Look! I painted something!

[tripperfunster]

Okay, it's kitchen cupboards, but heh, made you look!

Our kitchen is pretty big, and FUCKIN' UGLY! It was made in 1973 and aside from the linolem, it has not been upgraded since. (well, we bought a dishwasher..)

We moved in here four years ago, and I have been dying to get the kitchen re-done the whole time. I was just waiting for enough $$$ for new cabinets. Fast forward four years...no cash, so I decided to roll up my sleeves and paint them myself.

Did I mention that I HATE painting??? elventy11!!


Anyhoo, the before:



I'm sure they were pritty 35 years ago, but the dark wood and tacky pseudo-gothic handles are just hideous now. And, of course, because of their age and the finish on them, I had to sand them, wipe them, prime them and then add two TWO coats of paint.

The after:


None of the new handles match, because we're trying to decide which one we like the best.
Now I just have the REST of the kitchen to do. This is only about a THIRD of it. *sigh*

Geez, check out the world's grossest range hood, stolen directly off of a 70s pirate ship!
*dies from the ugly* (and the mess)

Now, some nice (fake) dark granite countertops and lose the fugly striped wall paper, and we'll be done!

I'll post more of this WIP *snerk* as it happens. :D

Comments

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

:D But really, it looks like a rejected treasure chest! (but greasier).

I took the TSP to it this afternoon, in prep for painting. And yes, you should paint. No sense in me being the ONLY one suffering this weekend! :D

[redheadsarehot.livejournal.com]

How do you keep the kids out of it? Well mine is only 3 and she's into every fucking thing. I cringe when I think about trying to paint something that big and keep her out of it. Haha.