Kitchen Makeover Part 2: Cabinets

A couple weeks ago I shared the first part of our kitchen makeover. We got our countertops reglazed since the previous owners had sponge painted the counters and the paint was peeling and scratching everywhere. Then we painted the nasty yellow cabinets a bright white to open up the small kitchen and I have to say, I LOVE the difference. I know some readers are going to prefer the warmth of the kitchen colors before, and I don’t have a problem with warm colors, but in our kitchen, I have always wanted white. {Sorry about the difference in color between the pictures, but we don’t have a lot of natural sunlight in the kitchen since we just have this one tiny window.}

Here we go! Some before and afters…

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In my dreams, I would love to have a new black and/or stainless steel oven, but that’s not in our budget and this one works just fine. The next owners will have to spring for the new oven.

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We also added some corner shelves because I thought it looked unfinished at the end. We could have done a better job of lining up the things underneath, but hey, who’s gunna notice a few imperfections? And I would just love another pitcher, maybe green or orange, and I have my eye on the red carafe for Christmas. But for now, I will decorate the shelves with what I have. {The shot glasses won’t stay on these shelves, they will be displayed in our old coke crate I showed you guys here.}

I am still trying to decide what to do with this guy. I considered painting the bottom either black or white and leaving the top with the butcher block look. I’m sure my lazy side will take over and tell me not to paint it since I still have the rest of the trim and doors in the house to paint.

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I think the new hardware makes a world of difference too. The old handles were waaaay to vintage for my taste, not to mention they were 4 1/4 in, so it would have been slightly impossible to replace them. {NEVER, EVER install handles that are such an awkward size. Please please please always use a standard size so people who come in after you can easily replace them.} Instead we opted for knobs and I love the outcome!

And here are a few of my attempted “photographic” shots. I think they look decent!

This isn’t the final product yet. I have some touching up to do on the tan paint from where I painted the trim. There are a few other things I would also like to do in here if we ever get around to them. But for now, I love it and it works! Not to mention, we got to cross something off our Project List! Yay What do you think of the change?

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