to the cottage guests now visiting our "Cottage Life" site! My name is Kim and I'd like to invite you to join my husband and me as we, project by project, turn our ordinary little ranch style house into a one-of-a-kind, old-fashioned cottage - and on a very small budget! If you love the charm and simplicity of days gone by, you'll feel right at home here. Please feel free to email me with your questions and comments...and remember to sign my cottage guestbook before you leave!


Tuesday, May 30, 2006

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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At 12:23 PM, Meredith said...

Incredible!
Thanks for sharing the name of your spraypaint. I've used anodized bronze before, but I like the Camoflage even better.

 
At 3:17 PM, Patricia W said...

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.

 
At 5:15 PM, j said...

Holy Cow! I cannot believe how awesome you made your cabinets! I want mine to look like that! :)

 
At 9:26 PM, ben said...

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.

 
At 11:44 PM, Kim said...

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!

 
At 9:11 AM, jewlover2 said...

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.

 
At 10:43 AM, Kim said...

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.

 
At 8:34 AM, Anonymous said...

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP Bravo CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP I bow to your wonderful work

 
At 8:35 AM, Anonymous said...

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

 
At 4:08 PM, Kim said...

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

 
At 8:23 AM, Steph said...

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!

 
At 9:33 PM, Kim said...

Thank you, Steph! :)

 
At 6:37 PM, bookyeti said...

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.)

 
At 12:30 AM, Kim said...

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!

 
At 10:01 PM, Pam in Colorado said...

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!!

 
At 6:17 AM, Mary Ruth said...

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!

 

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