Let me just start out by saying that I waited WAY too long to do our bathroom makeover. Yep, I got ready for 4 years in that turquoise and yellow bathroom..what!?. Although this isn’t a huge bathroom renovation or big budget makeover..it is still quite the before and after if I say so myself!
The BEFORE
The AFTER
Because I didn’t want to paint all the cabinets (because I despise that), I decided to just try sanding down my base cabinets to make it look more natural and less ‘orange’. Not only that, but I thought by painting the tall cabinet white, it would make it feel more open and clunky.
NOTES
- I’m actually delightfully surprised about the cabinet. I sanded it down and just added 2 coats of matte polyurethane. SO MUCH EASIER.
- I really wanted to try adhesive faux moroccan floor tiles..but, womp womp, they didn’t work.
- I thought about painting aa floor pattern, but I knew we would be selling within the year and didn’t want it to look cheap.
01 :: Trim/Cabinet Color 02 :: Classic Gray Walls 03 :: Basket 04 :: Cabinet Pulls 05 :: Canisters 06 :: Faucet 07 :: Artwork 08 :: Light Fixture 09 :: Hardware
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Hi,
Love the cabinets! Could you give me some more info for exactly how you got that look?
I just sanded them (to remove the gloss/etc) and put a matte poly as a protectant :) That’s all!
is there a certain color of polyurethane u used. Can u post a picture of which one u used pls.
I think just Minwax Matte Poly? I did this in our old house so I dont have it anymore. But found it at Home Depot!
I have glossy oak cabinets and I’m curious what level of effort and elbow grease it took you to get your finish off ? Yours look great could you give more detail about your sanding process? What grit you used? Did you use an electric sander, etc.?
Thanks!
I cannot remember the grit, but I would say medium grit to start and could always do a fine one after. And yes, highly recommend a palm sander! I did that and then just did the corners by hand. The whole process was sooo much quicker than painting!