I have been wanting to paint my kitchen cabinets since I moved into our house 1 1/2 years ago. I have been scared to take it on myself and didn't want to pay the hefty price of a painter. On a whim yesterday I slapped on some white paint onto one of my drawer fronts to see what I thought. Well, that started it. I am now painting the kitchen. After a ton of research these last few months, I have cleaned, lightly sanded and started to prime my little kitchen. I have decided not to use oil based paint because of the clean-up. I honestly don't have time for it. I have read many people who have had luck with latex so I went for it. So much easier. Tonight was DAY 1. My plan is to work a little every night after the little people go to bed. Life doesn't stop to paint the kitchen. There are still meals to be made and lunches to be packed. Therefore, I have come up with some easy ways to put it all away until the next night. It may take me a week or so, but I am already excited for how it is going to look. Here are just a couple of the many kitchens I adore that have inspired this project.
Here is my kitchen BEFORE.
Dirty ugly, yet very sturdy oak cabinets.
You can see a little bit of the cabinets in this pic.
I didn't take very good before pics.
Here they are with some priming done.
It's amazing how much
bigger and brighter it looks already.
I have big plans for this corner glass cabinet.
Some fun colorful lined shelves
with my white dishes.
with my white dishes.
This is my clean up plan...ZIPLOC bags.
Works so well. Into the bags and into the closet. Out of sight.
Dishes soaking.
Dishwasher running.
Life keeps moving.
Until tomorrow night little kitchen.
