Photos: Red Cottage / Farmhouse "Antique" Kitchen Cabinets *FINALLY* Complete!
I didn't think I'd ever see the day where I could officially say..."The cabinets are finished!". This cabinet makeover was a tedious, major project and I'm so glad that it's behind me now. (If you'd like to see photos of all the steps involved, please see this cabinet progress entry.) It feels great, though, knowing that you can take any ho hum item, be it cabinetry, furniture, or even a knick knack of sorts, and completely revamp it into something totally different and unique. Our cabinets were standard oak, early 1990's cabinets...nothing special about them. Now maybe they look as if they belong in the early 1890's:)
Here is what our kitchen cabinets looked like before the remodeling work began.
And now after the cabinet facelift...
I treated myself to new white dishes after completing this project! I'm so glad aI painted the inside of the cabinets, too:)
My favorite part...I bought these little scrolled carvings at Lowes and hubs nailed them on to the false drawer fronts:)
Now that the cabinets are completed, we'll be moving away from the whole cabinet area for a while and will work on putting beadboard halfway up around the kitchen and dining area. Then we'll put up our pine ceiling up! We'll come back to installing the new countertop and backsplash after all that:)
By the way, you can read more entries about our cabinet project here. Also, if you are contemplating painting your own cabinets, be sure to check out these helpful pointers courtesy of RemodelMySpace.com before you begin. Enjoy!
UPDATE!
The countertop is in and the brick paver backsplash is installed and painted! I couldn't be happier with the results! What's next? We have to add the finishing trim to our new tung and groove ceiling, intall crown moulding, paint the ceiling a creamy white, install beadboard 4 feet high and paint it, and then install our hardwood flooring...so much yet to do but it's getting there!
2008 Update: To see the latest kitchen photos with completed ceiling, moulding, paint color, and lighting, click here.
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37 comments:
It looks gorgeous! What relief you must feel to finally be finished.
I hope the visit with your mom is going well.
OH it looks so lovely! Great job!!
They look wonderful!
Oh I love the cabinets and the color choice for the kitchen walls. I just found your blog and I will be back again to visit.
Blessings,
Theresa
What a project! You did a fabulous job. Could we rent out your husband for some trim application on our cabinets? LOL
One word WOW!!!!!!
you did a wonderful job:)
Crystal
Man your kitchen is beautiful, I love the cabinets.... can I hire you to clean my kitchen that spotless. I love it...
Have a good day
Wow, absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! You've definitely done a lot of hard work AND you've given me tons of ideas!!!!
Thank you for sharing your pictures!! I'm glad that I discovered your blog!!
His,
Mrs. U
Beautiful job!!
All that and good lookin' too!!
That is so beautiful! I love the hardware on them and think I might add that to my cabinets for just a subtle little change!
Ahhh Kim...I certainly hope you are giving yourself a pat on the back for a job very, very well done! Excellent!
I love everything about your cabinets. The rope trim, the color, the distressing, the scrollwork (perfect touch), the wallpaper shelf paper...the whole ball of wax.
I bow down to your awesome talent~
Hello, popping in from 'Rocks in my Dryer'. Stunning work. I love to redecorate and do-it-yourself home projects. I will be back!
Pam
Thanks so much, everyone:) I really appreciate you stopping by and I enjoy seeing all the new faces, too! Welcome to my cottage!
I. Love. It.
I just found your blog and I'm hooked. We live in 1400 sq feet and I'm determined to make this my little cottage too (although I'm scared to death to try painting the cabinets!)
I love the crown molding, and painting the inside of the cabinets is a nice touch!
Kim, your cabinets turned out just gorgeous!
Your cabinets are beautiful. I would love to have them in my kitchen.
Wow, looks great! Love that shade of green! Works so well with the color of the cabinets. :)
Can I get a HOOOO HAAAAAAA?!!!
Fantastic. Really. I'm pea green right now.
Beautiful. You've just inspired me. I've been agonizing over what to do in my kitchen. What are the brand and color names of the paint if you don't mind sharing!? Here from a link at Rocks in my Dryer, btw.
Wow, wow, wow! I would also like to know the name of the red you used.
Love your kitchen so much. I envy your design talent.
Amy
Truly stunning. I just love the combination of that lovely shade of red with the green, and the special scrolling you added really makes it special!
Oh that is to die for! I LOVE it! It is so good to see it all finished. WTG Kim!
I really appreciate all the nice comments. I wish I could throw a party to celebrate the fact that these cabinets are finally completed, lol!
Totally incredible. Do you realize how much value you have added to your home? Great job! I know you did it to enjoy, but I cannot help but think that it really added. Wish we could all be so clever! I am from the hgtv website, but disliked so much by some that I don't post there anymore. You go girl!
i love your kitchen!
Your kitchen looks wonderful! I LOVE the red cabinets, and your island too! Great job!
Wow, what a transformation! Ya'll did a great job! This is my first time here, can't wait to read more!
Carol
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What a great transformation. Love the red.
Beautiful! I love the cabinets! Your home is just gorgeous!
I don't know how I found your blog but I am adding it to my favorites!I will be back soon!
Barbara
http://www.southernladyvintage.blogspot.com
What paint did you use on the kitchen cabinets. Thanks. You did a beautiful job. So creative and I love the color. We have a very old house we had to work on and the kitchen is the pits. I love the color of your cabinets and would really love to do mine the same. Again, thanks.
love it!!! what brand of paint did you use? and what is the color? and what type of finish? glossy, flat, eggshell etc.? I would like to do this to my cabnets also.
It makes me SO happy when I see someone make their home their very own...your kitchen transformation is so full of color and personality...love it!
Beautiful Job! I just found your blog while searching around for information that will help in our kitchen redu. You have done just what we want to do. Our cabinets are really very similar to yours. [in the before pics!] Could you explain about the wax? I never heard of waxing after painting. I was planning on putting a water based matte poly over the paint. Thank you
Wonderful job! I was surfing the web for ideas on how to add some flair to our plain, flat cabinets (on a tight budget) and came onto your page. You've just inspired me (to have my husband) add ropework and crown moulding at the top and even on the bottom of ours, and to add dimension to the flat cabinet fronts with moulding before we paint and glaze them. What a great idea. Your kitchen turned out beautiful. I'm glad you're finished with all the hard work and can enjoy them now!
I bought the color and almost cried when I put it on the cabinets, it looked PINK! But it dried to a loved old red color. My husband kept mumbling, I can't believe you are making me paint my kitchen pink. but even he is on board now.
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