Restoring and refinishing old kitchen cabinets can be one of the most time consuming and tedious home remodeling projects, but the rewards are fantastic! It is so cool to see an old kitchen be made new again (and at a much cheaper price). These cabinets were pretty outdated. We did a lot of sanding, priming and added some trim. It is a work in progress because we hope to add some glass shelves in the open cabinets and some LED lighting as well. I will add a final photo when it is all finished. Each little change makes them look a whole lot betterI did learn that one of the keys to a smooth finish is the following tedious process: Remove the doors (be sure to number them), remove the hardware, clean/strip the old grease off the cabinets (Crud Cutter works well), sand, clean, prime, sand, clean, prime, sand, clean, paint, sand, clean, and paint.
Lessons learned: use an oil based primer for the first coat to seal in the oils of the old wood. We got a bit of yellowing in our primer. Don’t use a clear coat but simply use a satin finish because the clear coat can yellow as well. You can cover scratches later with a fresh coat of touch up paint.
More photos to come after we have everything completed.
Whew! We paint, paint, and more paint!
...And we haven't even started working on the doors yet!
Ok, so day #7 into the renovation, we decided we don't like the blue on the bottom of the cabinets. Now we are going to try the same aqua that we used in the back of the top cabinets. If that doesn't work, it's back to white.
Meanwhile, we are working on the faux barnwood planks that will go in the area between the cabinets. I hope they turn out! |
| Hard at work |
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| The backsplash before... |
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| Adding the faux barnwood |
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| Last piece! |
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| Viola! |
It is finished!!!
(Well, mostly)
Side by side comparison.
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