I build DIY furniture, I am often painting wood. Sometimes it’s new raw wood, and sometimes I’m covering up an old finish. White and light colored paint are particularly tricky because they are susceptible to tannin bleed through staining. What are tannins? Tannins are natural occurring compounds found in many plants (including coffee, tea and grapes/wine). […]
DIY Budget-Friendly White Kitchen Renovation with Shiplap Backsplash
As we continue with our Holiday Guest Series, we’re so excited to introduce another amazing blogger: Sarah from All Things with Purpose is here today to share her beautiful and affordable Fixer Upper style kitchen renovation and a “cheat” for a shiplap backsplash, plus how she turned her not-so-functional pantry into a great coffee bar! […]
How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets in ONE Weekend
We talk a lot about kitchens here on Remodelaholic — from complete renovations to small updates and everything in between. As with everything in life and DIYing, kitchen updates are a balance of time, money, and work involved, so when we see a beautiful kitchen makeover that has saved on one or more of those, […]
Kitchen Renovation: Updating Knotty Pine Cabinets
If you’ve been around long, you know I’m a big fan of both dramatic budget-minded makeovers and white kitchens. So today, you get a two-in-one post! Ashley was working with a very dated knotty pine kitchen — I mean, knotty pine cabinets, knotty pine paneling, there was a LOT going on in that old home! […]
Beautiful White Kitchen Update (with chalk paint!)
I’ve long felt that paint and hardware is the key to a great kitchen. We did update our cabinets without painting here, but I have always loved white kitchens (despite what people may say about them being sterile or hard to clean, that hasn’t been my experience!). Our guest today updated her outdated wood […]
DIY Refinished and Painted Cabinet Reviews
Over the years, we’ve redone and featured a LOT of kitchens and baths — and many of those kitchen have featured refinished or painted cabinets. And for good reason! Painting cabinets is a relatively inexpensive way to make a biiiig change to your kitchen or bathroom. But, one of the most common questions we get is […]
How to Paint Cabinet Doors
#ShutTheFrontDoorDIY couldn’t be complete without addressing the most numerous doors in your house: cabinet doors! Learn how to paint cabinet doors in the best way — the way that means you only have to do it ONCE — from Meredith (and don’t forget to link up your door projects and then make us laugh for […]
Tiny Kitchen Renovation with Faux Painted Brick Backsplash
One of the very best parts of this holiday season is getting to see family and friends that you haven’t seen for a year — and part of the fun is hosting holiday guests! We decided to invite some guests of our own here to Remodelaholic for our very own special holiday guest series! And […]
Remodeled Kitchen with Refinished Hardwood Floors
I love wood flooring (and it works nicely with my affinity for a good colorful rug like this one or this one… or this one… or this one — plenty of great rugs to be had at my house!). We installed gorgeous flooring in our living room — one of the big steps to really making our […]
Trends in Cabinet Paint Colors
Hi Remodelaholics, it’s Cyndy from The Creativity Exchange, back with another paint color palette for you. Last month on Remodelaholic, I talked about tips and tricks for how to choose bold and bright paint colors. I also shared a color palette of some of the most popular bold and bright paint colors. Today, I wanted to […]
Grey and White Kitchen Makeover
If you’re looking to give your kitchen a facelift and some style, grey and white are the colors to choose! They’re clean and contemporary and take well to whatever other colors you love to decorate with. Our guest today shared her breakfast nook with us awhile back, and now she’s here to share the rest […]
Small White Kitchen Makeover with Built-In Fridge Enclosure
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and it’s definitely a major factor in purchasing a home, even for us demolition-minded DIYers. Sometimes kitchens just need small changes, and sometimes they need BIG, like Texas-style big, changes. Knocking out walls, moving cabinets — big changes definitely make a difference! But when you’re limited by […]
Gray and White Kitchen Makeover with Hexagon Tile Backsplash
You know how we love a good kitchen makeover… well, we definitely love our guest’s kitchen! Megan and her husband did a great job updating and brightening up builder-grade into a beautiful gray and white kitchen and dining area. Here’s the final result (scroll down for the before and the details of what they did): […]
White Kitchen Remodel Using Thrifted Cabinets
We Remodelaholics love kitchens! Even a small update can make a big difference, and our guest today made some BIG updates that completely transformed her old dark kitchen to this beautiful white kitchen remodel. She even saved some cash by using old cabinets from her in-laws kitchen renovation and making them work for her! White […]
Black and White Kitchen Remodel with Painted Cabinets
The kitchen is the heart of the home, so when you want a personality change in your home, start with the kitchen! Our guest today has a stunning black and white kitchen remodel to share: The bright white cabinets and new countertops make such a dramatic and beautiful difference, reminding me of these other amazing kitchen […]
