Monday, March 21, 2011

Phew!

So glad we have this done! I've been wanting to paint the kitchen since we first moved in, but it is a big project! We were so lucky to have Ross' parents here with us that weekend. Ross' dad helped with all of the sanding, priming, and painting, and Ross' mom was in charge of our kids. We couldn't have done it without them. My friend Mitzi also came over and helped with the painting. That was a huge help as well!

Here is the set up. They used a paint sprayer for all of the doors.
(This is after sanding them all down.)


The worst part: The CLUTTER. And little hands grabbing at everything within reach.
Which was pretty much everything.


Priming:


And then, TA-DA!!






And a couple more pics for good measure:





I'm so happy with it! Everything is so much brighter, and it feels cleaner. What a huge difference. It took 2 full days of work, and then more to put everything back together, but was so worth it! I'm really lucky I have a husband who is up for all of my projects. I have a really long list going on in my head and even though I keep adding to it- he's very supportive. Speaking of projects, I still have to make curtains for the kitchen, as well as find something to hang up on the wall...

8 comments:

Russell and Jillian said...

I'm impressed Lauren! Since Russell and I have never had a house, we can't even imagine doing something like that. And it looks WAY better than it did! Nice job :)

Susan said...

Absolutely love it! Job well done.

celeste said...

it looks so clean and fresh. i know from (painful) experience how much work it takes to paint cabinets so i'm amazed at how quickly you got it done. what brand/color paint did you use?

Lauren said...

celeste- I think it's Benjamin Moore, white? I have no complaints, it seemed to cover pretty well. Although I think I may prefer Kilz. It's a little thicker.

Kathleen said...

That looks great! I'm impressed!

Carrie said...

It looks fabulous! I want your kitchen.

Jenna said...

It looks so good!! How nice to have that done. Now on to the next project!

Emily Peterson said...

Awesome job! What a huge difference a little paint makes!