Updating an ’80s Kitchen, Half 2

Owners Lloyd and Aimee Meyers and their two children, Caroline and Landon, love their house, however they’re not so keen on their ’80s kitchen.

So, we’re serving to this household with a cheap renovation — at simply $1,200 in supplies — that can go away a huge impact!

We’re bringing this ’80s-style kitchen into the twenty first century with a particular two-part episode. This text covers half two of the venture. (Missed half one? Catch up here!)

Touching Up the Cupboards

Lloyd and Aimee’s cupboards, general, are in nice form. Nonetheless, they’ve a number of ugly scratches.

The householders don’t need to paint these cabinets as a result of they love the wealthy wooden grain. As a substitute, we’re touching up the stain and giving them a contemporary coat of polyurethane.

Partially one in all this venture, we cleaned and prepped the cupboards. On this episode, Chelsea exhibits Lloyd correctly apply stain, ready a couple of minutes for it to sink into the wooden, earlier than eradicating it.

After the polyurethane has dried, we place the cupboard doorways again on the containers and set up new trendy pulls.

It’s such a easy change — including new {hardware} — however one factor is for certain: these cupboards now not scream Nineteen Eighties!

Better of all, Aimee loves how the refinished cupboards and new {hardware} utterly rework her kitchen.

Changing the Backsplash

Lloyd and Aimee’s kitchen had simply two small backsplashes within the type of dated ceramic tile behind the sink and oven.

We’re changing these with trendy subway tiles — and this new, sweeping backsplash will cowl every wall within the workspace. The end result can be a constant look that leaves a dramatic affect.

We bumped into only one stumbling block earlier than beginning work on the brand new backsplash. We eliminated the outdated backsplash and realized it eliminated parts of the wall.

Issues don’t at all times go as deliberate throughout house enhancements, however on this case, we simply changed the drywall. Easy sufficient!

For the backsplash set up, we use SimpleMat from Custom Building Products. It’s principally a double-sided sticker. First, you apply SimpleMat to the wall. Then, take away the adhesive entrance and apply tiles to the SimpleMat. After that, grout the tiles and take away the surplus.

You possibly can study extra in regards to the course of in our how-to video.

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Refinishing the Counter tops

This kitchen’s counter tops are in nice form, however the plastic laminate now not wows Lloyd and Aimee. And these counter tops received’t look good subsequent to the intense white backsplash we’ve put in.

One easy decor trick is to replace two adjoining surfaces with contrasting colours. The subway tiles are white, so these counter tops can be black.

You possibly can paint laminate counter tops, however we’re going to do one thing additional particular, resurfacing them with Daich Coatings’ SpreadStone Countertop Refinishing Kit.

This product, seen in Volcanic Black, principally mixes darkish paint with actual stones for a shocking countertop makeover, and the appliance couldn’t be simpler.

First, we sand the counter tops to easy out the laminate and take away any grime. Then we clear the countertop so primer will bond to it.

As soon as the primer is dry, we apply the stone coating, as directed, and let it dry. Afterward, we sand it so the stone shines by means of, giving the countertop a stunning granite look.

Lastly, we end it off with sealer.

Manufacturing Ideas

After we first saw the Meyers’ kitchen, it was caught within the ’80s and in dire want of a contemporary makeover.

By portray over mustard-colored partitions, changing outdated lighting fixtures and putting in a brand new backsplash, this kitchen is now within the twenty first century!

The brand new wall shade is lighter and brighter. The cupboards look new, with a contemporary coat of polyurethane and trendy pulls. And the white subway tile backsplash contrasts fantastically with the darkish counter tops and lighting fixtures.

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