How can I update without painting cabinets or touching countertops?
M2 Design
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Looking for some update help with out painting cabinets.... we are starting w paint tomorrow.... thinking of doing an up dated island and back splash so your eyes go to the new counter and back splash... will post updated pics of paint on Friday
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3 years agoI am helping a friend… She is sending me pictures in a minute… I was thinking to bring in some whites to go against the white cabinets… The paint color she picked out is Benjamin Moore and it has a drop of brown and black in it
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Comments (11)Carolyn, We bought our house about 7 years ago. The kitchen was just awful when we bought it... filthy, icky, tile floor all cracked in pieces, huge non-functional island in a very small space, AND 1980's oak cabinets. We did a cosmetic renovation which lasted us until January of this year when we ripped it all out and did a complete, down to the studs renovation. for the cosmetic renovation back in 2001 we put in an oak floor, put in new countertops and a new backsplash (which was sea glass... loved it for many years and then grew sort of tired of it), painted the cabinets Benjamin Moore mayonnaise (just the outsides, you can see the insides are still oak), put on new knobs and bought new appliances (nothing fancy or high end but worlds better than what came with the house, particularly the refrigerator which had a decomposing dead bird plastered to the back of it, and lords knows what all in the crevices in the insides. In the renovation we just completed we got all of the floors on the same level and opened up the kitchen which makes it feel twice as big despite the fact that it is in the same footprint (with the exception of the china hutch cabinetry which extends beyond where our old kitchen ended). Here are some pictures of what the kitchen looked like before the cosemetic renovation: notice the cracked floor tiles: the step down into the family room drove me crazy... there wasn't really enough room for an island or decent sized kitchen table in the kitchen and there was tons of space in the family room but it was very awkward figuring out where to put the table Here is after the cosmetic renovation (actually, I took the pictures right before the whole thing got ripped out so that I could sell whatever I could on Craigslist): And after the complete renovation... notice the floors all on one level!!! yahoo!! and notice it is the same amount of space but opening it up makes it seem like much more space (also we eliminated the window on the range wall which helped immensely):...See MoreHow to update old farm house without painting woodwork.
Comments (2)Your kitchen is gorgeous! I have those same cabinets. Do you like your white countertops? I HATE mine. That's what I plan on doing for my upgrade when it happens. I'd upgrade the floor to something maybe either solid colored linoleum or a really snazzy ceramic tile, then redo the countertops to match, and then upgrade the pulls, new wall paint, and voila, snazzy new kitchen. I would not bow to current trends for painted cabinets and monochrome, heavens that's just ONE way to decorate, you have so many other options too! What colors do you like? Just as a side note, we had almost that exact flooring in our kitchen and when we had to redo the entryway due to a washer flood, we redid it all and it really made a ton of difference. We went with a high end fake granite tile kind of look for the flooring. So one piece of advice I can give you is lose the checkerboard. You will be so happy to get rid of all those busy lines competing with the grain in the wood! Even a colored checkerboard would be better than the all-one-color graph-paper vibe of that floor, particularly writ large. I didn't realize how much of an effect my busy floor was having on my life until I was forced to redo it. Don't know why, but I'm getting a "blue" vibe for one of your kitchen colors. I guess because blue would look so fab with those oak cabinets and would be a whole other direction. But there are other ways to go too. With my floor tile I'm going in a peach/grey/beige color scheme, with new grey countertops....See MoreHow to update dark oak cabinets without painting them.
Comments (7)We have one of these dressers. It was an Uncle’s, he got it as a wedding gift in 1972. You will never find hardware to fit the original hole spacing. And there most definitely will be marks where the old sat. I painted mine, so I was able to fill in the holes. It will never be a beauty, it’s large and chunky. But it’s abound as solid as you can get!...See MoreUpdating Oak Kitchen without painting
Comments (19)I have a refreshed oak kitchen with a small moveable island. My kitchen is a little vintage style. https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~110720042 https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~109854029 https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~109854052 I bought my island about 6 years ago from a local Amish furniture store. I originally had an inexpensive butcher block on it but changed that when I did the counters. While there are 3 stools at the island, really only 2 adults could sit there comfortably. I gave up the table space for the island, but my dining room is a step away and is not formal - flows with the kitchen and that is where we eat meals. I have hopes of widening the doorway between dining and kitchen just a bit. I want to keep two separate rooms, but the location of the fridge creates a traffic jam when getting dinner on the table. I love your large window! Here is my wood kitchens idea book with both new and older, refreshed kitchens. Might give you some thoughts: https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/75202366/list/wood-kitchens If you are thinking of changing the counters, do not do a backsplash. Backsplash comes last. You have a pretty and functioning kitchen now so take your time. I found the sink I liked was much more than I had budgeted, so I put off my refresh while I saved up. A slide in range is more expensive then a regular one - I too looked at that and decided I wanted the money for other things - like the sink. Also, with a slide in you will need a heat/fire proof wall protector - usually a piece of stainless steel that goes behind the range and is easy to clean. Without the back part of the range going up, the backsplash area will get much dirtier and need to be easily cleaned. Tile alone does not always qualify as heat / fire proof because it can transfer heat to the wood studs behind. Do some research on this to decide if you really want to go that route....See More- PRO
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Updated island pic... suggestions welcome!
Reminder: NOT painting cabinets not updating counter tops.... possibly will do island, already experimentEd w paint on island... think repainting island a lighter color....
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Updated painting in kitchen and refrigerator… Thinking of replacing chairs if I leave the table alone then… Thinking about something with a different texture, too much wood… What does everybody think about that, I’m going to post a picture of the chairs I like for that room… Let me know? 😁
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHere is a lost of things you can do to cover the backsplash tiles and how to do it.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/cover-tile-backsplash-49176.html
I like the tin ceiling tile suggestion,.
It should look nice with the stainless appliances.Change the knobs on cabinets to brushed stainles.
Keep the pendants; consider a new chandelier.
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