I've had a small part in this but mostly Momma has been busy for the past 3 months staining kitchen cabinets.... I routered out eight of the flat panels so we could add etched glass..... I think it looks damn good & I'm proud of her for seeing it through....
Before & after pictures...
Oh, she says no but I'm thinking I should buy her a quartz countertop that looks like marble....
That's impressive! Very nice work. :clapping:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on June 29, 2018, 08:11:38 PM
That's impressive! Very nice work. :clapping:
When she started I expected to have to finish it.... She learned that HGTV's weekend remodels aren't reality... I think she'll have more appreciation & understanding of why projects really do take longer than people who only watch TV & never actually do anything believe it should take..... Like I said, I'm proud of her....
Well Maybe Alan could get it done faster but we normal folks are a little slower...
I'm impressed....., but don't give my wife any ideas.. :bricks: :haha: :haha:
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on June 29, 2018, 08:32:49 PM
I'm impressed....., but don't give my wife any ideas.. :bricks: :haha: :haha:
Hey, if she does the work...... If you look it's all the same appliances, all the same cabinets including the doors..... I bought stain, sealer, hinges & handles & etched glass..... Spent less than $800.00.... Now if I decide to replace the brown granite with white quartz I'll blow the budget but thats my choice, she's told me no but I know she would love it & so far it's been super cheap....
I figure she lets me play with cars I can help her play with houses.....
What a huge difference on the cheap, nicely done. :twothumbsup:
I'm helping my son and daughter-in-law are doing a medium budget kitchen remodel that includes eliminating the "Oak" too.
Nice upgrade !!
Looks nice but it also looked nice before. We have oak cabinets too and the wife has been itching to paint it white. I guess I'm "old school" ? She loves all those decorating show like most women I suppose? Great if you have the money ...... If it makes her happy! :bradsthumb:
I always have the garage! :D
I've seen those shows... employment vs budget ... really??? Anyway I know houses are like mopars - you start a project for X dollars... then you get the "well im here" "its half apart now" ect ect. XXX dollars later you done! :bradsthumb:
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on June 30, 2018, 08:01:32 AM
I've seen those shows... employment vs budget ... really??? Anyway I know houses are like mopars - you start a project for X dollars... then you get the "well im here" "its half apart now" ect ect. XXX dollars later you done! :bradsthumb:
:iagree: That and 5 years from now you get informed it's all out of style and we need to do it all over again! :pullinghair:
I guess it's like our cars.... they are never "done" :haha:
Love it! What's the process for attaching the glass?
I might want to give it a try.
Quote from: Katfish on June 30, 2018, 08:15:09 AM
Love it! What's the process for attaching the glass?
I might want to give it a try.
The trick is this router bit... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CNO7U4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It cuts the recess for the glass & the bearing at the tip guides it off the inner frame so the cutout is perfect every time... My doors are made with a 5/16 plywood back panel so I set the bit at the depth where it just cuts through the panel without cutting away any extra material & ran the router around each door.... Now I have a recess to accept the glass... Well actually because my doors have the fancy curved shape at the top there was an extra step..... I can't cut curves in glass to well so I routed out the top as straight lines & I used a different bit without a guide bearing to make those cuts... I used a few pieces of wood clamped in place to guide the router for those cuts...
finally after Momma stained & sealed the frames I cut the glass & glued it in place with clear silicone...
Quote from: Brads70 on June 30, 2018, 08:04:23 AM
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on June 30, 2018, 08:01:32 AM
I've seen those shows... employment vs budget ... really??? Anyway I know houses are like mopars - you start a project for X dollars... then you get the "well im here" "its half apart now" ect ect. XXX dollars later you done! :bradsthumb:
:iagree: That and 5 years from now you get informed it's all out of style and we need to do it all over again! :pullinghair:
I guess it's like our cars.... they are never "done" :haha:
If I can keep her happy with projects like this I'm 100% cool with it.... I just can't justify paying big $$$ for a contractor to do a job we are able to do ourselves...
We keep doing little projects, some renovation, some needed maintenance... We don't hold a hard line on a budget but we don't waste money either.... My thoughts of splurging for a white quartz counter could be considered wasteful since our granite is in good shape but I'll repurpose those countertops in my shop....
She did a great job. That really moderns up the kitchen.
Kudos to you & the little lady...... :twothumbsup:
Amazing what a little imagination & determination can do.
Looks great! Looks way better than some of the contract work I've seen. Wish I would have blocked HGTV and QVC, dangerous. No longer looking to move?
Quote from: Cudakiller70 on July 01, 2018, 10:48:22 AM
Looks great! Wish I would have blocked HGTV and QVC, dangerous. No longer looking to move?
I'd like to but the way prices on property are going I can't justify it.... And I was able to transfer my prop 13 benefit from the old house to this house which I couldn't do if I bought a bigger place.... Basically it's so cheap to stay here that I can't leave.... No house payment, property tax is locked at less than $600 a year.... I could quit my job & retire if I wanted to... But instead I bank money so we can have more vacations & toys in the future...
Yes we have idiots to deal with & I'd like to get away from them but honestly I think every neighborhood has a certain amount of idiots so you gotta either accept it or move to 20 plus acres.... Which I really don't want to have to take care of....
Yup I get. We are still thinking of doing the opposite, looked at a house in town prices are high and going up. The one we liked had bidding wars and a couple we knew started +50 k over asking. Sellers were overwhelmed and took house off market. If we buy a house for the same price as ours sells we too can keep the same property tax which is great.
Ah: Moving is frustrating. We looked at a few in the country yesterday, Only one was perfect with a 3 car garage, nice finishing and yard but it was sold before we got there with 4 more people lined up to make offers. Junk is easy to buy but good places go right away.
A friend of mine (Mopar guy with a killer 69 Charger) does high end cabinet refinishing as a business. Interesting gig I think and not something I would have thought about doing.
Looks great!
Add the new counter tops. Match the rear tile to the new marble. That will make all the difference. A lighter color tone will go well with the darker paint you put over the oak and the frosted windows.
Good savings. I just priced cabinets for a 2500 sq.ft. home I'm building. 18K.
Last house I built was 75K. 6K sq.ft. You can put a ton of money into cabinets.
So I'd say you made out well and deserve that new marble counter top.
Quote from: cuda hunter on July 04, 2018, 07:55:07 AM
Looks great!
Add the new counter tops. Match the rear tile to the new marble. That will make all the difference. A lighter color tone will go well with the darker paint you put over the oak and the frosted windows.
Good savings. I just priced cabinets for a 2500 sq.ft. home I'm building. 18K.
Last house I built was 75K. 6K sq.ft. You can put a ton of money into cabinets.
So I'd say you made out well and deserve that new marble counter top.
Thanks!, one point, it's not paint, paint would have been a whole lot faster & easier... It's a stain.... To get it as dark as she wanted took four coats of stain & three coats of sealer, plus a ton of prep.... I was expecting at the best that she would do a few cabinets & then I'd have to finish it & at worst I'd wind up having to replace all the cabinets once it became apparent the project was a disaster.... Instead she worked on it steadily from February till now as she's actually still working on a few small details.....
Oh, she actually started in the smallest bathroom, she's done all the built in cabinets all through the house..... Early on we discussed it & if it went badly I didn't want to have the kitchen cabinets screwed up...
He, he: And it keeps them quiet.....
Very nice! I like the counter top you have in the kitchen.