This is amazing! On only $400? Well done.

Very french country. Love the vintage chandelier. It's amazing what a little paint can do.

I want to know what you did to the cupboards as I have tried to do mine but not working out!!  I love the white clean and fresh.

Hey Ba! I recently painted my oak cabinets a creamy white. If you’re painting over wood cabinets chances are the wood will have a layer of varnish. You’ll need to completely sand the varnish off so the paint will grip the wood better, otherwise you won’t get an even finish. Once all the varnish is off use a foam roller (for a smoother finish) to apply paint specifically designed for Kitchens & Baths (these kinds of paints makes it easier to wash messy kitchen spills). If you have the money, you can always have your cabinets professional sprayed. It’s the best way to get a really smooth finish.

Good luck!

I did the same thing with the kitchen in my last house, over my husband's strenuous objections as he wanted "wood".  Well, he loved it, and always brought friends into the kitchen to show off what I did.  You have done a great job, and these pictures should appear in magazines to show others what can be done to lighten up a kitchen!

I can't believe it!! it's a amazing job.

Pretty amazing job!! I am impressed.  Beautiful make-over.

Only $400.00 well done.  The kitchen looks fresh, clean and inviting.

I don't want to sound like a pessimist, but it looks like you replaced the counter and bought new chairs, plus your flooring is new.  With paint, glass, new cabinet hardware and new light fixture,  I don't know how you managed to do it for $427.

Thanks for the inspiration. Did you have to sand the cupboards?

I agree with the above comment.  Cannot believe it was done on a $400 budget. No way.

Lovely job, one recommendation...change the polished brass light fixture over the kitchen sink window...:)

It looks totally awesome.  What color or white paint did you use?? and how long did it take you?  Our kitchen is very small and the ceiling is a very pale blue, walls a creamy yellow and the cupboards are an antique white, but I think I should of gone with a brighter white, as a bit of a punch.  Floors are ceramic and they are white with a slight fleck of grey.  What did you do for a backsplash??  Other then my questions, it looks amazing.  

Wow! What you have accomplished is very inspiring. It gives me hope for my horrible kitchen - thanks!

It looks muuuuuuch better. Did you change the floor?....it looks different. Only one more thing to do, as Carol said, the brass light fixture has to go....it ruins the rest.

That counter is not new, it is just that the picture is taken from a different angle, and from farther back.  As for the floor, a laminate floor can be inexpensive if you look for the sales.   I did my laminate floor for a couple of hundred dollars and my kitchen is a 12x12, so it isn't huge, but not tiny, either.  I agree with losing the brass light.  

I beg to differ Deb.

The kitchen looks beautiful.  I also painted my "oak" cupboards and did not sand them at all.  I used Zinsser Bullsey 1 2 3 primer and then used a satin finish acrylic paint.  I then used 3 coat of Varathane.  It's amazing what paint can do to change the look.  

Thanks for all your kind comments and you are all very right about the brass fixtures - I do have a new set of vintage looking ones in a dark oil rubbed finish which I of course bought on sale.  To answer Maureen K's question I used Benjamin Moores' oil based melamine paint (and their oil based primer) in antique white.  The entire job took almost a week as I needed to allow for dry time between priming, sanding and painting and the application of the moldings to the doors. Best tip I followed was to make a diagram of the kitchen numbering all the cabinets and drawers and carefully putting  the hinges and hardware in individual baggies marked with the corresponding door number.  That way I could reassemble the kitchen correctly and the hinges were all in the right place.  My next job is to replace the countertop with 12''x12'' granite tiles that I found on sale. I will place the tiles together leaving only 1/8" space for grout to give it a less tiled look.

Just saw the comment from Pam - The before photo showed the home just prior to my purchase of it so the table and chairs belonged to the former owner and the floor needed replaced before the sale closing because it had started to buckle (subfloor movement which lifted up the laminate) but the counter is still the original and will be replaced as will the fawcet.

$500 dollars can do a lot to a kitchen. You'd be surprised. You can almost make it look like you've had your kitchen totally redone.

Just by painting over the old wooden peices of furniture and cupboards in a neutral hue, replacing the cupboard knobs, replacing the faucets & giving the walls a fresh coat of paint (semi-gloss works better in a kitchen because of humidity).

If you can't afford to replace the backslash tiles on the walls..  give them a fresh coat of paint. It's the new thing to do.

Just make sure you purchase the right paints.

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cabinets.  No need to prime, just sand and spray with TSP.  I, also refinished by counter tops, second time I have done this.  I sand and paint with melamine in the main colour.  I then add flecks of paint, some I smudge, just enough to give the look of texture.  Then I add a thick coat of expoxy (you have to work quickly with this) and voila a faux-granite looking counter.

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