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janesmom

Fri, 09/29/2006 - 10:46am

The easiest transformation in the world!

My little rant. I am amazed by how many of my friend's kitchens I go in that have plain-Jane (no offense Jane) cabinets. No personality, no style really, just plain wood doors. Mine were like this too when I bought my house, but it was pretty much the first thing I did. I went online and found all these sites with really cool cabinet handles and drawer pulls and since I like ultra-modern, found these really sleek curved silver handles. It was really as simple as drilling two holes (since mine connected in two places), and then inserting the screw that comes with the handle through the holes and tightening to the handle. That's it! They really pop against my dark cabinetry and I still think it was one of the best and easiest things I've done!

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12pennynail writes:

Fri, 09/29/2006 - 6:47pm

Amazing how much of a difference handles can make. And nothing's faster for changing the look and feel in a flash. COngrats on making it happen.

kitchen knobs and cabinets

ktbelle_1 writes:

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 6:23am

I was on a really tight budget when we moved into our new house so I spray painted the gold knobs that were on my cabinets a brushed silver and to add a little zip to the cabinet doors (which were light oak), on the center of the doors I applied a coat of dark scratch cover. It highlights the center of the doors just enough to draw you eye up and it makes them different from everyone else's.

Do you have a picture?

Heidi writes:

Sat, 12/30/2006 - 1:00pm

Sounds really cool! Do you have a picture of them that you could put up so that we can see what you did?

What type of spray paint did

kim writes:

Wed, 01/17/2007 - 12:00pm

What type of spray paint did you use?

painting my cabinets

emmitt6485 writes:

Wed, 10/25/2006 - 9:05am

I want to paint my UGLY kitchen cabinets in a dry-brush tech to match my table. I did do this to paneling when I was married and it turned out awesome. But I can not remember all the steps. Anyone have a clue?

Here you go...

Heidi writes:

Sat, 12/30/2006 - 12:59pm

Sure, just check out the article on the site at this link: http://www.bejane.com/cabinetcouture It will give you all of the info you need.

Cabinet decor

kamond1 writes:

Sun, 11/05/2006 - 6:49am

I am adding stainless steel pulls to my cabinets. They were fake oak wood and we're in the process of painting them. I'm adding the pulls and lighting above them (maybe even some moulding after looking at the ideas on this site) to give them some more decorative appeal. Kim

I'd love to see pictures

TreCin writes:

Thu, 11/30/2006 - 6:43pm

Can you post pictures kamond1 once you're done, I'd love to see! :-)

Cabinet pictures

kamond1 writes:

Sun, 12/31/2006 - 9:03am

I will post pictures soon! I am done with the cabinets and the new hardware is on. I am getting my countertop on Tuesday Jan 2nd and I will take pictures when it's complete. I'm so proud of this project I don't want you to see it till you can see the complete before and after. LOL!

Is it done yet?!?!

Heidi writes:

Sat, 01/20/2007 - 12:50pm

I'm dying to see the pictures!

Heidi, It is and I'm so

kamond1 writes:

Sat, 01/20/2007 - 7:52pm

Heidi, It is and I'm so excited. We still have to put the faucet in, get the electric for the microwave in the upper cabinet, get the counter screwed down and finish moulding but here is what I have so far! I don't know why the pics are sideways. They aren't in my file like that but just tilt your head to the left a little. LOL! KimA

My kitchen renovation

removing stain from nice oak cabinets

bmlyne writes:

Fri, 11/17/2006 - 6:41pm

I stripped vintage (60's) ugly dark brown stain from my kitchen cabinets an found a nice light birch underneath. the problem: the stain got into the grain in some places so I sanded, now there are some areas where the grain is up and some where varnish is still on. How should I proceed--with more liquid stripper or sand everything? I want to be careful and do it right because I want to just do a natural stain to bring out the natural wood and that won't hide any serious errors I make. Thanks for any help!

trick to this

Heidi writes:

Sat, 12/30/2006 - 12:58pm

I got a great tip from another Jane that you can actually thin out wood filler with water and then apply it with a putty knife to the area where the stain is so deep. Then lightly sand it. It should fill in the areas where the stain is in deep and should stain nicely with everything else. Try it out on one door and let us know how it turns out. If you don't think this will work, then put up a picture so we can try to help you out more.

This may sound like a dumb

yafadance writes:

Thu, 12/14/2006 - 5:21pm

This may sound like a dumb question but how do you know what size to drill for the hardware screws?

So not a silly question!

Heidi writes:

Sat, 12/30/2006 - 12:55pm

There are two ways to figure this out. First, you can pick up a template in the tool section of your local hardware center that allow you to screw in any screw you own. The hole that fits properly will give you the size drill bit you need. Though if you don't have one of these do-hickeys, the second option is to take the screw (if it has a flat bottom) and compare it's size with the back side of a drill bit. It's the side that goes into the drill. If you are drilling holes for your cabinet pulls, go at least one if not 2 sizes bigger because if the hole is the exact same size then it will be difficult to put the screw in it. The drill bit should be a hair or 2 larger than the screw all around.

One of the Janes in our book did exactly that!

Heidi writes:

Mon, 01/08/2007 - 2:48pm

I just can't resist putting these pictures up because I really love the way this came out. These pictures are from Sandra Johnson's kitchen (she is one of the women that was profiled in our book). She went on to Ebay and bought these really cool antique silverware and used them as handles. What do you think?

I love them! (I've even included a pic of Sandra.)

I love the spoon here!

I never thought brick red walls could look so great!

Here's a pic of Sandra herself!

kitchen cabinet knobs

kim writes:

Wed, 01/17/2007 - 11:59am

What type of spray paint should I used to paint the knobs on may cabinet doors and drawer pulls.