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Replace cabinet hardware and hand towel holders with more elegant options.
Not exact matches
The kitchen
cabinets are original and VERY old, but we didn't have the money to
replace them so we had them repainted and changed out the
hardware.
There are shelves to be painted and put back up; the
cabinet under the sink needs to be painted and the
hardware painted and
replaced; and there was a
cabinet above the washing machine that needs to have something done with it, but I'm not sure I want it back in our little laundry room off the bathroom.
So I'll be
replacing the drawer pulls,
cabinet knobs and hinges with brushed nickel
hardware that has simple lines.
Here are some options if you have less than $ 1,000 to spend: paint your kitchen
cabinets and walls,
replace outdated lighting with new fixtures, buy a new bathroom vanity on sale at a site like Wayfair.com and install it yourself, change out your
cabinet hardware and swap that Formica surface for a new quartz counter (this could run you over $ 1,000 but it may be worth it if your counter looks like an episode of The Brady Bunch).
Anticipate
replacing the carpeting, vinyl flooring, water heater, and
cabinet hardware in the first five years, and the gutters, heating system, roof and decks in the first 15 years.
«If the wood is starting to look shabby from use or contaminants in the air, we take out the nicks and scratches, recondition it with oil, and put new
hardware on,» explains Heidi Morrissey, vice president of marketing and sales at Kitchen Tune - Up in Aberdeen, S.D.. For $ 1,500 to $ 4,000, owners can
replace the
cabinet doors and drawer fronts, and for $ 4,000 to $ 12,000, they can have all the
cabinets refaced.
Upgrading or
replacing cabinets (this can including swiping out new
hardware and sanding down old
cabinets and repainting them or
replacing them completely)
You might not have to totally redo a 1980s kitchen, but you will want to put new
hardware on
cabinet doors,
replace countertops and appliances, and fix what's broken, peeling or worn out.
In a functional but dated 200 - square - foot kitchen with 30 linear feet of cabinetry and countertops, leave
cabinet boxes in place but
replace fronts with new raised - panel wood doors and drawers, including new
hardware.
What this project entails: In a functional but dated 200 - square - foot kitchen with 30 linear feet of cabinetry and countertops, leave
cabinet boxes in place but
replace the fronts with new raised - panel wood doors and drawers, including new
hardware.
If it's not in your budget to
replace, you can add new
hardware on
cabinets and sinks.
Other alternatives include
replacing the doors (and reselling the old ones), or repaint
cabinets with a product like Ace
Hardware's
Cabinet, Door & Trim Paint, an alkyd - based semi-gloss finish that yields a smooth, factory - like finish.
The above is a flip but started with exact same
cabinets only
replaced facings and
hardware.
This update — called refacing — can save up to half of the cost of
replacing them, and it's fairly easy to do: You keep the original
cabinet boxes and change the drawer fronts, doors and
hardware.
I'd love to win and would use the card to paint my awful 80s oak
cabinets white and
replace the
hardware.
Since I have difficult to
replace hardware on my
cabinets, I even painted over those with the chalk paint.
The inexpensive kitchen make over ideas include changing a different color palette scheme,
replacing cabinet facing, changing
cabinet look by painting new colors, adding kitchen table, brightening walls and ceilings, lightening up, updating flooring, renewing appliances, changing countertops, and using new
hardware.
Whether you are
replacing a single appliance pull or a complete room's worth of
cabinet hardware, the Schaub Country collection has options for virtually any taste or decor.
I have so many projects going in my mind that I just don't have the money for, I would have a hard time choosing where to start, but I would probably try to finish painting my kitchen
cabinets and
replace the
hardware.
We had the countertops reglazed, we repainted the
cabinet a dark chocolate brown, and
replaced the
hardware and wall storage.
4)
Replace the kitchen appliances, and since the
cabinets look to be still in usable shape — except for the color, I'd just paint them and change out the
hardware for now.
I'd love to add some
hardware on the
cabinets and some updated light fixtures in our master bath, although my husband wouldn't mind
replacing the toilet for something more... powerful.
Then I'd like to change up all the knobs and
hardware on the
cabinets as well as
replace the sinks in there because the enamel is popping off of them.
As soon as we closed on our house, we started several projects immediately — we
replaced our roof, removed the scruffy edges on the extra carport (aka «winnie hole»), added hardwood (red oak) floors in the living room, dining room, kitchen / den, and laundry room to match the floors in the back half of the house, screened and recoated the hardwood floors in the back half of the house,
replaced the two sliding glass doors from the kitchen / den out onto the porch with French doors, removed doors between the kitchen and dining room and between the den and entry way, painted the wood panelling in the den, painted the
cabinets in the kitchen,
replaced the old
cabinet hardware,
replaced the sink and range / hood,
replaced a single wall oven with a double one, added granite tile kitchen countertops, added a beadboard backsplash,
replaced a few light fixtures, added a chair rail in the dining room, added crown moulding in the living room and dining room, and painted lots of rooms.
To freshen the kitchen without breaking the bank, the homeowners painted the
cabinets and counters,
replaced the
hardware, and added an antique Hungarian hutch in one corner for added charm and storage.
The homeowner
replaced the lower
cabinets and gave the uppers new life with glass doors and brass
hardware.
The McCarthys
replaced their lower
cabinets and gave the uppers new life with glass doors and brass
hardware.
To Do: Install
hardware on laundry
cabinets Spray paint laundry storage door
hardware Replace builder grade fixture with something more fun Oh, and erase the Christmas doodle from the chalkboard wall...