Updating Oak Kitchen Cabinets Before And After
Olivia Luz
A lot of people ask why we didn t just replace the cabinets and honestly i couldn t justify ripping out 20 year old solid wood cabinets to replace them with pressboard cabinets.
I love it when my clients send me before and after photos from my edesign consultations because it s so rare. Oak cabinet update idea. 1990s style light fixtures and appliances made this kitchen a mix and match room that lacked cohesiveness. Beth sears recently sent me photos of her updated oak kitchen inspired by my extremely popular post about white kitchens.
But remodeling costs a lot of money and after purchasing this home we didn t have much to spare. Kitchen cabinets before and after oak to white thursday august 23 2018. Assuming you have oak cabinets or some sort of stained cabinets from the 90 s you probably have an abundance of wood tones in your space. The darker earth tones in this kitchen made the space feel dark despite the large windows.
You don t have to remove the cupboards unless you want to. That is why the best thing to do is updating the appearance of the oak cabinets. First here is a before picture of my 1990 s oak kitchen cabinets. You also don t have to sand them.
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This is one of the most important steps to updating your kitchen on a budget. This is the best part. You had to see this one coming painting your oak cabinets is a great way to update and modernize them. When choosing a wall color keep in mind the color of your cabinets and choose accordingly so they don t clash my personal preference is to stay neutral.
My farmhouse kitchen update is going well and my newly painted cabinets are finally finished. Wash all dirt and grime from the cabinets. Just wash away any grime. One way we want to show you here is by applying new white paint on it as you can see in the picture above.
Generously apply briwax stain to. We certainly couldn t afford to buy all new cabinets so we decided to re stain those oak cabinets ourselves. Beth and her husband built their house in 1993 so when it came time to update their kitchen it was a total diy renovation. Before after.
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Read more about crown mouldings and valances for your kitchen cabinets on this post cost details how to update your kitchen on a budget. My oak kitchen cabinets will be painted white my appliances are white and i crave sunny yellow green. I gotta say i am loving it. I seriously hate those cabinets.The quality is just not the same these days and if you want higher quality cabinets you better be prepared to spend over 5 000 or even 10 000 for them. We love the before and after project because of the final look. Isn t it funny how one project snowballs. Of course now i have more projects in mind.
We re talking beige laminate counters flat white walls and ugly oak cabinets.
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