White to Gray...the reveal.

This is a before and after pic of my latest painting project.

My kitchen cabinets went from white to gray.  Well at least the bottom ones did.

I LOVE white, but I'm also tired of cleaning white.  HA! :)

I have 5 children, and with that comes lots of finger prints, dirt, and food on cabinet doors.

My white ones were just not holding up to it, so I decided to paint the bottom ones white.

This is actually a picture of what our kitchen looked like when we moved into the house.

We bought the oak cabinets on Craigslist for $400.00, and bought the sink base separate.

This is what the kitchen looked like after I painted them white.  I did like it, but cleaning them was a daily chore. ;)

A better before pic...We purchased the whole island on Craigslist as well.

It's 5 base cabinets and a countertop for $180.  What a DEAL! ;)  We added the beaded board to the sides of the island.

AND...here...is the kitchen today.

I LOVE how it turned out.

I was so surprised at how much I actually like it!

I used Lowe's Valspar Mountain Smoke.

I'll post later on the curtain.

But the material is fun and the perfect colors to pull it all together.

This china was a Mother's Day gift to me several years ago.

It's Ironstone, has beautiful scalloped edges, and it's YELLOW.  The bottom says...Buttercup Federalist Ironstone.  I fell in love with it the first time I saw it in the antique store.

Was so thrilled to get it as a gift.  There's a story behind them, and I'll post it later. ;)

With painting the cabinets gray, I knew the china would look fabulous!  Cause it's YELLOW! :)

I still need to add hardware to this cabinet...and to the island.  

AND here is my wonderful NEW fridge!!  It's dreamy, no?  haha! :))

Also was able to update my dishwasher this year too...

We're all enjoying the change.  I was so nervous about going this dark, but just went with it. 

I still need to paint the beaded board, and a few touch ups here and there.

But WHAT a difference!

I even think it makes our dark butcher block countertops look better.

This whole project cost me under $50.  :)

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

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