Before:
And after:
In looking at the kitchen now it seems to fit in better with the rest of our cottage.
This paint is super easy to work with. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer.
6.30.2011
Chalk painted cottage kitchen cabinets...
Well, we did it. Jumped once more into the Annie Sloan chalk paint and finally made our kitchen look like our style instead of "builder" style.
Before:
The bottom cabinets and pantry door are painted in Country Grey, the top cabinets are painted Old White. We did two coats of paint, then mild distressing and waxing with clear wax. I am loving this look so much more than I did the cabinets before. We picked our cabinets through the builder, but light coloured ones were not an option, so we just went with a wood we thought we could live with.
In looking at the kitchen now it seems to fit in better with the rest of our cottage.
This paint is super easy to work with. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer.
Before:
In looking at the kitchen now it seems to fit in better with the rest of our cottage.
This paint is super easy to work with. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer.
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Love the change! I have similar cabinets, and want to paint them, just need to find time! I have ordered Chalk paint to finish a dresser, as a way to "test" out how I like the paint, hope it's as good as everyone says! Your kitchen looks great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteShannon- It really is easy to use, and once it cures it is very durable : o )
ReplyDeleteAmber- Thank you!
Looks so good! I have similar cabinets and would love to do this. I have just this week heard of chalk paint and it almost sounds too good to be true. Did you sand or prime your cabinets first (like they say you don't have to)? Also, how much paint did it take?
ReplyDeleteDena- No sanding or priming and these were builder grade cabinets with a bit of a sheen to them. I did two coats of paint and one application of wax. Easy peasy!
ReplyDeleteHow did you prep the cabinets before painting? I would love to paint our cabinets! And, how much paint did you use total?
ReplyDeleteThanks - they look fabulous!
Ellie B- No prep, nada, nothing, just paint, paint, paint : o ) I used two quarts of the Country grey (lower cabinets) and one quart of the Old White. Then distressed and waxed with clear wax.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tammy : o )
ReplyDeleteWow! Your kitchen looks beautiful. Love it!
ReplyDeleteQuestion for you: How do you like the wax finish? (okay, questions) Does the wax still rub off (how long ago did you finish)? I have done a couple pieces of furniture and the wax doesn't seem completely dry. It has been a couple of weeks on one of the pieces. Thanks for your thoughts and sharing your experience with this.
Shelley
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Love the wax, gives a nice patina to the paint. Nope, wax is there to stay, but you can do multiple coats. Let the wax harden/dry overnight, then buff. It's the buffing (with a soft rag) that brings out the sheen : o )
ReplyDeleteLove your chalk paint cabinets !! They look beautiful ... truly custom. I'm addicted to chak paint ... my lateast was to paint our dry bar Chateaux Grey ... fun! *Becca* (your newest follower)
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I love your cabinets, and your whole kitchen!!! I know you said you did two coats, how much of each color and wax did you end up buying? Also, I love your paint choice for your walls, do you mind me asking what color that is?! AND... where did you get your hardware? I love this and am so glad I found your blog!
ReplyDeleteLindsay, so glad you stopped by! The wall colour is sw moderate white. I used two qaurts of country grey for the lower cabinets, one and a half quarts of the old white for the upper cabinets, and one container of clear wax for the entire project. The hardware was found on line, i can look it up and let you know. Out of town at the moment, but will post when i get back!
ReplyDeleteHere is the link for our kitchen hardware:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kitchencabinethardware.com/enter.html?target=Cottage_HardwareOil_Rubbed_Bronze.html
Wow...just came over from Brooklyn Limestone, I love your painted cupboards they really lighten up the place.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by! I think they lighten up the place too : o ) The dark wood cabinets never were our style, but our builder only offered wood. Paint fixed that!
ReplyDeleteI love how your cabinets came out! I have been wanting to do ours with Chalk Paint but haven't tackled it yet ~ I am really glad to read your thoughts on using it ~
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us!!
xoxo
Lori
Katie- Thank you! I am loving them too, way more "us" than the builder cabinets. Super easy to use, that chalk paint ; o )
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the new look.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, your kitchen looks gorgeous! I found your blog through Kristin's party and was immediately drawn to this makeover. You did a fantastic job on it! :-)
ReplyDeleteVanessa
just perfect!!!! love them!!!
ReplyDeleteKorrie- Thank you : o )
ReplyDeleteVanessa- Thank you so much!
Stefanie- Thanks!!
It looks fabulous and I love the distressing! My chalk paint is due to arrive tomorrow and I will be attempting to paint our bathroom cabinets. Not quite prepared to tackle a kitchen yet! You did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteJenn :)
they look absolutely gorgeous...i've yet to jump on the chalk paint bandwagon but seeing lovely projects like these i'm going to have to!
ReplyDeletealison
i want to use chalk paint for my kitchen cabinets as well, but have white painted trim in my house and am afraid this 'old white' will not look right against a true white trim...it looks in your photos that you also have some regular white trim...what do you think?
ReplyDeleteby the way...it looks beautiful!
alison
Jenn- I bet it will look fab : o )
ReplyDeleteAlison- It's addictive!! Maybe use the cream or old ochre instead of the old white. There will be a little more contrast that way.
Just found your blog thru party at uncommon slice of suburbia and have been wondering if this paint would work on cabinets and here you are! It looks beautiful, just the look I've been wanting. We have a shop here in Brentwood right outside Nashville that just started carrying Annie Sloan paint. Can't wait to get some and give it a try! Thanks for the great information!
ReplyDeleteI'm your newest follower and would love for you to visit me.
Rebecca
Rebecca- Thank you so much! I will stop by for sure : o )
ReplyDeleteStuff and Nonsense-They are coming out with a true white in the chalk paint in the fall!! They will be launching a few more colors then as well. :)
ReplyDeleteBTW-Love the cabinets they look awesome, will be doing our bathroom cabinets soon! We have a re-purpose furniture biz and all we use now is chalk paint...that stuff is fabulous!!
Fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteI know you said you used about 3 1/2 qts total - but about how many ft of cabinets is that? and did you paint insides,too, or just the outside?
I've about got myself talked into using chalk paint for my cabs, but at over $35 a qt, I don't want to over-order ;-) thanks so much!
Momma- Not sure how many feet it is, but it is a good sized kitchen. I didn't paint the insides of the cabinets (way too much work!) so we just left them as they were.
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen looks amazing!!! I have almost exactly the same color cabinets and they don't match our cottage decor either!!! I'm about to try my hand at this Chalk paint thing... I'll start with a bathroom and then try to tackle the kitchen. How long did it take you to complete this kitchen project?
ReplyDeleteJ Crew- It took me about two days to do the bottom cabinets, and three for the top cabinets. Chalk paint is so easy to use!
ReplyDeleteHi.. your cabinets look fabulous. I have been wanting to use the chalk paint in the kitchen for ages. How do you find the everyday cleaning going? I'm so used to spraying something like 409 to clean... wondering how cleansers affect that wax? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMarta- I use Myers' cleaning products, and so far no problems. I am still loving the painted cabinets ; o )
ReplyDeleteThese ,look so completely fantastic! I love them, omg they are awesome! How much paint did you end up using? Was is expensive? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBecca
Becca- It took about 4.5 quarts. Each quart is about $34.00, so not super pricey, but not cheap either!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tricia, I love the cabinets, just what I wanted to do but thought it would be too much work stripping and then putting on several coats of white wash. Where did you get the paint? At a place in Houston or did you order online?
ReplyDeleteShelly,
ReplyDeleteyou probably used too much wax, it only takes a light coat and then you wipe off till dry. i made the same mistake in the beginning.
Okay so I love this idea...sounds so much easier than the cabinet transformation kit. Questions: Some chalk paint seems to have a natural distressed look that is too distressed for me. I like the look of yours. Did you do the distressed look yourself? The pictures look great, of course, but in real life do they look pretty professional? Can you see brush marks? Have you had any trouble with paint chipping? Any complaints? Kim
ReplyDeleteWhat made you decide to do two shades? Do you still like it? I have a very small gallery style kitchen that I am considering painting and am wondering if the two-tones would make it feel more or less crowded. What are your thoughts?
ReplyDeleteKim- Still love the look, although I am thinking of repainting them just because that's how we roll over here! No brush strokes, very smooth chalky finish- the wax buffed out really helps give it that look. I did distress the cabinets myself using a very fine grit sand paper. No paint chips- this stuff adheres very well! Hope that helps : o )
ReplyDeleteGentlewood Cottage: It depends on the colours you choose as to whether or not you should go with the two tone. I've seen it done in galley kitchens and it looks great : o ) Go with colours that are similar in tone (kinda like I did on ours) that way they are not fighting for attention!. I like the off/white or white for the upper cabinets for a clean, less cluttered look. If you'd like just send me a picture and I can give you some paint colour tips! tandtgoins@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love this transformation! How often do you have to re-wax? Upkeep is not my best trait!
ReplyDeleteDanielle- I have only waxed them once : o ) Easy Peasy!
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic!! But tell me about brush strokes. Do you see them? I've heard that's kind of the look with ASCP and for some pieces I think that's fine but not sure if I could handle them on my kitchen cabinets. Please tell me the brush strokes aren't too bad because I sooo want to do this!!;)
ReplyDeleteAdrienne- The brush strokes are not bad at all. The paint has a very soft almost velvety look to it. Not a high shine- so brush strokes are not that noticeable. I am pretty picky ; o )
ReplyDeleteSo did you end up repainting? I'm thinking of doing this to mine next month...
ReplyDeletedid you take the doors off or just paint?
We did repaint on the uppers, but only because we totally replaced them. Originally I used Old White, but switched to Pure White for the upper shelves. We removed all the doors and hardware to paint. Can't wait to see how yours turns out! We still love ours : o )
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