AW- my kitchen is almost done

[verycontrary247]

Dudes. The cabinets were honey oak with oddly sized/placed hardware, the walls were a hideous shade of pueblo brown, and there was shitty peel and stick tile. I'm replacing the countertops eventually when I have more money, resigned to live with these for now.

Can't wait until everything is finished. It's such a massive difference.

[isabel]

Are the counters butcher block? They look nice to me. Love the paint color and the cabinets look great.

[Balki.Bartokomous]

I love that color. What is it?

[franklin]

That looks great, I love the colors and hardware! I think the countertops work well with all of the other updating you've done.

We ended up repainting kitchen cabinets in our previous house and it was horrible - the previous owners didn't have a real working vent about the stove so there was grease caked on and it took FOREVER to redo them, never again!

[verycontrary247]

May 28, 2015 23:25:56 GMT -5 isabel said:

Are the counters butcher block? They look nice to me. Love the paint color and the cabinets look great.

It's a butcher block wannabe laminate.

[lilac05]

Looks like a huge improvement! Can't wait to see the whole thing...and before & after shots!

[verycontrary247]

May 28, 2015 23:29:09 GMT -5 Balki.Bartokomous said:

I love that color. What is it?

Behr Paradise Landscape

[pumpkin]

Looks great!

[adhdfashion]

Nice!

[mrsukyankee]

I love it all - the cabinets, worktop and the wall colour!

[compassrose]

Looks amazing to me! It's crazy how much difference paint can make. Cabinet painting is a PITA so nice work!

[isabel]

May 28, 2015 23:30:29 GMT -5 verycontrary247 said:

May 28, 2015 23:25:56 GMT -5 isabel said:

Are the counters butcher block? They look nice to me. Love the paint color and the cabinets look great.

It's a butcher block wannabe laminate.

Ohhhh. Yeah. Never mind.

[wambam]

What teal did you go with? It looks really similar to my reading room

[shopgirl07]

It looks really good!

[floridakat]

Nice! At least the countertops don't clash. That should be a relatively easy upgrade in the future. Your cabinets look great!

[Deleted]

Looks great - I especially love the new hardware.

[okla]

Did you paint the cabinets or get new ones? It all looks great!

[nomad100]

May 28, 2015 23:30:29 GMT -5 verycontrary247 said:

May 28, 2015 23:25:56 GMT -5 isabel said:

Are the counters butcher block? They look nice to me. Love the paint color and the cabinets look great.

It's a butcher block wannabe laminate.

Then you totally need to paint them with the stuff that makes them look more like granite.  Giani and Rustoleum both have products that would work for that.

[pitterwoo]

It looks really good and crisp. Love the color. At least the counter works with everything nicely.

You might Google ardex over laminate. There are a bunch of tutorials online for making a concrete look counter by applying ardex feather finish over top. Super cheap too. I would have tried it out, but my kitchen was a total gut job.

[Deleted]

I like it! Great job!

[verycontrary247]

May 29, 2015 8:43:02 GMT -5 okla said:

Did you paint the cabinets or get new ones? It all looks great!

Painted them myself. Such a massive pain in the butt. Im actively not looking at them too close because they're definitely not perfect.

[verycontrary247]

May 29, 2015 7:38:02 GMT -5 wambam said:

What teal did you go with? It looks really similar to my reading room

Behr paradise landscape

[bex1973]

So pretty! Good job!!

I can't wait to redo my kitchen!

[venice2007]

Looks great!

[verycontrary247]

Thanks everyone! I promise comprehensive before and after photos.