Now, you DO want to do a little extra prep work when removing your doors and hardware to make reinstallation easier. Putting cabinet doors back where they belong can be problematic if you don’t note where the door goes exactly. Trust me. When they are all laying in a pile in your din...
To be honest, we used regular Kilz primer on our cabinets and looking back, I don't recommend it for this project. The stain bled through the first coat of primer, the coverage wasn't as good, and we used more coats. Save yourself the trouble and use Zinsser Cover Stain. (They aren...
Or perhaps you have windows on your kitchen cabinet doors and want to add some colour and design interest. Whatever your goals, when it comes to painting inside kitchen cabinets, consider: This kind of project can be difficult to get right, due to the awkward angles and...
Grease and grime buildup can damage cabinets and destroy the look and feel of a new kitchen. To remove buildup wipe down cabinets using a soft cloth dampened with warm water and do so at least once every two weeks or more often depending on the amount of activity that takes place in th...
How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets Keep in mind this process below, as we take a deep dive into painting kitchen cabinets: 2 coats of stain blocking primer (our old cabinets were very dark stain) 1 coat of cabinet primer 2 coats of paint ...
Open the cabinet below the kitchen sink in the average household, and you're likely to find a bucket of sprays, soaps and disinfectants to subdue any germ that dare enter the home. They meld together in a fragrant bouquet of pine, lemon zest and fresh cotton, an olfactory signal that our...
A fun way to bring some attention to white-painted furniture is to paint a layer of contrasting color underneath the white. You can paint it a dark brown, to simulate wood, or paint it in a dark or jewel-toned color to match the room where it will be displayed. For instance, paint...
Kitchen Makeover Progress: We have paint! Kitchen Before How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets: A Step-by-Step Guide How to Add Glass to Cabinet Doors Would you believe me if I told you I had already started another house project?? I’ll be back on Tuesday to share the details!
The pulls were originally brass, but I wanted to spray paint them silver. The gold pull looked really chic and reminded me of my favorite kitchen island ever, but it just looked off when combined with the other furniture in the room. So, ultimately, I decided to spray paint the hardware...
Obviously, swapping an old wall-hung toilet for a new one is going to be a lot easier and less messy than replacing an old built-in bathtub with a new clawfoot tub, so be sure to match the scope of the job with the skill and experience of the worker. And don't forget that replac...