover-hiding.html
Kim, the cabinet is GORGEOUS! You did an amazing job on it! WOW, I just can't get over the transformation! I love the trimat the bottom of the cabinets! Beautiful!
Thank you, Steph! :)
Oh my goodness - how lovely! You guys did a terrific job on those cupboards! The difference is like day and night. Well done. :)
(Sorry I'm a bit late with posting this.)
Thank you,Bev! That means a lot:) And no worries about posting late - you see how terrible I am at posting on other journals and even keeping up with my emails...I'm honored that you pop in!
How lovely. Wish you were here and could redo my cabinets before we put our house on the market. What a huge difference they make!!
What a great job! I love looking at the transformation! They were upgraded many times by that treatment. And the color is incredible with such depth!
It was a treat to watch the progress you made on that cabinet. You took an ordinary cabinet and turned it into a beautiful cabinet that I only wish I had. I am truly inspired and cant wait to start on mine.
I must agree with all the other posters your cabinets turned out fantastic. Your comittment to excellence shows. I too currrenly have cabints that look like your old ones. They are 1963 originals, real wood. however they are butt ugly. We have been searching for a Parisian look for our cabinets to go along with our dinning room redo and your choice of color and distressing seems to deliver the look we have been searching for in our cabinets. More or equally important is the price (cheap). Can you tell me specifically what color red you used, and if the distress was just light sanding after the red paint; how many coats, and after which coat did you sand. Also, you mention the use of wax, how do you use wax, when, and what type. Your cabinet redo has inspired us to do our selves a kitchen project which we thought we could only do with ten's of thousands of dollars spent, and by hiring someone else to do the work. Thank your for your feedback. Chris
Kim - you are truly an inspiration, for me there is now hope. Thank you for sharing the process. Essa
Your cabinets are completely amazing. We have the exact cabinets in a house we are moving into, and I'm going to do this to them. It's either that, or replace them, and I'd rather have the charm you created, and keep the extra pennies. My question is how did you wax the cabinets? What a wonderful idea to seal them, and give them such a rich look/feel. Congratulations on an incredible project, and very successful result. Well done...
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