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.
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