Many of the things you need to decide on in a kitchen are fairly permanent - or at least big ticket purchases - so replacing them is not really in most people's budget if after a month you don't like them. That can cause some anxiety, and believe me I have felt it. A not so permanant decision is paint and fabric colors, but even then, you have to make sure the big items are the right colors to allow a color change if you need one. Also, painting cabinets is no trivial thing, so it's helpful to get it right the first time, but it is fixable if you don't.
Since deciding a full kitchen remodel was way too expensive, we will be keeping the cabinets and painting them. Greg started the process this week. He's using the Fine Paints of Europe Brushing Puddy. It's a lot of work and not a trivial matter, but they are looking great!
I have gone back and forth on the color I want to paint the cabinets. I started out with thinking I wanted to do a dark navy on the base cabinets and white on top. Then I started to second guess that idea and was leaning towards a dark greyish/tan base with white tops. I finally decided I just liked my all white kitchen cabinets in our current home way too much that doing anything different was kind of silly.
But here's the thing. Remember how I mentioned how you need to let a house tell you what it needs, how it needs to be decorated? Well, this house is SCREAMING for blue base cabinets. So I'm going for it. Every time I stand in my living room and look into the kitchen and imagine the blue, I get happy. Almost giddy inside. That's when you know you're on the right path. That's when you know you're "listening" to the house and your inner designer.
Here is when we bought it:
Here is when we bought it:
Here is what it looks like with a layer of primer:
It looks so much better all ready!! It's gonna be great.
Tomorrow - countertops! Talk about stress decision!!
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