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Home Decor  /  December 24, 2019

DIY Kitchen Refresh

Over the last four weeks we have slowly been working on our kitchen refresh. Hello white cabinets & goodbye old orange oak cabinets. Let me just say I never want to paint another cabinet again, but it was well worth it in the end! This project was super budget friendly & only cost us less than $250 Alright, let’s get into the process of our DIY Kitchen Refresh!

Products

Here is everything we used to update the look of our kitchen!

  • Cabinet Transformations Light Color Kit in Pure White
  • 1″ Angled Paint Brush
  • 2″ Angled poly/Stain Brush
  • Painters Tape
  • Handy Paint Cup
  • Oil Rubbed Bronze Knobs
  • 3″ Oil Rubbed Bronze Handles
  • Brushed Nickel Kitchen Faucet w/ Pull Down Sprayer
  • Kitchen Sink Hole Cover
  • Wall Color is Sherwin Williams Repose Gray

Start To Finish

We started off by installing the new kitchen faucet. (Thanks hubby!) This set the tone for my motivation to paint the cabinets & transform the way our kitchen looks & feels. I absolutely love the new faucet & it was less than $60!

Before
Before
After
After

A few weeks later I found the time to start the cabinets. From the Rust-oleum Cabinet Kit my husband helped me with the 1st step which was de-glossing the surface of the cabinet frame & doors. Then I went in with the 2nd step. This step was the most difficult for me, I did three coats of the white bond coat on the frame, doors & drawers. As I was painting I kept all the doors on because I decided painting the hinges would look best. (We didn’t want to change out the old hinges for new ones & I didn’t like the aging color of the old ones.) I only paint one coat on the back of all he doors. The painting took me a good twenty plus hours over the course of a few weekends. Once the painting was done I went in with the 4th step which was the protective clear coat which took me roughly three hours. (We skipped the 3rd step because I didn’t want the decorative glazed look.)

Getting Started after we de-glossed.
Frame done with one coat of white paint.
kitchen transformation
One coat on frame & one door, already such a difference!

To finish this DIY transformation my husband finished the cabinets off by adorning them with the cabinet hardware I chose. I really love the quality of these knobs & handles, they have a good weight to them & have a lovely smooth finish!

Before. With one coat of white paint.
Kitchen refresh
After! With 3 coats of white paint, 1 protective coat & hardware!

The Reveal

Here are the before & afters!

Before
Kitchen refresh reveal
After
Kitchen before picture
Before
Budget friendly Kitchen refresh. Before & after.
After

Thank you for reading! I am so glad to have been able to finish our kitchen refresh before the new year. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Sincerely

Angel

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3 comments

  • Grace
    July 31, 2020

    Angel, your house looks so good. I love seeing everything you’ve done with it. You’ve worked so hard, thanks for sharing!

  • movies
    February 6, 2021

    Thanks for reading, Elizabeth and for sharing your kind words.. And yes, my birthday in Montreal was excellent. Malinde Devlin Athey

  • altyazili
    February 10, 2021

    stays on topic and states valid points. Thank you. Dodie Johny Gilliette

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