I have a 1962 house with wood cabinets and nearly new white appliances in the kitchen.
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Catherine
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What can I do to update the cabinets? Paint them white too? Or some other solution? I am going to sell the house.
White Stovetop with 1962 cabinets
13 answers
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You might want to strip them and refinish if they are still sturdy. If you do go with paint, I would use a complimentary color, but not white. Might be overkill with the white.
James A
on Mar 28, 2011
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Paint your cabinets and when somwone tells you to sand them/put primer on them, well I can tell you that you don't have to sand them and putting 3 coats of good will be fine Satin or a low gloss will work fine. I had wood cabinets and I did this and they are beautiful and I have gotten nothing but compliments and it even made the kitchen look larger. my cabinets are painted a bisque color, light beige or cream. The hardware is an black satin with tube looking handles on the cabinets and the drawers have half dome looking black satin pulls. We also did a white & bisque backsplash with a fancy trim of bisque on the top & bottom of the backsplash. Our appliance's are white with alittle black on them. We had the exhaust fan removed and Sears put up an over the range microwave w/ lg. turntable, we love it and we were able to remove the microwave that was on the counter to have more space. Consider removing everything possible off your counertops so they will look more spacage. We painted our kitchen & dinette a color called wasabi green, whic is also a light color, with our woodwork and baseboards a high gloss white. The rooms are peaceful and refreshing. For some color I put up burg. valances. I also had a china cabinet between the dinette & kitchen and I painted that the same bisque color of the cabinets. I took my dinette wood color table & trim it in the bisque color underneath the straight boards & I painted the chairs (4) in the bisque color with 3 coats of paint. We have 6 chairs but we removed them and put in storage for the room to look larger. Oh on the china cabinet I put black satin knobs on it. The room is bright and like a breath of fresh air and it really opened it up and made it look roomier. We are planning to save money to put down 18 in. square block of italian vinyl flooring, it last 20 or 30 yrs. I use to decorator! Whatever you choose to do I'm sure it will be nice, GOOD LUCK & I hope some of what I have said will be of help.
Blue Eyes
on Mar 28, 2011
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Stain them cherry and change the hardware?
Therese C
on Jun 08, 2012
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Agree, sand them lightly and stain them...new hardware. Then take down the baseboard molding behind the stove and put in a decorative ceramic tile border. If this is a small space, tile the backsplash. If money is tight, use tin or plastic faux tin ceiling tiles.
Jeanette S
on Jun 10, 2012
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We found a kit by Rustoleum at Home Depot. No sanding or stripping. Everything comes in the box. 1) Scrub, 2) Paint, 3) Stain, 4) Protective coat. The results were amazing. Did small kitchen in a rental for about $70. New knobs made it look new!
Maggievanfossan
on May 20, 2013
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Hi! I've got a 1956 cottage that we are DIY'ing. Your cabs look like ours used to. We did sand, PRIME, and painted them WHITE (Sherwin Williams, email me or go to my blog for the color). We are using Copper cup hardware and White subway tile for the back-splash *INEXPENSIVE!". The horrible countertops are being sanded, primed and painted WHITE. Plus a Copper Farmhouse sink and Faucet.... Now, you are planning to sell, we are not. So I'd suggest to Prime and Paint the cabs white, with whatever cool cheap (frugal) hardware you find, as well as using White Subway tiles for the back-splash. Why White? Because it looks like you just might have a somewhat dated countertop in White and White Appliances in there, and that will bring things together. Without you having to do the upgrades that most people want, which is *unfortunately* stainless steel. With the "White Box" appearance, with cool hardware, people will be able to see the potential. By using the most "Trendy: colored accent pieces, suddenly White looks HIP! These are ROUGH times for selling. Staging is the name of the game! Unless you have deep pockets, then....Replace all the cabs, appliances etc. But no guarantee you'll get what you put in.
Sia@South 47th
on May 20, 2013
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Btw, they have Foam Faux Tin Ceilings that come in a variety of styles. You can get them finished in a variety of finishes, or white and then DIY them.They are easy peasy to instal and? Frugal.
Sia@South 47th
on May 20, 2013
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If you want to add dimension, considering adding molding. They come in all kinds of decorative styles and sizes. I've also seen where someone refinished their cabinets; painted etc & then added simple picture frames to the center. This allowed them to change out pictures of family or if they wanted to change the kitchen theme (say from apple to roosters), all they needed to do was change the picture in the center.
Tina Plumstead
on May 21, 2013
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I was in the same boat. My wood was basic ply wood so I first painted them with cooper paint and then with crackle medium, after painted the top layer with beige paint. I put all new knobs on them too. It gave me an old new look.
Emma Dorsey
on May 21, 2013
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i agree w/ most of everyone. They also have some cleaner... like TSP which will dull it as well as clean it some b/c u want all the old crud gone. U could even add design like taking small molding & miter it to make a outline on the front of the cubboards. U could antique them if u want. New hardware... u could redo the background under the cabinets... paint, faux, tin,tile,big title, designs... depending on u'r taste & boldness
Aj K
on Jul 05, 2013
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We repainted a dated kitchen using white and it was a near-miraculous transformation. As suggested by others, we added a very narrow rope trim to create a frame on each door, and it looked great. Because we wanted to add a bit of the "stainless" look, we used brushed nickel hardware, and replaced all of our small appliances, and the faucet with brushed nickel or stainless as well. We tiled the backsplash with white tile, and used 2 inch stainless steel accent tiles here and there. The silver really helped make the kitchen look a bit more modern. Be sure to use a satin or glossier finish, otherwise the cabinets won't hold up to hard wear and cleaning. Also, I would replace the hinges with the kind that attach to the back of the cabinet door, rather than the front. You will have to putty in some holes, but it will look much less dated, and the hinges are pretty inexpensive.
Cori Warner
on Jul 20, 2013
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whitewash...Dilute white ceiling paint with water. sponge on. remove hardware first then proceed. gives a nice inexpencive clean look and the new owners can easily remove the color or finish with a darker coat.
Christine
on Jul 27, 2013
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We used faux tin on our last kitchen. Here's a shot of how it turned out. Fairly easy to do
169756
on Aug 24, 2014
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