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Post by Mac78 on Apr 25, 2013 12:36:09 GMT -8
We are getting quotes on updating our little kitchen. New countertop and beadboard backsplash. Hope it comes under budget. lol Probably not as our budget is small.  Also on getting vinyl, or some other type of flooring down at the front door for a real entryway so I can get rid of the area rug. I will also repaint/finish painting the walls, and a fresh coat on the old cupboards. Any one have vacation time they want to spend in NW Ohio?  |
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Post by Vintage Girl on Apr 25, 2013 14:03:56 GMT -8
If I lived closer I would be happy to help out. I love doing reno. I am planning on doing my kitchen again. It is due for a paint job on the cabinets. They are red now and while that is my favorite color, it shows everything little scratch, ding, etc. I am planning to got with a yellow and blue color pallette. The frames will be yellow, and the doors will be a soft blue. The upper part of my cabinets are shelves only, so the frames will be yellow and the shelfs and back of cabinets will be blue. Hubs and I are on overload, so will not happen until after summer. I love the idea of the beadboard backsplash Marie. It will definately fit your coastal/beach theme. Keeping my fingers crossed that the estimate will work into your budget  |
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Post by shabbychick on Apr 25, 2013 15:02:01 GMT -8
I am hoping to do my cabinets this summer, too. I'd like to do the upper cabinets in yellow and the lower in a sort of apple green. I'm looking at the Cabinet Transformations system from Rustoleum. They also have a product for painting furniture in bright, fun colors that looks kind of fun. I might look into that soon, too.
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Post by rosemary on Apr 25, 2013 15:33:47 GMT -8
I hope the estimates come in under your budget, Marie! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on the kitchen.
I need to re-paint my kitchen cabinets this summer, too. Like vintagegirl's, they are red. I may change the color, but I'm thinking something light will show everything, too. Sometimes I wish I'd left them stained wood, but it was like no color at all in the kitchen.
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Post by Mac78 on Apr 25, 2013 16:07:29 GMT -8
Our cupboards were birch wood and were in not so good shape. I do like the white but it shows everything and has chipped. My doors are in just bad shape. I have thought about a soft gray for the cupboards, but just not sure on that.
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Post by carrie1790 on Apr 25, 2013 17:30:04 GMT -8
Soft gray color says wonderful!!! I think gray is the new "go to" color in so many designs today. Kitchen cabinets are a huge job to paint, but I know the outcome will be worth the effort Marie!
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Post by Vintage Girl on Apr 26, 2013 9:19:56 GMT -8
You know Marie, a quick and easy way to update cabinet doors that are in bad shape is to cover them with beadboard. Just take off the handles, cut the beadboard to the size of the cupboard door, paint the beadboard, than trim out the door with moulding and put the handles back on. I am actually thinking of doing this with my cupboard doors in my kitchen. It looks really nice and gives a soft casual feel to your kitchen. My using the beadboard, you are covering up any blemishes with your cabinet doors and making them look brand new again. I have extremely inexpensive cabinet doors, that is why I took most of them off and use curtains (quilts), on the bottom cupboards and the top cupboards I have left open and it looks like a hutch. The only cupboards doors I have now are under the sink, the pantry and the linen closet. they have so many dings and dents that they drive me crazy  |
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Post by carrie1790 on Apr 26, 2013 10:44:53 GMT -8
OMGosh I love bead board--what a great idea!!!
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Post by rosemary on Apr 26, 2013 12:10:55 GMT -8
The beadboard is a great idea! I'm going to see if hubby might be willing to try that. Do you think the thin 'paneling' type beadboard would work? It is a lot less expensive than the real beadboard.
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Post by Linn on Apr 26, 2013 13:16:07 GMT -8
I love bead board and got the inexpensive stuff for the bathrm. Big mistake for us to put it under the tub area or behind the sink without putting up something to protect it from water. I'm not sure what we could have used to protect it but there has to be something out there that will do the job.
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Post by Vintage Girl on Apr 26, 2013 13:56:07 GMT -8
The thin paneling beadboard is what was used on the home improvement show where they did this to the cabinet doors. I have this beadboard paneling all over my house. I put it in all the bedrooms and the bathroom and hallway, and than put chair rail on top of it. I love it!!! I was careful that when I used it in the bathroom, that it was not behind the tub/shower. Have not had any problems with it in the bathroom, and our bathroom is very small, just room for a vanity, toilet and the shower/tub combo. So it does get exposure to the steam, but have had it on the wall for years with no problems |
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Post by rosemary on Apr 27, 2013 10:59:05 GMT -8
Good--I'm glad to know the paneling will work.
Linn, I wonder if you can sand your beadboard and then repaint and apply something to water-proof it. I would think somewhere like Lowe's or Home Depot could help you find something.
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Post by Linn on Apr 27, 2013 14:04:59 GMT -8
RoseMary ~ when the guy installed it he said paint would not stick to it and since it's the "fake" stuff I'm not sure we could sand it. I think we will prob end up removing it and painting again. The beadboard was so cute and cottagey before the water got to it.
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Post by shabbychick on Apr 27, 2013 14:23:11 GMT -8
Linn, do you have any scraps of it left that you could experiment with? They've got paint that can stick to almost anything anymore, and if you deglossed the surface with some liquid sandpaper and used a good multi-surface primer, I bet you'd be able to find a way to paint it. Then I bet you could top it with a clear outdoor polyurethane to protect it from water in the future. I love the look of beadboard and would have liked to put it in my small guest bath but was just stumped by the thought of trying to fit it around the vanity and the water shutoff on the toilet. If you do decide just to repaint the wall, I bet there is a way to create a faux beadboard look with a straightedge and a slightly darker color of paint if you've got the patience to paint all those skinny lines.
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Post by Lynzee on Apr 28, 2013 5:47:07 GMT -8
Linn, we added a bathroom to our house last year and used the really cheap stuff on the walls. We used Liquid Sander, then primed with Zinsser 123 while the Liquid Sander was still tacky, then painted with kitchen/bathroom paint. It has held up well for us so far--even the area above the shower walls.
The Liquid Sander smells awful, so it is best applied in a large, well ventilated area or even outside. We applied the sander and primed the wallboard outside.
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