So Jen and I have been trying to figure out a way we could update our kitchen for pretty cheap. We thought maybe we could try to use a stripper and strip the stain out and try to stain them a darker color. After that attempt failed we decided we would have to paint them. We didn't know if we could paint them a darker color, or if we should paint them a lighter color. So Jen was watching KSL one day and they had someone on who had just finished a remodel on her kitchen for under $300. We were interested and found that she had used a bead board wallpaper on her cupboard doors and painted them. She also used a chocolate brown glaze on top of the paint and wallpaper bead board so we thought we would give it a try. Here are some of the pictures from when we moved in and the color of the cabinets that we didn't absolutely love.
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And now to our new updated colors. We can't decide on a tile yet, but we are thinking a slate style will look the best, and we are trying to decide if we should update the paint to like a red or something a little darker so it will off set the lighter cabinets and appliances.
The following picture is of the shelves that I decided I would make that would go on both sides of our cupboards so we could have some additional shelf space.
And finally, one of my favorite parts was the fact that we were finally able to put in some crown molding to hide all the spacing that was there from when they hurried the process and skipped some steps in building our condo.
