So. We don't like our kitchen. It's tiny, the stove is shoved in a corner, the counter is a strange color etc. We finally decided to take a small step to improving our kitchen however, and painted all the cabinets! That small step took about two weeks from start to finish. We painted and primed every night for most of those days and then the last few days were spent struggling to get the cabinet doors back on without them overlapping. Pat was the brains of the operation; I provided the brawn and some mad dance skills (best Pandora stations for home improvement projects-Katy Perry and Jock Jams). I like our kitchen so much more now and Pat has said a few times that he wishes we would have done it a long time ago.
I did a little research before we started and took the advice of a couple blogs about not needing to sand anything if you buy quality primer and paint. We used Zinsser Bulls-Eye primer and Benjamin Moore Advanced paint. They worked great. I was worried about being able to see brush strokes when it dried but it sort of smoothed itself out as it dried. Before shot of the stove area
Before shot of some more cabinets
During shot of Pat in total despair about the cabinets not fitting with the nice, new hinges we bought.
After!
After!
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