Now that I'm home more with less travel, I've been busy making changes. I love changing things up in the house, probably because I know I can just change it back if I'm not happy with the result. There is no need to be afraid to repaint, rearrange, re-hang etc...you can always have a professional come fix it.
Painting our kitchen cabinets was the first home project I did after we were married. I was impulsive and excited. After 3 or so years, I was not happy with the paint color anymore. I had been hinting to Paul that I wanted to repaint them and would only receive a groan in response. One night I went into the basement, found a white we already had (Benjamin Moore Acadia White, which we used in Roswelle's nursery) and got the courage to get started.
I'm really happy with the way it turned out on the top and I'm currently repainting the lower cabinets. Because the base colors are two different colors, I think I will need 3 coats to get the cabinets to match. I cleaned the cabinets and just got started, since I'm painting over paint, I didn't feel the need to sand them down to the bone this time.
See below for the progression of the kitchen and some future projects that are being planned! Thank goodness Paul allows me to be creative and try, try again.
{please excuse the quality of the picture above, I was too lazy to get my wide angle lens, I'll take better pictures once I'm completely done!}
{2012-2015}
{the bachelor kitchen...}
Another before and after of the kitchen with the slight color change to Acadia white. (wall color is BM Tyler Gray)
{after}
{before}
Over the next two weeks we are going to be adding shiplap to the kitchen. I guess is Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper says it enough, people will start catchin' on, including me!
