Remember this kitchen?

14 years ago

We finally closed on the house yesterday! I went over there right after and started on all the prep work for having the kitchen cabinets painted, though I still have more to do tonight before the painter begins tomorrow.

Cabinets will be soft white and the island will also be the same color... at least for now. (I previously wanted a contrasting island color but we couldn't decide on one and I'm fickle so we can always repaint if we don't like it.) I want to update the kitchen lighting but that will have to wait a bit, along with the diamond pattern travertine backsplash that I think clashes with the granite.

QUESTIONS / PLEA FOR HELP:

- I'm approaching panic mode with needing to buy new knobs and pulls. I want cup pulls for the drawers and simple knobs for doors. Can't decide between flat black, ORB or chrome! Any votes?

- Hinges... We're getting rid of all the old brassy hinges and as much as I would love the European concealed hinges, DH isn't excited about all the work we have to do already and would veto needing to drill all these cabs with a forstner bit to get them to work. What do you think would be the least conspicuous alternative hinge style? I know nothing about hinge types and looking online made my head swirl.

Thank you all so much!!!

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Jess TKA
Original Author
14 years ago
Also, I got a better photo of the granite last night. I promise to post before and after pics after the cabinets are painted. :)
francypants
14 years ago
Instead of chrome, what do you think of a bit less shiny look?

Maybe an antiqued pewter.

Here is a link that might be useful: pulls
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yayagal
14 years ago
Go for brushed nickel, they're soft and warm looking and you have that tone right in your counter top. It will really improve the look of the cabinets.
tuesday_2008
14 years ago
I love these type of makeovers! Can't wait to see the "after".
terezosa / terriks
14 years ago
You may want to wait until you have the cabinets painted to choose the hardware. I also can't wait to see the transfomation!
Jess TKA
Original Author
14 years ago
terriks - Good point. DH is antsy for me to have it all in hand but I think we'll want to let the cabinets cure for a while before we re-install them anyway so that should buy me some time.
lindac
14 years ago
That island looks like it's made from fir ply wood....if it is you will have to do some special prep to keep that wild grain from showing through the paint
Jess TKA
Original Author
14 years ago
Lindac - I know, it sure is ugly! I planned on having beadboard or something nicer added to the island but the painter and DH both thought it would make the kitchen look too busy to have even MORE beadboard, and I had to agree. Our painter was confident that he'll be able to cover the wood grain so very little should show through, if any. He said he's been painting a ton of cabinetry lately and didn't seem concerned about it so I'm putting my trust in him to at least give it a try. If it doesn't look good then we'll move on to plan B. :)
Annie Deighnaugh
14 years ago
I was going to suggest brushed nickel.

But you better shop the hinges first as if the cabs are older, you may have trouble finding hinges the same size. Are the existing hinges reusable? When we were staging our old home, we couldn't find hardware upgrades that would work, so we had to make the old stuff work.

You'll want the hinges and pulls to match...