Congrats on being done! Can't wait to see the final pictures.. I think you deserve the award for kitchen reno. in record time!! Happy Birthday to YOU!!!

I guess we officially started on July 24th. That's when I took down the cabinet doors and began the painting. The weekend before that was a trial run on two extra doors we had just to see if I was capable of the painting and whether or not we wanted the pewter glaze.

Is your hand ready to fall off?

I've followed your progess and it's great to see things progressing so quickly! You've done a great job!

You are my hero. I will never whine again. (okay, maybe). Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment.

My arms feel like someone ripped them out of the sockets... beat me repeatedly with them on the back and shoulders and then reattached them.

If I knew then, what I know now, I would have hired a painter. It's a ton of back breaking work, hunched over the paint brush being meticulous. I'm a bit of a perfectionist so drips, runs, brush strokes, etc drove me mad! My doors have those stupid arches which are a pain in the rear! Wouldn't have been so bad if they were just plain old flat straight doors.

That's great! Thanks for letting us know. Hope you recover in time for your birthday party.

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Wow, what an accomplishment!! Congratulations!!

Congratulations!!! I can hardly wait to see the photos!

Do you think I could put the hardware back on and hang them tonight, or should I wait?

I'd wait until the last minute possible. Do the thumbprint test.

And congratulations!!!

:-)

francy

The seemed pretty dry last night when I was sanding to apply the final coat. I will check tonight. DH comes home from his business trip tomorrow and there's lots of running around to be done for the party. Was just trying to get stuff done before he gets home.

AZWildCats...Way to Go!!! Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing the finished product! I have been off for a bit- Did you repaint old cabinets or paint new cabinets? Or something else? Whatever- 4 coats on each surface is awesome!

Awesome!!! Wait. don't rush it...can you imagine having to repaint?????

When I did mine, I did the 2 coats of primer and 2 coats (or 3) of the finish coat, AND I had to use paintable wood filler first--about 2-3 coats but I only did the outsides.

Show us pictures!!!

Beachpea3 - painted oak cabinets.

This is the Before:

See link for in-progress.

BeeKeepersWife - you are right, I know you are...

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen In Progress

If you haven't already scheduled a massage for yourself, you should. You deserve a little pampering after all your hard work. ;-)

The soreness will be ephemeral. Being able to say that you wrought the Great Transformation with your own hands will last forever.

Great work. Now go for the ibuprofen.

I need a manicure/pedicure... I still have deck stain on my toe nails from bleaching/staining the deck 4th of July weekend! And so much white paint under my fingernails, that I licked it this morning thinking it was cream cheese from my Bagel!

WOw, thats a lot of work but it is looking very nice!

All that o*k is gone :) Lovely transformation.
Please post finished photos.

Congrats, so exciting! Can't wait to see pics :)

LOL re: licking your fingers! If I forget to post on the actual day--Happy Birthday and congrats on getting so much done!

I have the same style arch as you and plan on painting mine. But I am not painting the backs and don't have as many to do.

You are making me think twice though...ACK!

Are you going to do the glaze?

Nope no glaze. Originally I thought about doing a pewter glaze, but when I tried it out on a test cabinet - it just looked dirty.

As long as your cabinets are dry to the touch, you can hang them. When you are installing hinges, put down a soft towel so that finish isn't rubbing on a hard surface. Also, keep cabinets open for as long as you can so paint isn't touching paint. Those little clear doo-hicky dots are good to put on your doors, too. All stuff you probably thought of, but when you're tired, well, you know.

Anyway, great job, and since I do that kind of work for a living...I do appreciate all the hard work!!
Have a great b-day!!!!

Thanks Paintergirl!!! I think I will put the hardware on tonight... but hang them tomorrow night.

That sounds like a plan!!

And, 40 is the new 20!! ::))

What color did you paint them?