Major Progress in the Kitchen - Walls, Cabinets, and Bricks
Sometimes it takes a little shake up in your routine to get back to the do it yourself projects that have slid into obscurity. My special lady has gone south for the week, and I have plenty of time to take care of the dog, write some fiction that I’ve been meaning to give more attention to, and last but not least, work on the kitchen renovation.
The renewed focus is due in part to the fact that we’re hosting a gathering of friends this weekend for food, drinks, and a look at all of our progress. So, not wanting to let them down, I’m going to give them so progress to look at. The main projects to complete in the kitchen are the cabinet refinishing, reworking the faux brick wall, and priming, texturing, and glazing the other walls.
I’ll post some pictures of the projects a little later as I’ve yet to transfer them from my camera and edit them. I have another site that I’m developing concurrently to host all the tutorials, big projects, etc., all in one place, that will be easier to navigate and display more pictures. For now I’ll just give a quick run down of what I did over the weekend.
The Brick Wall - Not much done on these so far. I went to the dollar store and bought two large, thin plastic table cloths that I’m going to use as catch-all drop cloths. For two bucks total I got enough square footage to adequately protect most of the kitchen now. We’ve already got the joint compound that I’ll be using for the mortar joints and the stucco effect; though, I’m sure I’ll need to buy more later this week.
The Kitchen Walls - Here I’ve taped everything off, prepped the walls by giving them a quick wash with Murphy’s oil soap and water, and cut in all the corners and edges with Kilz Primer. I’ve set myself up for a quick coat of primer using a roller to complete the priming and sealing of the walls before I add the joint compound venetian plaster texture. I wanted to complete the priming and sealing last night but it was getting late and I was beat.
The Kitchen Cabinets - We only had one small section left to complete for this project. There are three doors, and two drawers, plus the faces of the actual cabinet unit itself. I managed to double coat the fronts with that same Kilz primer/sealer, and put one coat on the backs of the doors. This was after sanding, washing, filling, then sanding and washing again. I’m almost ready to put the first coat of color on them; hopefully this evening will see that get done.
As I continue with each project I’ll post updates. These are pretty big projects to try and finish in one weekend and three weeknights (she’ll be back Thursday evening.) I guess I can rest a little over the upcoming four-day weekend. Take care!
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