Remember this?
Now it looks like this:
New knobs and hinges:
Oh so much better than the dirty outdated brass ones!
We aren’t done yet. This photo shows primer and paint:
Soon those drawers will be painted and they will have their freshly painted doors installed too.
It won’t be too much longer before the floor is tackled. Maybe. Like I said; we work slow.
Happy renovations…big or small…to all you do-it-yourselfers!
I’ll keep ya posted!
The cabinets doors are unhinged (literally, since we are changing the hinges).
Cleaning and lightly sanding:
That’s no super duper cleaner…just diluted Lysol. The sandpaper is a fine grit (220 wet/dry).
The primer:
I have a love/hate relationship with this stuff. It dries fast, so I’m not so neat and tidy applying it, but it does a wonderful job!
The lazy woman’s way of storing her brushes:
I’m not even trying to clean my brushes. The paint is oil based and hard to clean up. And since I’ve set a goal of painting at least two cabinets a day, and therefore, using my brushes daily, I see no reason to clean them.
My fancy workspace:
My dining table is set with a vinyl picnic table cloth (I use the cloth for fabric painting and dyeing sessions) and kitchen cabinets balanced on paint cans so that I can paint them.
In my next life, I’m going to hire someone to do this job.
Meantime…
I’ll keep ya posted.
I live in a small rural country bumpkin house. I love my house, but she is in need of a makeover. Now I don’t have alot of time or money to devote to the project, but we’ll see what we can do.
This is how the kitchen has looked since before Hubby and I moved in several years ago. I’ve never liked it.
Yes, the oak wood is very, very nice. That’s what makes it so hard to paint it.
But paint it we will.
And change out the hardware too. I really dislike the knobs and drawer pulls!
And how about this floor?
Let’s hope we can manage to do a better job with the flooring than the person who did this.
Hubby and I are slow to get things done, but we’ve started. I’m painting cabinets and he is filling holes and preparing for new hinges. Little by little.
I’ll keep ya posted.
LC's Cottage 