When we first moved into this house I knew that I wanted to update the kitchen and still keep the vintage accents that make it so unique! The previous owner built all of the cabinets himself and they were great quality so I wanted to keep them as well. We threw around the idea of painting them, but I didn't want to upkeep that comes with that. We talked about staining them, but It would be such a mess and I wanted the go for a lighter and more airy feel.
So when Josh went out of town on a business trip I knew that I would have evenings free and it would be the perfect time to work on it! I was determined to get it all finished within 3 days! With family to help with the girls and my friend Theresa, we got to work! I had a vision of what I wanted it to look like, but had never seen it done in the same way, so Pinterest wasn't much help! ( bummer! ) There was so much sanding to be done...seriously...it was ridiculous! There was a total of around 12 hours of just sanding! So much dust in my hair, clothes and lungs *cough*.
I was ecstatic when I didn't have to look at another piece of sandpaper again! Josh was just moments from walking in the door while I screwed on the last cabinet door. I wish I could say that's where it ended. Hah! But less than half of the hardware was on ( oh my gosh that was a nightmare!) and the doors still had to be sealed. So a 3 day project turned into a more realistic week and half project. But I am thrilled with the results!
I learned so many lessons along the way that I will now share with you to perhaps keep you from making the same mistakes!
So when Josh went out of town on a business trip I knew that I would have evenings free and it would be the perfect time to work on it! I was determined to get it all finished within 3 days! With family to help with the girls and my friend Theresa, we got to work! I had a vision of what I wanted it to look like, but had never seen it done in the same way, so Pinterest wasn't much help! ( bummer! ) There was so much sanding to be done...seriously...it was ridiculous! There was a total of around 12 hours of just sanding! So much dust in my hair, clothes and lungs *cough*.
I was ecstatic when I didn't have to look at another piece of sandpaper again! Josh was just moments from walking in the door while I screwed on the last cabinet door. I wish I could say that's where it ended. Hah! But less than half of the hardware was on ( oh my gosh that was a nightmare!) and the doors still had to be sealed. So a 3 day project turned into a more realistic week and half project. But I am thrilled with the results!
I learned so many lessons along the way that I will now share with you to perhaps keep you from making the same mistakes!
- Give yourself a reasonable timeline
- Make a list of all that you have to do and in what order
- When putting on hardware take a deep breath, take your time and use a proper alignment tool!
- Have good friends around who are able to help you stay sane!
- Pump up the music and take dance breaks!
Now without further ado, here are photos of our kitchen's makeover process!
And now here's what it looks like now! :D