I finally got around to cleaning after the kitchen remodel, so I could take some after pictures. It still isn’t quite finished. Someday I might get around to some window treatments and another someday new appliances. The cabinets were nice (raised panel-classic design), just ugly so all I had to do there was paint. I also applied beadboard and corbels to the island to give it more substance and painted the walls and molding. It’s amazing how much of a difference paint can make.
Here is it looked like before.
See the space between the cabinet and patio door? There was room there for a lovely garbage can if a person wanted to put one there. I did not, so I removed the existing upper cabinet and built 2 new upper cabinets and an additional base cabinet. Then I made one of the existing base cabinets a slide out garbage cabinet. I built the uppers 14″ deep to fit larger items like chargers or serving dishes that don’t always fit in a standard 12″ cabinet.
Andrea says
Wow! That remodel made a big difference! Looking over your photos, I think you have an exact replica (as far as lay-out, anyway) of my husband's aunt's house. I love houses – wish I could see yours in real life…it's kind of hard to visualize it all in two dimensions.
julie says
Man oh man, that was a lot of work! I am constantly amazed at how much you get done. I need lessons!
Caroline says
What a gorgeous kitchen! Great job! You've definitely inspired me as I am getting ready to move and then remodel my kitchen!
Alisa @ The Tidy Nest says
That is awesome! I wish I was brave enough to paint my ugly cabinets… 🙂
All Thingz Related says
B-U-tiful! The "new" kitchen is so nice and fresh! Just FAB.!~Bridgette
Kathryn-nannygoat says
GORGEOUS! We are house hunting right now and some of the homes we are looking at would need a remodel like yous so I am definitely bookmarking it. You did a beautiful job!
Emily @ This Home... says
Looks great! I painted our kitchen cabinets white too. It's amazing what paint can do, isn't it! Enjoy your blog. I'm a newbie blogger too. It's tough to keep the posts coming while trying to keep up with the projects at the same time.
Treasia Stepp says
Gorgeous remodel. It's really stunning.
sayonadat says
Incredible! Can you share the name and brand of your yellow paint? It's just what I'm looking for!
Chantelle - ThousandSquareFeet says
Now I can see what it would look like if I painted our oak kitchen white! Gorgeous! Just have to convince myself (and hubby) that it is worth it if we are building a new house in 2 years. One question: you painted all the oak in the kitchen white – did you do the same for the rest of the oak trim in the house? That's my dilemma!
LINDA BARES says
Wow! Love it! I wish I were as handy as you! What kind of paint did you use on the cabinets? How many coats of primer and paint did you have to apply?
Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says
So lovely! Do you want to come and do mine? 🙂 Painting my kitchen cabinets keeps getting bumped down the list because it seems so overwhelming. I'd love more details on the paints you used, equipment (spray, brush) and anything else that might help me when I tackle this project. Thanks for sharing your kitchen at the Power of Paint Party!
Angela says
Fabulous. Looks like a professional did it. Everything is perfect.
Laura says
You have my dream kitchen! White cabinets, dark countertops, yellow walls. Just perfect! You did such a great job doing everything. I can't believe you built cabinets! That's amazing! The rest (curtains and stuff) is easy, and will come together just beautifully. Enjoy your fabulous new kitchen!
Magic Brush says
Fantastic job! I paint people's kitchen cabinets for a living…. but sometimes they are just so scared to change what they hate. I'm so glad you did it! The space looks so fresh and up to date and BIGGER in my opinion! Nice job!Stop by my painting blog and say hello sometime! Jennifer
Nancy says
I love this! We just moved into a new house with beautiful dark cabinets, and I soooo want to paint them white, but it kills my husband becuase they are new and nice, I'm going to show him how great this looks, thanks for sharing!
Nancy says
P.S. I would love it if you ever wanted to do a tutorial on exactly how to paint kitchen cabinets 🙂
Funky Junk Interiors says
FAB transformation! I actually love that you kept the island white. You must be beside yourself in your 'new' kitchen!Thanks for linking up to SNS!FJ Donna
Terry says
I just love your new white kitchen! The countertop is wonderful! Once the weather finally warms up, we'll be painting our kitchen cupboards too. If you have any pointers, please let me know.
Lindsey Conrad - Nabors says
This is amazing and so inspiring!! Your kitchen looks so beautiful!! Amazing what a lil paint will do!! 😉 FAB job!
Silvana Kathryn says
We are days away from closing on our first home and this is a huge inspiration for our tired outdated kitchen!You did a beautiful job.
Vanessa says
Your kitchen looks fabulous..it gives me hope for my own..I love the white cabinets & that you did all the trim in your house-it looks soooo good!
michelle@somedaycrafts says
That is beautiful! Great job building new cabinets!
Kate says
I seriously love you! WOW! I LOVE remodeling and learning all of the crazy skills involved. We just finished a house we flipped and we'll close on that at the end of the month. I'm so impressed with your skills and vision. To have both is rare. Can't wait to see what else you come up with! The kitchen is amazing…what a transformation!
the momma says
Your kitchen turned out BEAUTIFULLY! Of course, it is the spitting image of my own–white cab, black granite counters, even the yellow walls…so I may be partial. Whatev–we're totally kitchen kindred spirits…errr, or something like that…something less weird and Anne of Green Gables-y. YOU ROCK!
The sister letters says
I am very impressed! It looks great. I've really enjoyed looking around your blog. Thanks for the inspiration you've given me to try things all by myself!
Jan @ bobbypins boardwalk says
You are my newest heroin!
Cece Lively says
oh good gravy! i have so much to learn from you!!! I want a router table for christmas now!! and a nail gun! i love it and love your house!!!
suzieQ says
will you marry me?
craftyles says
I just found your blog through a friend of mine-your remodel is awesome! I'm in the middle of a kitchen facelift-my layout is almost exactly like yours, also have white cabinetsand yellow walls. I wasn't sure what to do about backsplash-I think I'll go white subway tile. Looks so fresh.Looks like a magazine layout! Thanks for great pic's.Leslie
inday_adin says
What a big difference! It didn't look like the same kitchen anymore. The new one looks more beautiful! Adin Bhttp://itssewtasticmama.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-bag-ladys-40th-earth-day-freebie.html
Anonymous says
Your 'before' kitchen looks just like mine, and I've been anxious to paint them white. Yours seemed to have the same faint shine to them as mine- in your cabinet tutorial, you didn't mention sanding. Is that recommended? Thanks! Lovely kitchen!
Confessions Of A Homeschooler says
Wow! I mean seriously, WOW! That's so cool that you do all that, I always WANT to do things like this, but never have the guts! Well, or the time right now. But anyway, it looks so beautiful. How do you paint cabinets without making them look all 'hand-painted'? They look like they came white. I'm afraid mine would look all messy if I tried to paint them.
Pine Tree Home says
I just saw this on Before and After. What a spectacular change. Great work.
Nati Girl says
I absolutely LOVE all your white trim painting & you did a great job on your kitchen/powder room cabinet. Great job! NG
mishebe says
Your awesome girl! Of course a women doesnt (does) all the work.lol. whats new.. I love your kitchen love it.. !
gena says
Wow !!!! That looks wonderful and so fresh and clean !Thank you for sharing !!!!gena in njwww.thehouseonlavenderhill.blogspot.com
Anna See says
I love your kitchen! What a lovely job you did. Using the wasted space by the door was inspired.
Chris says
Oh My! I found you through your Candleabra post at Tatertos and Jello. Your kitchen is amazing! Dh and I have been talking about painting all of our wood trim and cabinets white as well. Did you do the entire house? It looks like it from the pics but you can only see so far. We have so much wood trim but I want it all white! I think our kitchen cabinets are the same too! We are actually going to be doing our stairs in spring and were debating using white and now I know we will! How long did it take? Were the cabinets hard to do? If we paint them it will save us so much money! You are an inspiration for sure! And I adore your candleabra, going to try to make my own very soon. 🙂
Diane says
LOVE it!!! We did a major addition/renovation to our home last year and it included the kitchen. We added on a nice large scrapbooking room for me and my husband installed all of the old (oak) kitchen cabinets in there. I would love to paint them white, but am concerned about how difficult of a job it is…yours looks stunning, how did you do it?
Deana says
Can I ask what color of white and brand you used on your cabinets?
Ange says
Love your house, my kitchen is similiar to yours, I even have lemons in a bowl on my island. Love your hallway and stairs area. I just started working on mine! Ange
Anonymous says
I'd love some kitchen tips. We are moving into a new (to us) house in less than 2 weeks and I need to paint some 80s oak 🙂 We painted our cabs in our previous house but I want to bump it up a notch at the next place. I keep having phobias about painting the wood trim, but I know it is the right thing to do, and I love a white kitchen. You did a great job!
Pam says
You so inspire me as I look at all the jobs that need to be done in my house. I’m a single working mom and I need to save money. Please share with me the steps for painting kitchen cabinets and woodwork. Both are oak and I want to change them to white, but I want to do it right. Thanks!
P.S. Did you replace the floors yourself? I have a golden retriever and am still trying to decide b/w hardwood or laminate floors. All my floors need to be replaced – my house is 24 yrs old with original carpets. Thanks again!
Deb Walker says
We have dogs – big dogs – too, so I feel your dilemma when it comes to choosing flooring. I am leaning towards cork for my kitchen. It is quiet, warm, soft under foot and easy for dogs to maintain their grip, as well as not showing marks and scratches. Its antimicrobial and a green, renewable resource as well. There are so MANY colors now to choose from. It’s amazing and inspiring! In our basement we have decided on luxury vinyl tile for some of the same reasons – dogs. This is the area we live in, watch TV, build a fire, and come and go to the patio, backyard and grill. The dogs always have to be wiped down, except in summer because of our weather in the NW and the carpet. It’s a very durable product with lengthy warranties and lots of choices. There are DIY versions and glue-down styles. Pulling up carpet is fun! Look for a place in your community to recycle both carpet and pad as we have done in the past. It’s a dusty dirty job, heavy and time consuming. But the results are worth it!
kj says
what color/brand white did you use? thats what i’m struggling with most is picking out my white color!
Jann Newton says
Any way to see the before pics? You did a great job on your remodel! I would love to show my husband the before and after.
silvia says
what color/brand white did you use? thats what i’m struggling with most is picking out my white color!I’m also very curious could you please answer thanks