the “reveal”
For all of you that know me…it’s obvious why I wouldn’t like this kitchen right? I am a high contrast- B&W with bold colors type of person. I am not a warm tone….autumn colored person. I consider a panda my “power” animal for obvious reasons- because not only are they cute, but they go with EVERYTHING!
(excuse the mess above…hubby took the picture…right before he took off all the cabinets….he doesn’t have an eye for these things)
and now we have the AFTER!!!!!!
Posted on September 1st, 2008 in All, decorating, home |
September 1st, 2008 at 9:44 pm
OMG, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! I adore it!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:30 pm
One word…Stunning!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 am
You know what I thought was the cutest thing about the whole kitchen (aside from the fact that the kitchen is so pretty it makes me want to buy my own house…)? The little baby chair in the corner.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
wowee !! LOVE the wallpaper, it really makes the whole thing … I think.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hi, I can’t remember now where I found your blog from - but it was someone else’s blog…anwyasy I love your recipes and pictures and wish I could cook half as well. Question about your gorgeous new kitchen …..did you use the same cabinets? Did you just sand and paint them and then do new counter tops? We have old 1960’s cabinets in great condition and I was thinking about doing this. Did you have to hire professionals or were you able to do it all yourselves? If you dont mind sharing, what all did you find you could re-use and what’d you have to buy new? It looks WONDERFUL!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:44 am
WOW! Eventhough I do consider myself an ‘autumn colored person’, I like the “after” kitchen much better. It is so clean and light. I love that chalkboard wall, too. EXCELLENT!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
WOW WOW WOW….. Um, when am I coming over for coffee? LOL
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing. I can’t imagine the cooking bliss that would happen in that kitchen.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
good work bean and your mister too! love that my lil touch is still there. the high chair is perfect!
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
ooooooooooooooooh
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
It’s so beautiful–I love the tile!
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:15 pm
yowza - even kitty matches :) looks awesome and so great to have it all done before bebe comes!
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
So awesomely fantastic!
September 4th, 2008 at 6:10 am
I love this kitchen!! Can I live in it, Tracy? ;)
September 4th, 2008 at 9:25 am
my favourite : the wallpaper - you were very bold and it paid off !
September 4th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Love love love it! Adore the ice cube looking light fixtures! Swell job…
September 4th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I love it! Especially the blue accent.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Even the cat matches! Gorgeous!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Simply beautiful. The “after” is so elegant and modern- who wouldn’t be inspired to cook in such a stunning kitchen? Kudos.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
ok, this is my dream kitchen. i aspire to be like you.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:03 am
This is stunning! The black and white is so bold and clean. Must be so much fun to be in there cooking. Can you tell us who made the fantastic birdcage wallpaper?? Love that!
September 8th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Please come and redecorate my entire house! Your kitchen redo is AMAZING! Your lighting is FANTASTIC! Love love love the whole thing! (Sorry for all of the shouting, but wowee!)
September 10th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS!!!! I AM SO GLAD YOU LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO!
xoxoxo
Tracy
September 11th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Wow. What a difference. Beautiful!
October 11th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Lovely, sparkly, bright and all new & fresh! Complete with black cat too! How great is that?!
December 13th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Angela: Same old cabinets but after a month+ of refinishing them. Word of advice…pay a professional, its not worth doing it yourself, you will not do as good a job, it will take 10x longer then you think. I never came so close to crying . Steps are: take everything apart, scrub with 1000grade steal wool and TPS degreaser, LIGHTLY sand by HAND using something like 200grit paper. Do nto use a machine and DO not try to remove the original finish, you simply want to lightly scuff for adhesion (unless of course your cabinets are in bad shape) My mistake was using a machine sander and sanding too hard, created 10x more work for myself and affected the overall results.
Another piece of advice, use Fine Paints of Europe brand and NOTHING ELSE. apply even coat of Fine Paints of Europe Primer, DO NOT LEAVE ANY SLIGHTLY BARE SPOTS, They will always show. For better leveling characteristics and workability, consider an additive, not sue what the best one is but ask about Floetrol or something. Work quickly, do not go over your previous stokes. Sand, then apply your base coat of paint, sanding after base coat may be optional, then apply final coat.
Before starting any project, call the extremely helpful people at Fine Paints of Europe for advise, they have a company policy that NOBODY answers the phone unless they have at least 10yrs of professional painting experience.
Again, hire a professional, I tried to save money and it was a huge mistake. Luckily I knew I was overhead my head and had hit a wall, rather then rush to get the job done, I called a pro and had them do the final coat.