Kitchen cabinet refacing is done, new couters in

Kitchen Remodel Photos
After a couple months work on weekends and the occasional day off of work, the cabinets are done and the new countertops are in. Rather than pay for entirely new cabinets, I did a cabinet refacing myself. This consists of removing the old doors, applying a real oak veneer on the fronts of all the cabinets, and installing new oak doors. I believe the results were worth it. Are they as nice as brand new oak cabinets? No, of course not. But then, new cabinets for our kitchen would have easily been a $15k+ job. Going with the refacing, it was about $2200 or so. Might not have even been that much. Well worth it, and not a bad compromise between beauty and economy.

Deanna did a fine job of oiling the insides of the cabinets. I don't have a photo of the insides, but with the new outsides, the insides looked pretty blah. While consisting of solid plywood from years gone by, they needed some TLC. After she oiled 'em up, they looked real good.

The original countertops we had were somewhat problematic, the backsplash was separate from the horizontal surface, and water from the sink seeped into the joint, badly warping the wood. Those counters came out and we opted for a one-piece laminate in Deanna's favorite color. We're very happy with the countertops. I will be adding in a tile backsplash, but wanted to get some photos up now. So, browse the photos and enjoy.