Feeling Proud: An Easy Way to "vintage" Your Kitchen!

by Crao1960

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I did my stove handles and knobs in a vintage red, then I sanded all the knobs on my drawers and cupboards and painted them as well.

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Top of stove with a very red tea pot.

Both handles painted.

Shall I paint the fridge handles red as well?

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Hillela G. on Feb 06, 2017

I love love love it!!!! Awesome touch!

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Treasuredchaos.com on Feb 06, 2017

Looks great! Did you use appliance paint?

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- Crao1960 on Feb 07, 2017
  
  Thank you, I had fun creating this. I actually got the idea from a lady here on Hometalk. This is what I used. The clear coat was used only on the knobs for the kitchen drawers/cupboards, not the stove. Let me know if you plan to do this.
  
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- Treasuredchaos.com on Feb 07, 2017
  
  My stove is all digital and yours sort of lent itself to a more retro feel...who knows what the future holds, though! If it goes out your updo will make me think twice about what I pass up! Btw...I'm a teapot junky...that ones great!
  
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Haysha S. on Feb 07, 2017

I love the way that came out!

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- Crao1960 on Feb 07, 2017
  
  Me too. I havent seen too many red kitchens. I simply love it.
  
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Crao1960 on Feb 07, 2017

Love a RED kitchen!

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Pat Thornton on Feb 07, 2017

This is just too adorable! Love it!

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Tan1781564 on Feb 08, 2017

My grandmother had a red kitchen sink and red carpeting in her dining room- as a child I thought this was luxury- it's a -1858 farmhouse still standing and beautiful

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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Feb 08, 2017

Love a red and white kitchen. To me it always seems happy! And yes, I would paint the fridge too. It might be too much for some, but I think it would look cool, be a conversation piece and to break up the "hunk o red" you could place some magnetic hooks and display your pretty red and white potholders and mitts.

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- Crao1960 on Feb 12, 2017
  
  Great idea! I have not shopped yet for red and white pot holders but believe me I will.
  
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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Feb 12, 2017
  
  Homegoods has some nice kitchen textiles, give that a try. And I love San Antonio, a really cool place to live! Happy decorating! ☺
  
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Sandy Peden Laster on Feb 08, 2017

YES! Paint the fridge handles, too! This is AWESOME! Great job!

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- Crao1960 on Feb 12, 2017
  
  Thank you! These lovely comments make it all the better.
  
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C Crow on Feb 08, 2017

Adorable! Spot on for cheerful, vintage vibe.

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Linda Abate on Feb 09, 2017

WOW. You did an awesome job. Surely has given a retro look to your appliances.

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Hope Williams on Feb 10, 2017

I love your brilliant idea! And my favorite too....RED! Yummie!

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Ani13089233 on Feb 10, 2017

Love it!

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Lottie Crafts on Feb 11, 2017

We're the cabinet knobs porcelain? If so how di you get the paint to stay. I tried painting porcelain knobs and the paint has started coming off.

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- Crao1960 on Feb 12, 2017
  
  I did have an issue with the knobs on the cupboards and yours. They're definitely not porcelain. I want to say they are a very hard plastic. After I painted them and then sprayed the clear coat on, that's when they immediately started to crackle. I don't mean the knobs themselves , what I mean is the paint started to Crackle. So I responded and painted them again with no clear coat.
  
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Crao1960 on Feb 12, 2017

Responded = RESANDED

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Feekie on Feb 12, 2017

What kind of paint did you use to paint the stove's chrome handle red? Also, would spraying some red strawberry-shaped kitchen knobs with clear polyurethane keep the red craft paint that I painted them with from peeling/chipping? I LOVE a red and white "vintage" kitchen. In fact, it is my dream to have a 1940s-50s stove and refridgerator which have been "internally" updated with today's technology. Does anyone have one of these updated but still vintage appliances?

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Connie Ring Ceban on Feb 12, 2017

I love it! Beautifully personalized ❤️ and not totally neutral and in-personable like so many young adults in my region prefer. I'll bet you smile every time you enter your kitchen

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Lottie Crafts on Feb 13, 2017

Thanks for your in. 🙂

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