South Meets South: Our 'NEW' Kitchen....

One drawback of our house is the small kitchen. When we bought the house it was painted an awful "salmon" color with horrible curtains and fake ivy running down ugly shelving. Cabinets were stark white with cheapo hardware. The stove and oven were updated and black but the stove hood and dishwasher were white. We painted the walls when we first moved in (definitely a priority to get rid of that color), but painting the cabinets has been on my to-do list for quite some time. I was honestly scared of the project. Luckily being a small kitchen means fewer cabinets to paint. We worked from Sunday to Sunday every single night (or at least I worked everyday - Lucas was out of town with business for a few days).

The BEFORE (previous owner's furnishings):

The AFTER:
Lots of paint and new hardware... even the white appliances were painted....
Say hello to our 'new' kitchen!!

We used our trim color for the cabinets: Benjamin Moore Navajo White. No, this is not white. It is a creamy white and so much better than the stark white of previous days. I tried an 'antique' finish but wasn't getting the results I wanted. I ended up making my own glaze and painting the cabinet details by hand. It isn't exactly what I had envisioned but I think it is nice. Better than it was and MUCH better than the cost of completely replacing it all.

The blank cabinet back (remember we took down that shelving) seen here.....

is going to feature a special treat. (If I had my way we would completely get rid of this and just install a stand alone hood but we are just redecorating now... not remodeling.) Here's a big hint: