{"id":28379,"date":"2014-07-15T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T14:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=28379"},"modified":"2014-07-15T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T14:28:11","slug":"frugal-kitchen-cabinet-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/frugal-kitchen-cabinet-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following is a guest post by Rebecca Brandt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last year we knew we needed a kitchen makeover when the veneer on our cabinets began peeling. We didn&#8217;t want to spend thousands of dollars to replace the cabinet fronts or the entire cabinets. However, we wanted to take care of our kitchen and create a warm room that our family would enjoy and would be kid friendly.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, I walked into my neighbor&#8217;s kitchen and she had done exactly what I was thinking. So, I asked her what she did and thus began the journey of our kitchen (and bath) makeover.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28381 size-full\" title=\"Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Before-and-After-Kitchen-Makeover.jpg\" alt=\"Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Before-and-After-Kitchen-Makeover.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Before-and-After-Kitchen-Makeover-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very pleased with the results. Above\u00a0are the before and after pictures, and below is\u00a0a tutorial on how to update your own kitchen (and or bathrooms) for less than $150!<\/p>\n<h2>Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover<\/h2>\n<p>The first thing you&#8217;ll want to do is look at the colors in your kitchen and identify the look you&#8217;re going for. Then buy your supplies.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28383 size-full\" title=\"Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Steps-for-Kitchen-Cabinet-Makeover.jpg\" alt=\"Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"217\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wRLolK\" target=\"_blank\">Paint Brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1jsYwFX\" target=\"_blank\">Sponge Brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1sL7V52\" target=\"_blank\">Gloves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/TEF2Yv\" target=\"_blank\">Sand paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/Vuk2oC\" target=\"_blank\">Milk Pain<\/a>t (I used <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1qCbMxe\" target=\"_blank\">Antique White<\/a> (bathroom), <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/Vukeo4\" target=\"_blank\">MillStone(Kitchen) <\/a>and <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pXUiMh\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Chocolate<\/a>(Kitchen))<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1llr8R7\" target=\"_blank\">Glaze<\/a> (I used Clear (Kitchen) and <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nQik7w\" target=\"_blank\">VanDyke Brown<\/a> (Upstairs Bath))<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1llrszw\" target=\"_blank\">Polyacrylic <\/a>(I used flat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After you select your colors, wash down your cabinets and then remove the veneer. If it&#8217;s peeling, just begin at the peel. It took my son a total of 30 minutes to remove the veneer from the kitchen cabinets. If you have one cabinet that isn&#8217;t peeling, take a small knife and cut a little bit off a corner, and then peel the entire cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paint your cabinets with two coats base color (using a bristle brush). If you want to have a really good antique look, you ca paint the antique white under the brown. Then, when you sand off the brown, the white shows through. I wanted a golden look, so I sanded to the original color that you see beneath the paint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coat with your glaze (using sponge brush). I could not find a glaze I wanted so I mixed the Millstone Milk paint with clear glaze. I used a wet towel and then a dry towel to wipe off the glaze until it was close to what I wanted. It was a little too chalk boardy for me, so used the glaze mixed with the Dark Chocolate Milk paint to get the rich, brown destressed look I was after.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sand the corners and areas where you want to make your cabinets look refinished and antique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coat with at least three coats of Polyacrylic.<\/p>\n<h2>Bathroom Cabinet Makeover<\/h2>\n<p>Once I began in my kitchen, I wanted to work in my bathrooms. I used this same method for our downstairs bath so that there is consistency in cabinets downstairs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28384 size-full\" title=\"Frugal Bathroom Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices.jpg\" alt=\"Frugal Bathroom Cabinet Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/06\/Luxury-bathroom-cabinets-at-frugal-prices-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I did for this look:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peeled veneer<\/li>\n<li>Painted with two coats of Antique White (using a bristle brush)<\/li>\n<li>Painted with VanDyke Glaze (using a sponge brush)<\/li>\n<li>Wiped off glaze with a wet cloth then dry cloth until I was able to get the look I wanted<\/li>\n<li>Painted with 3 coats of Polyacrylic (using sponge brush)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28424\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/07\/Rebecca_Brandt-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca_Brandt\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/07\/Rebecca_Brandt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/07\/Rebecca_Brandt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2014\/07\/Rebecca_Brandt.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/>Rebecca is a homeschool Mom who writes\/speaks to encourage women to stop living in negativity and find the joy they are meant to enjoy. She blogs at<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/momsmustardseeds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Mom&#8217;s Mustard Seeds.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/kitchen-cabinet-refacing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kitchen Cabinet Refacing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/how-to-make-kitchen-cabinet-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make Kitchen Cabinet Doors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/easy-diy-wood-counters\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make Wood Countertops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/cleaning-cabinet-doors-spring-cleaning\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cleaning Cabinet Doors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a guest post by Rebecca Brandt. 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