Mini Kitchen Makeover Plans

When nosotros did a fairly substantial kitchen remodel about four years ago, I knew non long later icon the cabinets that I didn't honey them in addition to would re-paint them eventually. Now, amongst the novel wall color, the fourth dimension has come.  Last twelvemonth when I had the white underground backsplash installed, I knew I'd belike live on headed towards white cabinets, thence fifty-fifty though the backsplash doesn't hold back bully amongst the electrical flow cabinets, the pick was business office of a long term plan.

With the scads of kitchen photos I come upwards across, I kept coming dorsum to this photo, the crisp contrast of the dark in addition to white wins me over every time.  You tin bet I'm hunting for a cheap persian carpet to purpose inwards the kitchen too.

Domino via Burlap in addition to Lace

 These kitchens helped sway me toward the dark isle in addition to white cabinets every bit well-

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So that's where I'm headed, but here's the reality correct now. You tin encounter merely how bad the cabinets are directly amongst the novel wall color.  I'm SO over the creamy color amongst glaze!  I'm trying out a sample on that cut back higher upwards the pantry doors, which leads me to a dilemma...

The isle is staying black, the cabs volition live on white.  I can't create upwards one's heed if I should pigment the pantry doors white or dark (the cut back around the doors volition live on white).  I used my bad editing skills quick blueprint trick to teach an idea-

And a slightly unlike angle-

Tough choice. I merely powerfulness convey ane that I'm leaning toward, but what produce yous think?  Here's ane shadowy goal that I couldn't resist icon to teach a experience for the novel color.

Over a twelvemonth agone (when they were less than one-half the cost they are now!) I bought plenty of these pulls to purpose for the drawers-

I'm non certain what knobs I'll purpose yet, even thence on the hunt, but they volition live on some form of brass or gilt color also.  

The other big determination I've been debating is the hinges on the cabinet doors.  My cabinets convey the regular run of the manufacturing flora former exposed brass hinges, in addition to I painted over them when I painted the cabinets.  I consider I wanted to switch to hidden hinges this time, but that has 2 strikes against it... cost, in addition to the fact that truly removing the former hinges in addition to filling inwards holes in addition to re-hanging everything properly would live on a major pain.  With brass making such a big comeback, I'd been toying amongst the consider of stripping them dorsum downwards in addition to merely using them again.  Then, I saw Caitlin Wilson's kitchen inwards my friend's IG feed the other day, in addition to the heavens parted... 

Exposed brass hinges!  And jaw dropping gorgeous!  I experience similar that epitome validated my thoughts, thence brass hinges it volition be.

So, I'm a few weeks away from tackling the paint, but I can't hold back to teach this projection started (actually I can...painting cabinets is a pain, but it volition live on worth it!).  What produce yous mean value virtually the pantry doors?

I promise all of yous convey a super weekend!  We're scooping the kids upwards every bit shortly every bit they are out of schoolhouse in addition to heading to encounter the Alexander movie, in addition to then rooting for our alma mater Oklahoma Baptist University Bison at the game on Saturday.  AND... we're preparing for ane to a greater extent than trip that Ray in addition to I are squeezing in.  Goodness, I never had a passport earlier this summertime in addition to directly we're traveling internationally twice inwards ii months!  It's gonna live on a expert one!

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