The progress of this kitchen has been so much fun to watch. I remember when we were looking for houses here in North Carolina, I was ignoring any and all houses with brown cabinets (I’m an all white kitchen kind of girl). So it’s funny that the house we ultimately chose had brown kitchen cabinets — but I knew right away that we would transform it into the kitchen of my dreams. Before we moved in, we had the entire interior of our home painted by a company, including the kitchen cabinets. They did a FANTASTIC job, and really got me started to make small and budget friendly changes — but producing a HUGE impact (that’s what were going for here, right?!)
Kitchen status on closing day…pre-paint.
Kitchen status on move-in day…post paint
Our kitchen has a faux brick back splash that desperately needed to be painted white. And I had some really outdated knobs on the cabinets that I couldn’t wait to switch out to something more modern. I had some leftover paint from when I painted the Mudroom and Bathroom Board & Batten — and it ended up getting me through the first coat of paint. The back splash required two coats of paint — purchased at Home Depot. I used this BEHR Premium Plus Paint & Primer In One and it turned out amazing! It’s not too shiny and I’m able to wipe it down just fine. Be sure to use painters tape to tape off the bottom where the counter and wall meets - and for a straight line finish, use caulk along the bottom to get that look (you’ll thank me later).
I switched out those old knobs with some modern (and very inexpensive) handles purchased from Amazon — which can be found HERE. A box of 25 was only $26! Such an amazing deal! For my kitchen, I had to purchase two boxes … and it was totally worth it. Below is a current picture of the kitchen, and I’m SO in love with how it turned out. Later down the road we have a few more things we want to do: Install farmhouse sink, buy a new range top and install new quartz counter tops. Hopefully by the end of the year, we’ll be able to do those. For now, I’ll relish in my semi-DIY kitchen.
Kitchen Status…CURRENT
