Before
After
As you can see we had a lot of work to do, not only was it outdated, but it was also appliance less, except for the stove which came in handy for my job, so I am grateful for that!
We began the process by having our amazingly talented trim carpenter, Sean Jones, add a box above the sink,crown molding to the existing cabinets and additional legs to the island to extend it out. Isn't his work amazing?? You'll see much more of his expertise throughout our house!
Next, we had the cabinets professionally sprayed. We painted all of the trim in our house ourselves, but for the cabinets we thought we should leave it to the professionals and for that I am thankful. They have held up so well. We used Benjamin Moore, White Dove Satin Impervo for all of our trim. This is an oil based paint which can be a little harder to work with but puts a really nice hard coating to the trim and cabinets that can be easily washed.
We chose a black granite, I am not sure of the exact name, but it is a pretty solid black. I knew I wanted to have a somewhat busier backsplash so I felt like keeping a solid granite would ground the space.
So you don't have to scroll back through below is a before and after!
Before
After
Anyone else re-doing their kitchen or have any big spring projects they are working on?
Cabinets painted- Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo in White Dove
Wall Color- Benjamin Moore Hot Spring Stones
Granite- Black Galaxy
Back splash- Glacier Mountain- Rectangles (avalanche)
Pendants- Ikea
Cabinets painted- Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo in White Dove
Wall Color- Benjamin Moore Hot Spring Stones
Granite- Black Galaxy
Back splash- Glacier Mountain- Rectangles (avalanche)
Pendants- Ikea
I didn't realize that those were the old cabinets, I would have never guessed!! Wow. I might need the name of your painter in case we need this :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous Heather! You have gorgeous taste! We are getting ready to stain our kitchen cabinets dark, but unfortunately can not add molding at the top because of soffits. :( You know, you are going to have to start making lists of where everything in your house is from so we can copy! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I normally do not like white cabinets, but this wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING. How did you find your painter? We're looking to have our cabinets painted but I'm not feeling confident with any of these painters who also do cabinets. I want a cabinet pro!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alli! My mother-in-law has used him before. Have any of the painters supplied references?? Thanks for stopping by the blog!
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