Refinishing kitchen cabinet design/color help?
Ignore the white trim. I want these cabinets refinished but I can't settle on a color or colors! I definitely want to go brighter as the kitchen only has one small window. I also very much dislike the flat panel doors. Should we add molding around the edges of the doors and drawers for a shaker look? I'm considering going all off white/cream, or doing the island in a darker gray with cream on outer cabinets, or doing a two ton with a darker color on the lowers with a light cream/white up top. Help me please! I've been stewing on this for weeks.
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Stephanie Kopf
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PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoi have to agree. your cabs look great. what don't you like about them? people would kill for those slab front wood cabinets in that condition!
Why would you want to turn those beautiful vintage wood cabinets into white shakers like everyone else? The problem is your current countertop choice. Sorry, but it's just wrong w/those cabinets.
As for lighting, get a pendant light or two for over your island to help with light. it's dark because you don't have adequate lighting in that space.
I'd get a new countertop and turn this into more of a mcm type of kitchen.
look at how beautiful this is.
even staining them a bit darker wouldn't be that difficult (slab makes it so easy to do)
Right now, the flooring and countertop do nothing to compliment them. Look into white quartz, waterfall the island with a little overhang, and if you can't change the flooring, thrown down a runner or something.Countertop would be the biggest bang for your buck.
can you paint them and add trim? yes.
rantontoo
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThere are people who would lust after your slab doors especially since wood tones are making a comeback.
When/if you are absolutely committed to a painting decision, I would paint one door without the trim to make a shaker style first. That way you can see if a different color makes the slab door more appealing to you.
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Beth H. :
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Beth H. :
5 years agostephanie, the old top coat may have yellowed, giving the stain an orange tone. those wouldn't bet that difficult to stain. heck, it's the same amount of work if you paint. you have to remove them, sand, (and if you paint, prime, sand again, and two coats of paint). or, stain them once, and give a clear coat. I'd do a nice neutral walnut tone. top w/GF satin top coat.
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Beth H. :
5 years ago Stephanie Kopf
5 years agoThanks so much for all your input! I ended up having them painted in a warm white and doing the island in Benjamin Moore Chelsea gray. Here's an update:
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