Cabinet Wine Lattice

Remember this project? ...Yeah, the one that we started back in MAY!  Well, it's finally finished and what a relief that is. This wasn't a complicated project, but it was easy to ignore for a while once we were almost done, so that's why it took us so long to finally get it completed.

Of course, we went through many phases and it took hiring some outside help, but at least we're done and can enjoy the finished product now.

First, we removed the doors of the cabinet above the fridge during the cabinet painting prep work. We also removed the divider that was between the doors and the shelf in the middle of the cabinet.  We filled the holes with wood putty and painted this open cabinet as we did the exterior of the rest of the cabinets.

We ordered wine lattice from The Hardware Hut and had it cut to size and installed by a handyman in our area.

Then, I added a small piece of trim to the top to finish everything off. I sanded, caulked, and repainted.  Then, we filled it with all of the wine that we have at the moment.  I'm really enjoying this as it makes our kitchen feel more custom and fits our needs.

FYI, it turns out that wine storage above a refrigerator can be quite controversial and some advise against it.  However, I have checked that the temperature does not fluctuate in this space above the fridge, which could damage the wine stored there. Our fridge vents on the front, below the doors so this is not a problem. Also, we don't plan to store very expensive bottles of wine here, it's more for decorative and casual use.


p.s. Happy 1.5 year anniversary to my wonderful husband, Kevin!

Kitchen Reveal!

** Update, we've made more progress since this post! **

Cabinet Wine Lattice

Tiling our Backsplash: Part 1

Tiling our Backsplash: Part 2

Our kitchen is finally (mostly) finished! We had the appliances installed last week and we were busy moving our furniture into the house this weekend.  The kitchen is pretty bare in these pictures, but we've since moved a lot of our things in and have a few more decorations out.  These after pictures were also taken late in the day, so it looks a little darker than it usually is, but during the day it is so bright and airy in the kitchen... we love it! We haven't done the backsplash yet, so that is our next big project.  Here are the pictures of the kitchen and details on everything we did. 

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

What we did:
- Painted Cabinets with CabinetCoat in Benjamin Moore Snowfall White according to these directions
- Granite countertops, 3cm Steel Gray from Absolute Stone
- New kitchen appliances, KitchenAid from hhgregg
- Crown molding added to top of cabinets
- New cabinet hardware, Home Depot
- Removed cabinet shelves and doors above fridge (for future wine lattice)
- Painted kitchen & living room walls Benjamin Moore Smoke

More Pictures:

 

It was a long and tedious process, but we are so thrilled with how everything turned out. We think it's a major improvement over where the kitchen was when we bought the house. Let me know if you have questions or comments! :) Hope you like it and it can be an inspiration to those of you who might be thinking about painting your cabinets!

If you're looking for the posts with all of the information and progress we made painting the cabinets, go here:

What a Difference a Few Days Make

And, we're off...

Kitchen Progress

Kitchen Progress II

Kitchen Progress III

Kitchen Progress III

The cabinets are sooo close to being done, it's driving me crazy. We have only 2 more doors to hang. I'm so excited to see the finished product. Yesterday I put a light second coat of paint on a lot of the doors and touched up areas on the cabinets that needed it. We were supposed to be getting 3/4 of the appliances delivered today, but it will only be the microwave and dishwasher. The fridge had a dent on it this morning when they were preparing for the day of deliveries, so we have to wait until next week for the new fridge and range to be delivered.  Once those are in, the kitchen is really going to feel so different!

Here are the pictures I took last night.  It's come a long, long way from where we started.

We still have to paint and hang the doors above the desk. If you noticed, we removed the divider from the open cabinet above the fridge. We're going to leave that as an open cabinet and put wine wine lattice there. I'm going to order something like the lattice in the picture below, and we should be able to put it up ourselves. I think that once it's installed, it will make the kitchen cabinets look even more custom.

Kitchen Progress II

We've made a lot of progress this week in the kitchen.  We're really close to being done with painting the cabinets. Today, we also started adding the kitchen hardware and rehanging the cabinet doors.  It's finally starting to take shape and I think it's really looking good. We also added crown molding to the top of the cabinets this week. I think it really helps to make the cabinets look nicer and and brings your eye up.  Here are some pictures:

New cabinet knobs

Desk is almost done!!

Crown molding is up and painted!

Kitchen Progress

We've made a lot of progress in the kitchen. This weekend we cleaned, stripped, sanded and primed the cabinets, cabinet doors, and drawers.  It was a lot of work, but it actually went by pretty fast. We're following these steps for painting the cabinets:  http://www.squidoo.com/paintingcabinets

Here are the pictures from before we started:

Kitchen - Before

Kitchen - Before

Kitchen - Before

Here are pictures of what it looks like now, with at least 1 coat of primer on everything. We're not painting the inside of the cabinets because that would be way too much work for little actual benefit.  We decided it's ok if you see the wood tone when you open a cabinet door. Once the doors are put on, you won't even be able to tell.

After (w/primer)

Cabinet doors

Today we also picked out the paint for the kitchen walls and living room.  I got 4 samples at SW to test on the walls because I was having such a hard time with the paint chips.  We tested Sherwin Williams' Comfort Gray, Sherwin Williams' Silvermist, Behr Light French Gray, and Benjamin Moore Smoke.  I got Kevin to put the paint on the walls without letting me know which color was which.  Then, I picked my favorite and he picked his favorite.  We both ended up picking the same one as our #1 and that made the decision pretty easy.  We decided on Benjamin Moore Smoke!!  Its a really pretty gray blue that has a little bit of aqua... exactly what I was looking for!

We're also trying to decide on the backsplash.  I ordered samples of 3x6" and 2x4" Carrara marble tiles online. I prefer the 2x4" tiles because they come on a mosaic mesh and will be easier to install than the 3x6 tiles, which have to be placed individually.

BM Smoke paint, 2x4" Carrara tiles, & Steel Gray granite

2x4" Carrara marble tiles and  3x6" Carrara marble tiles

We're going to finish the primer coats and sand them this week.  The granite countertops are being installed on Friday morning. As soon as they're installed, we'll work on the final coat of paint! Hopefully, by next weekend, the kitchen will be a completely different space. :)