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Believe it or not, refinishing your old kitchen cabinets will less expensive compared with refinishing other parts of your house.

In refinishing your old cabinets, you will be dealing with some activities like sanding the surface, removing the old paint or stain, and making minor repairs then finally adding the new stain or paint.

Here are some factors you should consider before refinishing your old kitchen cabinets.

Read also: How to Choose Kitchen Cabinet Toe Kick.

1. Cost

The first and the main factor is surely the cost. Refinishing your old kitchen cabinets will cost approximately $2,400. Most of homeowners usually spend between $1,800 and $2,800. Those numbers and costs come for some factors, and here are the factors.

2. Number of Cabinets

The biggest part that might decide the final cost is the number of cabinets you want to refinish. Of course, more cabinets will make the cost higher and higher.

There will be higher cost when you have more cabinets to refinish. The cost does not only depend on the number, but also the size. Bigger cabinets will surely need more cost.

3. Choice of Refinish

The way you choose how you refinish your old cabinets will affect the final cost. Some people like to refinish wood cabinets while they are still in good shape.

Some people like to refinish the cabinets in a whole new shade. Other people just want to refresh the kitchen cabinets with the exact same color.

As we know, changing shades or colors will also cost more. One thing you should note is you will need higher grade of stain when your cabinets get a lot of sunlight.

4. Cabinet Design

Some homeowners like smooth-touched cabinet, while others like attractive trim, carving and detailing for an upscale look.

Actually, it will be tougher and take much time when you refinish custom or non-smooth cabinets. More complicated design will automatically raise the price.

5. Hire a Pro or DIY

Some homeowners like to refinish their own bathroom or kitchen cabinets. It will need process, but it is not that complicated.

If you brave and dare enough to try something new and have basic DIY skills, do not take much time. Just start to refinish your old kitchen cabinets.

You might save up to $2,000 for doing all jobs by yourself, but still it all depends on the complicity of your refinishing.

Otherwise, you can go find and hire professional workers to refinish your old kitchen cabinets if you want to make sure that everything will be under control. You do not have to worry about time issue or the quality job once you hire the right workers.

As it is stated at the beginning, refinishing all parts of your house will surely need cost, including refinishing cabinets. Especially when you decide to hire professional workers, you will need to spend money not only for the refinishing but also for their services.

However, a DIY refinishing will not also guarantee you to spend less money. It all depends on the complicity of the project.

Originally posted 2019-09-19 17:38:32.

A kitchen cabinet will look perfectly complete when you really go to small details. One of the details is its trim.

Some people are too busy in considering what color or style that they are going to apply to their cabinet. They forget another important part which is trim.

Here are some ideas about kitchen cabinet trim.

Read also: What is a 10 x 10 Kitchen Cabinets?

1. Crown Molding

Crown molding is the most common type of trim that people usually use. Not only in the kitchen, people also like to use crown molding in other parts of their house.

This molding is usually applied to cover the gap up to ceiling at the top of the cabinets. Crown molding will also bring a rustic furniture look to your kitchen. You can also add a piece of crown molding to each side for covering the entire perimeter

2. Dentil Molding

As you can see from its name, this kind of molding will look like teeth. It comes with a lot of square block repeated in many times and it is also applied as decorative trim. This dentil molding will make your exterior of cabinets looks different and unique.

Plastic and wood are the best material if you plan to make dentil molding by yourself. For cabinet installation, wood tends to be the most used material. Use wood glue and nails to attach the dentil molding around the perimeter or onto the doors.

3. Rope Molding

If you want to bring the nautical look in your kitchen cabinets, there is no other choice than rope molding. You can use real pieces of rope as the cabinets trim or you can also fine rope molding which is made of wood. This rope molding will look great when you add this to your kitchen cabinet doors.

However, you can also use this molding around the perimeter of the kitchen cabinet. One thing you should know about this molding is that the rope molding is made of dowel cut in half.

4. Flexible Molding

Just its name, flexible molding is a molding that you can apply to any kind of cabinet. This molding will look better if you apply it on straight or rounded lines, especially on the doors of the cabinet. If you want a finished look, there are many sizes available which will fit with any type of cabinet.

5. Side and Door Trim

Side and door trim are actually simple pieces of wood which are applied to a side of an existed cabinets. Combined with finish nails, try to attach this trim on the side of the cabinets. Paint or stain the trim if you want it to look match with your cabinets.

Trim is basically a small part of the kitchen cabinet that most of people forget. In fact, a proper and good execution of trim will give significant difference on the look of your kitchen cabinets. Hence, try to maximize and elaborate this small part to make your kitchen cabinet looks gorgeous.

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Originally posted 2019-09-19 07:59:58.

As a part of cabinet, you just cannot ignore the toe kick of your cabinet.

Even it is placed down there and not really noticeable as the cabinet surface, the toe kick of your cabinet takes some important part in keeping your stuffs.

When your cabinet is already full, you can move all things to the toe kick.

Here are some toe kick designs that you can choose.

Read also: How to Match Kitchen Cabinet Countertops and Flooring Combinations.

1. Colorful Toe Kick

To start the list, you can try to apply a colorful toe kick. Paint your cabinet toe kick with bright and shining color to cheer your kitchen. Yellow or blue can be the right color if you want to apply colorful toe kick.

One thing you should note if you want to try this style is this style might only match with kitchen on dominant plain colors. It means that you cannot freely apply this style to all kitchens. It is better not to use this style if you already have specific theme about your kitchen.

2. Black Toe Kick

Going more specific about color, you can simply apply total black toe kick. Bring the dark island nuance with the strong black stripe at the bottom of your cabinet.

Add more height to bring stronger nuance. More than bringing dark island nuance, the black stripe will also create nice proportion of a very tall room.

3. Black and White Toe Kick

Still discussing about color, this time you can bring the combination of black and white in your kitchen. It will be great when you wrap it up from the floor.

So, it will be black and white checkered tile. Paint your color as well as your toe kick to create a chess atmosphere inside your kitchen.

4. Wood Toe Kick

This kind of toe kick is probably can match with any kind of kitchen design, but it will be better if it is applied in a rustic theme kitchen. The wood itself will bring a warm touch to your kitchen.

To add more prominence, you can increase the height of the wood toe kick, but you might lose some inches of your lower cabinet.

5. Mirrored Toe Kick

If you want to add some luxury touch, you can try to apply mirrored toe kick. This kind of toe kick will match well with any kind of kitchen design. A luxury look is guaranteed.

6. Coffee Toe Kick

For the last one, you can try to combine white and brown color, as it will look like a coffee shop. This style is more suitable to be applied when you use wood as your main material of the cabinet. This doesn’t only look warm, it looks stylish and young at the same time too.

Read also: Most Popular Kitchen Cabinet Door Design.

Some people usually do not give enough attention to their cabinet toe kick as they can put all things inside the cabinet. Once the cabinet is full, toe kick can be very useful in keeping some small kitchen staffs. Therefore, it is not too late to design your toe kick as good as possible.

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Originally posted 2019-09-19 02:47:31.

For the sake of look, people usually like to apply liner to their kitchen cabinet. Applying kitchen cabinet liner also prevents you from spending much money for designing expensive cabinet stuffs.

More than that, cabinet liner is also safer since it also prevents you from direct contact with your cabinet material.

If you are about to use cabinet liner, here are some choices of kitchen cabinet liner you should consider.

1. Laminate Squares

Local dollar stores usually provide an economical liner which is durable for your kitchen cabinets. It is also supported by adhesive-backed to stick the liner to your cabinet. The good thing is this liner can also be applied to floor.

The material of laminate squares are very easy to cut with cutter or scissor and it requires simple application. This liner also easily cleans with wet rag whenever you need it.

It will be very easy to match with your kitchen décor since this liner comes in so many choices of color. The best part is even though this liner can be removed easily, it will last for years.

2. Plastic Canvas

When the first time you hear that plastic canvas can be used for liner, you will find it hard to believe it. The fact is some people already use it as their kitchen cabinet liner and everything is going well. Plastic canvas will give you all convenient that you might not predict before.

The first one is you will find yourself convenient in measuring and cutting this plastic canvas. It is really simple to execute it.

Plastic canvas is also available in several colors, which will look good for your kitchen cabinets. It will keep everything off when all crumbs fall through spaces.

The second one is plastic canvas and it is really easy to wash. Even though it will last forever, it does not cost too much since plastic canvas is cheap. It is available at any craft store and you can buy it for packs or one sheet only.

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3. Linoleum

Another material that is easy to clean up is linoleum. Lining your sink base cabinet with linoleum will give you advantage in cleaning it.

You will no longer have to deal with any complicated installation since it can be removed and cleaned up easily. Some people even prefer to apply linoleum inside their cabinets instead of shelf paper because of its simplicity.

4. Non Adhesive-Backed

For some cases, people also prefer to apply non adhesive-backed liner, especially when you use your cabinet for keeping medicine. Your cabinet needs to keep sterile, so non adhesive-backed liner is more recommended.

This kind of liner will also match well with wooden cabinet. You can freely remove and clean the liner whenever it needs to be cleaned up.

Read also: How to Remove Mold from Kitchen Cabinet.

Using a cabinet liner is not only about making it looks good, but also about its cleanness. Liner will also keep all things inside the cabinet from dust. Start applying liner to make your cabinet cleaner.

Originally posted 2019-09-18 04:34:32.

Kitchen cabinets and its drawers need to be in good condition all the time since we use it to keep all kitchen equipment.

When there is something wrong happen to your cabinet drawers, it is time for you to replace it.

For those who still have no idea about how to do it, you may follow the instructions below.

Read also: Kitchen Cabinets Refacing Before and After.

1. Remove All Things Inside Drawers

First of all, surely you need to remove all contents inside your drawers. Pull it out until the maximum limit. Lift the front drawer then pull it free out of the cabinets. Put the drawer on the countertop above the opened drawer.

2. Remove the Drawer Slides

After removing all things inside the drawer, now you have to remove the drawer slides. Unscrew the mounting screw on each slide of the drawer.

With the same manner, remove each glide from the inside of the cabinet. You also need to remove all old drawer slide hardware from the cabinet.

3. Separate Left and Right Drawer Slides

The next step is you need to separate your both slides of drawer then put each half on the surface by following the proper drawer sides.

Using your pencil, make a mark on both rear edges and front side of the drawer halfway up in one side. Use a straight-edge to guide you in drawing a line between the two marks. Do the same steps and process on the opposite side of the drawer.

4. Drill the Drawer

After separating the left and right slides, it is time to center the left drawer. To make it accurate, use the reference line as a guide.

Using a pencil, mark places where you mean to be the locations for the holes to support the mounting screws. Drill the drawer with a proper sized diameter to make a hole for each screw.

Supply wood screw onto the left-side drawer side using drill with a screw bit. Do the same process to the right-side drawer slide.

5. Make It Center

Make a mark on the center point by measuring the height of left-side opened drawer with a tape measure. Center on the mark and place the left cabinet slide into the cabinet. Remove the slide level and mark the holes locations using pencil.

6. Mount the Cabinet Slide

The next step is mounting the left cabinet slide with mounting screws. Do the same mounting to the right-side drawer slide.

7. Lower the Drawer

Place the drawer right in front of opened angle, so the rollers on the rear drawer slides can slip cleanly into cabinet slides. Put the front drawer into lower position and mitigate the drawer into cabinet slides.

8. Put All Back in Position

Try to open and close the drawer to test the sliding. It should open and close easily. Prevent it from being pulled out of the cabinet too.

Read also: Kitchen Cabinets Long Island for Wonderful Display.

Replacing cabinets drawers needs to be done sometime, especially when the old drawers are broken or do not work well. You can easily practice the steps above without spending any cost and surely it takes less energy and time.

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Originally posted 2019-09-17 10:09:20.

As parts of kitchen, cabinets are really useful to keep any equipment inside it. We need to take care of our cabinets as much as we take care of any other parts of our kitchen.

Some people find difficulty in dealing with unfinished kitchen cabinets. They need the finishing touch to make it perfect.

So, here are some steps you may try to finish your unfinished kitchen cabinets.

Read also: All about bathroom vanity base cabinet unfinished.

1. Sanding and Staining

The first step you have to do is setting up an area where you will sand and stain which is fairly consistent with weather wise. Lay plastic on your kitchen and make it simple, so you do not need to move a lot during the process.

2. Removing Necessary Parts

In order to make you stain and treat all faces of the cabinets, it is a must that you remove all drawers and cabinet doors first.

It will allow you to stain and treat the back of your cabinet doors as well. Remove the parts that really need to be removed, so you can work effectively.

3. Giving Light Sanding

Before you start applying the conditioner, make sure that you give light sanding to all surfaces of your drawers and cabinet doors. It will make the conditioner work maximally.

4. Applying the Conditioner

Use foam brush to apply light conditioner. It will draw out the grain of the wood and ensure more coat of stain to the whole surfaces of your cabinets. So you will not find it blotchy.

5. Let the Conditioner Works

After applying the conditioner, leave it for 15 about minutes to let it works until dry. One thing you should note is that the previous smooth wood is now fairly rough. Sand all surfaces to make it smooth then wipe it using cloth to remove any dust.

6. Applying the Coat

Apply the same amount of coat to remove any stain across all surfaces. Make sure that you do not leave any drips on it since it will cause some minor problems for you. Wait for view minutes before you move to the next step.

7. Wait for the Stain

In this step you need to wait until the stain are removed. You have to be able to see the grain well and now the wood may not look stained anymore to you. If you think that the surfaces are not stained anymore, you can stop right there. If you want darker look, wait for any longer.

8. Clean All the Surfaces

Finally for the last step, add at least 2 coats of urethane to protect and seal the cabinet. Make sure you add the coat balanced to make your cabinets look great.

Read also: How to Remove Mold from Kitchen Cabinets.

Those are the steps that you may apply in your house to finish your unfinished kitchen cabinets. As the finishing process, you have to be really sure about any factors related with your cabinets since it is really the last work you do on your cabinets. A proper finishing will save your time and energy.

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Originally posted 2019-09-16 21:41:49.

There are so many ways that people can use to paint their kitchen cabinets. One of the ways is by using chalk paint.

You can also make your kitchen cabinets to look antique using this paint.

The problem is not all of us know how to paint kitchen cabinets using chalk paint.

Here are some steps that you may try to make your kitchen cabinets look antique.

Read also: Kitchen Cabinet Long Island.

1. Wipe Your Cabinets

The very first thing you need to do is wipe all of the cabinets using a cleaner. You can choose any product that you want. This first step is needed to be done to remove any stain from your cabinets.

Make sure that your cabinets are also clean from oils and grease before you start the painting. It is suggested that you do this step while the cabinets are still hanging.

2. Remove All Hardware

Not only hardware, you also need to take all of the doors and drawers in your kitchen. Keep the hardware in the reachable place to help you find it when you will put it back again.

3. Add Enough Coats

Flip the brush a few times to clean it from bristles. You can try to mix pure white color and old white color of paint as long as you shake them well before you open the can.

The first coat may look strange but keep it that way because the mixing takes time to work. You will find it works on the second or third coat. Wait until each coat was dry before you put another coat.

Make sure that you put enough coat to make sure that it really works to your kitchen. Save your energy by working effectively.

4. Put It Back Together

After the surface is painted, it is time to put all things back before you wax all of the drawers, doors and cabinets. You can choose any product of waxing. It is suggested that you apply the wax in small sections, for example 2 x 2 ft. sections.

Purchase the wax brush to make the process easier and more effective. Dip the tip of the brush only into clear wax and do it in circular motions to get all of the crannies and nooks of your piece.

Take a rymplecloth and use it to wipe the excess wax off. Your drawers, doors and cabinets should not be coated by wax. We use wax as a sealer only. More than sealing your cabinets, it also gives a wonderful matte appearance.

5. Polish the Wax

This can be the step that needs the longest process. You will need to put wax and polish it for many times until you think that your kitchen looks antique enough.

One thing you should note is an antique look does not always need a long process, so it depends on how satisfy you are about the look of your kitchen.

Read also: 10×10 Kitchen Cabinet Design Ideas.

Having an antique look kitchen can be done in so many ways. Those are the steps that you may try if you would like to have an antique look kitchen using chalk painting.

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Originally posted 2019-09-16 05:36:14.

The older the age of your kitchen is, the more scratches and corrosion you will find.

There are so many things you can do to make your kitchen bright again. One of them is by painting it. Usually we need to do the sanding before start painting. It will surely spend much time.

Therefore, here are some tips to paint the kitchen without sanding.

Read also: Kitchen Countertop Paint Color Ideas.

1. Removing All Hardware

You are going need to remove all hardware in your kitchen to make your job easier. Put them in some place near your kitchen, so you can easily reach them whenever you need during the process.

2. Removing Doors and Drawers

If you want to paint your entire kitchen, you need to remove your doors and drawers. They will be painted separately outside the kitchen.

You also have to empty the drawers to keep everything inside it clean, but everything can stay inside the cabinets since the glass will protect them from the paint droplets.

3. Paint Your Hinges

Again, if you want to paint the entire kitchen, you need to go until the hinges. You can spray paint the hinges rather than buying new ones. It will save your money. You can also choose the color you want if you spray paint them by yourself.

4. Patching Any Holes

It is better for you to patch all holes that you think you are not going to use anymore using spackle appropriately.

5. Wiping Down

Before you start painting, wipe down all drawers, doors and cabinet first to remove any grime and dirt. It is recommended that you use Lysol wipes to make it more effective.

After that, wipe again all the drawers, doors and cabinets liquid glosser. Do not scrub the old finish on your cabinets because it will not look any different after the wiping.

6. Do the Painting

If you finish with the wiping, it is time to do the painting. When you already decided the product of the paint, prepare the equipment. Use a paint brush to paint any detail and small parts.

Then for larger surfaces, it will be more effective if you use a dense foam roller. Make sure that you do not miss every single part of your kitchen.

7. Applying the Coat

If you think that your painting is dry enough after some time, it is time to add a high performance coat to all surfaces of your doors, drawers and cabinets. It will make them look brighter. Then after putting the coats, replace your drawers and re-hang your doors once everything is dry.

8. Attach the Hardware

Finally the last step is attaching your hardware that you remove at the first step. Put them back in the position and do the last cleaning in your kitchen.

Read also: How to Stain Wood Cabinet without Sanding.

Actually, sanding process in painting should not be avoided, but some people just like to paint their kitchen without sanding. Those are the steps that you can try to apply to your kitchen. It will not need any sanding, so you can save your time for another activity.

Originally posted 2019-09-15 13:15:44.

Moving to a new property is sure thrilling and exciting! As you might learn from your past experiences, having a portable and foldable item would bring a great benefit for many occasions.

You could set out a bigger table when holding a house warming party. Then, you could also make it big enough to fit the corner space and provide adequate spaces for personal dinner.

Island kitchen drop leaf sounds just great. What about making one?

Read also: How to Build 2 Tier Kitchen Island.

The Materials

Before jumping into the pleasure moment of cutting and installing, you need to pay a visit to the store and purchase several things: 144 inches of poplars, 212 inches of pine pieces, 612 inches of pine slabs, and 98 inches of three inches pine.

For the finishing touch, you might also need wood conditioner and stain. Don’t forget to buy a corner bracket and screws to support the folding function.

Add the sandpaper and adhesive glue to your shopping list. You will need them later to attach and remove sharp edges.

The Procedure

In the table making, you only need to cut, assemble and paint the prepared materials. Each steps is explained further in the following section.

1. Cutting

Start off with cutting the 144 inches poplars into four pillars. Each of them should measure 36 inches. The 212 inches one is divided into two pieces: four items with 36 inches size, and another four cuts with 17 inches size.

The 612 inches slab should be equal 17 inches cut. If you do it right, the final product should count to thirty six pieces. The 98 inches pine is cut into 4 pieces: two of them is ten inches wide, and the rest is thirty nine inches.

You could use saw to cut the thin pieces, and the electric saw if you need more power to divide the thicker wood. After you finish cutting, eliminate any sharp edges with the sandpaper. The final product should have smooth surface.

2. Assembly

The first part to put together is the frame. Create two squares with thirty six times seventeen inches. These rectangles would fill the bars inside the leaf table. Attach them together with glue and apply pressure for several minutes to let the glue works.

Then, take the seventeen inches wide pine to make the bars. One rectangle could fit up to eighteen pines. Next, you can start assembly the rest of the poplars for a standing frame. Then, you can assembly the wood to fit the countertops and side skirts.

Attach the top butcher with long screws to the frame. The drop leaf wings are then screwed to this main frame with shorter screw. Don’t forget to install the drop bracket under the main countertop.

3. Paint and Stain

Here comes the most fun part. You could pick any colors you want, but never forget the layer to prevent any termite. This layer should come first, before applying the layer of vibrant colors.

The most favored color is dark brown: it emits the natural beauty of the wood itself. Also, it suits in any wall decorations. You might have to give several layers to the wood to get the right shade.

Read also: Kitchen Island with Cooktop.

In most cases, things you see in online shop do not fit your personal imagination of a practical item. Instead of remodeling things, it would be less problematic to build one from scratch! The materials are easy to find, and you only need to borrow few architect trick to finish the project. So, what are you waiting for?

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Originally posted 2019-09-08 01:28:05.