Kitchen Before After, Quartz, Painted Cabinets, Open Shelving
We just finished up our kitchen re-model. We wanted to keep our costs down so we did everything ourselves, except the installation of the quartz. The project included: buying new appliances, sanding all cabinets to bare wood, painting, cut out and install farm sink, extend upper cabinets, install floating shelves, hardware, lighting and herringbone subway tile. Started in earnest in July and just finished this week. So happy to be done!! Thank you for letting me share!
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Comments (17)pippi21. - I don't want to do fresh flowers because we don't live in the house and are only here on the weekends doing renovation work. I wouldn't make sense to me to spend $10 on flowers that I will see for one day. And I wouldn't want to do houseplants, because I am known for my "black thumb". I guess I shouldn't have said "can't", I should have said "don't want". No I am not a realtor, and the house is not for sale yet. We have renovated the second floor with a new layout for two bedrooms and a new bathroom. We just finished renovating the kitchen, and are now moving on to a new bathroom & master bedroom downstairs. My reason for posting here was because I thought something was "missing" with the shelves over the sink....See MorePaint before hardwood floors are installed or after- paint color?
Comments (12)Thank you graywings and redbazel for your input. I just wish I could install the floors first and wait a month before painting but then it would be so difficult to move them again since they must be emptied and I don't want my floors scratched. I want a happy color on the wall that is very neutral and will not compete with my new floors and will also be easy to work in that is not so white as the Linen White. I will go get a deck of Aura Paint chips and see what is similar to Bone White but maybe nicer? I would like to try a paint that does not outgas for as long as the BM Pearl Finish Paint that I used. BM Bone White in my family room is warm and everyone loves the color but I have a lot of light in that room. I wonder if it would look nice in the office. I learned that even trying samples on the wall or sample boards does not tell the whole story until the paint is on the wall and the furniture is back in the room. I wish the painter would have painted behind all the cabinets and did a good job since then I would just leave things alone for a year but I think now is the time to paint since the cabinets are heavy and I do not want to scratch my floors by waiting at a later time. The only problem is then I will have to allow several days after the paint job to install the wood so the room can be acclimated with less moisture from the latex paint....See MorePaint Cabinets before New Countertops or After?
Comments (1)Before! You'll be able to touch them up! Anyway, counters almost always go on top of finished cabinets. Countertop installers should be good at protecting the cabinets....See MoreBEFORE pics of my Kitchen remodel... Need ideas for my AFTER update!
Comments (24)Chris, I did to my custom cabs exactly what you want to do. They were solid wood, great shape, but after 15 years I couldn't stand the overall dark feel. I had them refaced and everything painted. new countertops, vent hood, splash, window, everything. The company I hired to paint also deals w/refacing. for an additional 2K, I got all new doors, drawer fronts. (I prob have twice the cabs you do, including a 4X7 island) The new doors are all solid maple w/center panels made from MDF. when painting, MDF is a better choice for the panels than solid wood. To answer your questions about getting new doors that aren't painted, yes, they would then have to use a veneer material to skin your base cabinets so that they would match. something else you should change over is the lower doors to drawers. a good refinishing company can also do this for you. I had them make two large drawers in my island where open shelving used to be. so much better for storing large pans have you had any estimates? If going the painting route, make sure you get all of the steps they take in priming. if getting them refaced, those should come raw, so all they have to do is prime and paint. you can also get soft closing hinges. You're prob looking at well over 6-7K for just painting, and then whatever extra they charge for refacing. as for the gap to the ceiling, there are diff ways to tackle that. since your current cabs have a large wood edge (the part above your doors) , it might be difficult to add on boxes to that. you see how the doors immediately transition into the added boxes? You have that 3-4" of wood above your doors. what you might be able to do is get taller doors to cover that, remove the crown, and then build the boxes above that. or, you could add on a decorative molding or large crown This one might work for you. another poster on here had these, but notice how her doors almost touched her crown molding. They removed that Built boxes and then added doors. I believe she told me this cost her 2K to have that gap closed like this these are mine, before. I'm sure people thought I was crazy for changing it. I didn't care. I lived w/it for 15 years, the finish was wearing and I was tired of dark. notice my drawer/door design. see how the top drawers are slab and the others shaker style? This is why I refaced so they would all match. all of the fluted / rope trim and corbels were removed. micro was moved. vent hood made. drawers in island made. doors added to desk area. We did the window ourselves. new marble/quartz, lighting, flooring, appliances. I did Wrought Iron on my island, bright white on the others. there's a double pantry to the left you can't see. You say you don't want white, which is fine, there are plenty of other colors. Revere Pewter edgecomb gray Navy Kendall Charcoal This just gives you an idea. what is your budget? If you say 10K, that may get you countertops and new tile backsplash....See More
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3 years agoThank you everyone!!! I do feel really good about the way it turned out! I almost chickened out on doing the herringbone, because, even though I've tiled before, it felt daunting. I'm really happy with the result and glad I took the plunge.
Jiddie-- the cabinets are painted Repose Gray, using Benjamin Moore self leveling paint. Jk113- the runner came from World Market. They still carry it-- love it.
Ceilsan32- the faucet is actually Kingston Brass, polished nickel. I was wanting a different faucet (a lot more $$), but ended up deciding to save on the faucet and splurging a little more on the lighting above the island. Once I saw the pendants, I knew I wanted them, so tried to find a trade-off. So far, we've really been happy with the faucet - it feels heavy duty and has the look I wanted. How many hours into sanding/painting the cabinets....hm. That is a great question. I would say between sanding and painting, there were probably about 80 hours of labor. This includes a laundry room that I did at the same time. That is a pretty rough estimate- but we sanded down to bare wood, and of course the little crevices on the cabinet fronts took a bit of time. Between the the primer and paint- I think I put on 4 light coats. I used my back yard for sanding and then set up a large area in my garage for painting and curing. I let everything cure for a good couple of weeks after the final coat of paint.
We had re-worked the living room a couple of years ago, so it was really brightened up, and the kitchen was so heavy, and being that they are in the same open space, it really didn't flow. I am happy to say that now the whole area feels connected and so much brighter. Thank you all again for letting me share and for all your kind words.
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3 years agoLove it! How did you raise and extend the cabinets? Also where did you get herringbone? I'm fixing to redo a new home my self for the first time.
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3 years agoPaintedpeggies-- We used Sheppard Brackets- Floating Shelf Bracket, Heavy Duty, found on Amazon to install the floating shelves. We drilled holes into the shelf with a 13/16", 7 1/2 inch long bit using a drill guide to keep the holes straight. Then we cut away the sheetrock (to the size of the bracket) and installed the bracket directly on the studs. I hope this helps.
Yes, it was soooo dark and heavy and because we had already lightened up the living room, the space was so unbalanced! I'm so glad we did the herringbone too! It was worth the extra time to have it done the way we wanted.
Thank you and good luck on your floating shelves
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3 years agoweedyacres-- Okay, you asked for them-- here are some 'during' pictures!! We hung some plastic to keep the dust off the furniture. The doors were all taken off then sanded outside and painted and cured in the garage.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoEdna95-- The quartz is LG Muse. We did use it on the desk as well, and yes, painted the cabinet where it drops down. Here's a close-up of the quartz.
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