The kitchen was one of the biggest projects in the house. I removed the
hardware and fronts then used a primer, followed with Dutch Boy White
enamel paint. I used the Zinsser primer which worked the best. I used
some Kilz in the beginning but the store was out so I picked up this
brand instead. It kicked but, the Kilz was fairly runny like paint
whereas the Zinsser was thick like glue. I went with an enamel paint
for easy clean up. One coat of each did the trick. I bought new pulls
for the cupboards and drawers. I also painted the countertops with the Gianni Granite Bombay
Black paint kit. It worked great and so far I haven't had any
problems. I ran out of the top coat (polyurethane) and called the
company they sent me another can the next day for free! It was a lot
cheaper than a new countertop! We did get a new stove and fridge. The
stove is my dream stove; gas with a convection bake oven with
self-cleaning! It had 2 small dings so it was on clearance and was on super sale at Lowe's.
The fridge is just a black fridge. We spray painted the vent fan above
the stove to sliver to match the dishwasher and Phil installed a new
faucet in the sink. I spent two days on my hands and knees scrubbing
the floors. I thought they were brown when we bought it but they are
actually light beige. I used a scrub brush and Borax on them to get
them that clean. Nothing else could cut the dirt! The walls are
painted Peace River from Ace Hardware as well. I thought the kitchen
was white orginally, but really was the same dirty off white as the front room.
Yuck!
1 comment:
Oh my gosh, Kim. This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the counter top color for sure... it's amazing! You guys did fantastic work!
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