Thursday, January 7, 2010

Kitchen cabinet makeover

Our kitchen is pretty 80's. But, it's ours and we figure we're going to be in this house for a while, and are willing to work on it.  Tony decided that it was time to do something about our cabinets.  The wood was light, light brown and the hardware was AWFUL!  I only took one "before" picture, because the time I got around to it Tony had already taken off all of the cabinets, and seeing the shelves made me realize I can never have those beautiful glass cabinet doors I'd like.

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After:




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New, dark cherry stain and brushed nickel hardware made a HUGE difference, and took our kitchen, one small step away from the 80's.

I'm excited to see what he'll do next!


10 comments:

  1. Did he have to sand them first? Was it really tough? We are dying to give our cabinets a makeover.

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  2. WOW, that is a LOT of work! Looks great :)

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  3. Looks great! Can't wait to see them in person! :)

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  4. Thanks, girls! Gina - he did have to sand them all first, which took him a day by itself! Plus, the stain STINKS! We've had the kitchen window open for three days and I smell it. But - it's worth it!

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  5. that looks AMAZING! we've really been wanting to do that with our kitchen, but we lack the time. did tony use a professional grade sander or did he do it all by hand? gosh it looks awesome, this gives me motivation. our kitchen needs HELP. COMPLETE 80's.

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  6. Tara - not sure if it was "professional" but it was battery-powered. The only bummer is the battery would lose it's charge after a few cabinets so Tony ended up sanding a lot of it by hand, anyway.

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  7. They look fantastic...and what a difference in your kitchen! Nice job! :)

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  8. Oh my goodness! It looks fabulous!!!

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