Sunday, April 11, 2010

Never Underestimate the Power of Paint

My friends, Kelli and Rick, have recently moved into a new home (new to them anyway) and decided to update the kitchen cabinets.

Oak cabinets are great, sturdy, and timeless, but black cabinets are AWESOME and FABULOUS!

Kelli got in there, busted a gut ,and painted their cabinets in just three days! Check out the difference:

BEFORE: Blah BOOOOORING.

kellis kitchen1

AFTER: Ahhh…AWESOME!

kellis kitchen2

The black paint really looks great with the wood floors.

kellis kitchen4

…And one more, just to see a little more awesomeness…

kellis kitchen3

I think their next step is to replace the appliances with stainless steel. Great job, Kelli! You really rocked this kitchen!

~Misti

17 comments:

Lisa said...

What a great transformation! They did a great job and it looks so nice!

Kathy's Red Door Welcome said...

I love the black...I'm with you the before is boring.

Tami Allen Walker Nash said...

Beautiful. I soooo need to paint mine. I chicken out every single time I get close.

Joanna said...

I LOVE black paint! If our kitchen would have been bigger I would have done black cabinets too.

Magic Brush said...

Love, love, love it! Are you a fan of "Magic Brush" on Facebook? (it's on my sidebar). Just this morning I published a black kitchen we finished on Friday! Love the impact!

Shauna said...

How cool that you blogged this! Kelli did such a good job!! I somehow missed that picture that showed more of the floor. You're right the black paint does look awesome with the floors!

Sherri @ Design2Shine said...

Looks AWESOME is RIGHT! Love it! I so want to paint my kitchen cabinets.
Great to 'see' you!

marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...

Love the cabinets. They look awesome. Great idea. Hugs, Marty

Darline said...

Love the black against the floors...gives it a newer look :) stainless steel appliances will def complete the "new" look!!!

southerninspiration said...

Wow, what a transformation!!

Suzanne

Julie-Ann said...

I just can't get over the wonderful transformation! It is so awesome! I would have been scared to death to paint kitchen cabinets back, but this is great! The only thing I find distracting are the bottles on top of the cabinets, but that is just a personal thing - I love all the other items up there.

Kim said...

Well hey there Misti!! I am in awe. Three days???? Is she a professional magician?? Wow! I love the black!
xoxo,
Kim

sanjeet said...

I love the black..
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mishebe said...

looks really good, she must of worked day and night...

pk @ Room Remix said...

She did a great job! The black cabinets make such a statement.

Julia @ Hooked on Houses said...

Love the black! So much more drama. I had cabinets almost identical to hers (the before version!) in my last house. Now I wish I could go back and paint them like this! :-)

Erin said...

Beautiful kitchen! I love the black cabinets. My friend wants to do her cabinets black, I'll have to show her these pictures.

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