Friday, February 8, 2013

6th anniversary kitchen makeover

My mom texted me a few weeks ago asking what Brandon and I would like for our anniversary this year. Our parents are so sweet to celebrate with us, and bless us each year with a special gift. I texted back "a kitchen cabinet makeover." Well, ok. . .  this is what I wanted, but I knew Brandon would love it too. So this week, that is exactly what we did, while Brandon was out of town for work. And while my sweet baby girl was (and still is) sick and puny. I was texting with my friend Jenna laughing that of course Clara would get sick and be up all hours of the night when I am home alone. Such is life, right? (A HUGE thanks to my dad who went to the 24 hour pharmacy at 3AM to get baby Vicks and other supplies. I have the Best. Dad. Ever). Anyways, it was a crazy week but somehow we got it done before Brandon walked in the door around 11:30pm Thursday night. He had no idea what we were up to while he was gone. He was shocked, but loves it. I love it. Win - win.

Oh and Clara loves it. . . she told me. :)

Before . . .


Cabinets off and primer on . . .



Mid paint (please ignore messy cabinet contents). . .



Finished product. . .



We soaked the hardware in paint thinner for a few hours and then rinsed them off and scrubbed with a wire brush. Got all the old paint off and back to it's natural state. Love. My mom also had the brilliant idea to paint the vent-a-hood (above the stove) with a paint that looks like stainless steel. I wouldn't say it looks just like stainless steel, esp. up close, but it looks awesome, and we love it!

So this is my surprise 6th anniversary present to Brandon. We typically follow the traditional anniversary gift list so in order to meet that criteria I had a card on the counter last night with a box of mini Snickers and box of Reeses pieces (6th year = candy/sugar or iron).

Thanks mom and dad!! Was fun and I could never have done it without you!

I posted on Instagram (brittbburn) that sick baby = extra cuddles. Hate that she is suffering but LOVING LOVING her cuddles this week. Prob headed back to the Dr today. Poor kid.


Will resume Friday Weekend Links next week!

Enjoy your weekend!

Note - I realized it might come off as though I asked my parents (& expected them) to spend a ton of money on this project. Not so. The only items purchsed for this project was one gallon of paint from Benjamin Moore and some extra screws from Lowes. Between their paint supplies and ours, we had most everything needed. 

11 comments

  1. Sorry to hear Clara is sick, but I LOVE the makeover! Our cabinets are all that light wood color that yours used to be, and I really wish I could drum up the motivation to do something about it... but I'm guessing we won't get around to it before we eventually decide to move, oh well :)

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  2. Eeeeek I love it!! I have the same old cabinets as yours, looks like. Are yours real wood (the light part, cabinet doors) or like...fake? I think mine are fake, cause when we moved in and I pulled off this Command sticky hook thing the previous owners had stuck on it (???? dumb, who does that?) it pulled off the 'wood'. Anyway, so I have no idea if mine can be painted or stained or if that would be like trying to paint on plastic or something. But really, anything would be better...anyway, love yours!

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  3. so sorry clara has been sick! having a sick baby is just no fun! i love your new kitchen cabinets. sometimes i want to paint mine but i am so intimidated! haha!

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    1. I know! I am usually super intimidated to make a major change. Thus why I had to make sure my parents approved of my plan before doing anything. Ha! They are way more trendy than me. :)

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  4. I LOVE the new look! I keep wanting to do something to change the look of our cabinets, but I'm too scared...haha! Hope Clara feels better soon!

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  5. LOVE what you did!! It looks so fresh and modern. So sad to hear Clara is sick... but man those snuggles are good. We have been sick all week (and then had an allergic reaction to his antibiotics!!) so it's been quite a few days over here too. Wish we could hang out with our sick babies together! Hope you have a great weekend... enjoy that kitchen!!

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    1. Thanks! Yes her snuggles are the best! I cannot believe Cam had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic! Poor baby!! And agreed - so wish we were hanging out!

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  6. Wow, great job! I know how much work it is to redo cabinets so hats off to you all for a job well done. After 10 years in this house I too would like to redo our cabinets. I've told Glenn that in the summer I will take the kids out of town for a week and could he pretty please do it while I am gone? We'll see....

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    1. Ha - Sounds like a good deal to me :)

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  7. Great job on the makeover- I am very impressed that you were able to do this! Get well soon, Clara!!

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  8. AWesome!! It turned out great!!

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