I’ve been wanting to share this post for some time now because I am super happy with the results and am really proud of my hard work. Granted, it did take me almost 3 months to complete because taking care of (almost 2 yrs old) twin girls,while doing projects like this, comes with many challenges.
To start off, the most daunting work for me was removing all the doors and hardware and then putting them back up. I sanded the first half of the kitchen cabinets but cheated and only rubbed everything down with denatured alcohol in the second half. So far, you can’t tell the difference and it seems just as durable at this point.
This is what the kitchen looked like when we moved in. Everything was original and from 1983.
Removed all the doors. Cleaned with cleaner and sanded with fine grit paper.Don’t forget to use cheese cloth to clean up the dust if you choose to sand.
Scraped for hours getting all this nasty ivy contact paper out of every single cabinet and off of EVERY SINGLE shelf. Meh.
I used this amazing paint by Giani Granite in White Titanium, that I bought on Amazon. I sanded this half of the kitchen before I painted. Not gonna lie. It sucked. I cheated in the second half and only rubbed them down with denatured alcohol (Can be found in any painting section near thinners and such.) after I cleaned them really well with a kitchen degreaser like Kaboom and a scrubby.
I boiled all the brass hardware in water and about a 1/4 cup of vinegar in order to get all the gunk and top coats to peel off. I also scrubbed them with a wire brush so I could repaint them.
Once they were ready, I painted them with a few coats of this stuff in Dark Bronze and they came out great!
You can buy painting pyramids if you want but I just used canned food. I slapped a moving quilt on the table and did most of my painting in the kitchen so I could easily hear and check on my kiddos in the family room.
TA DA!!
Second half of the kitchen.
I decided to paint the walls before finishing the cabinets because I had to order more paint. It took 4 of cans of the Giani paint for our kitchen. They only come in quarts. It’s a little pricey but totally worth it because of the durability. I have scrubbed mine down already a few times and spills easily wipe off.
Love the Universal Gray paint!
Next up:Let’s paint the ugly faux wood countertops!
