It’s truly amazing what painting the cabinets and replacing the cabinet hardware will do for a dated 1984 kitchen!
Today we showcase a recently-completed kitchenCRATE Refinish project. The old oak cabinets are now a stunning cream and the new satin nickel cabinet hardware add a delightful change to the appearance of the cabinets. And as an added bonus, the kitchenCRATE team retrofitted the old fluorescent light box to new dimmable LED lights.
Scroll down to enjoy the extensive before and after pictures and to read about the day-by-day progress!
Before & After Pictures
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Day by Day Progress
Here’s how we did it:
Day 1 – On this first day, we set up plastic walls to protect the home from dust and paint overspray, and protected the path from the entry door to the kitchen with building paper. The appliances were removed along with everything attached to the cabinet boxes such as the cabinet doors, drawers, hinges, pulls, magnetic strikes, felt or rubber bumper pads, etc. The doors and drawers were taken to an off-site painting booth.
Day 2-3 – Since all the walls and the ceilings had been protected, our painters began preparing and priming the cabinets. Prepping includes caulking, setting protruding or flush nails, filling nail holes, sanding wood surfaces, and cleaning thoroughly to remove dust or oils. Once the cabinets were prepped, the priming process began. Using a high-grade primer, every inch of the cabinets were primed. This is the first (and perhaps most critical) step of creating a durable paint finish.
Day 4 – Now that the cabinets were clean, sanded, and beautifully-primed, the painters began the cabinet painting process. Two coats of Kelly-Moore Dura-poxy paint in Sequoia Fog were applied to the thoroughly sanded and primed kitchen cabinets and Mocha Mousse was applied to the bar cabinets. This same priming and cabinet painting process was used on the new doors and drawers, which are painted off-site in a climate-controlled paint booth for the highest possible quality.
Day 5 – The transformation then hit the home stretch with the installation of the freshly-painted cabinet doors and drawers. Liberty Garret 1-1/4″ knobs in satin nickel were installed on the freshly-painted cabinet doors and drawers, the homeowner’s appliances were installed and the entire project was cleaned, top-to-bottom.
Are Your Kitchen Cabinets Next?
Perhaps the South Waring Road kitchen reminds you of your kitchen. Perhaps you love your kitchen and the cabinets are in good condition, but you are ready for a completely new look and feel. KitchenCRATE Refinish is happy to make this happen.
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Scott Monday is co-founder and CEO of kitchenCRATE and bathCRATE. Follow him on Facebook or Linked-In.
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