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Update: Kitchen and Laundry Room Project

May 14, 2015 By Karen Cooper 2 Comments

Yesterday, I revealed the finished – well, mostly – laundry room (click here to see the laundry room reveal).

laundry room redo complete - laundry room reveal - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

All that’s left for the laundry room is to finish the doors. I painted them with a brush with a primer and semi-gloss paint, but the paint didn’t cover and the underlying paint job wasn’t good in the first place (which became more pronounced with white semi-gloss paint!). I’m going to sand them down and paint them again, but this time with a paint sprayer (more on that to come soon!).

Can’t wait? See the finished doors and my five favorite tips for painting six-panel doors here.

Many moons ago, it seems, I compiled this list for what I wanted to do in the laundry room and kitchen. I thought, given the reveal of the laundry room redo yesterday, I’d update the list.

I’ve crossed out everything I’ve already done.

  • Clear off shelves in kitchen and remove from walls. Why? Because I’m going to paint the walls and ceiling, too, while I’m at it. I decided to paint the walls Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White, which is a bright white with some gray that will complement the gray cabinet paint. You can see the finished painted kitchen here.
  • Take down pantry sliding door (required to paint door frame) and patch pantry door frame (from where old doors were).
  • Sand trim in kitchen and laundry room.
  • Sand chalkboard paint backsplash. I know – I like the chalkboard paint backsplash! But I’m going for a lighter look in the kitchen, so – I think – I’m going to cover the dark chalkboard paint. I have plenty of chalkboards elsewhere, honest. To see what the finished, non-chalkboard backsplash looks like, please click here.
  • Prime trim (this is a third of the way done) and chalkboard paint on wall.
  • Paint the kitchen ceiling. Why? Because the ceiling is darker where the upper cabinets used to be and I want it to look clean and even.
  • Paint trim – Benjamin Moore semi-gloss in white. Click here to see the finished kitchen white trim.
  • Paint walls –
    • Laundry room: Violet Sparkle by Benjamin Moore
    • Kitchen: Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore.
  • Finish laundry room:
    • Install countertop above machines.
    • Install tile backsplash on back wall behind machines. – I decided not to do this, at least for now.
    • Put it all back together.
    • Sand down and repaint the doors. See the finished painted doors here plus my tips for painting six-panel doors! (It only took me two plus years to get that done!)

So that’s where I am with these projects! Tomorrow, I plan to continue priming and painting trim in the kitchen. The hard part is coming up: painting the trim on the window above the sink, including the frame of the window.

finished kitchen side view - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

 

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Paint and Color Tagged With: Kitchens, Laundry Rooms 2 Comments

About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. David Guetta says

    June 14, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Good job Karen, i like clour KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM of you

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      June 15, 2015 at 10:12 am

      Thanks, David.

      Reply

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