New Kitchen Cabinets.... (picture loaded post)

Months ago I mentioned we were doing some kitchen renos. We are not finished, because we still have the change: the floor, the countertops, the curtains and the ceiling fan. And add crown molding to the ceiling. And reupholster the chairs. And re-stain the table. lol

But for now this will have to do, because money is short :-P

So here are the cabinets before and after:

Quite a change, huh?

Yet... it's still the same cabinets!! We just added beadboard, trim and crown molding to the existing cabinets! :)

It was a pretty cheap transformation, really. We did it all ourselves, so it WAS a bit time-consuming to say the truth. But well worth it. And the new look cost us about 250$ paint included!

It took some trial and error to be perfect. For example, the trim we chose, we first put on the other side, so that the thickest part was on the exterior of each door. But then when we tried to open the doors, they wouldn't. So we took it all apart and cut some more trim so that this time, the thinnest part was on the exterior side.

The handles were bought at Walmart for 20$ for 10 of them! Total steal! We needed 20, so for 40$ we've got brand new handles for the whole kitchen :) (why didnt I change THOSE before??)

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So if you're interested, here are some more pictures. Well, tons of them.

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AFTER

(how funny is it that I have the same kitchen towel hanging?)

See that light fixture above the sink? I replaced it with a brushed silver one on the after pic. Well, can you believe it cost 2.98$ BRAND NEW?
See, regular price was just 13.98$ at Rona and it was the one I liked best. But there was only ONE left, and since the box had been opened, they had marked it to 12.98$ instead. But at the cash, it rang up to the original price. There's a great law in Quebec that if something is marked (on the shelf or on the item) at a certain price and it rings up higher, then they are obligated to give you a 10$ rebate (or the item for free if the item is under 10$). :)

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Yup, we put on a new fresh coat of paint! Out is the ugly green (though it doesnt show properly on pictures!) and in is the awesome turquoise colour!!

Above is *close* to the colours. On the left is close to what we used to have, and on the right is close to what we have now.

You will notice that the countertops are still that awful forest green colour. *sigh*. It's next on our list, but it has to wait financially (though the one we chose is just 200$... we still have to have the 200$ :-P. So, imagine it dark brown. Oh and the floor will be dark brown too, wood)

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Yeah, I know, that calendar is not the prettiest, but we NEED it. One day I will make one that fits my decor :-P

I do love the beadboard from top to bottom of the cabinet side!!

(PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ignore the floor and mat)

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After:

(this picture reminds me that I need to paint the screws white!)

Found those shelves at a thrift store for 1.50$ a piece. They are not perfect, but they're fine. If I find something else better (second-hand, I refuse to buy new ;-) ) then I'll change them. But they hold their purpose so I dont care :-)

That old wooden shelf that's in the "before" picture is now painted black and is in my living room. Pictures to come later.

Here's a closeup of the plates on the wall.

I had searched for white plates for months in anticipation of this. I had seen such displays on blogland and loved it. Plates all cost between 10¢ and 75¢. Those candleholders used to be GOLD and fugly, you can see them in THIS post. A little white spray paint and they are chic!!

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You can see the spice racks I talked about HERE, on the picture above!

Unfortunately, ever since we got that fridge last year, the right dooor above it wasn't able to open, since the fridge hardware was blocking it. So we had to cut part of the door so that it would slide *over* the thing! Cant really notice it when standing up (unless you're super tall!) but it does show on the after picture!)

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Love that scrolly piece. Brings a touch of black (I have some black here and there to help 'ground' the space)

And you can see those large utensils I had transformed!

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Ahhh, dontcha feel like you can breathe better? Much less clutter, so clean and fresh!

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