When we first moved in two years ago, the kitchen although practically brand new was just too modern for my taste ( and my husband's thankfully ). So the first thing we did was tackle the cabinets and the island.

The "before" of the eat in kitchen island ( notice how we changed the hideous choice of tabletop to butcher block ). My husband added molding which I thought was a nice touch. See "blue " phase I went through before finally getting to the beautiful finished below? I lived with that for a year...Thank god it's gone.

Below is my "after" - my pretty Beaux Arts look. I'm in love :)


The "before" look of the cabinets. I did a disteressed white and added wood medallions ( below ). I also used real wood veneer on top of the glass because the glass was already glued into the cabinet and couldn't be removed.

Now I added a little gold and I am going to change the knobs to crystal ones.

My 80's barstool chairs ( below ) I found on Craigslist are now a beautiful french "Beaux Arts" style.
More pics to come :)

5 comments:
lady you can do it all!!! fantastic looks!
Okay, it's official—you are superwoman! Love your kitchen redo.
I'm loving your remodels!! The kitchen looks just lovely!!
Wow - looks great! Amazing job!!
Very nice! I love all the changes you made - great style!
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