Replace the kitchen sink faucet,
replace cabinet door handles or install a new sink if you can find a deal on one.
«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.
MDF is great for home stagers or interior redesigners and decorators to use for
replacing cabinet doors, fireplace mantles and molding since it's way cheaper than real wood and it is very smooth / easy to paint.
I'm wondering if you have any great sources for
replacing cabinet doors and drawer fronts?
Give the kitchen a face lift
my replacing the cabinet doors with ones that are more visually interesting.
If you don't want to change the configuration and your cabinets are still in good condition, it may be possible to only
replace the cabinet doors and drawer facades to save money, but it's not usually an ideal solution from a price point of view.
Replace cabinet doors with tambour doors that slide up out of the way for easy access to small appliances behind.
The pluses and minus of Paint, Veneer or
replacing cabinet doors.
At the time of our kitchen updating, we had
replaced the cabinet doors from those white laminate doors with the oak wood trim at the very bottom of them.
We have sanding / repainting / maybe
replacing cabinet doors on our to - do list, and I wonder how the sanded laminate will take paint.
Not exact matches
That's because when
cabinets are refaced, you save the «bones» of the
cabinets and only
replace the
door fronts and drawers for a complete transformation.
While there are limitless options for improving a home, here are five options you can choose that can cost $ 1,000 or less: Upgrade the lighting,
replace the front
door, improve the kitchen
cabinets, enhance the bathroom fixtures or get a deep clean.
Repaired and
replaced blinds,
cabinets, countertops, sub floors and floors, faucets, refrigerators, dishwashers, toilets, sinks and pipes, windows and
doors, and on - site boilers.
Carpenter, Harris Engineering, Tucson, AZ — 1/2004 -3 / 2009 • Installed sheetrock and plywood • Read blueprints and drawings to ascertain scope and necessary materials for projects • Designed, built, repaired, and installed a variety of fixtures and structures, including shelving, windows,
cabinets, and
doors • Repaired and
replaced roofing systems, including structural foundational layers and tile / shinglesConstruction Carpenter, First Rate Solutions LLC, Tucson, AZ — 4/2000 — 1/2004 • Prepared regular status reports to streamline knowledge and workflow between crew and customers • Completed repair and installation of projects on time and at budget, in accordance with customer and architect specifications • Maintained inventory of all tools, materials, and supplies needed for job • Used computer - aided drafting software during design of renovation projects • Motivated crew and subcontractors to communicate clearly and complete projects on time
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.
Repaint dark
cabinets white or off - white or
replace existing
cabinet doors.
We put all new electrical, plumbing, hvac, windows,
doors, roof,
cabinets, flooring, bathroom, you name it we
replaced it.
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.
Upgrades to 11067 Picaza Place Before 2008 purchase Dual pane vinyl windows throughout New kitchen
cabinets installed Downstairs bathroom shower upgraded (tiles and fixtures) Upgraded mantel and fireplace tiles Air conditioning Installed sprinkler system and automatic timer October 2008 Install hand - scraped hardwood floors in main living areas Install new fireplace screen New stair bannister
Replaced downstairs toilet New front
door with security screen New interior
doors and knobs New light fixtures throughout New paint throughout interior Installed gas stove / oven Installed water-wise drip irrigation system in yard 2009 Installed back patio cover off kitchen Freestanding backyard shade structure (corner) Backyard cement landscape Planted grass, trees, garden, etc..
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.
Have you considered
replacing just the
doors for the
cabinets?
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Replace worn
cabinet and
door knobs.
Tighten or
replace loose doorknobs or
cabinet pulls, sticking
doors and drawers and wobbly hinges
I would definitely repaint the
cabinets and
replace the
doors to update the look.
For rents around $ 1,100 I would not
replace those
cabinets or the
doors.
A few of the
cabinets had to be
replaced, and we bought all new
doors.
We'd ideally like fix the kitchen to
replace the
cabinets, which has
doors ripped off the hinges, and burnt and bubbled up Formica (sp?).
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 worry that removing one of our
cabinet doors will look like it broke off and we just need to
replace / repair it.
Two of the best updates were building a
cabinet around and above the refrigerator and
replacing the louvered pantry
door (Do you remember how bad this corner was before?)
We have noticed a massive increase in the sales of replacement kitchen
doors over the last few years as more and more people are opting to reface their current kitchen
cabinets rather than
replace them completely.
If the seller really wanted to make an impression and had a small budget, I would recommend painting the
cabinets, adding new
door handles, and
replacing the butcher - block counters.
The original arched
cabinet door trim just wasn't doing it for me, so by removing the original trim and
replacing with a more clean cut shaker style trim, I was on the road to happy.
The
cabinet is not subdivided and we wanted a simpler look, so we simply opted to
replace it with one
door when we remodeled.
I'm also painting my
cabinets white — removing
doors to show the inside and
replacing or refashioning the
doors over the desk with glass.
It's funny that you posted this today because I'm sitting at work daydreaming about painting my bathroom and installing the new vanity top when I still have touch up painting to do in the office —
cabinet doors to
replace in the kitchen - toekick and shoe molding to put on — picture ledges to hang (frames to buy and pictures to print * ahem * to put in frames)....
Refacing
cabinet doors might seem like an economical alternative to fully
replacing cabinetry, but buyer beware — especially with older kitchens.
I have a nice size kitchen with very little
cabinet space.I made a closet into a pantry so all I need is a lil space for dishes.I just got married and received a very nice set of a olive green dish set that I have not opened because my
cabinets need a real bad make over.The
cabinets over the sink are coming apart from the wall.I know all we would have to do is
replace the backs of the
cabinet and mount them up properly on the wall.I tried to explain it to my husband < but he understands more when he sees it in writing.I have always loved the idea of
cabinets with no
doors.I love baskets as well and so I went on a hunt for a idea to bring my vision of what i would love my kitchen to look like.One day I decided to go on my favorite web site and I saw a picture of black
cabinets, no
doors with baskets.OMG..
Even with the microwave over the sink I think kitchen photo # 5 is the best remodel without removing the
cabinets, maybe an interested buyer could just
replace the
doors.
The previous owners of our place
replaced the upper
cabinet doors with a patterned plastic that is partially transparent.
When we redid our kitchen we
replaced the hutch with
cabinets on the bottom with easy slide out drawers and glass
door cabinets on the top.
One way to make a small kitchen appear larger is to remove some
cabinet doors or
replace the solid fronts with glass.
I had to swag my dining room chandelier to centered over the table (which required re-wiring some parts),
replacing the mirror sliding
doors in my bedroom with my DIY craftsman style bi-fold
doors, building a little
cabinet door for a spot in my kitchen that didn't have one since my kitchen makeover over a year ago, re-paint my bathroom and bedroom shiplap walls, and of course deep clean and find some fresh artwork for a few spots in my home.
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.
Fixer Upper Kitchen Reno Tips: The original
cabinet doors were taken off and
replaced with new shaker style
cabinet faces.
Here are the pictures of the kitchen / den area after the hardwood floors were put in, the
cabinets and walls were painted white, the sliding glass
doors were
replaced with French
doors, the odd
door from the den into the entry way was removed, the wagon wheel hanging over the area for the kitchen table was removed, granite tile countertops were installed, a beadboard backsplash was installed, a new sink was put in, and the appliances from the 1960s were
replaced.
If you have a
cabinet door that is irreparable,
replace it with a curtain.
Next to this vanity, old shutters
replace an ordinary
door on the medicine
cabinet.
Did you get all new
cabinets or just
replace the
doors on your existing
cabinets?