Builder Grade Cabinet Upgraded!
Special Guest Tutorial by Nest, Nesting NestedHave you ever looked at your cabinets and thought about refinishing them, but don’t know how or where to start? That is exactly how I felt for the first few years that I lived in my house. One day I decided I was going to do it…paint and refinish my cabinets. I didn’t know how or even if they would turn out, but I knew I was going to try and am so glad I did.
I just finished my cabinet in my downstairs half bathroom that I have been working on for the past few days. It was a lot of work, but well worth it.
Special Guest Tutorial by Nest, Nesting NestedHave you ever looked at your cabinets and thought about refinishing them, but don’t know how or where to start? That is exactly how I felt for the first few years that I lived in my house. One day I decided I was going to do it…paint and refinish my cabinets. I didn’t know how or even if they would turn out, but I knew I was going to try and am so glad I did.
I just finished my cabinet in my downstairs half bathroom that I have been working on for the past few days. It was a lot of work, but well worth it.
Instructions to follow:
Supplies used:
*TSP
*sandpaper
*electric sander
*beadboard
*decorative mouldings
*liquid nails
*finish nails
*primer
*Martha Stewart “Heavy Cream” paint
*Paint brushes and paint roller
* Wipe-on Poly *Valspar glaze in “Mocha”
*TSP
*sandpaper
*electric sander
*beadboard
*decorative mouldings
*liquid nails
*finish nails
*primer
*Martha Stewart “Heavy Cream” paint
*Paint brushes and paint roller
* Wipe-on Poly *Valspar glaze in “Mocha”
I first thought long and hard about how I would accomplish a more custom and updated looking cabinet. I came up with a plan that included beadboard, mouldings, paint, glaze and new hardware.
Now to really get started…
First you’ll need to prepare your cabinet’s surface by cleaning it with TSP and sanding it thoroughly. I used an electric sander to make the job easier and quicker, but you could always sand it by hand too.
Next I measured and cut two pieces of beadbord and then glued it, using liquid nails, to the recessed part of my cabinet doors. Finally, I finished it off by framing the beadboard with a decorative a moulding. Also, I used three pieces of moldings to make a baseboard, just the perfect height, for the bottom of my cabinet.
Now it’s time to prime. I used two coats of primer and then waited until the next day to apply the paint. I used two coats of paint as well. 24 hrs. later, when the paint was completely dry, I sanded the cabinet just a little bit to smooth out any rough spots or drips.
You’re almost done now…the glaze is so easy to apply. All you need to do is either wipe or brush a coat of glaze on, wait a minute or two and wipe some, most, or all of it off depending on how worn you want it to look.
The directions on the back of the glaze say to wait one week after glazing to apply a clear protective coat. I used a wipe-on polyurethane.
I am so happy with the end result…a beautiful, updated cabinet!
I got this vintage inspired hardware at Pottery Barn.
Love it!!!
Love it! Can you share prices of the supplies?
What tool do you use to cut the moulding?
A miter saw or miter box and hand saw!
I LOVE this idea! I have bought all of my materials and I am ready to go!
But… I have one question!
On the side of the cabinet door- where the beadboard and the molding show- how do you hide the “layering?”
Do you put something over it to hide it? If so, what?
PLEASE HELP!!
Jessica, This was a guest project, so you’d have to ask them to be sure! …but from what the pictures show, you just need to butt the small #4 decorative molding on over the gap at a slight angle. Then you would just run a bead of paintable caulk down the gap and wipe it smooth so you can’t tell it is there, then paint over it all. I hope that helps!
GOOD LUCK!
Cassity
Oh my gosh I love it! Can you give me an idea of how much 1 average kitchen door would have cost done this way? I want to do this so badly but I have to sell hubby on the idea first!
Katrina,
Okay, so it really depend so the size of your doors, but if you buy a 8×4 sheet of bead board you could cover anywhere from 8-12 doors from one sheet @ $25.00 or less. Then the decorative molding can run anywhere form $8 -$15 per 8 feet of molding. So your average size door could take about 5 linear feet. Basically each door would cost anywhere from 8-15 dollars. You would just really need to price it out at your local hardware store. Good Luck
And btw I love the hardware too!! This is exactly what I want!!