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I was quite bored with my Brown kitchen and wanted to give it a makeover on a budget. I knew the one thing that would make the biggest impact was changing the colors of the cabinets.
I also wanted to upgrade my cabinets to shaker style so popped into bunnings to pick some timber. I cut it to size and made frames from my cabinets and drawers. Secured them with wood glue and a Brad nailer
Then I lightly sanded my laminate cabinets and primed them with the Stix Primer. I only needed one coat. Once it was dry, I painted the cabinets. I used 2 coats of Benjamin Moore Advance in the shade Tranquil Blue.
Changed put the hardware to gold.
Used paintable 3d wallpaper over the backsplash and got myself a brand new kitchen.
I did this project 6 months ago and everything has held up really well so far.
For this project, the timber cost me around $250. Give or take.
I used one gallon of the Benjamin Moore Advanced which cost $176
One can of Stix primer cost $152
If I add in the cost of wallpaper and paint brushes, the entire project would roughly cost $700-$800.
I already owned the tools so that wasn't a cost for me.
Sharing a video of how I painted this. Also want to mention that I am no expert and I learn woth every project. One thing I learned from this one was to use slightly thinner timber for the frames. It doesn't matter too much but would have been more convenient. Hope this helps.
Hi @cmbmcn,
Let me mention @sidrah so they are alerted to your kind comments.
You might like to start a discussion, share your kitchen with us, and let our helpful members know what you'd like to achieve and what you don't like about the current look. I'm sure we'll be able to come up with some long-term plans or easy methods to spruce up the look of your kitchen. In the meantime, check out our Top 10 most popular kitchen projects for inspiration. I'm sure you'll also find this article on How to plan a kitchen renovation useful.
Mitchell
