1 cabinet done!

So I started my household cabinet makeover in the laundry room. I've never done anything like this before, so I was pretty nervous. I wanted to start in the most inconspicuous spot!

I forgot to take a proper before pic, but I have this one taken after Jason took the doors off for me.






I should've started the painting with a clutter-free laundry room....nah! :)






Making progress!






The process took forever because I'm using oil-based paint. (lots of research went into this decision. I felt like it was the best choice for me.) It takes 24 hours for each coat of paint to dry. I only used 1 coat of primer, then i used 2 coats of paint. On the doors, it was a 5 day process. 1st day, primer on one side of the doors (started with the inside if the doors). 2nd day, primer on the other side. 3rd day, 1st coat and only coat of paint on the inside. 4th and 5th days, 1st and 2nd coat of paint on the outside of the doors.
On the frame, it was 3 days. 1 coat primer and 2 coats paint.

Bad part of working on a project like this would be that I have less time to devote to my other household chores. Case in point:






The pile of dirty laundry on the left was as tall as me and there were 4 more full laundry baskets in the house too :)






There's more evidence, but I'll spare you :)

Today, Jason hung the doors back up for me.

Here's the finished product:





I love it! We added the knobs and I think it helps the look a lot. Also, I painted the door hardware with a stainless steel spray paint.

Up close, it's a little rough in appearance because I learned I was using the wrong type of roller for the primer. I bought the right kind and used them for the paint. I will be using the small, smooth foam rollers for every coat from here on out.

I wanted to sand down the beveled edges and use some stain to give them more of an antiqued look, but I'm terrified of it! I don't want to mess them up! Maybe I'll get brave enough one day :)

This is only step 1 of this project.

This morning my sweet hubby gave me a head start on this next week's work.






Ready to get started on the Master Bedroom cabinets!