Creating a French Country Kitchen Cabinet Finish Using Chalk Paint
We are in the midst of a mini kitchen DIY reno. Hubby finally caved and agreed to let me paint our wood cabinets and I created a french country rustic feel for them using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
Before shot of our kitchen. It is on the small side and was very dark.
We tore out our existing backsplash and created a custom hood above the cooktop. I opted to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to help me achieve the french country feel I was looking for. Working on finishing up the rest of the cabinet doors. NOTE: The cabinet doors are back on. I was in the middle of completing them when I took time out to do the tutorial for my readers. I would never leave all that stuff in the cabinets if they were to have been open shelving.
Old Ochre paint and new knobs.
I use a moist sanding block to sand with. It keeps the dust at bay and makes a buttery smooth finish.
Dark wax applied to help age the cabinets.
It is a long process to achieve this look but to us well worth it.
I still am working on finishing up the remainder of the cabinets but am just thrilled with how far our kitchen has come from where we first started.
After all the cabinet doors were completed and placed back on.
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The cupboards are inspiring! Love it, great job on them. We are renting and the cupboards are dark brown and awful so I might try this project to lighten up the area😉
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I think they are the owners.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE!
The space looks so much larger, you should be very proud, you did an amazing job!
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