Kitchen Cabinets

The kitchen cabinets were a lovely color but looked like the previous owner might have painted them herself.  She did a good job painting around each and every hinge but the paint was worn off near the handles of the doors and it looked like there was only one coat of paint put on. 

It worked out well that she left part of a bucket of paint in the shed.  We took it to Lowe's and they were able to match it exactly -- it's called Pale Water.  I'm finding it difficult to show the color online -- it depends on your computer settings and mine as to how the color appears.  Anyway, you'll have to take my word for it, it's a pleasant, pale, mint green.

We hired John, a painter who had an ad in our Savanna Club newsletter.  Ed took off the doors and John picked them up the next morning, took them to his shop, spray painted and brought them back a few hours later.  What good luck -- the weather was warm, sunny and very dry -- perfect for paint to dry.

John's helper came and painted the cabinet ends, edges, etc.  

Ed put the the new hinges onto the doors that evening and Jason came back the next morning to help hang the doors.  With two of them working, they were able to avoid nicks or dings.

Switching to the high-gloss finish made for a nicer look and it will be easier to clean.  I might have skipped the new hinges but they really do make a difference. 

 Ah, nesting is fun when the results are this attractive!