Hey there! Hope you had a great weekend! I've been hard at work in our kitchen finishing up a few smaller projects. I LOVE our kitchen, but I've planned all along to add some small details that add some interest and character.
You know character is the name of my game! My goal for the past 15+ years of home ownership has been to add custom touches to our homes. :)
I started out with the island makeover I shared last week. We LOVE it! This one is a quick project that I never had to address in our old kitchen makeover because we didn't have any exposed cabinet ends:
Basic cabinet ends don't bother me -- but I do see them as an opportunity to make the kitchen feel more custom!
I considered a bunch of different looks, but in the end went with the simplest design. My friend Jenny shared a bunch of great options for dressing up the ends of cabinets here.
First I had to remove all of the trim along the side -- the quarter round, baseboard on the wall and the trim along the back of the cabinet. I used a pry bar and my hammer to pull those off.
Because the cabinets have a small "lip" on the front, I needed to make everything even so I could add the trim on top. Most cabinets will have that face part that will make things uneven on the side. I had a piece of luan cut to the size I needed and then I nailed it on to the cabinet with my nail gun:
When I redid our kitchen island, I kept the old trim I removed to use on this project.
I had to buy a couple new 1/4x3 pieces of lattice (I find this size at Menard's), but most of them were from the old island design:
I created a very simple board and batten look on the ends. Two on the sides first (so there was a clean look along the front) straight to the floor. Then the two pieces on top and bottom, and then the middle one.
You could do anything here! Beadboard would be lovely. I could have gone with a planked look like the island, but didn't want to repeat it too much.
I started painting it with white paint and then I realized our white cabinets are not bright white (which I expected) -- so I took a door to the paint store and had it color matched.
This might be my new favorite white!:
It's such a lovely, creamy white. I love it! I sanded lightly after each coat and did three coats total.
I'm only showing you this angle because I am finishing up another project I'll be sharing soon. ;)
I LOVE how it makes the cabinets look more custom! It's a pretty detail that's subtle -- again, not in your face. I don't know that anyone would even notice the change if they came in the house, but overall it adds a little something.
I love those projects -- when you tweak something for the better and it's subtle enough the space feels different, but a visitor wouldn't be able to put their finger on it:
Here's the only pic I could find of this view (before I did much to the kitchen):
And here it is now with the "new" island and DIY detail on the end of the cabinets:
And here's a before of the other side of our kitchen:
And with the new end added to the cabinet here (and that beautiful wallpaper!):
Yes, I covered most of this one up with the IKEA bracket and my cute kitchen stuff, but the end of the cabinet is still a beauty!
I did both exposed ends for about $30. The 4x8 luan is plenty for this small project, and I have a bunch leftover. I had some of the 1x3 trim and bought a couple more.
I don't count the paint because I'm using that for other projects in here. ;) More to come soon!
Have you tried a simple project like this in your home? I plan to do the same to the ends of our bathroom cabinets too. I can't wait to show you what's next!
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Brittany TuckerSales Representative at Custance Brothers Woodworking Archives
April 2023
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