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The project:
We updated this kitchen to make it feel lighter, warmer and much easier to use day to day. The old space was functional, but it felt a bit dated and didn’t make the best use of the room or storage. We kept the layout simple and practical, then added fresh white cabinetry, timber benchtops, warmer flooring, open shelving and more organised pantry space. The main goal was to create a kitchen that feels clean and modern without feeling cold — a space that works better for cooking, coffee, everyday meals and having people over.
- Materials:
- Tools:
- Step 1:
Take off all the cabinet doors, remove handles and lightly sand them. Then 2 coats of primer with 2 hour dry time in between. Then apply 2 coats of white dulux paint with required drying time in between. Finally 2 coats of sealent with the required dry time in between.
While waiting for the doors to dry. Apply the same primer to the splashback tiles - applying 2 coats. 2 coats of dulux white paint to onto the tiles as well and then 2 coasts of sealer. Dry time as per the directions on the products in between each coat.
Following day we flipped all the doors and completed the same process.
Clear out the pantry and remove all the shelving.
- Step 2:
Attach new cupboard door handles and re-attach the cupboard doors to the kitchen cupboards.
Install the new 600mm 3 draw unit as per instructions that come with the product.
Install the new benchtop making sure to glue and screw to the kitchen cupboards. Silicone around the edge of the benchtop to cover the gap between the benchtop and the splashback.
- Step 3:
Install new framing for the pantry shelves and screw to the wall.
Install the melamine shelves onto the timber framing and screw to the framing. Silicone around the edge of the shelves to cover any gaps. Silicone on white screw caps to cover the screws on each shelf.
- Step 4:
Cut the walnut floating shelves to size and attach to the wall as per instrcutions provided with the product.
- Step 5:
Completed!
