Decorating

BLACK AND WHITE KITCHEN RE-DO

Check out my black and white kitchen re-do! This is my kitchen before I painted it….. The cupboards were a medium oak color and some of the cupboards were already painted black.

It was very dark and dreary.

To lighten up the room ..I decided to paint all the Oak sections white as well as the kitchen island and it turned out fabulous!

I love it so much because now it is light and bright.

It is amazing what a little elbow grease and paint can do. This photo shows a different angle of the kitchen. I also sewed the kitchen valance.

Here is a turtorial for a faux roman shade that I wish I would have done.
If you enlarge this photo you will be able to see where I roughed up the edges of the black cupboards to make them look a little worn and more cottage like.

I hope you enjoyed this black and white kitchen re-do and I would love to hear your comments.

My daughter used chalkpaint to do a quick fix on her countertops and it turned out so pretty! The countertops now look like soapstone counters!
We would love to hear from any of you that have done this to your kitchen or another room in the house that was transformed with paint!

Other painting projects

Can you spray paint bathroom faucets?

Chalk paint bathroom vanity

Chalk paint entertainment center

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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the feathered nest says:

April 1, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Your kitchen really looks great! Before this last kitchen makeover I had painted my cabinets white also, now they're a cream color. I love the look of painted cabinets!

Thank you for you very kind comment on my blog and the well wishes!

Manuela
Madeline says:

March 31, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Oh I miss this kitchen :'( But you new kitchen is very nice as well.