11-04-2008, 02:08 PM
I found this set of 15 cabinets for a song at a Dallas salvage company.
The huge corner lazy susan and the curved glass shelves on both the top and base units were irresistible. There were even two upper corner cabinets that will wind up in my laundry cubby over the washer. The only drawback? One broken glass shelf on the base unit, scratches and scrapes from being removed, a too small sink cabinet, and a few dinged doors. I decided I'd learn how to use bondo if it meant I could have these in my kitchen.
The biggest change is that we are having a local sheet metal shop fabricate a couple of extenders for either side of the sink unit to accommodate a sweet Elkay 3 basin sink I got through the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
I'd found the Mr Wrench site last year when looking for car painting tips and thought the technique should work for my cabinets. Now that I have found your site, I feel much more confident in re-painting them for my new kitchen. I even found a new fan at HD that will be painted to match!
I keep eying my fridge too. It may wind up painted to match before all is said and done.
Of course I'm committing heresy by painting them shades of purple, (Gliddon Colors - Lilac Bouquet inside, Frilly outside ,and the toe kick is Windsor Purple) but the one that's finished is looking very beautiful so far. I roughed up the surface with 320 sandpaper, removed any rust, and used an oil based Gliddon Porch and Floor paint thinned with mineral spirit on a foam roller.
There is a slight texture, but I can live with it. Now I just need to pick a laminate for the counter tops. It will probably wind up being white Formica. We will edge them in aluminum strip almost identical to the old counter top.
I'll post After shots when we have the kitchen finished.
The huge corner lazy susan and the curved glass shelves on both the top and base units were irresistible. There were even two upper corner cabinets that will wind up in my laundry cubby over the washer. The only drawback? One broken glass shelf on the base unit, scratches and scrapes from being removed, a too small sink cabinet, and a few dinged doors. I decided I'd learn how to use bondo if it meant I could have these in my kitchen.
The biggest change is that we are having a local sheet metal shop fabricate a couple of extenders for either side of the sink unit to accommodate a sweet Elkay 3 basin sink I got through the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
I'd found the Mr Wrench site last year when looking for car painting tips and thought the technique should work for my cabinets. Now that I have found your site, I feel much more confident in re-painting them for my new kitchen. I even found a new fan at HD that will be painted to match!
I keep eying my fridge too. It may wind up painted to match before all is said and done.
Of course I'm committing heresy by painting them shades of purple, (Gliddon Colors - Lilac Bouquet inside, Frilly outside ,and the toe kick is Windsor Purple) but the one that's finished is looking very beautiful so far. I roughed up the surface with 320 sandpaper, removed any rust, and used an oil based Gliddon Porch and Floor paint thinned with mineral spirit on a foam roller.
There is a slight texture, but I can live with it. Now I just need to pick a laminate for the counter tops. It will probably wind up being white Formica. We will edge them in aluminum strip almost identical to the old counter top.
I'll post After shots when we have the kitchen finished.