Kitchen Makeover

This kitchen has been a long work of progress.  The cabinets were a cheap construction grade. The house was only built in the early 90's, they were in horrible condition.  We started by removing all the doors and doing A LOT of sanding. They were in such fragile shape, we had to be very careful.  I saw this door at Lowe's and it was my inspiration. I loved the rope detail.

Cabinet doors before and after

We glued and nailed a rope molding over the groove that was routed in the doors.

After all the doors were complete, we added a crown molding and lightrail to the bottom of the cabinets.

We sprayed the doors and cabinets with a white laquer paint.  After they were dry, we used a brown tinted glaze to go over the cabinets and doors.  The glaze was wiped off with a clean cloth, causing it to stay in the detail of the rope and grain.  It goes great with the cabinets because they are kind of knicked up. 

After the painting was complete, the doors were put back on and the countertop was replaced.

We chose a Formica countertop with a bullnose edge and a mosaic multicolored tile backsplash from Florum Tile Outlet.  The hardware is from Lowe's and is a oil rubbed bronze rope pull. 

Finished Product 

We love our new kitchen even though it took about a month to finish, but hey I didn't have to cook for a whole month. HA HA..  Now I actually enjoy cooking in my kitchen because it is so pretty and I can enjoy all the hard work we put into it.