Finally finished with Kitchen Cabinets

[cfellows]

This is totally off topic for model engines, but somewhat related because it has kept me away from model engine building for several months. I just finished completely refacing the kitchen cabinets. Took me something over 200 hours total.

Here is the before picture. That is actually a color photo, not black and white. Cabinets are Oak, but have been painted black... ugh! Also, backsplash tile is painted white.

And here is the updated kitchen. We retiled the backsplash. The doors, drawer fronts, and moulding are all new, solid maple. The sides are covered in prefinished maple plywood and the faces are recovered with prefinished maple veneer. You can see on the walls beside the cabinets where the spouse is trying out various new wall colors. I kind of like the patchwork affect!

Chuck

 

[kd7fhg]

Very nice, I like how you added the sink by the coffee pot (a second sink in the kitchen is always convenient).
I Hope you have a great day!
Rex

 

[gbritnell]

Very nice Chuck. Boy what a difference. I know everyone has their own taste but I could never see painting over nice wood cabinets. I really like the tile detail over the stove. Why not go with a two color wall? Put a chair rail up and put the darker color below and the light beige/sand above.
George

 

[kendo]

Hi Chuck
when you get another spare 200 hundred hours, any chance you
fly over and do my kitchen :big:

Looks fantastic buddy, really like the tiling too.

Ken

 

[Bernd]

I'm a bit jealous Chuck. Your done and I still have a ways to go on mine, except I started out with no kitchen.

Here's what it looked like. I mocked it up in news paper so the wife could see what her dream kitchen would look like. The folks that saw it got a big kick out of it.

BTW, the wife's still dreaming about her kitchen. Don't have any in progress pictures to show. Some day though. So my maching days are far and few between.

Oh it'll be solid cherry. The wood was lumbered on the in-laws property. Working on a large pantry right now. And sneaking in a few machining sessions when I can. :big:

Bernd

 

[Maryak]

Chuck,

That's one very very nice restoration job. :bow: :bow: :bow: I hope you have banked all the brownie points, if your like me you're sure to need them sooner rather than later. :

Best Regards
Bob

 

[zeeprogrammer]

With the exception of one small room ;D ...the kitchen is the most important room in the house. It's where everyone gravitates to..whether family or entertaining guests.

Nice job Chuck!

Bernd...great idea with the newspaper!

Wife and I talk a lot about our next house...and I'd say 90% of the conversation is about the kitchen and attached family area. (Might have been different 30 years ago...but hey...you have to adapt.)

 

[black85vette]

Dramatic difference Chuck. I'm sure your wife is a happy camper. Good job Thm:

 

[Deanofid]

It looks much more welcoming in the "after" pic, Chuck.
A lot of work, and nicely done!

Dean

 

[Troutsqueezer]

Very nice Chuck. Looks 1,000% better! Lots of counter space to make those sandwiches.

I know what you mean about the work too. My wife and I stripped the entire inside of our house down to the open insulation in the walls, ceilings and floors. Replacing everything including windows, doors, electrical and plumbing. It took every weekend and many evenings for 8 long years.

Man I'm glad those days are over!

-T

 

[user 1493]

Nice job Chuck! Been there done that. My best experience in five remodels was when doing over a 1760 Saltbox in New York State, was to uncover a fireplace that, based on a newspaper that I found in it, was covered in 1943. If your wife hasn't decided on a color yet you might consider a program that is available in the paint department at Home Depot. The program allows you to import a digital photo of the room and then view various colors.

Jack

 

[cfellows]

Thanks, everyone, for the nice replies and comments.

It was a lot of work, but in the end, it really turned out nice. Can't really tell that the cabinets weren't built that way to begin with.

Now, back to my engines while the spouse plots the next house project for me. I think she's afraid I'll get bored now that I've retired!

Chuck