Kitchen Cabinet Makeover

Paint much?

We moved into our new home about 3 months ago. I painted my kitchen cabinets 4 days after moving here!  That just goes to show how busy we've been since moving. 

So... 3 months later I'm bringing you one of my favorite painting projects to date!

My awesome Aunt Laura helped me paint my cabinets. She and I went to the paint store in the morning, painted all day, and finished late afternoon! This was done in 1 day! IT WAS AWESOME! I was so worried I would have to wait for the paint to dry, put another coat on, then wax, then distress making it a 4 day project! IT WASN'T! ONLY 1 day! Start to finish!

Annie Sloan- you're my hero!

-Prepare your floors with drop cloths, tarps, old sheets, 

anything to keep from the paint falling on your floors. 

-Tape around the cabinets and appliances. 

It was then I was introduced to FROG TAPE. It is the BEST painters tape I've ever used! A little more expensive but TOTALLY worth it! It kept a PERFECT line! 

-Remove the cabinets.

 -Paint 2 coats of chalk paint.

No sanding required!

The chalk paint drys fast so its a quick 2 coats.

This is where it was SO nice to have 2 people or more helping, someone works on the doors while you work on the cabinets, or vice versa. 

-Clear wax

Rub on the clear wax with the Annie Sloan Brush then pass it off to the person buffing!

-Buff clear wax

(my aunt Laura had an industrial 10 in. buffer that was AWESOME and SO FAST!

She would brush the wax in front of me and I would come behind her with the buffer, it was great! We were a well oiled machine by the time we were done!)

-Rub Brown "distress oil/paint" in the molding of the cabinets. 

-Place cabinets doors back onto your cabinets!

DONE!

For the whole kitchen I used 1 1/2 cans of 

Chateau Grey (the soft sagy green by Annie Sloan)

and 3/4 can of her clear wax. 

Total spending on the project was about $100.00

$100 dollars for a practically new kitchen? THAT'S CHEAP!

THANKS AUNT LAURA FOR EVERYTHING! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MANY MORE PAINTING PROJECTS WE'LL DO TOGETHER TO COME!

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