How to Spruce up Those Old Cabinets & Save Some Money

These days it seems like every home improvement show has someone ripping out perfectly functional kitchen cabinets for a costly kitchen makeover. Not only does this send perfectly functional cabinets to the landfill, but if you ask me . . . is a huge waste of money! Let’s keep our hard-earned money in our pockets!

Try Adding Shaker Trim to your Existing Cabinets

Want the sleek modern Shaker Cabinet look? Easy! With a little elbow grease and less than $200, you can do it! Get some sandpaper, plywood or MDF, nails / liquid nails, wood filler, caulk and paint and you are on your way to totally transformed Shaker Kitchen Cabinets. Take a look at Two Feet First’s DIY Shaker Cabinet Doors at https://www.twofeetfirst.net/update-kitchen-cabinet-doors-for-cheap/ on how they took some dated cabinet doors and transformed them into kitchen cabinets anyone would be jealous of!

Paint!!!

Paint is obviously the easiest way to give your kitchen a whole new look. Go for a sleek bright white, light gray or bold with a deep blue or green. Always sand your cabinets to start. A paint sprayer is the most efficient way to ensure an even coat. Don’t forget to buy a high-quality cabinet paint that can withstand wet/ dirty hands and a good cleaning!! And ensure the first coat is well dried before applying a second coat to the cabinets and cabinet doors / drawers.

Upper Cabinet Crown Molding / Trim

Adding upper cabinet crown molding trim to your cabinets is a great way to bring up the wow factor! Simply add some extra height to your cabinet by framing out the top. Paint your crown molding to match the cabinets. Nail or glue the crown molding to the top of the cabinets. Fill in the nail holes and gaps with wood filler and some touchup paint. Poof, kitchen cabinet status has been elevated to fancy!

Doesn’t a couple hundred DIY dollars to makeover your kitchen cabinets sound much better than tens of thousands for new cabinets? If you are not a big DIY’er, that is okay! At Newport Home Repair LLC we are! Give us a call in the Newport, WA, Spokane, WA, Mead, WA, Colbert, WA, Diamond Lake, WA or Spokane Valley, WA areas.