kitchen update (for less than $100)

[NMDemDist2]

as some of you know we have been working on our great room for a couple months.

here's the latest, new hardware !!! I wanted to paint the cabinets, but was over ruled. but I hated them. new hardware fixed that :bounce:

before






after






I think I can live with it for a while more now....





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[hippywife]

1. Welcome home!

Glad it takes so little to make you happy. :rofl: Bet Mr. K is, too.

Hope the trip wasn't too hard on you. How's your back? It was really wonderful that you went to take care of your friend who needed it so badly. :hug: :hug:

[NMDemDist2]

3. thanks!! my back is doing good and I was able to REALLY help

my friend

I spoke with him yesterday and he said "Thanks for giving me my life back"

he's been puttering at re-arranging stuff since I left :woohoo:

Mr. K worked all day Friday as I was flying back to get all the hardware up and it really does make a HUGH!! difference

:hi:

[eleny]

11. It looks great and thank goodness you're feeling better all around

Seeing your dear friend was a shock. But this news from him after you left really hits the spot!

[NMDemDist2]

12. HE looked fine

his living conditions were the shock

glad I could help him in a substantial way that makes a daily difference

and I'm back to work next Sunday so it's good my back is happy :evilgrin:

[Lucinda]

2. Isn't it amazing how a simple change can give a room a fresh feel?

The paint and hardware change does make a difference!

[NMDemDist2]

5. yes, the new paint is what caused me to hate hate hate the old stuff

and the brass had all flaked off and the 'white' plastic was just groady

:rofl:

[Native]

4. I think removing the drawer? that was in the area where your espresso machine is makes a big

difference as well - more streamlined to the eye by having that whole area counter-height. The new hardware makes the cabinets pop. Very, very nice.

[NMDemDist2]

6. we didn't remove the drawer, the two before pics were one with and one

before we got the drawers installed.

I really need those drawers, they are the only ones big enough to actually keep silver ware in

:hi:

[Native]

9. Gotcha! For a minute there I thought I was looking at one of those 'spot the differences' pictures!

I know how important space is - there's never, ever enough!!! In my new house I decided to make the kitchen the center of everything & went with over 30 linear feet of counter space. Do I have enough? Of course not! Same with the cabinets, I've got 3 times more space, didn't buy anything new, and I still don't have enough room. I guess I just had everything crammed beyond belief before & now have it where it's more manageable. I find it bizarre how we naturally just spread out to whatever amount of space is accessible to us.

[MagickMuffin]

7. I like your hardware they do add an aesthetic appeal to the cabinets

I see why you wanted to paint the cabinets, they kinda blend in with the floor. But I guess the hardware will have to do for now.

[NMDemDist2]

8. i need to take a pic from the living room

I wanted to paint them cuz they are cheap arse pressboard mobile home crap.

but they still work.....

[Native]

10. in the picture they don't look cheap or fake n/t

[NMDemDist2]

14. yeah, they got cleaned and Old Englished

so they are looking good

[troubleinwinter]

13. Hey, I LIKE those!!!!

What an amazing difference. Classy!!!

Did you find 'em online?

I have the same dumbass pressboard mobile home cabinets. I keep considering paint, then reconsidering, etc.

[NMDemDist2]

15. yeah I got em on eBay for a very reasonable price I think

stepmom Lady B told us "you'll spend $500, that's what mine cost" and I'm thinking "$500???? ain't gonna happen...."

eBay is the bomb and these are good quality and the new hinges, while not extremely noticeable, make the cabinets work better :bounce:

let me know if you want the seller info....

edit to add, I'm gonna paint the small vanity in the guest bath, I'll let you know how it goes...



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[troubleinwinter]

16. Yeah, lemme know about the bathroom.

I wonder about the sorta rough, shaped areas between the flat parts. I know a good primer is needed, but still wonder if that texture will show. Mine are older than yours.

I was shocked when you said you'd done the hardware for under $100. They do add up. Not $500 in MY world, though!!!!!

My daughter wrote me that she's considering new pulls. I told her to count 'em up and estimate at least $5/per. Silly thing is, her cabinets don't have any pulls!!!!

I'd love the seller info! TX!

BTW, dad installed his light fixture. It is gorgeous.

[NMDemDist2]

18. glad that worked out for your Dad. and I spent $2.25 which included hinges and pulls

per cabinet

I got the hinges here

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Cabinet-Hardware-Expo__W0QQ_armrsZ1

and the pulls from these guys

http://stores.ebay.com/Your-Home-Supply

see japple's post below, she has a good story on painting the cabinets......

:hi:

[japple]

17. Love your new hardware. They look a bit like a tilde, don't

they ~~~~~~~~?

BTW, my SIL recently painted her bathroom vanity cabinet. She said she sanded them, and then used metal paint. They are faux wood mobile home cabinetry, too, but the finish is now smooth and shiny, kind of like enamel. I think they look great.

Thanks for sharing your friend's story with us. He sounds like a wonderful man.

[NMDemDist2]

19. yes they do

:hi:

and thanks for your kind words, :pals: